Shrewsbury Official: Two fans sang Hillsborough Massacre songs, which we banned for 8 years

Livestream on 18 January In the third round of the FA Cup on 9 January, Liverpool beat Shrewsbury 4-1 at home. According to the British media "Liverpool Echo", the video shows that before the FA Cup match at Anfield, Shrewsbury fans sang hillsborough disaster songs. Shrewsbury was shocked by this and today they made the decision to ban two fans from watching the game for 8 years.

A group of people said to be Shrewsbury fans sang songs with derogatory words such as the 1989 Hillsborough massacre "despicable, hateful" before the game, shouting some ugly slogans. In the FA Cup semi-final on 15 April 1989, 5,000 Liverpool fans crowded into the same stand at the same time due to problems with the structure of the stadium and the chaos of the organization of the scene, causing a serious stampede. According to statistics, in the Hillsborough massacre, a total of 96 people were killed and more than 200 injured.

After losing to Liverpool's FA Cup match, Shrewsbury issued a statement the next day in which they said they were "disgusted and shocked" by what was reported in the media and were working with police to identify the suspect.

Shrewsbury issued an updated statement on Tuesday: "As part of the ongoing investigation into the Liverpool FA Cup match incident, Shrewsbury today banned two fans from watching the game for the next 8 years. As a club, we will not tolerate any violation of the fan code and damage our reputation. ”

Meanwhile, Merseyside police arrested an 18-year-old fan suspected of singing Hillsborough massacre songs ahead of the FA Cup third round at Amfir Stadium.

（seth）