Heysel disaster - fans on trial

Title

Heysel disaster - fans on trial

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Jun 1985

Year of production

1985

Play audio

To listen to the audio files, please log in.

Duration

00:02:38

Description

Report on the trial of two Liverpool Football Club supporters, George Davies and John Awork, in Belgium, for stealing a wallet at the European Cup Final with Juventus at the Heysel Stadium - a match which later turned into a tragedy after crowd violence. They were found not guilty. Looks at the evidence of Stephen Manfredi and Marc Charles. Speaking are: George Davies; John Awork. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

George Davies; John Awork

Keywords

Deaths; Association football; Hooliganism; Belgium; Trials; Football stadiums; Sports stadium disasters; Liverpool Football Club; Robbery; Brussels; Sports teams; Juventus Football Club; Heysel Stadium disaster (1985); George Davies; John Awork

The copyright of audio recordings in the LBC / IRN Digitisation Archive is owned by Global Radio UK Ltd.