03 June 2023 , 16:36
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Liverpool fans could be set for £15million in compensation for last May’s Champions League final chaos.
Supporters were tear-gassed by police, attacked by local gangs and caught in a crush before the game, which Real Madrid won.
French authorities at first blamed the ugly scenes near Paris’s Stade de France on Liverpool fans with fake tickets – but a probe found football governing body UEFA responsible.
More than 3,000 Reds fans are now seeking payouts, expected to average £5,000, for psychological and physical harm. Ian Suttie, 47, of Doncaster, South Yorks, who was caught in the crush with daughters Rosie and Lucy, then 13 and 16, said: “I had a gut-wrenching feeling I’d put my children in danger. It could have easily been another Hillsborough.”
Police patrol at the gates before the Champions League final football match between Liverpool and Real Madrid in Paris (AFP via Getty Images)James Hutcheon of Hutcheon Law, representing 50 claimants, said some payouts could hit up to £50,000.
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And Claire Campbell of Leigh Day, representing 1,165 clients, said: “UEFA had a responsibility to ensure fans could gather in a safe and secure environment.”
UEFA, which has apologised and offered refunds, declined to comment.