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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.[source?] All of these victims were Liverpool F.C. supporters[source?]. Another 766 people were injured.[source?] 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.[why?] 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[be specific] 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
change- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Liverpool FC ban for Sun journalists over Hillsborough". BBC News. BBC. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
