Who was responsible for the Heysel disaster?
The blame for the incident was laid on the fans of Liverpool. On 30 May, official UEFA observer Gunter Schneider said, “Only the English fans were responsible. Of that there is no doubt.” UEFA, the organiser of the event, the owners of Heysel Stadium and the Belgian police were investigated for culpability.
Why were all English clubs banned after Heysel?
On June 2, 1985, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) bans English football (soccer) clubs from competing in Europe. The ban followed the death of 39 Italian and Belgian football fans at Brussels’ Heysel Stadium in a riot caused by English football hooligans at that year’s European Cup final.
What happened in the Hillsborough disaster?
On a sunny spring afternoon in 1989, a crush developed at the Hillsborough stadium in Sheffield resulting in the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans attending the club’s FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest. It remains the UK’s worst sporting disaster.
How many Liverpool fans died at Hillsborough?
Ninety-five men, women and children died immediately or very shortly after they were trapped in the crush in the central “pens” of the Leppings Lane terrace at the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Sheffield Wednesday’s Hillsborough ground on 15 April 1989.
How many people died in the Heysel Stadium disaster?
39
Heysel Stadium disaster/Number of deaths
The disaster occurred before the European Cup final between Liverpool and Juventus on May 29, 1985, when events in Block Z of the stadium tragically led to the deaths of 39 people – mostly Juventus supporters – and left hundreds more injured.
When was the Heysel stadium disaster?
May 29, 1985
Heysel Stadium disaster/Start dates
What is Belgium’s home ground?
King Baudouin Stadium
Belgium national football team/Arenas/Stadiums
What was the outcome of the Heysel Stadium disaster?
Fans already standing near the wall were crushed; eventually the wall collapsed, allowing others to escape. Many people climbed over to safety, but many others died or were badly injured. The game was played despite the disaster, with Juventus winning 1–0.
How did Liverpool players find out about Heysel disaster?
Liverpool players only realised the extent of the tragedy when they boarded their bus at a Brussels hotel to go to the airport, when a crowd of Juventus supporters surrounded the bus. Police had to escort the bus out of the lot.
What was the name of the stadium that collapsed in 1985?
The Heysel Stadium disaster ( French: [ɛizɛl], Dutch: [ˈɦɛizəl] (listen); Dutch: Heizeldrama; French: Drame du Heysel; Italian: Strage dell’Heysel) occurred on 29 May 1985 when mostly Juventus fans escaping from a breach by Liverpool fans were pressed against a collapsing wall in the Heysel Stadium in…
Who was charged with manslaughter at Heysel Stadium?
A total of 34 people were arrested and questioned with 26 Liverpool fans being charged with manslaughter —the only extraditable offence applicable to events at Heysel. An extradition hearing in London in February–March 1987 ruled all 26 were to be extradited to stand trial in Belgium for the death of Juventus fan Mario Ronchi.