Overview

• Liverpool and Juventus each installed commemorative memorials at their home grounds to honor the 39 supporters who died in the 1985 European Cup final in Brussels.
• A surge by Liverpool supporters into a crumbling section of Heysel Stadium caused a wall to collapse, killing mainly Juventus fans and injuring more than 500.
• Roland Vanreusel, the Brussels deputy police commissioner in 1985, said he remains “scarred for life” by the cries of suffocating victims and the eerie celebration of Juve’s penalty.
• UEFA imposed a five-season ban on English clubs in European competitions, with Liverpool receiving an additional year, and later instituted major stadium safety overhauls after the 1989 Hillsborough disaster.
• The ceremonies follow a recent minivan incident during Liverpool’s victory parade that renewed public focus on security measures at large football gatherings.