A leading expert in ticket fraud has blasted the false narrative being pumped out by the French government and praised Liverpool fans for preventing a disaster.
Reg Walker is an independent security expert and has more than 30 years’ experience of working around major events.
He has watched extensive footage from Saturday’s Champions League final and is disgusted by some of the claims that have been made in France to apportion blame.
Liverpool are furious that the reputation of their supporters has been called into question and Sportsmail understands the club are particularly incensed by claims they insisted on distributing paper tickets for the game at the Stade De France – that was never the case.