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Law firm Leigh Day filed a lawsuit against UEFA
and UEFA Events on Monday, according to publicly-available
records of cases brought at the High Court.
The firm told Reuters it has issued claims on behalf of 887
individuals and has a total of 1,076 clients.
Two other law firms, Pogust Goodhead and Liverpool-based
Binghams Solicitors, said last year that they also represent
Liverpool fans who intend to sue UEFA.
UEFA did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the
legal case.
Its general secretary Theodore Theodoridis said last month, when
UEFA announced it will refund Liverpool fans who had certain
tickets, that "we recognise the negative experiences of those
supporters on the day".
The governing body has apologised after initially blaming
Liverpool fans for the mayhem, which delayed last year's final
by 36 minutes after thousands of Liverpool supporters were
unable to get into the Stade de France for the match against
Real Madrid on May 28.
French police were filmed using tear gas on fans, who complained
of heavy-handed treatment as they were herded into pens outside
the stadium.
An independent review of incidents outside the stadium, released
in February, found that UEFA was responsible for a "large number
of near misses that nearly led to disaster" before the final,
which Real Madrid won 1-0.
(Reporting by Sam Tobin; Editing by Christian Radnedge)
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