UEFA bears 'primary responsibility' for Champions League final failures, report finds

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leadership to uncover what went wrong - even within their organisation. Its conclusions were discovered by Sky News before the report was then published in full on Monday evening.

The report also says the police and the French Football Federation "bear responsibility" because of their roles ensuring public safety. There was a"massive" bottleneck when Liverpool supporters were funnelled through a narrow gap and tear gas was fired into an area containing thousands of Liverpool fans.

The report claims the senior management of UEFA Events SA - the UEFA division running tournaments and showpiece matches - marginalised the safety and security unit with the use of subcontracted stewards and then tried to avoid accountability.

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