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With this scheme UEFA will refund fans who had bought tickets and who were the most affected by the difficulties in accessing the stadium.

Accordingly, UEFA will reimburse Liverpool FC the total value of these tickets and the club will then process the refunds to its supporters. 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. [announced](https://uk.ambafrance.org/Champions-League-Final-28-29-May-2022-arrangements-for-foreign-nationals-who) by the Embassy of France in the United Kingdom, ticket holders who were victims of crimes committed in Paris may report their case to the relevant French authorities. Due to the nature of the original ticket sales process, whereby Liverpool fans purchased tickets from Liverpool FC and not directly from UEFA, UEFA has requested that the club implements the refunds to ensure personal data protection and for ease of process. Finally, UEFA will offer refunds to all fans who purchased accessibility tickets along with those of their accompanying persons. Given these criteria, the special refund scheme covers all of the Liverpool FC ticket allocation for the Final, i.e.

UEFA will offer ticket refunds for Liverpool fans impacted by Champions League final chaos in Paris last year. The refund scheme covers all 19,618 tickets in ...

It is remarkable that no one lost their life." "Both Spirit of Shankly and the Liverpool Disabled Supporters' Association deserve enormous credit for the way that they have pressed the case of Liverpool fans affected by the events in Paris. "What these groups have achieved, supported by the FSA and Football Supporters Europe, represents a significant achievement for football fans everywhere." "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." [What actually happened at the Stade de France?](https://news.sky.com/story/champions-league-final-what-actually-happened-at-the-stade-de-france-12623622) [UEFA bears 'primary responsibility' for Champions League final failures](https://news.sky.com/story/poor-treatment-of-liverpool-fans-almost-led-to-disaster-according-to-uefa-review-of-champions-league-final-chaos-12810295) [French politician apologises to Liverpool fans after chaos in Paris](https://news.sky.com/story/champions-league-final-french-politician-apologises-to-liverpool-fans-after-chaos-in-paris-12624991) The review found that the poor treatment of Liverpool fans outside the stadium "almost led to disaster."

Decision comes after Europe's football governing body was held responsible for disorder by independent report. Read more at straitstimes.com.

[French police were filmed using tear gas on fans,](https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-champions-league-final-kick-off-delayed-for-security-reasons) including women and children. [unable to get into the Stade de France](https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-dozens-arrested-amid-champions-league-final-chaos-french-ministry) for the match on May 28, which Real Madrid won 1-0. “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 Tuesday it will reimburse all Liverpool supporters who attended last year's chaos-hit Champions League final between the English club and Real ...

UEFA plans to refund all Liverpool supporters who had tickets for the 2022 Champions League Final in Paris, the governing body of European soccer announced ...

“With a promise to reimburse supporters, UEFA have gone some way to acknowledging their part in the fiasco. Spirit of Shankly (SOS) issued a statement in conjunction with the Liverpool Disabled Supporters Society, reading: “We welcome today’s announcement from UEFA. In a statement on Tuesday, Tony Winterburn – a partner at Pogust Goodhead, the law firm running the case against UEFA on behalf of Liverpool fans who attended the Champions League final – said the refund scheme is insufficient compensation. A UEFA statement on the refund said: “UEFA will implement a special refund scheme for fans who were most affected when accessing the Stade de France on 28 May 2022. “We recognize 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 General Secretary Theodore Theodoridis said. [UEFA](http://www.cnn.com/2023/02/14/football/uefa-responsible-champions-league-final-2022-chaos-spt-intl/index.html) plans to refund all [Liverpool](http://www.cnn.com/2023/03/05/football/liverpool-manchester-united-premier-league-spt-intl/index.html) supporters who had tickets for the 2022 Champions League Final in Paris, the governing body of European [soccer](https://cnn.com/sport/football) announced on Tuesday.

UEFA will cover more than 19000 tickets after an independent inquiry determined a crush of fans could have led to disaster.

[said in a statement](https://thefsa.org.uk/news/uefa-announces-plan-to-refund-liverpool-fans-caught-up-in-final-chaos/) that UEFA’s decision is “both unprecedented and hugely welcome, and builds concretely on the apology they extended to Liverpool fans earlier. The report from the independent inquiry was at odds with initial claims by UEFA and French authorities, who blamed ticketless fans for the crush. Finally, UEFA will offer refunds to all fans who purchased accessibility tickets along with those of their accompanying persons.” “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 the statement. “We value the input from the Liverpool FC supporter organizations Spirit of Shankly and Liverpool Disabled Supporters Association as well as the open and transparent dialogue throughout this period. Many gave up trying to enter the stadium as the chaos and crush of fans intensified.

UEFA will refund Liverpool fans who bought tickets for last season's Champions League final, an event which led to crushes outside the Stade de France and ...

“UEFA’s announcement of the ticket refunds is both unprecedented and hugely welcome, and builds concretely on the apology they extended to Liverpool fans earlier," FSE board member Kevin Miles said. “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. The Spanish club won 1-0.

With this scheme UEFA will refund fans who had bought tickets and who were the most affected by the difficulties in accessing the stadium.

Accordingly, UEFA will reimburse Liverpool FC the total value of these tickets and the club will then process the refunds to its supporters. 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. [announced](https://uk.ambafrance.org/Champions-League-Final-28-29-May-2022-arrangements-for-foreign-nationals-who) by the Embassy of France in the United Kingdom, ticket holders who were victims of crimes committed in Paris may report their case to the relevant French authorities. Due to the nature of the original ticket sales process, whereby Liverpool fans purchased tickets from Liverpool FC and not directly from UEFA, UEFA has requested that the club implements the refunds to ensure personal data protection and for ease of process. Finally, UEFA will offer refunds to all fans who purchased accessibility tickets along with those of their accompanying persons. Given these criteria, the special refund scheme covers all of the Liverpool FC ticket allocation for the Final, i.e.