Anniversary of Heysel Stadium disaster

Title

Anniversary of Heysel Stadium disaster

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

29 May 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:04:04

Description

Report from Liverpool on the anniversary of the disaster which occurred at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels (29/05/85) during a football match between Liverpool Football Club from England and Juventus Football Club from Italy. 39 people were killed, mostly Juventus fans; the Liverpool fans accused of hooliganism are to be tried in the Belgian courts.

Contributors

Paul Rooney; Geoff(?) Conrad; Hugh Dalton; Derek Worlock

Keywords

Deaths; Sport; Crime; Association football; Hooliganism; Policing practice; Belgium; Football grounds; Disasters; Liverpool Football Club; Anniversaries; Heysel Stadium; Juventus Football Club

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