the wall is in disrepair from years of neglect. the force of the fans against the already weakened structure creates a perfect storm. liverpool fan chris roland is entering the stadium. as we were making our way towards the turnstiles, we actually heard the wall break. and then we saw lots of what appeared to be italian supporters climbing over a wall. they looked crazed, to be honest, charging down the banks toward us. that s what they were trying to do to escape the trouble. and in doing so, it brought a wall down. frantic italian fans are trampling each other as they try to escape danger. the ground is covered with the injured and the dead. and we hear that there s 2 dead, 4 dead, 10 dead, 16 dead.
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.
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. there s a few turnstyle operators, but they re just waving you through. nothing. absolutely nothing. people couldn t believe their eyes. it s suddenly packed to the rafters. it really was a recipe for disaster. the opposing fans, typically seated at opposite sides of the stadium and separated by barriers are instead placed side by side. at the time, english fans have a reputation for hulliganism and violent behavior at matches. there was five police, a dog
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. there are no well, there were a few turnstile operators but they re just waving you through. nothing. absolutely nothing. people couldn t believe their eyes. it s suddenly packed to the rafters. it really was a recipe for disaster. the opposing fans, typically seated at opposite sides of the stadium and separated by barriers, are instead placed side by side. at the time, english fans have a reputation for hooliganism and violent behavior at matches. to police about 17,000 people
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 ve got 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. there are no there s a few turnstyle operators, but they re just waving you through. nothing. absolutely nothing. people couldn t believe their eyes. it s suddenly packed to the rafters. the ter races at either end was in a bad condition. it really was a recipe for disaster. the opposing fans, typically seated at opposite sides of the