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 Heysel Stadium disaster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Heysel Stadium disaster took place at the 1985 football European Cup final at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium.
The Heysel stadium itself has since been completely rebuilt, and is now called the King Baudouin Stadium.
Juventus and Liverpool were drawn together in the quarterfinals of the 2005 Champions League.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Heysel_Stadium_disaster   (549 words)

  
 Heysel Stadium disaster -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
The Heysel stadium itself has since been completely rebuilt, and is now called the (Click link for more info and facts about King Baudouin) King Baudouin Stadium.
Juventus and Liverpool were drawn together in the quarterfinals of the 2005 Champions League, in the 20th anniversary year of the tragedy.
This was the first time the clubs met in a competitive match since Heysel, although they had played several friendly matches in the meantime.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/he/heysel_stadium_disaster.htm   (599 words)

  
 The Heysel and the Atomium in Brussels, Brussel, Bruxelles in Belgium.
The Heysel and the Atomium in Brussels, Brussel, Bruxelles in Belgium.
The Centenary halls are on the northern side of the Heysel.
After the Heysel tragedy in 1985, the football stadium was rebuilt in 1993 and is now called the King Boudewijn stadium.
www.trabel.com /brussel/Brussel-HeyselAtomium.htm   (654 words)

  
 The Heysel tragedy - a hidden agenda ?
The Heysel disaster was not totally Hooligan related as part of the football community is inclined to believe.
Pubs in the vicinity of the Heysel Stadium are given the green light to serve alcoholic beverages.
A number of Liverpool fans were convicted of involuntary manslaughter for their part in the Heysel riot but none served any further time in jail beyond that spent on remand.
family.maltanet.net /hawk/html/Heysel.html   (3632 words)

  
 dere-street: applied randomness: Football archive
There has been no spectacle in the history of televised sport as compelling and atrocious as the night of 29 May 1985, when 39 Italians were killed on the terraces of the Heysel stadium, Brussels, in the murderous prelude to a European Cup final.
Caremani does not flinch from describing all those present at Heysel as victims in the sense that they were playing roles in a larger tragedy that they did and could not understand at the time.
Heysel, says Baudrillard, did not happen by chance; it was the inevitable result of the desire of spectators to turn themselves into actors.
www.dere-street.com /archives/football/index.php   (979 words)

  
 RTÉ.ie Sport - Liverpool and Juventus discuss Heysel
The clash between AC Milan and city rivals Inter might have drawn the most attention for footballing reasons but the Champions League quarter-final between Liverpool and Juventus offers a poignant opportunity to commemorate one of the game's great tragedies.
Both clubs have vowed to use the tie to mark the 20th anniversary of the Heysel disaster in an 'appropriate and dignified' manner.
That horrific night claimed the lives of 39 supporters, the majority of whom were Italian, when a wall in the decrepit Brussels stadium gave way.
www.rte.ie /sport/2005/0319/heysel.html   (387 words)

  
 Heysel Stadium Disaster - Hillsborough Football Disaster   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
As with Hillsborough, the Heysel Stadium was criticised for the decrepit and unsafe facilities and it was deemed that the Stadium was totally unsuitable to host such an occasion.
The Belgium authorities were criticised for their total lack of organisation (many supporters entered the ground without having to show or surrender their tickets) and it was declared that the Heysel Stadium should not be used to stage football matches.
The Heysel Stadium was then primarily used for athletic meetings until being largely rebuilt and renamed to host Euro 2000.
www.contrast.org /hillsborough/history/heysel.shtm   (594 words)

  
 HEYSEL
Responsibility for the Heysel tragedy lies chiefly with the hooligans who spread violence and panic, but the disaster at Bradford football ground (United Kingdom) two weeks earlier, which left 53 dead, 18 missing and 200 injured, was due to a dilapidated stadium with inadequate safety facilities.
In Bradford spectators were the victims of panic caused by fire in a stand from which they could not escape because of the barriers and fences protecting the playing area and enclosing the stadium.
As a result of the strong reaction triggered by the Heysel disaster, the European Convention on Spectator Violence and Misbehaviour was opened for signature on 19 August 1985
www.coe.int /T/E/Com/Files/Themes/Sport/HEYSEL.asp   (551 words)

  
 Liverpoolfc.tv: Heysel
On May 29 1985, 39 football fans died when a wall collapsed at the Heysel stadium in Belgium.
It was if fate had brought the two teams together to join forces and honour those who had lost their lives at Heysel.
The bond between us remains strong, but we still want all Juventus fans to know that we are very sorry about the fact that 39 people lost their lives.
www.liverpoolfc.tv /lfc_story/heysel   (683 words)

  
 The Observer | Sport | Heysel - The witnesses
She considered Heysel to be solely the fault of Liverpool.
Sure, you could argue Heysel stadium was not suitable for a match like the European Cup final, but that would only be because of the hooligan element.
We then made 27 arrests on suspicion of manslaughter – the only extraditable offence applicable to events at Heysel – of which 60 per cent were from Liverpool and the remainder from places that ranged from Aberdeen to Ipswich.
observer.guardian.co.uk /osm/story/0,6903,1448082,00.html   (5335 words)

  
 BBC - h2g2 - The Heysel Stadium Tragedy, 1985
Built in the 1920’s, the Heysel Stadium was quite simply the worst venue in the world to host such a volatile encounter.
Until the Heysel Stadium, the terraces of English football grounds were little more than filthy concrete expanses where tens of thousands of people were literally locked in and left to their own devices for a couple of hours every Saturday afternoon.
After Heysel, the authorities were no longer able to dismiss terrace violence as little more than working class lads letting off steam.
www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A707753   (2076 words)

  
 Soccervision - Heysel Scars Will Never Heal
The defence of a one-goal lead and the impending prize of a place in the semi-finals of the Champions League are foremost in the minds of Liverpool supporters this week.
At mid-day on May 29 2000, the 15th anniversary of the Heysel tragedy, bells in Liverpool's municipal buildings pealed 39 times in memory of the 39 supporters who lost their lives.
Instead of growing recrimination, those kinds of efforts, which were begun immediately after the tragedy, have allowed supporters of both clubs to anticipate Wednesday night with football foremost in their minds.
soccervision.co.uk /forum/printthread.php?t=1819   (416 words)

  
 BBC News | UK | The Heysel disaster
The Heysel disaster of 29 May, 1985, led to the deaths of 39 fans and a five-year blanket ban on English clubs in European football.
Heysel was almost certainly going to happen because no one, anywhere, seemed capable of stopping the violence
Gerald McKinley, a Liverpool fan who was at Heysel but not involved in the rioting, said: "Heysel was almost certainly going to happen because no one, anywhere, seemed capable of stopping the violence.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/768380.stm   (450 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Heysel Stadium disaster   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
King Baudouin Stadium (Heysel Stadium) The Heysel Stadium was a sports ground in north-west Brussels, Belgium.
Emblem of the Brussels-Capital Region Flag of The City of Brussels Brussels (Dutch: Brussel, French: Bruxelles, German: Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium and is considered by many to be the headquarters of the European Union, as two of its four main institutions have their headquarters in the...
UEFA logo The Union of European Football Associations, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced you-AY-fuh), is the administrative and controlling body for European football.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Heysel-Stadium-disaster   (1218 words)

  
 HOT DOCS' 2nd ANNUAL DOC SOUP SERIES LAUNCHES WITH NICK BROOMFIELD'S "BIGGIE AND TUPAC
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On May 29 1985, 39 fans are trampled to death in a riot at Brussels's Heysel Stadium just moments before the UEFA Cup Final between Juventus and Liverpool is set to begin.
HEYSEL '85 is a truly engaging film, and a wonderful choice for Closing Night.
The tragic events that unfolded at Heysel two decades ago are remembered around the world, and director Lode Desmet perfectly captures the drama, and the horror, of that day in this gripping cautionary tale." International programmer and Hot Docs' Programme Manager Shannon Abel agrees, "Toronto audiences are going to love this film.
www.hotdocs.ca /media_press.cfm?media_id=222   (603 words)

  
 FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association
Walter Gagg: On 29 May 1985, I had been invited to an evening meal with the Swiss national football team, which was in training for a qualifying match for the FIFA World Cup in Mexico.
Heysel was a turning point, and we have come a very long way since.
In the dilapidated Heysel stadium, the supporters in section Z, in the corner, were standing and we all know the tragedy that resulted.
www.fifa.com /en/print/article/0,4039,107007,00.html   (1235 words)

  
 The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 289   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Zbigniew Boniek, the Polish midfielder in Juve's side at Heysel, said he hoped the build-up to the tie would focus on the games.
Boniek said he had given his win bonus to the parents of Heysel victims and had never considered the victory in the final as a success.
The president of the Association of Families of Heysel Victims, Otello Lorentini, said however that he wanted to see some commemoration of the tragedy.
www.thedailystar.net /2005/03/20/d50320040739.htm   (536 words)

  
 Brussels to mark Heysel disaster   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
BRUSSELS - The city of Brussels will mark the anniversary of the Heysel stadium disaster on Sunday by commemorating the deaths of 39 people, most of them Italian football supporters, for the first time in 20 years.
On the evening of May 29, 1985, what was supposed to be a celebration of European sport between two clubs at their peak turned into a nightmare that changed the way that football would be watched in stadiums for ever.
"Heysel revealed the state of football in the 1980s.
www.sundaytimes.co.za /zones/sundaytimesNEW/sportst/sportst1116936939.aspx   (544 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Football | Europe | Heysel and the tragic aftermath
The Heysel Stadium was the scene of fatalities in 1985
The aftermath of Heysel was dogged by claim and counter-claim about supporters entering the ground without tickets, and that even those with tickets were not subjected to inspection.
The Heysel Stadium itself has been completely renovated and renamed as the Roi Baudouin stadium and successfully staged matches at Euro 2000.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/football/europe/4400953.stm   (780 words)

  
 Microsoft België & Luxemburg - Developer & IT Pro Days, 1 & 2 February 2005 - Heysel, Brussels - Practical ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Tram numbers 23 and 81 stop at Hall 1 ("Heysel" is the name of the stop).
You'll have to walk approximately 500m to Hall 10, where the event is held.
Buses numbers 84 and 89 ("Heysel") stop at Hall 1.
www.microsoft.com /belux/fr/devitprodays/practical/route.aspx   (125 words)

  
 Drame du Heysel - Wikipédia
Le drame du stade du Heysel, survenu le 29 mai 1985 à Bruxelles en Belgique, est l'une des tragédies les plus marquantes liées à une manifestation sportive.
Depuis le stade du Heysel a été rénové et rebaptisé Stade du Roi Baudouin.
La justice belge condamna lourdement les autorités responsables d'avoir autorisé la tenue d'un match dans une enceinte vétuste.
fr.wikipedia.org /wiki/Drame_du_Heysel   (670 words)

  
 The Australian: Heysel disaster monument planned (archived)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
BRUSSELS will mark the 20th anniversary of the Heysel Stadium disaster with a 60-metre square "sundial" sculpture incorporating a light inset for each of the 39 soccer fans who died.
The sculpture's designer, Frenchman Patrick Rimoux, said the stainless steel monument outside the replacement stadium for the now-demolished Heysel would incorporate Italian and Belgian stone and an English poem to mark the sorrow of the three nations.
Rimoux said it would be engraved with English poet WH Auden's "Funeral Blues", perhaps most famous for its use in the film "Four Weddings and a Funeral".
www.theaustralian.news.com.au /common/story_page/0,5744,12639062%255E23215,00.html   (219 words)

  
 Heysel
The Heysel Exhibition Park is the place in the north of the centre of Brussels, Belgium, where the World's Fair of 1935 and 1958 took place.
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 Soccernet.com Euro 2000 News: UEFA in Heysel tribute rumpus
The Italian Football Federation say that UEFA have snubbed their attempts to mark the deaths of 39 countrymen killed in the Heysel Disaster.
The Italians, who play Belgium tonight in the renamed and renovated King Baudouin Stadium, intend to mark their first visit to the ground since the tragedy in 1985 by placing a floral tribute on the centre circle before the match.
A statement released by the Italians yesterday said: 'In the absence of any action from UEFA we believe it is right to pay a tribute to those who died at what was the Heysel Stadium.
www.soccernet.com /euro2000/news/20000614itabelengheysel.html   (263 words)

  
 MEMORIA E AMICIZIA - LFC HONOUR THE HEYSEL 39
This first meeting of the Reds and Juve since that tragic night in Brussels 20 years ago is sure to be an emotive one for all concerned and Liverpoolfc.tv can reveal that after consultation with supporters the following has been arranged with the spirit of friendship and understanding in mind...
The Memoria e Amacizia banner was first was first seen at Anfield prior to the Liverpool v Blackburn match in May 1995 (on the 10th anniversary of Heysel) and more recently paraded in front of the Kop during half-time at the derby to a warm round of applause.
The original inspiration for the banner was two Liverpool youth workers, the late Janet Murphy from The Marybone centre, and the late Alf Langley, a founder member of the Football Arts Initiative, who took a youth group to Turin in a non-football related exchange of friendship in the summer of 1989.
www.liverpoolfc.tv /news/drilldown/N148338050401-2251.htm   (582 words)

  
 Kenny Dalglish's recollections on Heysel - Hillsborough Football Disaster   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
What became known as the Horror of Heysel arose partly from events that occurred in Rome.
We learned afterwards that some Juventus fans at the unsegregated send had been throwing stones at Liverpool supporters, which was why some of our fans ran at them on that terrace in Heysel.
Friends of mine who were at Heysel told me afterwards they never knew that had been fatalities.
www.contrast.org /hillsborough/history/dalglish-heysel.shtm   (1944 words)

  
 Xtratime Community - Liverpool   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
This is a most sensitive topic for me. My father was murdered in Heysel.
I saw a news report from England today, and they talked of "crowd trouble" and of "a disturbance".
This is the attitude to Heysel in England, and from Liverpool.
www.xtratime.com /forum/showthread.php?t=156394   (864 words)

  
 AIAON | BBC ON THIS DAY | 29 | 1985: 'A bad time to be English'
On 29 May 1985 fans gathered at Brussels' Heysel Stadium, to watch the Uefa cup final between two of Europe's greatest teams, Liverpool and Juventus.
It was emotional to watch The Kop's and the city's support of the Juve fans and the remembrance of the dead from that fateful and shameful night in 1985.
It is a well-peddled fallacy that Heysel was a one-off : my father was a headteacher and saw the venom in young kids on The Kop that night.
amiabstractornot.highlyillogical.org /onthisday/hi/witness/may/29/newsid_4566000/4566169.stm   (1786 words)

  
 Remnants Heysel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
One of the two former buildings of the firebrigade as found near the Heysel Palaces and now used as an office for the maintenance personnel.
The original Ginder-Ale restaurant is part of the Atomium  and not in use at the moment.
Other picture shows the nice Expo-Café which is located near the main Heysel parkings.
users.skynet.be /rentfarm/expo58/relics1   (413 words)

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