 A DAMNING report criticising governing body Uefa for the chaos at the Champions League final in Athens is to be released. The Football Supporters Federation (FSF) has produced a comprehensive 200-page dossier detailing serious failings that led to mayhem at the Olympic Stadium. A small minority of Liverpool fans have come under fire from Uefa for using forged tickets or trying to sneak into the stadium. But the FSF study pinpoints serious failings on the part of the governing body including: Infrastructure problems with difficulties accessing the stadium, with no turnstiles or counters to stop those with rogue tickets. Uefa’s paltry ticket allocation of 17,000 to fans of Liverpool and AC Milan. Transport mayhem with angry fans facing cancelled flights on the way home and hours of delays. The actions of police who used tear-gas and beat fans with batons. Dr Malcolm Clarke, chairman of the FSF, told the ECHO: “It is wrong to blame Liverpool fans for what happened. “It is the responsibility of UEFA to organise stewarding up to an appropriate standard. “We are not condoning those who tried to get in the stadium with forged tickets, but a system should have been in place to get the right people into the ground.” The report will be sent to Uefa, the government’s Department for Culture Media and Sport, the Home Office and British police. The dossier has been based on eyewitness accounts of hundreds of fans who went to Athens. It includes an account from Liverpool councillor Peter Milea, chairman of Liverpool council's ground safety advisory group, who attended the game. Part of his account reads: “It was seven minutes before kick-off time that we got to a police barricade. “When some tried to go up a flight of steps, the police reacted with batons and pepper gas. People were in tears as a result.” luketraynor@liverpoolecho.co.uk | 
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