We will always remember, but on this day, May 29, our memories are amplified even more. 34 years have passed since one of the worst tragedies ever to hit the world of sport. Juventus are strongly bonded with the families of the 39 innocent victims of this horrible day.
May 29, 1985, as fans simply waited to celebrate the European Cup final between the Bianconeri and Liverpool at Heysel Stadium in Brussels; things suddenly turned into a nightmare. A nightmare that marked our history forever and that of 39 families.
Our heart goes to those victims on this memorial day. Because from that cursed May 29, 1985, the memory of those 39 victims of Heysel have never stopped living in our hearts.
WiseanWiser on May 29th, 2019 at 09:51 UTC »
I’d like to leave here a beautiful exchange between Juventus and Torino fans in the last few weeks.
When Torino came to play the derby in our stadium on May 4th our fans displayed a banner tributing the Superga crash victims (the great Torino team of the 40s).
https://www.toronews.net/toro/juventus-torino-lo-striscione-della-curva-sud-onore-ai-caduti-di-superga/amp/
A few days ago during Torino-Lazio, Torino fans paid tribute to the Heysel victims we remember today, displaying a banner saying “+39, respect”, flag that now is even exposed over their museum.
https://m.calciomercato.com/news/39-rispetto-durante-torino-lazio-l-omaggio-alle-vittime-dell-hey-58438
A very meaningful event, a sign of respect between two extremely rival fanbases which shows humanity and growth in our football.
I wanted to share this since I see a lot of negative stuff about Italian fanbases, but this beautiful thing was never reported here.
unidentifiableusage on May 29th, 2019 at 09:35 UTC »
Well this thread is going to be a complete mess. In terms of my position, Heysel was a tragedy. Liverpool fans acted disgracefully on the day and the club has never fully stood up to this. The resulting ban of English was a culmination of behaviour from throughout the country. The stadium was clearly dilapidated, run down and unsuitable. The fans should not have been put so close together. This does not excuse Liverpool fans behaviour. You do not need to defend hooliganism just because it was perpetrated by people who support your own club.
Pandauron on May 29th, 2019 at 08:42 UTC »
Our first Champions League victory and the most sad and tragic one. Rest in peace.