Thousands of Liverpool Football Club fans who watched their team lose 1-0 to Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League final had to endure injury prior to insult as they were tear gassed, pepper sprayed, and in some cases beaten, by security personnel at Stade de France just outside Paris before the match Saturday.
Thousands of Liverpool Football Club fans who watched their team lose 1-0 to Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League final had to endure injury prior to insult as they were tear gassed, pepper sprayed and, in some cases, beaten by security personnel at Stade de France just outside Paris before the match Saturday. Sporadic incidents involving LFC fans being attacked continued throughout the area after as well. Liverpool and the Boston Red Sox are part of Fenway Sports Group. John Henry is the majority owner of both franchises and Tom Werner is their chairman. Werner and Henry were both on site in Paris for the final. A somber Henry represented Liverpool at midfield during the post-game presentation of the medals for players from both sides and the Champions League trophy. A spokesperson for Liverpool told the Herald Sunday it was trying to “establish what happened last night” with a vehicle that may have contained passengers connected to the club’s front office after the game. A Red Sox spokesperson referred the Herald to a statement issued by LFC Saturday concerning breakdown of security ahead of the match and to a video posted Sunday featuring Liverpool CEO Billy Hogan discussing the conditions experienced by his team’s supporters.
