Macron calls for transparency over Stade de France incidents at Liverpool-Real Madrid summit

French President Emmanuel Macron has called on the government to be "transparent" about the incidents at the Stade de France ahead of a pending Senate hearing of Interior Minister Gerald Darmanan and Sports Amelie Odeia-Casteira.

And government spokeswoman Olivia Gregoire admitted, after a cabinet meeting, that "we could certainly have done better" in relation to the summit of Liverpool and Real Madrid in the Champions League final last Saturday, which resulted in Real winning the title after superiority 1 -0 in the final.

This comes as the controversy continues over the chaos that occurred Saturday on the sidelines of the Champions League final.

She said that the head of state called on the government to be "transparent, reveal the facts and make proposals so that they are not repeated, and to improve the ability to respond."

She added that what the president is waiting for has become closer to his "obsession", calling for "some calm, even if things need to be improved."

With legislative elections on June 12 and 19 approaching, the issue has taken a political turn and raised doubts about France's ability to stage two major sporting events a year before the Rugby World Cup in 2023 and the Olympic Games in Paris two years later.

"Is France a great country capable of hosting major international sporting events? Yes, four times yes," said Gregoire.

The two ministers will answer questions from members of the law and culture committees during an open session to the press that will be broadcast live on the Senate's website.

"What we will try to find out is: Where do the responsibilities lie, and especially where the difficulties lie," the head of the Law Committee, Francois-Noel Pave (Republican Party, right), warned in a statement to France Info radio.

Controversy rages over measures to maintain order on the sidelines of the most important game of the season in Europe.

And the CEO of the English club, Billy Hogan, announced that a platform to collect testimonies of the team’s supporters, which was set up on Monday, had received five thousand responses within 24 hours.

He added that what he read "horrified", explaining that "men, women, children, healthy people and others were treated randomly during the day on Saturday."

He regretted that this happened.

Since Saturday evening, Gerald Darmanan and Amelie Odea Castera have blamed British fans for the chaos over "large and organized fraud in the sale of fake tickets".

"There were between thirty and forty thousand English fans at the Stade de France either without tickets or with fake tickets," Darmanan said.

These figures sparked widespread controversy in France and Britain alike.

According to the authorities, this situation led to severe overcrowding near the Stade de France, two chaos and a police intervention that did not cause serious injuries.

On Wednesday, Marine Le Pen condemned what she considered a "dangerous lie", saying that Gerald Darmannan "should consider himself leaving."

"A minister who is lying is bad news and does not bode well for the next five years," radical left European MP Manuel Bombard of the Rebellious France party told France Info.

But Gregoire said Darmanan still had "the confidence of the president of the republic".

The French Football Federation defended the reinforced measures around the stadium.

Sources close to the file revealed that the French Football Federation and UEFA estimated "2,800" the number of "fake tickets that were scanned" on Saturday, confirming information broadcast by Radio Monte Carlo Sports.

But among those tickets that were deemed fake, there may be valid tickets that were not properly activated, according to Pierre Barthelemy, a lawyer for the French fan groups who were present at the stadium on Saturday.

As for the intelligence services, the authorities warned on May 25 that there were "about fifty thousand English fans" who would not be "ticket holders".

Judicially, three foreign men in an irregular situation were sentenced Tuesday to between six months suspended and ten months in prison for thefts targeting fans.

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