Heysel stadium disaster

Title

Heysel stadium disaster

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop; Speech

TX Date

31 May 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:03:59

Description

Report from Liverpool following the violence between Liverpool Football Club and Juventus Football Club fans at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium which caused deaths among the Italian fans. Speaking are Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; Liverpool FC leader John Smith; Leader of Merseyside County Council Keva Coombes; Liverpool City Council deputy leader Derek Hatton; local eyewitnesses (not identified). Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; John Smith; Derek Hatton; Keva Coombes

Keywords

Deaths; Police; UK; Fundraising; Association football; Hooliganism; Riots; Belgium; Italy; Football grounds; Football stadiums; Sports stadium disasters; Liverpool Football Club; Brussels; Juventus Football Club; Heysel Stadium disaster (1985); UEFA

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