UEFA president regrets problems at Champions League finals in Paris and Istanbul

By JAMES ROBSON
AP Soccer Writer

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin admits there were problems with this year’s Champions League final after fans were caught up in gridlocked traffic around the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul. There were reports that some supporters had to get out of buses and walk for miles ahead of Manchester City’s 1-0 win against Inter Milan in European club soccer’s biggest game. Čeferin also apologized after security failures had caused a near-disaster at the Champions League final in Paris last year. He also called on fans to help drive out racists at games. Čeferin was speaking at the European Football Fans’ Congress in Manchester.