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Hillsborough hosted five FA Cup semi-finals in the 1980s. During the 1981 semi-final between Tottenham Hotspur and Wolverhampton Wanderers, a crush occurred at the Leppings Lane end of the ground after hundreds more spectators were permitted to enter the terrace than could safely be accommodated, resulting in 38 injuries, including broken arms, legs and ribs. [23]
Journalist and academic Chris Horrie argued that The Sun gave less attention to the Merseyside teams Everton and Liverpool than other football teams, giving as an example its coverage of the 1986 FA Cup Final between the pair, which it nicknamed "The Giro Cup" (in reference to a slang term for welfare), and its relatively scanty mention of a 9–0 win by Liverpool against Crystal Palace.
Read CNN’s Fast Facts about the Hillsborough Disaster, a 1989 tragedy at a British soccer stadium. Overcrowding in the stands led to the deaths of 96 fans. ... March 13, 2019 - The BBC and other ...
She formed a pressure group "Hope For Hillsborough", subsequently merging it into the "Hillsborough Justice Campaign", eventually becoming chair of the latter. [ 2 ] Judith Moritz, a journalist for the BBC , said that although Williams had no legal training, to talk to her, one would have thought that she had trained for years.
Hillsborough is a 2014 documentary about the Hillsborough disaster. Directed and produced by Daniel Gordon , the two-hour film chronicles the disaster, the investigations, and their lingering effects; it also includes interviews with survivors, victims' relatives, police officers and investigators.
LBC's Shelagh Fogarty said the whole country was 'gaslit' over the Hillsborough disaster.
Crisp, of Lennox Road, Hillsborough, Sheffield, was bailed ahead of his sentencing on January 24. The defendant stood in the dock during the 10-minute hearing wearing a blue suit, white shirt and ...
Anthony David Bland (21 September 1970 – 3 March 1993) was a supporter of Liverpool injured in the Hillsborough disaster.He suffered severe brain damage that left him in a persistent vegetative state as a consequence of which the hospital, with the support of his parents, applied for a court order allowing him to "die with dignity".