The president of the English club spoke in a letter addressed to the Minister of Sports on Tuesday.
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Liverpool Football Club chairman Tom Werner has demanded an apology from the French government for blaming Reds fans for the chaotic scenes in the Champions League final at the Stade de France.
In a letter addressed to the Minister and published by the daily Liverpool EchoTuesday, May 31, Tom Werner shared his “total disbelief“as to the fact that the Minister of Sports Amélie Oudéa-Castera can do”a series of unproven statements on a subject of such importance“, even before the holding of an independent investigation.
“Your comments are irresponsible, unprofessional and completely disrespectful to thousands of physically and emotionally hurt fans.“, he added, saying that he had received many emails from supporters”scared to death“and denouncing”a strategy seeking to assign blame to others through a press conference“.”On behalf of all the fans who experienced this nightmare, I ask for an apology from you, and assurances that the French authorities and UEFA will allow an independent and transparent investigation to take place.“continued Tom Werner.
French Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castera on Monday accused the Liverpool club of having “left his supporters in the wild“, unlike Real Madrid, which accompanied its supporters from start to finish. The French authorities have also called into question a “massive fraud” fake tickets from Liverpool supporters, a version that leaves people skeptical across the Channel. UEFA, the European football body, announced on Monday that it would commission an “independent report on the events around the Champions League final“.