Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Heysel Stadium disaster
In 1985, there was a game between Liverpool and Juventus that was played at the Heysel Stadium in Belgium, where 39 people were killed and around 600 were wounded because of the violence. This happened because the supporters received tickets to sit in the same area in the stands, and the English started to attack the Italians, who fled back toward their end, but there was a wall in the way. The crush of people had so much force that it knocked it down killing the 39 people in the process. Then there was an all out fight during which the captains of both teams were pleading with there fans to stop. I guess it eventually stopped, but the damage had been dealt. The result: English teams were banned from European tournaments for 5 years, and Liverpool for 6.
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