Heysel’s tragedy, of which only today is 29 years old, was one before and after … The world of football. That fateful day, which should be a great final of the European cup between two of the best teams of the moment – Liverpool and Juventus – became one of the most sad episodes of the so -called King Sport. UEFA and FIFA then the existing security canons in the football fields.
39 fans lost their lives in the Belgian stadium as a result of a human avalanche caused by the English ‘hooligans’ in the prolegomena of the party. 34 of the deceased were followers of Juve, two were Belgians, many other French and one of the British nationality. The Stormloop also caused around 600 injured. The images of Horror, who went around the world, found three quarters of approximately, about, that the collision started, but the culture broth had been brewing for some time.
Both teams had confronted with the European Super Cup at the game with Juventino Triunfo months earlier, so Heyel presented himself as a kind of revenge for the ‘hooligan’ movement that sprouts greatly in Britain at that time. On the eve of the meeting, some quarrels have already been registered in the center of Brussels, but nobody could imagine what would happen in the field hours later.
The radicals ‘Reds’ began to throw objects against the fans of the ‘Vecchia Signora’ who were in one of the funds. At that time, those parts of the field had no seats. The organization had tried to separate fans per sectors to prevent precisely confrontations, but many fans of both teams have theory taken over -reserved tickets for the local public -10,000 locations. That is why it was inevitable that they coincided and the situation was uncontrolled.
The Italian audience, cornered by the ‘hooligans’, tried to escape the race, but found no way out. I was in a mousetrap. The cooling rival hobby pushed them against one of the walls that depict the standard and also against the protective gates where they were trapped and 39 people died of suffocation and crushing. When he saw what happened, Juventus followers invaded the field on the opposite background to try to help their countrymen who also caused a fight on the grass with the security forces who had taken positions.
Vallas withdrawal
Despite the extent of the tragedy, UEFA decided to dispute the party when considering the risk of incidents in the event of suspension. The title was taken by Juventus (1-0) thanks to an arguing fine transformed by Michel Platini, but the sports result was the least. A few days before what happened at the Heys Stadium, another serious event shocked the world of football. Another 56 people died when one of the wooden state was firing from Bradford City.
UEFA reacted bluntly to the tragedy in Belgian countries. Forbidden the participation of English teams in European competitions for an indefinite period. The punishment remained in force until the 1990-1991 season, although Liverpool still had to wait a course to record again. The best European football and FIFA agency also agreed on substantial changes in prevention and control.
On the one hand, they ordered the withdrawal of the security gates that were used until that time to define the field of stands, in addition to the obligation to install seats in the funds. It also started to implement many strict checks in the entrances. The measuring package also included the separation of hobbies in the stadium.
