Liverpool Fans To Receive Ticket Refunds From UEFA Over UCL Final Fiasco

UEFA has confirmed that it will offer ticket refunds to Liverpool fans impacted by last season's Champions League final fiasco in Paris.

The refund scheme is an unprecedented move and it will cover all 19,618 tickets in Liverpool's allocation at the Stade de France Stadium for the match against Real Madrid.

A UEFA-commissioned investigation had revealed that the European football governing body was to blame for the catastrophe that enveloped Paris on May 28, contrary to claims that the uproar was caused by Liverpool fans.

"UEFA will implement a special refund scheme for fans who were most affected when accessing Stade de France on 28 May 2022," a statement read.

"Refunds will be available to all fans with tickets for gates A, B, C, X, Y and Z where the most difficult circumstances were reported. 

"In addition, all fans who according to the access control data did not enter the. stadium before 21:00 CET (the originally scheduled kick-off time) or who were not able to enter the stadium at all, will be eligible for a refund.

"Finally, UEFA will offer refunds to all fans who purchased accessibility tickets along with those of their accompanying persons."

UEFA General Secretary Theodore Theodoridis added: "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.

"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.

"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."