Hillsborough disaster

In the Hillsborough disaster on 15 April 1989, ninety-seven people were killed in a stampede at the Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. All of these victims were Liverpool F.C. supporters. Another 766 people were injured. The disaster happened during the FA Cup semi-final match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest football clubs.

At first, people thought football fans had caused the disaster. However, a later investigation showed that the police were to blame. Ambulances were not able to reach the pitch where the stampede happened, which increased the number of people who died. This was the worst disaster in British sporting history.[1]

There is a memorial at Hillsborough Stadium in memory of the people who died.

The newspaper The Sun wrote an untrue headline days after the disaster. In response to The Sun's coverage of the disaster, Liverpool F.C. banned its journalists from entering their grounds in February 2017.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Eason, Kevin (13 April 2009). "Hillsborough: the disaster that changed football". The Times. UK. Archived from the original on 15 March 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
  2. ↑ "Liverpool FC ban for Sun journalists over Hillsborough". BBC News. BBC. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
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