Supporters of Liverpool and Real Madrid are to be heard by the Senate next Tuesday at 4:30 p.m., we learned on Friday from the association Football supporters Europe (FSE).
The FSE and two groups of ‘Reds’ supporters, Spirit of Shankly and the Association of Disabled Supporters have confirmed, while the participation of Real Madrid supporters should be ‘confirmed quickly’, the same source said. . Since June 1, the Senate’s Law and Culture Committees have been hearing various officials, actors and witnesses to the Stade de France fiasco during the Champions League final on May 28.
They “must be able to give their version of the facts”, believe the PS senators
Scenes of chaos had punctuated this match, won by Madrid (1-0), causing in particular the delay of the kick-off of the meeting. The PS group in the Senate, chaired by former Sports Minister Patrick Kanner, deemed Wednesday “essential to hear the testimonies of representatives of Liverpool club supporters, but also those of Real Madrid”.
“Many supporters have been victims of acts of delinquency” near the stadium, they “must be able to give their version of the facts”, believe the PS senators. The chaotic evening damaged the image of France as an organizer of major sporting events two years before the Olympics and created a virulent controversy between France and England.