prosecution on a related charge. the city denied the claim, and the case was dismissed. nearly two decades earlier, fear grips another crowd, and frenzied soccer fans are crushed against a concrete retaining wall. may 29th, 1985. nearly 60,000 supporters fill belgium s heysel stadium for the european cup final, pitting england s liverpool against the italian team juventus. emotions are running high as two of the world s most successful soccer teams face off. liverpool fan rogan taylor is watching on television from his home in england. i have a young family, three daughters. all crazy liverpool fans, of course, comes with the territory. and we are awaiting this match. we ve got some bubbly in the fridge. we re expecting a great game.
and i think literally everybody was just looking at the floor, totally numb. just a short time the game, laurenson is taken off. but when the game started, i only lasted eight seconds because i got injured and i dislocated my shoulder. i started to cry. it was a mixture of emotions. it was then the realization of the massive problems that there had been in the game. as the game continues, a sense of unease dominates play that is apparent even to those like rogan taylor watching from home. there s a tackle close to the penalty area, but not quite in it. the referee gives a penalty to the italian team. i m already thinking, he doesn t want extra time. he wants to get this game over. the italian team takes the penalty shot. they score the only goal in the game, winning the european cup.
nearly 60,000 supporters fill belgium s stadium for the european cup final, pitting england s liverpool against the italian team. emotions are running high as two of the world s most successful soccer teams face off. liverpool fan rogan taylor is watching on television from his home in england. i have a young family, three daughters. all crazy liverpool fans, of course, it comes with the territory. and we are awaiting this match. we have some bubbly in the fridge. we re expecting a great game. at the stadium, liverpool fan chris roland is just arriving. but before the game even starts, the festive mood of the day begins to unravel. there is no crowd control at all. there are no stewards. there are no police.
lasted 80 seconds because i got injured and dislocated my shoulder. i started to cry. it was the realization of the massive problems. as the game continued, a sense of unease apparent to those like rogan taylor, watching from home. there s a tackle close to the penalty area. but not quite in it. i m already thinking. he doesn t want extra time. he wants to get this game over. the italian team takes the penalty shot. they score the only goal in the game, winning the european cup. but it s a hollow victory. the chaos of the day has left 39 fans crushed to death and 600 people injured. because of the role of the fans in the violence, english clubs
lasted 80 seconds because i got injured and dislocated my shoulder. i started to cry. it was the realization of the massive problems. as the game continued, a sense of unease dominates play even apparent to those like rogan taylor watching from home. there s a tackle close to the penalty area. but not quite in it. the referee gives a penalty to the italian team i m already thinking. he doesn t want extra time. he wants to get this game over. the italian team takes the penalty shot. they score the only goal in the game, winning the european cup. but it s a hollow victory. the chaos of the day has left 39 fans crushed to death and 600 people injured. because of the role of the fans