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Lens stadium not fit for Champions League: Blatter
0 Comments | AFP, February, 2007
LONDON (AFP) — FIFA President Sepp Blatter has called on UEFA to stop organising Champions League matches at French club Lens's Stade Felix-Bollaert after Manchester United fans were caught in a crush there during a match last week.
The crush developed behind fencing in a packed enclosure for visiting fans during a stormy Champions League tie between United and Lille, whose own stadium does not meet UEFA requirements.
Although no-one was seriously hurt, the incident generated a panic that triggered memories of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster. French riot police fired tear gas into the crowd after some fans scaled the fences to try to escape the crush.
Blatter said Wednesday that English football had led the way in eliminating perimeter fencing in the...
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