Brussels, Belgium, May 28, 2025 (AFP) - Former police chief 'scarred for life' 40 years after Heysel disaster

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2025-05-28
Forty years after the Heysel Stadium disaster, former police commissioner Roland Vanreusel remains traumatised "by the sight of the bodies and the cries of those who were dying". Before the 1985 European Cup final between Juventus and Liverpool in Brussels, English fans clashed with their Italian counterparts inside the Heysel Stadium. The crowd trouble culminated in a surge by Liverpool supporters towards the Juventus fans, leading to the collap......
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