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CL final kickoff delayed amid fan violence outside Stade de France (TSN)

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Kickoff in the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid was delayed by at least 30 minutes on Saturday after ...

It was greeted by jeers inside the stadium, given those fans had already endured long queues. One policeman collapsed to the ground and had to be helped by other officers. There were many instances of fans breaking through security and attempting to get into the stadium. Officers used tear gas on Liverpool fans on repeated occasions. Others climbed the fences instead. The Associated Press saw two fans — one was wearing Liverpool attire — wrestled to the ground by stewards and bundled out of the gates.

Liverpool vs Real Madrid delayed after problems outside Stade de ... (Sky Sports)

Liverpool and Real Madrid are playing in the Champions League final in the Stade de France; fans faced long queues to get into the stadium; kick-off was ...

"I have seen quite a few fans trying to trick their way past security guards and the policemen and all of those supporters. "We had a situation at the fan park this afternoon where some Liverpool fans were queuing up for three hours to get into a free event. There are so many police, riot police and security guards here and their mindset has been to stop anybody without a ticket getting anywhere near the stadium. "The situation here is a bit of a strange one. "I can only say from what I've seen as an eyewitness myself, but I haven't seen any Liverpool supporters whatsoever causing any problem at all. They don't want anybody near the stadium if they don't have tickets. "From what I've seen, even at the Liverpool fan park, the French police's attitude has been very heavy-handed with absolutely zero tolerance. Sky Sports presenter Kelly Cates, attending the final as a supporter, had also tweeted: "Absolutely shambolic at the Stade de France. No way in, no way of knowing which way to go. "In the last few minutes, me and three of my crew were tear-gassed for no reason whatsoever by the French police. The agency reported seeing two fans - one wearing Liverpool attire - wrestled to the ground by stewards and bundled out of the gates. I think what has happened is a lot of people have turned up at the stadium without tickets. It has the potential to be very dangerous."

Gary Lineker caught up in chaos outside Stade de France ... (Mirror.co.uk)

The Match of the Day presenter was among thousands who were unable to enter the ground in Paris ahead of kick-off with widespread reports that gates to the ...

The former striker tweeted 16 minutes before the original scheduled 8pm kick-off time: “Finding it impossible to get in the ground. Including the thousands of Reds fans who were caught up in the queues, Match of the Day presenter Lineker confirmed he too could not access the stadium. A number of fans began tweeting in the hour before kick-off that huge queues meant they were unable to enter the ground.

'Dangerous' and 'chaotic' scenes outside Stade de France ahead of ... (Eurosport.com)

There was chaos before kick-off at the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid on Saturday night.

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Fans Spotted Running Through And Over Gates At Stade De France ... (SPORTbible)

It has been confirmed that the Champions League final has been delayed to 9.30pm local time. with fan chaos outside the Stade de France being labelled a ...

Ferdinand added: "We pray for people's safety. We don't know what's gone on, but it is sad to hear." Fans furious outside the Stade de France over hours of queues and crushes with the area struggling to cope with— Rob Harris (@RobHarris) #UCLfinal pic.twitter.com/h0wibfvf4v May 28, 2022 — Sam Wiggins (@sam_wiggins)— Sam Wiggins (@sam_wiggins) pic.twitter.com/PUKJwsPuyH May 28, 2022 He added: "This appears to be very dangerous. This clip was posted on Twitter after Gary Lineker said he was finding it "impossible" to get into the ground.

Champions League final kick-off delayed amid crowd congestion ... (ESPN)

The Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid in Paris was delayed on Saturday amid crowd congestion outside the Stade de France.

They forced their way through the first filter. UEFA announced the delay at 8:46 p.m. CET before saying that a further announcement would be made within a maximum of 15 minutes. The screening at the Stade de France is watertight.

Fan violence outside Stade de France before CL final (WTOP)

PARIS (AP) — There have been sporadic instances of soccer fans, apparently without tickets, breaking through security and attempting to get into the Stade ...

It was greeted by jeers inside the stadium, given those fans had already endured long queues. One policeman collapsed to the ground and had to be helped by other officers. There were many instances of fans breaking through security and attempting to get into the stadium. Officers used tear gas on Liverpool fans on repeated occasions. Others climbed the fences instead. Three more fans were seen evading stewards and sprinting through the concourse and into the bottom level of the stadium.

2022 Champions League final delayed over security issues with ... (CBSSports.com)

Thousands of Liverpool fans found themselves stuck in queues outside the Stade de France.

After a lengthy pursuit of justice, Liverpool fans subjected to incorrect slurs and accusations that they were at fault for the disaster were found to bear no responsibility for the events. At the 1989 FA Cup semifinal between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, 96 fans were killed in a crush at the Leppings Lane end of Hillsborough, another subsequently died from the injuries. As the original game time approached, lines at Gate U began to clear but hundreds of fans remained at Gates X and Y still unable to get into the stadium.

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