Uefa president Michel Platini will present a report today to UK Sports Minister Richard Caborn in Brussels. It seems that the report will be critical of Liverpool fans and refer to 25 "incidents" involving Liverpool supporters over the last four years.
Criticism has been levelled at the behaviour of Liverpool fans in Athens during the Champions League final in May. Fans who had forged tickets or no tickets were able to gain access to the stadium at the expense of fans with genuine tickets.
But Hicks claims this problem should sit at Uefa's door.
Hicks told Sky Sports News: "I thought the guy from Uefa was a clown for saying that. Uefa did not handle this right at all. To give 17,000 tickets to the two teams, particularly knowing Liverpool are going to bring 40,000 fans, is insane. It's a classic case of a bureaucrat trying to take the pressure off himself. They didn't handle it right, they didn't have proper ticketing procedures and unfortunately there were counterfeit tickets. There were fans who paid their hard-earned money to get their tickets and they get to the stadium and are told there is no more room. Are they [the fans] mad [angry]? Sure they're mad."
Hicks has also spoken about the finished design for Liverpool's new stadium.
"The design is now final, it's spectacular and I can't wait for everybody to see it, I think our fans will love it, it's very creative architecture, very contemporary but also unique to Liverpool.
It is all centred around the Kop. It will be the symphony stage that plays to the symphony hall."
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