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Reds fans are in trouble and it could have major consequences

By Charles Cornwall

Reds fans are in trouble and it could have major consequences

The English Football Association has launched an investigation into Liverpool fans for their aggression towards Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola at Anfield, despite Liverpool's 1-0 win over City thanks to a goal from Mohamed Salah, the Reds fans were aggressive and threw coins at the Spanish manager. At the post-match press conference Pep Guardiola claimed he was almost hit by the coins thrown at him.

They didn't hit me, they tried, but they didn't succeed. Next time they will do better,' he said. Liverpool deplored the attitude of their fans, and also condemned the chants against the victims of the Hillsborough tragedy by the away fans and graffiti related to that disaster, in which 97 Liverpool fans died in 1989. We know the impact such behaviour can have on the families of the victims and the survivors of such disasters," Liverpool said in a statement.

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The use of pepper spray by French police against Liverpool fans at the UEFA Champions League final in Paris caused "psychological trauma", according to a report by Queens University Belfast, which has gathered testimony from those affected. Adults and children were "indiscriminately" attacked by French police in the vicinity of Saint Denis on the day of the final in order to contain them, in the face of a flood of people for selling fake tickets, robberies and stadium raids.

According to this independent report, which will be discussed tonight on the BBC, some schools have had to provide psychologists for children attending the final because of the psychological damage caused by being trapped in the crowd and pepper-sprayed. In total, according to the study's lead author, Professor Phil Scraton, testimonies have been collected from hundreds of people present at the Paris incident.

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"Many people have told us that they have gone for days without sleep, that their children have needed psychological help. Others have required physical treatment in hospitals and many have spoken of emotional damage, such as anxiety or nightmares," Scraton said in the study. UEFA will publish its own report next month.

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