Champions League
Uefa asked to make more space for wheelchairs at Champions League final
- Only 76 positions despite 550 bays at Stade de France
- Uefa says area does not meet its standards
Stade de France will host the Champions League final between Real Madrid and Liverpool. Photograph: Ángel Martínez/UEFA/Getty Images
Stade de France will host the Champions League final between Real Madrid and Liverpool. Photograph: Ángel Martínez/UEFA/Getty Images
Paul MacInnes
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Thu 26 May 2022 13.52 EDTLast modified on Thu 26 May 2022 17.31 EDT
Uefa has been criticised by disabled supporters’ groups over the number of wheelchair-accessible spaces at Saturday’s Champions League final. Seventy-six positions accommodating wheelchairs will be available to fans of Liverpool and Real Madrid at Stade de France, despite the stadium reporting 550 wheelchair-accessible spaces.
Uefa says much of the wheelchair seating there does not meet its standards, but the disabled access campaigner Level Playing Field has written to the governing body asking for greater explanation and for guarantees that the spaces have not been turned over to TV cameras or corporate sponsors.
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“We call on Uefa to review their wheelchair allocation and provide more accessible wheelchair-user [...]