On Uefa
“The panel has concluded that Uefa, as event owner, bears primary responsibility for failures which almost led to disaster.”
The panel found that it was reasonable of Uefa to delegate some security and safety operations to the French Football Federation (FFF), which regularly runs matches at the Stade de France (SDF), and defer to the local Préfecture de Police for policing duties.
“It did not follow that this absolved Uefa of responsibility. Uefa was central to the organisation of the event, and it should have monitored, supervised and assisted with security and safety…
