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Journalists from The S*n will reportedly be allowed to attend European games at Anfield and Goodison Park next season.

The shock decision comes as Uefa reportedly revealed they, as the body responsible for accrediting journalists for Champions League and Europa League games, will approve any request by journalists from the paper to attend European matches at Liverpool and Everton football clubs.

The newspaper has been vehemently boycotted throughout Merseyside and beyond ever since it printed repugnant and unfounded allegations about the behaviour of Liverpool supporters during the 1989 Hillsborough disaster in which 96 of them were unlawfully killed .

According to The Independent: “Uefa believe it would be unfair to ban journalists from one publication.”

In February, LFC banned The S*n from their premises after a meeting with the Hillsborough Family Support Group.

It was widely reported their journalists would no longer be allowed to report on matches or press conferences, or given any access to interview Liverpool players or manager, Anfield stadium or Melwood training ground.

EFC also took the same precedent earlier this month banning them from club premises including press conferences at Finch Farm.

The Blues’ decision followed growing pressure after a column published in The S*n by its former editor Kelvin Mackenzie.

Mr Mackenzie - who signed off the infamous ‘The Truth’ front page following the 1989 tragedy in which 96 Liverpool fans died - made more slurs against the city in his latest article and has been accused of a racial hate crime for comments likening Ross Barkley to a gorilla.

Mayor Joe Anderson, a lifelong Everton fan, pointed out at the time that Barkley has a Nigerian grandfather and reported Mr Mackenzie to Merseyside Police which has now started an investigation into the article.

This latest revelation will undoubtedly cause shock and anger across Merseyside after fans applauded the bans when they were implemented.

And with both teams on course to qualify for continental competitions it will mean sports writers from The S*n may be back in the area next season.

The Football Writers’ Association has also contacted both clubs to urge them to reconsider their bans in a statement which said its members were “concerned” by the recent bans of S*n journalists from the two city clubs.

Hillsborough campaigner Margaret Aspinall says the association should “be ashamed of itself” for asking Liverpool and Everton to overturn bans on The S*n.

It is unclear at this early stage what action the clubs will take over this.

Both Chester and Tranmere Rovers have also banned writers from The S*n.

The Liverpool Echo has contacted UEFA, Liverpool and Everton for a comment.