The Heysel is not yet ready to open the gates

Published on 4/05/2022 at 22:00
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Lhe place is marked for life. As an old regular in the management of the King Baudouin stadium says, “Heysel will never really manage to bury its 39 corpses, and even less to mourn them. »

The drama of May 29, 1985, which took place as a prelude to a Champions League final between Juventus and Liverpool, branded an entire administration. Yesterday’s leaders are obviously no longer today’s decision-makers since almost four decades have passed. But the subject of security remains extremely sensitive when we talk about the security of the premises during the events that take place there.

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