UEFA commissions probe into Champions League final chaos
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Liverpool's chief executive says the club is reviewing its legal options on behalf of all affected supporters.
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Police deployed tear gas on supporters waiting to get into the Stade de France (AP)
The UEFA has ordered an independent review into the chaos that took place at the Champions League final in Paris on Saturday.
Liverpool supporters were tear-gassed after waiting in huge lines prior to the final between Real Madrid and Liverpool, which caused a 37-minute delay in the game.
At first, UEFA blamed the late arrival of fans for the delay, before later issuing a statement and blaming the problems on fake tickets. French authorities have also noised similar complaints, calling this a case of "industrial-scale" ticket fraud.
France's Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera had said that Real Madrid controlled their fans better than Liverpool, who let their supporters "out in the wild."
The minister added that there had been 30,000-40,000 Liverpool fans with fake tickets or without tickets outside the Stade de France, stressing "We need to see where these fake tickets came from... and how they were produced in such large numbers."
Liverpool's chief executive Billy Hogan said the club is reviewing available legal avenues "on behalf of affected supporters," adding that he was "incredibly surprised" by Oudea-Castera's remarks, calling them "completely inappropriate".
UEFA said that they will launch a comprehensive review into the affair, that will examine the factors that led to the chaos.
"Evidence will be gathered from all relevant parties and the findings of the independent report will be made public once completed. Upon receipt of the findings, UEFA will evaluate the next steps."
