Stade de France incidents: Real Madrid decides not to cooperate with UEFA's refund procedure

"Real Madrid CF (LaLiga Santander) has decided not to cooperate in the restricted compensation procedure proposed by UEFA, which we ask to redress the situation and assume its full responsibility," announced the Spanish club on 09/03/2023.

The statement comes two days after UEFA announced a refund scheme for fans "who were most affected when accessing the Stade de France" (Saint-Denis, FRA) on 28/05/2022 for the 2021-22 Champions League final Real Madrid CF - Liverpool FC (1-0).

"Given the conclusiveness of the experts' findings and the seriousness of the events described, Real Madrid has been holding talks with UEFA with the aim of assessing the compensation that will be offered to the fans. Our club was entirely confident that these solutions would be in line with the seriousness of the events, the extent of the damage caused and UEFA's responsibility for them. Regrettably, our club believes that UEFA's proposal, officially announced last Tuesday, is insufficient. It merely consists of the reimbursement of the ticket price, which is also subject to the fulfilment of a series of…