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Tear gas rules must change at matches - says report

Rules need to be changed over the use of tear gas at sporting events following chaotic scenes at a Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid, an independent report has said.

Liverpool fans were penned in and sprayed with tear gas outside the Stade de France in Paris in May 2022.

Ticketless fans were initially blamed by Uefa and French authorities but now an independent body has found the use of tear gas was "not absolutely necessary" and the "panic created put people at risk".

Ted Morris, chair of the Liverpool Disabled Supporters Association, said the report ruling should ensure it "never happens again".