117:
four years, branding them the worst in Europe; despite having previously said that both sets of supporters 'have a tradition of good behaviour'. He accused
Liverpool supporters of stealing tickets "out of the hands of children" and said "we know what happened in Athens and Liverpool fans were the cause of most of the trouble there". This was seen by some as UEFA attempting to avoid the blame for the disorganisation of the final, and they were accused by
89:
We would not condone such behaviour for the very simple reason it could lead to all sorts of abuse," he said. "I don't think we should advise this kind of behaviour for merely technical reasons, because we would have hundreds of cases in which players could walk off the pitch and say 'I heard someone
116:
after thousands of ticketless
Liverpool supporters stormed the turnstiles to the stadium; and about two thousand fans who were holding genuine tickets were denied entry as a result. Gaillard said that the problems in Greece were typical of the behaviour of some Liverpool supporters during the past
77:
Gaillard heads UEFA's
Communications and Public Affairs Division, which is responsible for all activities involving UEFA's relations with the media, as well as for the production of UEFA's various publications and reports and the UEFA charity portfolio.
494:
84:
Gaillard has been highly active in anti-racism work within football. Following
England's game in 2004 against Spain when players were subjected to racial abuse, he stated that players should not leave the pitch:
360:
132:
Caborn met with UEFA president
Platini on 5 June 2007, after which Platini replied 'No.' in answer to the question of whether Liverpool's fans behaved more terribly than those in rest of Europe.
101:
539:
462:
440:
81:
Gaillard has been highly visible since joining UEFA; indeed, he is perhaps the most prominent of UEFA's senior officials, along with
President Michel Platini.
74:
as well as the UEFA's
Director of Communication and Public Affairs. He advises the UEFA President on political issues and oversees all external communications
489:
55:
292:
200:
59:
393:
225:
149:
113:
43:
318:
504:
121:, the UK Sports Minister, as entering into a blame game. This also resulted in Gaillard being heavily criticised by
20:
340:
544:
534:
24:
175:
529:
509:
484:
418:
372:
499:
250:
54:
In addition to his career at UEFA, Gaillard has also been
Director of Corporate Communication for the
204:
397:
490:
Under the tenets of collective responsibility, William
Gaillard and Michel Platini are to blame
296:
456:
468:
229:
42:, came to wide prominence following the condemnation that UEFA suffered in the wake of the
122:
118:
71:
32:
523:
514:
271:
126:
443:. Australian FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 20 October 2007
39:
154:
28:
90:
shouting something'. "I don't think this is the right attitude.
31:(UEFA). He is also the Senior Advisor to the President of UEFA
70:
William
Gaillard is the Senior Adviser to the UEFA President
361:
Liverpool are 'the worst fans in Europe' says Uefa report
203:. European Communication Summit. 2007. Archived from
461:: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (
87:
100:Gaillard is an active partner with Britain's
8:
226:"UEFA - Introduction: Marketing & Media"
540:French sports executives and administrators
104:campaign and UEFA's own uniteagainstracism
441:"Platini Says Liverpool Fans Not Worst"
166:
56:International Air Transport Association
29:Union of European Football Associations
454:
419:"Caborn & Platini hold Reds talks"
295:. Uefa.com. 2006-01-20. Archived from
228:. UEFA.com. 2007-05-22. Archived from
272:"Galliard: denial exists over racism"
60:UN International Drug Control Program
7:
319:"Liverpool fans are worst in Europe"
373:"Caborn and Parry hit back at Uefa"
251:"Taylor wanted England to walk off"
396:. ESPN. 2007-05-24. Archived from
341:"Greek police put on 'full alert'"
14:
500:Taylor wanted England to walk off
485:Caborn and Parry hit back at Uefa
150:2007 UEFA Champions League Final
114:2007 UEFA Champions League Final
510:Uefa blames Reds fans for chaos
321:. London: www.timesonline.co.uk
317:Praverman, Frank (2007-06-04).
1:
495:Gaillard figures don’t add up
467:←(Archived web page from the
293:"Camp Nou takes centre stage"
505:Aviation's continuing crisis
439:Staff Writer (6 June 2007).
274:. Kickitout.org. 2005-05-19
176:"Who Is William Gaillared "
108:2007 Champions League Final
44:2007 Champions League Final
561:
339:Bond, David (2007-05-23).
38:Gaillard, who was born in
21:director of communications
343:. London: Daily Telegraph
112:Trouble occurred at the
515:William Gaillard Quotes
140:Gaillard has two sons.
98:
253:. BBC.com. 2004-11-18
66:His role within UEFA
174:TBConsulting, LLC.
201:"William Gaillard"
181:. Phoenix, Arizona
95:William Gaillard,
421:. BBC. 2007-06-05
375:. BBC. 2007-06-04
552:
545:French lobbyists
472:
469:Internet Archive
466:
460:
452:
450:
448:
436:
430:
429:
427:
426:
415:
409:
408:
406:
405:
390:
384:
383:
381:
380:
369:
363:
358:
352:
351:
349:
348:
336:
330:
329:
327:
326:
314:
308:
307:
305:
304:
289:
283:
282:
280:
279:
268:
262:
261:
259:
258:
247:
241:
240:
238:
237:
222:
216:
215:
213:
212:
197:
191:
190:
188:
186:
180:
171:
96:
17:William Gaillard
560:
559:
555:
554:
553:
551:
550:
549:
520:
519:
481:
476:
475:
453:
446:
444:
438:
437:
433:
424:
422:
417:
416:
412:
403:
401:
392:
391:
387:
378:
376:
371:
370:
366:
359:
355:
346:
344:
338:
337:
333:
324:
322:
316:
315:
311:
302:
300:
291:
290:
286:
277:
275:
270:
269:
265:
256:
254:
249:
248:
244:
235:
233:
224:
223:
219:
210:
208:
199:
198:
194:
184:
182:
178:
173:
172:
168:
163:
146:
138:
110:
97:
94:
68:
52:
12:
11:
5:
558:
556:
548:
547:
542:
537:
535:UEFA officials
532:
522:
521:
518:
517:
512:
507:
502:
497:
492:
487:
480:
479:External links
477:
474:
473:
431:
410:
385:
364:
353:
331:
309:
284:
263:
242:
217:
192:
165:
164:
162:
159:
158:
157:
152:
145:
142:
137:
134:
119:Richard Caborn
109:
106:
92:
72:Michel Platini
67:
64:
51:
48:
33:Michel Platini
25:public affairs
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
557:
546:
543:
541:
538:
536:
533:
531:
530:Living people
528:
527:
525:
516:
513:
511:
508:
506:
503:
501:
498:
496:
493:
491:
488:
486:
483:
482:
478:
470:
464:
458:
442:
435:
432:
420:
414:
411:
400:on 2012-10-02
399:
395:
389:
386:
374:
368:
365:
362:
357:
354:
342:
335:
332:
320:
313:
310:
299:on 2008-05-07
298:
294:
288:
285:
273:
267:
264:
252:
246:
243:
232:on 2007-06-03
231:
227:
221:
218:
207:on 2008-05-13
206:
202:
196:
193:
177:
170:
167:
160:
156:
153:
151:
148:
147:
143:
141:
136:Personal life
135:
133:
130:
128:
124:
120:
115:
107:
105:
103:
91:
86:
82:
79:
75:
73:
65:
63:
61:
57:
49:
47:
45:
41:
36:
34:
30:
26:
22:
18:
445:. Retrieved
434:
423:. Retrieved
413:
402:. Retrieved
398:the original
388:
377:. Retrieved
367:
356:
345:. Retrieved
334:
323:. Retrieved
312:
301:. Retrieved
297:the original
287:
276:. Retrieved
266:
255:. Retrieved
245:
234:. Retrieved
230:the original
220:
209:. Retrieved
205:the original
195:
183:. Retrieved
169:
139:
131:
111:
99:
88:
83:
80:
76:
69:
53:
37:
16:
15:
394:"Soccernet"
102:Kick It Out
50:Before UEFA
524:Categories
447:15 January
425:2007-06-05
404:2007-05-28
379:2007-06-05
347:2007-06-08
325:2008-09-16
303:2008-09-16
278:2008-09-16
257:2008-09-13
236:2007-06-05
211:2008-09-16
185:15 January
161:References
127:Tom Hicks
125:co-owner
123:Liverpool
457:cite web
144:See also
93:—
58:and the
27:for the
19:is the
40:France
179:(PDF)
463:link
449:2014
187:2014
155:UEFA
23:and
526::
459:}}
455:{{
129:.
62:.
46:.
35:.
471:)
465:)
451:.
428:.
407:.
382:.
350:.
328:.
306:.
281:.
260:.
239:.
214:.
189:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.