Exclusive: Jamie Carragher blasts 'cover up' over the way Liverpool's Champions League final was policed 'I knew straight away, something wasn't right.' Carra23 | NickFerrariLBC
A "cover up" appeared to be in the works at the Champions League final before a ball was even kicked, Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has told LBC.The former England defender said he could tell something bad was happening when messages in Paris's Stade de France said fans were still trying to get into the stadium.
France's interior minister has blamed people holding tens of thousands of fake tickets for the disorder but Reds fans have claimed that is an excuse for horrendous policing. More than 170 people were injured and more than 60 were arrested as police officers with batons and riot shields were deployed at the stadium on Saturday.An inquiry has been launched by UEFA into what happened.
Sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera claimed there were "30,000-40,000 people" without tickets, or using counterfeit ones.Liverpool fans accused them of trying to make excuses for heavy-handed policing of fans.One French Interior Ministry source said to Mediapart: "This complaint is an announcement aimed at trying to cover up.Carragher said mistreatment of supporters is not unique to Liverpool.
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