Heysel stadium disaster

Title

Heysel stadium disaster

Genre

Interview

TX Date

30 May 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:05:47

Description

Interview with IRN’s football correspondent Steve Tongue describing the violence that erupted between Liverpool Football Club and Juventus Football Club fans at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium and what factors contributed to the disaster. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Steve Tongue

Keywords

UK; Association football; Hooliganism; Riots; Policing practice; Football stadiums; Sports stadium disasters; Liverpool Football Club; Juventus Football Club; Heysel Stadium disaster (1985)

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