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Football League annual meeting

Title
Football League annual meeting
Genre
News report; Interview
TX Date
7 Jun 1985
Year of production
1985
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Duration
00:04:55
Description
Report on the annual Football League meeting, following the banning of English teams from European competitions because of continuing hooliganism and in particular because of the Heysel Stadium tragedy (29/05/85). Oxford United Chairman Robert Maxwell walked out of the meeting in protest. Includes interviews with Maxwell and the Football League General Secretary Graham Kelly. Male reporter not identified.
Contributors
Robert Maxwell; Graham Kelly
Keywords
Association football; Hooliganism; Europe; Sports stadium disasters; Football League; Meetings; Heysel Stadium disaster (1985); UEFA; FIFA

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