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UEFA to refund Liverpool fans for Champions League final

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UEFA will refund Liverpool fans who attended last year's Champions League final in Paris, after an independent report said they were responsible for the chaos outside the stadium.The final was delayed after thousands of Liverpool supporters were unable to get into the Stade de France for the match on 28 May, which Real Madrid won 1-0.French police were filmed using tear gas on fans, including women and children.

Although UEFA initially blamed the Merseyside club's fans for the mayhem, the governing body later apologised following the release of an independent review."We have taken into account a huge number of views expressed both publicly and privately and we believe we have devised a scheme that is comprehensive and fair," UEFA General Secretary Theodore Theodoridis said in statement."We value the input from the Liverpool FC supporter organisations Spirit of Shankly (SOS) and Liverpool Disabled Supporters Association (LDSA) as well as the open and transparent dialogue throughout this period."We recognise the negative experiences of those supporters on the day and with this scheme we will refund fans who had bought tickets and who were the most affected by the difficulties in accessing the stadium."UEFA said refunds would be available to all fans with tickets for gates A, B, C, X, Y and Z which was where "the most difficult circumstances were reported".

Liverpool fans had 19,618 tickets allocated for the final.Tickets for the final cost between €70 to €700."In addition, all fans who according to the access control data did not enter the stadium before 21:00 CET (the originally scheduled kick-off time) or who were not able to enter the stadium at all, will be eligible for a refund," UEFA added."Due to the nature of the

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