Heysel Stadium Tragedy 40th Anniversary Remembered Never Forgotten

[mattcity5]

Knowing people had died they were then allowed to play a football match.
Who cared less about the dead football supporters, UEFA or the clubs?

Might be wrong, but I think the reasoning was that they feared a riot if they announced it was off.

 

[bluemanchester]

Might be wrong, but I think the reasoning was that they feared a riot if they announced it was off.

I seem to remember that was the line given, but if it was announced people had died surely even the most thuggish of supporters would stop rather than continue to kill more people. Personally I think it was a poor decision to play a game of football immediately after a tragedy.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

 

[paulchapo]

Might be wrong, but I think the reasoning was that they feared a riot if they announced it was off.

Correct and they were probably right.

 

[5 Hit Gibbon]

RIP to those that lost their lives. A terrible night for football.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Every fucking incident since involves them too!

It doesn’t though, does it?

Have you not seen stuff at City Euro aways? Because I definitely have.

 

[RiversideBlue]

A riot!

Ffs, how bad could it get, they had already killed 39 people!

I think the fear was that that number would increase if they didn't play it

 

[Vienna_70]

Our football fans were not respected before Heysel. The Heysel tragedy gave UEFA the opportunity to ban English teams from their competitions. Heysel was the final straw.

I’ve been saying that on here for years, but very few are willing to admit that is the case.

 

[Vienna_70]

Knowing people had died they were then allowed to play a football match.
Who cared less about the dead football supporters, UEFA or the clubs?

If memory serves, UEFA wanted it to go ahead, as they were afraid what Liverpool fans would do, if the game was postponed.

 

[mattcity5]

I’ve been saying that on here for years, but very few are willing to admit that is the case.

Absolutely true.

This was by no means an isolated incident and running battles were common at many clubs.
It's why attendances plummeted and why fences were put up.

Football fans complained about how the police treated them and how they were treated in other countries, but a lot of that treatment was self-inflicted.

I've been wanting to find a good documentary on what it was like to show my kids, but all there seems to be are fictional films with Danny Dyer. The real truth seems to have been long hidden.

 

[City Hobgoblin]

There was an element of infantile oneupmanship around the mid-80s- which crew can be the most nasty and outrageous?
That mentality produced the Luton, Birmingham and Heysel riots.

 

[jrb]

On May 29, 1985, the world watched in shock as one of the most horrific tragedies ever to take place in a soccer stadium unfolded, during which 39 people lost their lives. Time cannot soothe or alleviate the grief of that unforgettable day, yet Juventus continues to preserve the memory of the Heysel victims inside the new Juventus citadel in the Continassa complex through the Verso Altrove memorial work, which has been inaugurated today, Thursday, 29 May 2025.

Verso Altrove - In memory of the victims of Heysel - Juventus

On May 29, 1985, the world watched in shock as one of the most horrific tragedies ever to take place in a soccer stadium unfolded, during which 39...

www.juventus.com

Them. I'll leave it t that.

Liverpool FC remembers the 39 football fans who lost their lives in the Heysel Stadium disaster, 40 years ago today.

The tragedy occurred before the European Cup final between Liverpool and Juventus in Belgium on May 29, 1985.

Events in Block Z of the stadium that night led to the deaths of 39 people and also left hundreds more injured.

LFC attends unveiling of new Heysel memorial in Turin - Liverpool FC

Liverpool FC chief executive officer Billy Hogan and ambassador Ian Rush today attended the unveiling of a new memorial in Turin, Italy dedicated to the victims of the Heysel Stadium tragedy.

www.liverpoolfc.com

BBC Football.

The mayor of the Liverpool City Region has spoken of the importance of remembering the causes of the Heysel stadium disaster 40 years on.

Steve Rotheram was at the match on 29 May 1985 when 39 people died before the European Cup Final in Brussels.

A group of Liverpool fans at Heysel Stadium had charged towards a section housing mostly Juventus supporters, resulting in the collapse of a wall.

Mr Rotheram, who was in another part of the stadium at the time, said "for our city it's an indelible stain."

Liverpool mayor: Heysel disaster leaves 'indelible stain' on city

Steve Rotheram spoke ahead of the 40th anniversary of the disaster as a new memorial is planned.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[jrb]

The disaster occurred ahead of the European Cup final between Liverpool and Juventus on May 29, 1985, in Block Z of the Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium. Thirty-nine people lost their lives and hundreds more were injured in the tragedy.

Liverpool pay tribute to Heysel victims on 40th anniversary of European Cup final disaster

Liverpool FC marked the 40th anniversary of the Heysel Stadium disaster on Thursday morning by paying its respects to the 39 people who tragically lost their lives

www.liverpoolecho.co.uk

 

[west didsblue]

On May 29, 1985, the world watched in shock as one of the most horrific tragedies ever to take place in a soccer stadium unfolded, during which 39 people lost their lives. Time cannot soothe or alleviate the grief of that unforgettable day, yet Juventus continues to preserve the memory of the Heysel victims inside the new Juventus citadel in the Continassa complex through the Verso Altrove memorial work, which has been inaugurated today, Thursday, 29 May 2025.

Verso Altrove - In memory of the victims of Heysel - Juventus

On May 29, 1985, the world watched in shock as one of the most horrific tragedies ever to take place in a soccer stadium unfolded, during which 39...

www.juventus.com

Them. I'll leave it t that.

Liverpool FC remembers the 39 football fans who lost their lives in the Heysel Stadium disaster, 40 years ago today.

The tragedy occurred before the European Cup final between Liverpool and Juventus in Belgium on May 29, 1985.

Events in Block Z of the stadium that night led to the deaths of 39 people and also left hundreds more injured.

LFC attends unveiling of new Heysel memorial in Turin - Liverpool FC

Liverpool FC chief executive officer Billy Hogan and ambassador Ian Rush today attended the unveiling of a new memorial in Turin, Italy dedicated to the victims of the Heysel Stadium tragedy.

www.liverpoolfc.com

BBC Football.

The mayor of the Liverpool City Region has spoken of the importance of remembering the causes of the Heysel stadium disaster 40 years on.

Steve Rotheram was at the match on 29 May 1985 when 39 people died before the European Cup Final in Brussels.

A group of Liverpool fans at Heysel Stadium had charged towards a section housing mostly Juventus supporters, resulting in the collapse of a wall.

Mr Rotheram, who was in another part of the stadium at the time, said "for our city it's an indelible stain."

Liverpool mayor: Heysel disaster leaves 'indelible stain' on city

Steve Rotheram spoke ahead of the 40th anniversary of the disaster as a new memorial is planned.

www.bbc.co.uk

Fair play to Mr Rotherham. It’s a shame LFC can’t bring themselves to say something similar.

 

[jrb]

Fair play to Mr Rotherham. It’s a shame LFC can’t bring themselves to say something similar.

Not a single comment or reply to his tweet on X from Liverpool fans. Yet X is full of 1000's of Liverpool fans tweeting on X every day. Strange that.

 

[Toffeedude]

Cannot believe 40 years has passed. Bless them all. so awful, so sad.

 

[Vienna_70]

Cannot believe 40 years has passed. Bless them all. so awful, so sad.

I still remember where I was, when I heard about it.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Fair play to Rotherham. It doesn’t need sackcloth and ashes. Just an express acknowledgement of culpability and an associated level of contrition. For me at least, that would be enough.

 

[shackattack]

I still remember where I was, when I heard about it.

I was working on the Isle of Wight - most of my mates were Reds. Raced off work to watch it on telly, horrible night. Same with Hillsborough

 

[shackattack]

Not a single comment or reply to his tweet on X from Liverpool fans. Yet X is full of 1000's of Liverpool fans tweeting on X every day. Strange that.

Phil Neal will comment but only for a few quid !!