Absolutely reminiscent of hillsborough. I have analysed more than 300 videos recorded by Liverpool Fans. Piecing together what went wrong. If it had not had been for the restraint of many of those Liverpool Fans, and their historical knowledge of hillsborough, we would have had deaths at the Stade De France. I am on my way to paris, retracing the footsteps of more than a0 , 000 Liverpool Fans. Their team was playing real madrid in the Champions League final last may. The day started with supporters gathering at the Liverpool Fan zone eight miles away from the Stade De France. Hello, scousers. Welcome to paris. We got there really early and there were lots of Liverpool Fans, they were singing, songs playing. Everybody, clap your hands, please. I was so excited. I was excited as max was. The atmosphere was really good. What a wonderful way. To finish a season, lifting the european cup. Cheering. The fan zone was amazing. I was 18 at the time and my younger brother was 16. We are the bigg
absolutely reminiscent of hillsborough. i have analysed more than 300 videos recorded by liverpool fans. piecing together what went wrong. if it had not had been for the restraint of many of those liverpool fans, and their historical knowledge of hillsborough, we would have had deaths at the stade de france. i am on my way to paris, retracing the footsteps of more than a0 , 000 liverpool fans. their team was playing real madrid in the champions league final last may. the day started with supporters gathering at the liverpool fan zone eight miles away from the stade de france. hello, scousers. welcome to paris. we got there really early and there were lots of liverpool fans, they were singing, songs playing. everybody, clap your blee ., , , i was so excited. i was as excited as max was. the atmosphere was really good. what a wonderful way to finish a season, . lifting the european cup. cheering. the fan zone was amazing. i was 18 at the time and my younger brother was 16. we
gates into the stadium, leaving fans wondering if they would ever get inside to see the match. i ve paid for a ticket! with thousands of fans released from the ticket checkpoint now heading towards the gates, another dangerous crush began to build. people were getting crushed because this space was not now a place that could hold this amount of people. tonight we are witnessing here, it is building, fans, there is a slight frustration because they are not getting in quick enough, i don t know what is going to happen but it is building, there is a lot of numbers here and hopefully everyone gets in before kick off. we were watching the crowd build leading up to the game so time is ticking away. i could sense something wasn t right. all the fans were shouting all over the place.
people, like crowds. i never saw nothing like it in my life. after over an hour of waiting you could see the queue behind was really dangerous now, a crash was building up a crush was building up because they had been taking such a long time to let people through with their valid tickets. in searing 25 26 degree heat with no access to a toilet, no access to water. i saw genuine fear for people s lives on their faces. i was scared myself. and i had my 11 year old son with me who is absolutely petrified because of what was happening. it was scary, ijust wanted to keep him safe. the crush at the ticket checkpoint had become so dangerous, french police ordered it to be abandoned. around 15,000 liverpool fans were now heading towards the stadium.
the situation by closing some gates into the stadium, leaving fans wondering if they would ever get inside to see the match. i ve paid for a ticket! with thousands of fans released from the ticket checkpoint now heading towards the gates, another dangerous crush began to build. people were getting crushed because this space was not now a place that could hold this amount of people. tonight we are witnessing here, it is building, fans, there is a slight frustration because they are not getting in quick enough, i don t know what is going to happen but it is building, there is a lot of numbers here and hopefully everyone gets in before kick off.