Liverpool chief executive demand apology from French government

An inquiry carried out by the French senate has found that

fans were not to blame for the chaotic scenes at the

final and the issues were caused by a string of dysfunctions.

The chaotic scenes at the Champions League final which was held at the Stade de France resulted in kick-off being delayed twice and some Liverpool fans were sprayed with tear gas by French police.

The French government after the game blamed Liverpool fans for these incidents.

Liverpool chief executive Billy Hogan has told Liverpool's official website:

"I would say I was incredibly encouraged to see one of the senators specifically apologize to the Liverpool fans and to the Real Madrid fans for what happened on the night.

"I would ask that the French government do the same. Not just to the fans of Liverpool and Real Madrid but to both clubs, who have had reputational issues coming out of the final and we would hope they would extend an apology where one is deserved.”

Uefa also has launched an independent investigation over the events at the Champions League final in Paris between

and Liverpool.

"I would hope and certainly we would expect that this review would play a part in the UEFA independent investigation as well,"

he said.

"That panel obviously is just getting going in that process and we would certainly hope that Dr Tiago Rodrigues and the panel would use the senate's findings as a critical part of their research and investigation into the events around the final at the Stade de France."

"From our perspective, we just think that goes back to what we talked about immediately after the event and the fact there were a number of accusations, frankly, put out there immediately after the event and in fact blaming fans for what happened on that night.

"I think what we're seeing from the senate clearly shows that is not the case. And finally, they have clearly gone through a process here over the course of the last several weeks, and spoken with a number of individuals, and a number of different stakeholders, so we would welcome and support the 15 recommendations that came out of the report."

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