[nylon]

The Heysel Stadium Disaster (pronounced: [ˈɦɛizəl]; Dutch: Heizeldrama) occurred on 29 May 1985 when escaping fans were pressed against a wall in the Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, before the start of the 1985 European Cup Final between Juventus of Italy and Liverpool of England. 39 people—mostly Juventus fans—died[1] and 600 were injured.[2]

Approximately 1 hour before the Juventus-Liverpool final was due to kick off, a large group of Liverpool fans breached a fence separating them from a "neutral area" which contained mostly Juventus fans. They ran back on the terraces and away from the threat into a concrete retaining wall. Fans already seated near the wall were crushed; eventually the wall collapsed. Many people climbed over to safety, but many others died or were badly injured. The game was played despite the disaster in order to prevent further violence.[3]

The tragedy resulted in all English football clubs being placed under an indefinite ban by UEFA from all European competitions (lifted in 1990–91), with Liverpool being excluded for an additional 3 years, later reduced to 1,[4] and fourteen Liverpool fans found guilty of manslaughter and each sentenced to three years' imprisonment. The disaster was later described as "the darkest hour in the history of the UEFA competitions".[5]

[docfr8]

This is crazy.. Some fans take their soccer just a little bit too seriously...

[decap]

Soccer fans are terrible...

[cujemi55]

The possibility of this sort of thing is the only redeeming factor for sports

[vagabond]

Total asshole mob behavior. That was years ago and nothing's changed.

[jumpingjames69]

I think you will find that things have changed especially in England, shit holes like Milan, Rome, Zagreb still have issues especially Italy as they stab a lot, these clowns are called ultras,

Originally Posted by vagabond ↗

Total asshole mob behavior. That was years ago and nothing's changed.

[kellyhound]

Despite its status as Belgium's national stadium, the Heysel Stadium was in a poor state of repair by the time of the 1985 European Final.

The 55-year-old stadium had not been sufficiently maintained for several years, and large parts of the stadium were literally crumbling.

For example, the outer wall had been made of cinder block, and fans who did not have tickets were seen kicking holes in it to get in.

Liverpool players and fans later said that they were shocked at the abject conditions of the ground, despite reports from Arsenal fans that the stadium was a "dump" when the Gunners played there a few years earlier.

They were also surprised that Heysel was chosen despite its poor condition, especially since Barcelona's Camp Nou and Bernabéu in Madrid were both available.

Juventus president Giampiero Boniperti and Liverpool CEO Peter Robinson urged UEFA to choose another venue, claiming that Heysel was not suitable to host a European Final, and certainly not one involving two of the most powerful clubs in Europe. However, UEFA refused to consider a move.

so also a major fuck up from uefa who had Jacques Georges as president back than but he didn't resign after the tragedy, actually he made stupid another fuck up several years later.

Jacques Georges (May 30, 1916 in Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle, France – 25 February 2004) was the president of the French Football Federation (FFF) from 1968 since 1972 and the 4th president of UEFA (1983–1990).

In April 1989, he caused controversy by describing a minority of Liverpool F.C. supporters as "beasts", wrongly believing that hooliganism was the cause of the Hillsborough disaster which ultimately resulted in the deaths of 96 of the English club's fans.

He issued a swift apology for his comments upon discovering that hooliganism did not cause the tragedy.

He died in February 2004 at the age of 87.

Hate those power hungry so called presidents and their club of rich buddies around them supporting them. $$

[sweetie88]

I never want to see that again, the liverpool fans stormed the ground, even police horses's were throne in the air, they totally uncontollable,,,,absloulote animals,yes good people were killed, famililies and such,, and it was awful, but how can you blame crowd control? look to the savage hooligans that call them selves fans.

[jumpingjames69]

typical clueless fuckers responding

[xseanx13]

Remind me to never watch football at a stadium....oh wait, I wouldnt anyway lol