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Jurgen Klopp's highlights at Liverpool
AFP · 3 months ago
Jurgen Klopp, who announced on Friday he would leave Liverpool at the end of the season, joined the club in 2015.
France detains Nice footballer Atal over post on Israel-Hamas war
AFP · 5 months ago
French police on Friday detained Algerian international Youcef Atal, who plays for Ligue 1 football side Nice, in a probe into suspected "justification of terrorism"
UEFA chief Ceferin vows no repeat of Champions League final fan chaos
AFP · 1 year ago
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has promised to ensure there will never be a repeat of the chaotic scenes that marred last season's Champions League final in Paris.
France has 'learned lessons' from Champions League final chaos - minister
AFP · 1 year ago
France has learned "lessons" from the chaotic scenes around last year's Champions League final in Paris for which UEFA has said it bears primary responsibility, Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera said Sunday.
Klopp says UEFA vindication of Liverpool fans at final 'just right'
AFP · 1 year ago
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said Wednesday the publication of an independent report that blamed UEFA, rather than his club's fans, for the chaotic scenes at last season's Champions League final "felt just right".
Liverpool call for UEFA action to guarantee supporter safety
AFP · 1 year ago
Liverpool called on UEFA to do the "right thing" in implementing a series of recommendations after a damning report found European football's governing body responsible for the chaos that surrounded last year's Champions League final in Paris.
Liverpool fans still scarred by Champions League final six months on
AFP · 1 year ago
Six months on from the chaos that put lives at risk at the Champions League final in Paris, there are Liverpool fans still too frightened to return to watching matches live.
Independent report accuses French police of criminal assault at Champions League final
AFP · 1 year ago
Treatment of fans at the Champions League final in Paris "constituted criminal assault", according to an independent report chaired by Professor Phil Scraton, who also led an investigation into the Hillsbrough disaster.
French footballer Pogba's brother 'likely to be charged' in extortion case
AFP · 1 year ago
The elder brother of Paul Pogba and four others are "likely to be charged" on Saturday in an extortion case targeting the French football star, judicial sources said.
Former teammate re-arrested over assault on French football star: prosecutors
AFP · 1 year ago
French police on Friday for the second time arrested a former team mate of Paris Saint Germain and national team player Kheira Hamraoui in the investigation into an assault against the football star that rocked the women's game in the country, prosecutors said.
France launches criminal probe into Pogba extortion claims
AFP · 1 year ago
France on Friday launched a criminal investigation into claims by World Cup winner Paul Pogba that he is the victim of a multi-million euro blackmail plot by gangsters involving his brother, the Paris prosecutor said.
A leading Liverpool fans' group has called for a "full apology from the French Government" after a French senate enquiry found organisational failings were to blame for the chaos that surrounded the Champions League final.
AFP · 1 year ago
A leading Liverpool fans' group has called for a "full apology from the French Government"
French minister apologises for Champions League chaos
AFP · 1 year ago
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Tuesday made a partial apology for chaos at last month's Champions League final between Real Madrid and Liverpool in Paris, while insisting fake tickets and "delinquency"
UEFA rubbish French minister's Champions League fake tickets number
AFP · 1 year ago
A senior UEFA representative said on Tuesday he did not believe French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin's claims about the number of fake tickets in circulation during the chaotic scenes before last month's Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid.
Pressure grows on France after Champions League CCTV footage deleted
AFP · 1 year ago
Pressure was growing Friday on French authorities after the surprise revelation CCTV footage from the Stade de France during the Champions League final last month has been deleted, with critics alleging a deliberate cover-up.
CCTV footage from Champions League final 'deleted'
AFP · 1 year ago
CCTV footage from the Stade de France during the Champions League final last month has been deleted, a commission at the French Senate investigating the fiasco heard on Thursday.
Paris police chief admits security 'failure' at European final
AFP · 1 year ago
The head of Paris police acknowledged Thursday the "failure" of security operations for the Champions League final last month where crowd problems, tear-gas and street crime marred the biggest night in European club football.
French authorities ask fans to report Champions League final crime
AFP · 1 year ago
Liverpool and Real Madrid fans who were victims of crime at the Champions League final have been told they can file complaints to the French authorities.
UEFA apologises to fans over Champions League final chaos
AFP · 1 year ago
UEFA apologised to spectators for the first time on Friday for their "frightening and distressing"
Real Madrid defend fans, demand answers after chaos at Stade de France
AFP · 1 year ago
Real Madrid on Friday demanded an explanation for the way fans were treated at the Champions League final last weekend and said authorities must take responsibility for the ugly scenes in Paris which the club said were "far removed from the values"