LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Heysel stadium disaster

Genre

Press conference

TX Date

May 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:03:13

Description

Press conference with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher following the Heysel Stadium disaster on the Football Association’s ruling (to ban UK footballers and teams from playing in Europe); hopes to change legislation about alcohol within football grounds; possible new safety regulations; possible involvement of National Front in the violence.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher

Keywords

Legislation; UK; Association football; Hooliganism; National Front; Riots; Belgium; Safety; Football grounds; Football stadiums; Alcohol-related crime; Sports stadium disasters; Liverpool Football Club; FA; Safety measures; Brussels; Juventus Football Club; Heysel Stadium disaster (1985)

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