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From: Samuel Rismana S
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Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 9:34 PM
Subject: 'Liverpool fans are the worst in Europe'
Updated: June 3, 2007
'Liverpool fans are the worst in Europe'
LONDON, June 3 (Reuters) - Liverpool supporters have been identified as
the worst behaved at European matches in a report to be handed by UEFA to the
British Government in Brussels on Tuesday.
The report, which has been compiled by undercover police agents from a
neutral European force over the last four years, will be given by UEFA
president Michel Platini to British sports minister Richard Caborn.
UEFA spokesman William Gaillard told Reuters: 'The incidents involving
Liverpool fans have been well known to us before the trouble at the Champions
League final which involved Liverpool fans last week.
'That was just the latest example. What other set of fans steal tickets
from their fellow supporters or out of the hands of children? We know what
happened in Athens, and Liverpool fans were the cause of most of the trouble
there.
'There have been 25 incidents involving Liverpool fans away from home
since 2003 and these are in the report -- most teams' supporters do not cause
any trouble at all.'
Problems occurred at the Champions League final when fans with forged
tickets and even without any ticket gained entry to the Olympic Stadium for the
match against AC Milan, while dozens of fans with genuine tickets were refused
entry.
When Liverpool fans did try to gain entry the situation threatened to
escalate out of control and the Greek police fired tear gas and used batons.
Liverpool have submitted their own report to UEFA which criticises the
security arrangements for the final.
Gaillard added: 'You must ask yourself why at the same match, with the
same conditions, there was no trouble with the Milan fans - only the Liverpool
fans.'
Liverpool fans were held responsible for the disaster at the 1985
European Cup final at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels when 39 mainly Italian
fans died after a wall collapsed following a charge by Liverpool fans before
the match against Juventus.
The tragedy led to English clubs being banned from European competition
for five years.
Thanks & God Bless You
Samuel Rismana S
www.IndoManUtd.org
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