On 29 May 1985, at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, Liverpool was looking forward to defeating Juventus to defend the Champions League, and before the game, the fans of the two teams fought and caused riots, and the stands in disrepair collapsed, killing 39 Juventus fans on the spot and injuring more than 300 people. After the tragedy, Margaret Thatcher made football a victim of politics for britain's international image, and urged the FA to order all professional teams to voluntarily withdraw from the European arena to show "introspection". For the next five years, England clubs were never seen in any European competition. As the "culprit" of the incident, Liverpool was banned for 7 years, which has also become an important event for the team to turn from prosperity to decline. It can be said that in the decade before the Heysse massacre, the Red Army won the Champions League four times, undoubtedly the strongest in British and even European football, but this event brought Liverpool's glory to an abrupt end!
Then British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
On 8 April 2013, the 87-year-old former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher passed away, and a few hours after her death, the Manchester Derby was fought at Old Trafford, but the manchester United and Manchester City clubs did not intend to mourn the "Iron Lady" and wear a black veil before the match, to which the manchester city duo said they had never held a moment of silence for politicians before the game. If the explanation of the Manchester City duo is still barely justified, then in Liverpool, the fans have not hidden their inner "joy" at all. British Mirror reporter Martin Lipton wrote: Tell you why no team mourns for Margaret Thatcher, explain the reason for at least 96 reasons ...
Back on April 15, 1989, in the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Sheffield Hillsborough Stadium in the United Kingdom, due to the structural problems and organizational disorder of the stadium, 5,000 Liverpool fans were still unable to enter after the start of the game, and the police officers opened the door but did not give the necessary guidance, causing 5,000 people to flock to the same stand, the crowding caused serious stampede casualties, 96 Liverpool fans were killed, and more than 200 people were injured. Thatcher's resurgence in the aftermath of the Hathel massacre did not prevent the tragedy from continuing.
A large number of fans could not enter the stadium normally to watch the game
After the tragedy, the police officers present put all the responsibility on the Reds fans, and the Sun (yes, the transfer news was not allowed, the Lace News did not miss the Sun Newspaper) added fuel to the fire, resulting in the wrong handling of the Thatcher government. At this time, a tall figure appeared in the hearts of British fans, and he was Justice Peter Taylor, who issued an investigation report in response to the Hillsborough massacre. In the report, Judge Taylor overturned the "fan conspiracy theory" and forcefully refuted the police's views. However, after the report was issued, the families of the victims were still not treated fairly, and Margaret Thatcher, as prime minister, ignored her, and even ignored the reminder of her by the home secretary who appointed Judge Taylor, and even reported that Margaret Thatcher once said: "Such a report will devastate the credibility of the police." ”
Margaret Thatcher inspects the accident site
This completely angered the families of the Liverpool fans who were killed. Since then, they have begun a 22-year lawsuit, and this incident has completely made the relationship between Margaret Thatcher and the Reds fans impossible to repair! On 12 September 2012, the results of the Hillsborough massacre were officially released, justice may be late, but it will never be absent, the truth came out, then British Prime Minister David Cameron publicly apologized to the families of 96 Liverpool fans who were killed.
Off-topic, Manchester United's hero Ferguson also hated Thatcher! This should be the only time he won't do it against Liverpool!