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A Car-free Eiffel Tower Zone? Paris Mayor Faces Pushback

Removing cars from an expanse around the Eiffel Tower to create a green pathway sounds pretty good on paper, but the mayor of Paris is struggling to win over residents and above all the police force to revamp one of the city's most celebrated views.

International Business Times

France’s top cop steps down after Champions League final chaos

The most senior policeman in France lost his job on Thursday after falsely accusing Liverpool football fans of causing trouble at this year’s Champions League final.

Evening Standard

Paris police chief replaced after Liverpool vs Real Madrid Champions League fiasco

Liverpool and Real Madrid fans were exonerated of any blame following a report by the French Senate into the problems at the Champions League final at the Stade de France in May, which highlighted "systematic failings" of those organising and policing the event

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Macron names new head of Paris police as controversial Didier Lallement bows out

Paris police officers have a new chief. Following Wednesday's cabinet confirmation of his nomination by President Macron, Laurent Nuñez takes over from the controversial Didier Lallement, who is retiring a few weeks short of his 66th birthday.

Radio France Internationale

Report: Mistakes, not Liverpool fans, caused CL final fiasco

French senators say the chaos outside the national stadium that marred the Champions League soccer final was due to a series of mistakes by police and officials and not because of the actions of previously blamed Liverpool fans

The Independent UK

French Senate report to call Champions League final a 'fiasco'

The Senate's full report is due to be released on Wednesday, July 13

Liverpool Echo

Paris chief of police to be removed from job following Champions League disaster

Didier Lallement admitted he was "the only one responsible" after police used tear gas on innocent fans

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'We want truth, justice' - Liverpool fans demand inquiry after Gerald Darmanin Champions League final apology

Two influential Liverpool supporter groups are demanding a full French parliamentary inquiry

Liverpool Echo

Champions League final police report links Hillsborough with hooliganism

Families of the Hillsborough victims have reacted in dismay to the report

The Independent UK

Champions League final inquiry finds "systematic failings" in damning report

Liverpool and Real Madrid fans were caught up in chaos before the recent Champions League final in Paris and a damning report commissioned by the Prime Minister of France has founded "systematic failings"

Daily Mirror

CCTV footage from Champions League final already deleted, French authorities confirm

Liverpool fans have been blamed by the French authorities for the chaos outside the stadium ahead of the 1-0 loss to Real Madrid

The Independent UK

Paris police chief admits security failures during Champions League final

Paris's top police chief, Didier Lallement, on Thursday conceded his officers had catastrophically handled security around the Champions League final at the Stade de France on 28 May.

Radio France Internationale

Paris police chief claims tear gassing Liverpool fans "was necessary" in weak apology

The fallout from the shambolic organisation of the Champions League final at the Stade de France continues to rumble on with a half-hearted apology from the chief of the Paris police

Daily Mirror

Policing at Champions League final in Paris was a ‘failure’

Kick-off in the showpiece between Liverpool and Real Madrid was delayed as Reds fans struggled to enter the stadium.

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The Independent UK

Paris police chief's partial apology over CL final 'failure'

The Paris police chief apologized on Thursday for the pepper spraying of genuine fans and families amid the chaos that engulfed the Champions League final last month outside the Stade de France

The Independent UK

Paris police apologise for teargassing Liverpool fans at Champions League final

Uefa had already apologised to supporters and now a city official has had to follow suit as the police’s initial version of events bore little resemblance to reports from those at the Stade de France

Liverpool Echo

Paris police chief 'says sorry' after Champions League final disgrace

Paris Police chief Didier Lallement said he is the "only one" responsible for the disastrous operation on May 28

France 24

French minister blames 'ticket fraud’ for stadium violence in Champions League final

France's interior minister on Monday blamed massive ticket fraud for the chaotic scenes that marred the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid over the weekend, raising questions over the ability of Paris to host the 2024 Olympics and other sporting events. UEFA has announced an independent investigation into…

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Paris Deploys Police as Protest Convoy Approaches Capital

Thousands of opponents of Covid rules were encamped on the outskirts of Paris early Saturday after driving in convoys from across France, intent on entering the city in defiance of a ban by authorities who are determined to prevent any blockade of the capital. Nearly 7,200 police and gendarmes "are…

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