stony said:Unknown_Genius said:danburge82 said:Everton were the champions of England and had nothing to do with Liverpool fans murdering a load of Juve fans. But all English clubs were threon out of Europe, including Everton who couldn't play in the European Cup as champions.
Wasn't it the British government that banned English clubs, not UEFA?
Why would the govt ban them? Of course it was UEFA.
Unknown_Genius said:stony said:Unknown_Genius said:Wasn't it the British government that banned English clubs, not UEFA?
Why would the govt ban them? Of course it was UEFA.
I heard it was the governments decision to ban them.
1985: English teams banned after Heysel
The Football Association has banned English clubs from playing in Europe following the Heysel stadium tragedy two days ago in which 39 fans died.
The Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, supported the ban which was announced by FA officials outside Number 10 Downing Street and called for tougher sentences on convicted football hooligans.
"We have to get the game cleaned up from this hooliganism at home and then perhaps we shall be able to go overseas again," she said.
Last Wednesday evening, 39 people died and more than 400 were injured when a wall collapsed at the stadium in Brussels during violent riots just before the European cup final between Liverpool and Juventus (Turin).
We have to get the game cleaned up from this hooliganism at home and then perhaps we shall be able to go overseas again
Margaret Thatcher
The match went ahead despite the tragedy and Juventus won 1-0.
The ban, decided after the return from Mexico of FA chairman Bert Millichip and secretary Ted Croker, will affect Everton, Manchester United, Liverpool, Norwich City, Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton. They are all due to compete in major contests next season.
"It is now up to English football to put its house in order," said Mr Croker outside Number 10.
Mr Millichip acknowledged the ban was a pre-emptive move and that Uefa (the Union of European Football Associations) would have imposed it anyway.
"It was very important that the FA took positive action and immediately," he said, saying it was the most difficult decision he had ever had to take.
The Labour leader of the Opposition, Neil Kinnock, said the ban of English teams would only benefit those who caused the "murderous riot" in Belgium.
The Football League which was not consulted is also opposed to the decision.
The Belgian government has already banned all British clubs from its territory until further notice.
Liverpool, whose fans were blamed for much of the violence, had decided to pull out of next season's Uefa cup competition before the FA announcement.
1985: Uefa bans English clubs from Europe
European football's governing body Uefa has banned English clubs from playing in Europe indefinitely, following the riot at Brussels' Heysel stadium four days ago in which 39 people died.
The ban follows an announcement by the British Football Association on 31 May preventing its own English teams from playing in Europe.
Today's announcement came after an emergency session of soccer chiefs in Switzerland, and cannot be appealed. It is expected to cast English clubs into the European wilderness for several years.
Liverpool fans have been blamed for the Heysel tragedy, when supporters charged at a wall separating them from Juventus fans, causing it to collapse onto the mainly Italian crowd.
English football welcomes move
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are exempt from the ban, and disciplinary action against Liverpool FC is also being considered.
Reacting to the decision, football league president Jack Dunnett said: "It is unfair to punish clubs which had nothing to do with the Brussels tragedy".
But the move was welcomed by other leading figures in English football.
FA Secretary Ted Croker said: "There are many of us who don't want to see us back in Europe until we have got our own house in order."
A British representative on Uefa's 11-strong executive committee said he had unsuccessfully tried to push for the ban to be limited to a set period. But David Will, president of the Scottish FA, said: "The feeling in Uefa is very, very strong".
The British government is set to announce new measures to tighten crowd control in British clubs in the aftermath of the Heysel tragedy.
These are expected to include confirmation of a drinks ban in all British clubs, the introduction of club membership cards to give known supporters access to matches, and wider use of CCTV cameras.
In Liverpool police are launching an inquiry into the Brussels riot. A public hotline has been set up in an attempt to establish what happened and identify those responsible.
Beware the laughing cat. It is a strange cat, a wise cat, ready to lure innocent passers-by into its clutches. Once the cat flares its nostrils in preparation for laughter, there is no way out.Pam said:This story has no credibility. People have been lynched for less. It's enough to make a cat laugh.
Unknown_Genius said:The Swiss FA have just punished Sion, so its all moot now. Expected really.