FOOTBALL’S governing body last night attempted a swift back-track over its claims Liverpool fans are the worst behaved in Europe.
UEFA spokesman William Gaillard, left, provoked outrage this weekend when he revealed a dossier, allegedly showing followers of Liverpool FC as the most prolific offenders across the continent, was to be presented to the Government.
But, in a bid to dodge the back-lash, Mr Gaillard admitted some of the 25 alleged incidents in the report are “small”.
He also admitted the organis-ation could not say Liverpool “were the worst fans”.
Last night first details of the Uefa report, to be handed to UK sports minister Richard Caborn, were revealed.
Though the dossier does blame Liverpool fans, it does not point the finger at the club or the majority of its supporters.
It describes how Greek police opened the gates in a moment of panic to prevent more trouble and “a few hundred of the many thousands of supporters took the law into their own hands”.
Last night Mr Caborn urged Uefa to stop playing blame games and take some responsibility for the security blunders in Athens.
Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry also said the organisation’s comments were a bid to “deflect” attention from the shortcomings in the organisation of the Champions League final.
The row looked set to continue as a Liverpool legal firm revealed it is planning a 20-strong group prosecution against UEFA on behalf of fans barred from the game despite having genuine tickets.
