“He does not recognize his responsibility”, deplores the association football supporters Europe

“Excuses of the lipstick” who arrive “a little late”, reacted Ronan Evain, managing director of the association, Monday in Franceinfo evening. The former Minister of the Interior apologized to Liverpool supporters “.

Three years after the final of the Champions League enamelled with incidents at the Stade de France, the apology presented Monday May 5 by Gérald Darmanin (Minister of the Interior at the time) did not convince the football Supporters Europe association. Ronan Evain, its managing director, regretted on Monday in Franceinfo evening “Excuses of the lipstick” arrive “A little late”. Above all, he deplores, Gérald Darmanin “does not recognize his responsibility”.

On May 28, 2022, the start of the meeting between Real Madrid and Liverpool, Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis), had been delayed due to multiple incidents, including supporters targeted by ladymogenic gas jets. Gérald Darmanin “Allows himself to explain that the security system has not been failed since there were no injuries or dead”, advance Ronan Evain, before adding that there was “Many psychological trauma” among supporters.

The supporters representative finally deplores the “Communication choice” of the former Minister of the Interior. Gérald Darmanin had then attributed the crowd movements to the presence of many Liverpool supporters in possession of false tickets. These were actually thieves who came to make “racket”according to Gérald Darmanin, among the crowd of supporters. In a video published Monday on the YouTube channel “Legend”, Gérald Darmanin recognized “The failure of the Stade de France” and presented his “Excuses with Liverpool supporters”.