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Senior French politicians lambast 'state failures' at Champions League final

Top French politicians on Friday condemned the organisation around last month's Champions League final at the Stade de France as a failure of the state.

Radio France Internationale

France burkini ban challenged in country’s top court

Marine Le Pen has called the burkini the ‘clothing of Islamist propaganda’

The Independent UK

Macron's alliance holds thin majority in legislative polls, as left-wing alleges irregularities

French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist Ensemble alliance heads into the week ahead of a crucial second round of runoff voting in lower house elections with a razor-thin edge over the left-wing NUPES bloc, amid accusations of voter irregularities.

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Champions League final inquiry shows no evidence of 40,000 ticketless fans

The Prime Minister of France commissioned a report after fans were tear-gassed

Liverpool Echo

French PM Borne orders ministers to follow Olympics model for sports events

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Friday slapped down two of her top ministers Gérald Darmanin and Amélie Oudéa-Castéra and ordered them to make sure their departments follow procedures set up by organisers of the 2024 Paris Olympics to avoid the harrowing scenes that blighted the Champions League final at…

Radio France Internationale

Paris shooting thrusts police violence into the spotlight as French legislative elections loom

A fatal police shooting in Paris has thrust the issue of violence by security forces to the heart of an increasingly close French parliamentary election battle between a new left-wing coalition and allies of centrist President Emmanuel Macron.

France 24

French media maps out route cause of Liverpool Champions League final chaos with timeline video

A timeline of events that led to serious problems for Liverpool fans outside the Stade de France has been created by French media

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Of course French police and politicians lied and smeared UK football fans. That’s what they do

In France, the violence meted out at the Champions League final and the cover-up that followed were tragically familiar, says Fabrice Arfi of investigative journal Mediapart

The Guardian - UK

Fury in France as Champions League final chaos tarnishes nation’s global image

As elections loom, the public turns against interior minister Gérald Darmanin after he blames Liverpool fans for Paris fiasco

The Guardian - UK

Two French police officers referred to watchdog for 'excessive use of teargas'

French interior minister Gérald Darmanin has refused to accept responsibility for the chaos outside the Stade de France on Saturday

Liverpool Echo

Real Madrid statement confirms what we already knew about the disgrace of Paris

The cynical attempts of the French authorities to obscure the truth have crumbled in the face of overwhelming evidence

Liverpool Echo

French ministers ramp up Liverpool smears as they run out of places to hide

It was an astonishing session in the French senate, as Amélie Oudea-Castera and Gerald Darmanin fired off slurs and lies about Liverpool supporters

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool FC fans point out lies told by French ministers over Paris final

LFC fans have had their say after supporters were targeted on Saturday

Liverpool Echo

French police officers investigated over use of teargas against Liverpool fans

The French interior minister, Gérald Darmanin, said two officers went ‘against its rules of use’ and that fans will be able to file legal complaints to the French police watchdog

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Liverpool Echo

French ministers branded 'disgrace' as they double down on fake ticket claims and try to smear Liverpool fans

Liverpool fans furious as government officials make shocking claims about Saturday's Champions League Final

France 24

Champions League final 'could have been better organised', French interior minister tells Senate

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin admitted at a Senate hearing on Wednesday that the weekend’s Champions League final in Paris "could have been better organised" after scenes of chaos and fans being teargassed went viral. Darmanin has faced growing criticism over the police’s crowd management tactics as well as accusations…

Radio France Internationale

French ministers to face Senate over Stade de France football chaos

Four days after the chaos that disrupted Saturday's Stade de France Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid, France’s interior and sports ministers will on Wednesday be made to explain themselves before the Senate.

Liverpool Echo

French media not accepting government claims about Liverpool fans

Interior minister Gérald Darmanin is being heavily criticised by journalists in his own country

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Evening Standard

Gérald Darmanin: French Minister portrayed as Pinocchio by newspaper amid Champions League Liverpool fans row

France’s Interior Minister has been portrayed as a Pinocchio-style liar by one of the country’s biggest daily newspapers following comments about Liverpool fans.

The Guardian - UK

Liverpool want more details on report into Champions League chaos

Liverpool’s chief executive, Billy Hogan, said the club want more details about the report Uefa has commissioned into the chaos at the Champions League final in Paris

The Guardian - UK

Scotland have unenviable honour of a World Cup playoff with Ukraine

In today’s Fiver: An emotional occasion at Hampden Park, Uefa suits’ obliviousness, and more Beautiful South

The Independent UK

Key issues for review after Champions League final chaos

Some key matters will need to be scrutinized when a UEFA-commissioned independent review assesses the disorder and chaos surrounding the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid in Paris

Radio France Internationale

France opens criminal investigation into Champions League Paris stadium chaos

France has opened a criminal investigation into the security chaos before the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid on Saturday.

The Guardian - UK

‘Irresponsible’: Liverpool want apology for minister’s comments on Paris chaos

Liverpool have demanded an apology from the French interior minister Gérald Darmanin for blaming ‘industrial-scale’ counterfeit ticket sales for the chaos at the Champions League final on Saturday

Liverpool Echo

French minister shows difference between 'real and fake tickets' from Paris match

French authorities claim they saw 'between 30k and 40k people' try to enter the stadium with 'fake tickets or none at all'

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