Resuming the sequence of events, the minister insisted on the 30,000 to 40,000 English supporters who would have arrived at the stadium courtyard with fake tickets – consciously or not – or without tickets, and who would nonetheless attend the match. would have tried. “We had a problem with the British platform in particular”mourning Gerald Dormanin, assuring that this did not mean the British were automatically responsible “cork”, A probe into this massive fraud has also been opened by the Public Prosecutor.

This fraud would also have been facilitated by the Liverpool club by requiring paper tickets, which are more easily falsifiable. “The logic suggests that all tickets are now electronic. There, it turns out that football clubs, especially Liverpool, have asked for all their paper tickets. This is a bit surprising. We are surprised”, added the minister. According to the minister, half of the 29 people arrested inside the Stade de France were of British origin and attended the match without a ticket.

Despite this problem of fraud, Liverpool clubs, British media and even police in the United Kingdom have complained about the treatment of mostly English fans, criticizing the handling of the event by French law enforcement. “What happened is very regrettable, we are deeply impressed that the image of France has been affected and the party has been ruined”Gerald Dormann said, facing Gilles Boulud.