Paris (AFP) – UEFA and the French football federation estimate that 2,800 'fake tickets' were scanned at the Champions League final, a source said Tuesday. The two bodies gave that estimation at a crisis meeting on Monday at the French sports ministry, the source said. That meeting was convened to examine what was behind the […]

Paris (AFP) – French security services warned authorities of the risk of 50,000 fans without tickets or with fake ones two days before the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid in Paris marred by chaotic scenes, according to a document seen by AFP Tuesday. The French government has faced a barrage of criticism […]

Paris (AFP) – Liverpool supporter Daniel Austin was looking forward to a memorable night at the Champions League final against Real Madrid. Instead, "it became one of the worst experiences of my life," he told AFP. What he and thousands of fans experienced on Saturday points to a series of worrying failings in the organisation […]

Paris (AFP) – France on Monday blamed massive ticket fraud for the chaotic scenes that marred the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid that raised questions over the capacity of Paris to host the 2024 Olympics. The French government has faced a barrage of criticism from press and politicians in Britain over police […]

Paris (AFP) – The Champions League final between Real Madrid and Liverpool in Paris on Saturday was preceded by chaotic scenes. Supporters from both clubs trying to get into the Stade de France were funnelled into narrow channels to have their tickets checked, causing fears of a crush. As kickoff approached thousands of Liverpool fans […]

Paris (AFP) – French authorities and UEFA faced questions Sunday over the handling of the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid in Paris which descended into scenes of chaos before kick-off as English fans struggled to enter the stadium. Liverpool called for an investigation into the treatment of their supporters ahead of the […]

Paris (AFP) – European football governing body UEFA blamed "fake tickets which did not work in the turnstiles" for a delay of over half an hour to the start of Saturday's Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid in Paris. UEFA said French police had fired tear gas to disperse thousands of frustrated fans […]

Paris (AFP) – Britain's Neal Skupski will put his French Open doubles title dreams on hold for a few hours Saturday in the hope of watching his beloved Liverpool defeat Real Madrid in the Champions League final in Paris. But Skupski, winner of a tour-leading four titles this year with Dutch partner Wesley Koolhof, says […]

Paris (AFP) – UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin on Friday hit out at criticism of Paris Saint-Germain and defended clubs who threaten football's traditional elite, pointedly telling AFP that "things change" in an interview ahead of this weekend's Champions League final. Real Madrid and Liverpool meet in the final for the second time in five years […]

Paris (AFP) – Global players' union FIFPro has sounded the alarm over the damaging impact on professional footballers of playing too many matches in a report released Thursday, ahead of this weekend's Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid in Paris. FIFpro's Player Workload Monitoring report focuses on the findings of a survey carried […]

Vienna (AFP) – The European Champions League will see an increase of four teams to 36 and the present group stage replaced by one single league from the 2024/25 season, UEFA said on Tuesday. The revamp of European football's premier club competition will see each team play eight league games — four home and four […]

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