Lie became the Truth. ibid.
The police officers’ first accounts were then vetted and many were altered and edited by senior officers before being signed ... No fewer than a hundred and sixteen police statements. ibid.
The police, judiciary and government allowed it to be covered up. ibid.
This summer football almost came home. And we were introduced to a new generation of English stars. But Panorama’s been investigating a darker side of the beautiful game. The football academies where superstars are made but dreams are also broken. And the agents cashing in on talented youngsters in breach of football rules … Are football’s youngsters paying too high a price for glory on the pitch? Panorama: Football’s Broken Dreams, BBC 2021
It was supposed to be a celebration, the biggest day in European football. But for thousands of Liverpool fans the dream ended before the game had even begun. ‘Gas! Gas! Gas!’ … It was like a war zone.’ … What went wrong? Panorama: The Champions League Final: What Went Wrong? BBC 2022
‘I’ve got really bad asthma and I’ve been tear-gassed twice.’ ibid. woman trapped on barrier
At least 115 were injured at the Champions League Final in May. ibid.
This is the story of the leader of world football: Sepp Blatter. And me, Andrew Jennings, an investigative journalist. Andrew Jennings, Fifa, Sepp Blatter & Me, BBC 2015
Sepp tried to bury the evidence. Now the net is closing on Fifa. ibid.
Fifa officials – they have been accused of bribery and corruption on a breathtaking scale. ibid.
Sepp is the godfather, and silence is his code. ibid.
The 96 fans who lost their lives at the Hillsborough disaster ... The true story of the Hillsborough disaster and its terrible aftermath has never been revealed. Hillsborough: The Search for Truth, ITV 2012
Hillsborough, Sheffield 15th April 1989 3 p.m. Liverpool v Nottingham Forest. ibid.
Under Chief Superintendent Duckenfield, a newly appointed police commander with virtually no experience of crowd control at games like this, things had changed. ibid.
The failure of the police to divert people away from that entrance would seal the fate of dozens of men, women and children. ibid.
Chief Superintendent Duckenfield, unable to face the terrible consequences of his decisions, blamed the supporters for causing this tragedy. ibid.
Stories started to circulate pinning the blame for this terrible tragedy on the football supporters themselves. ibid.
The government asked Lord Justice Taylor to lead an inquiry into the events at Hillsborough. ibid.
Not a single witness supported the allegations reported in The Sun. ibid.
The Coroner did not investigate the response of the emergency services after 3.15 became he ruled it would not have been possible to save victims after that time. ibid.
Disciplinary proceedings against Chief Superintendent Duckenfield were dropped by the Police Complaints Authority when he retired due to ill health. ibid.
On 15th April 1989 football fans headed to Hillsborough stadium in Sheffield to watch Liverpool play Nottingham Forest in the semi-final of the FA Cup. Thousands of supporters converged on the stadium. Hillsborough Remembered, History 2009
Hillsborough had two standing areas at opposite ends of the stadium. ibid.
As the death toll rose, fans leaving the stadium were shell-shocked. ibid.
Duckenfield later admitted himself that he had lied about certain statements. ibid.
It’s been called the English Disease. The police clamp down but the yobs just won’t go away. For some the buzz comes at a huge cost. And it’s all linked to the beautiful game. Football Hooligan & Proud, Channel 5 2014
I don’t think his qualities were any less than Cristiano Ronaldo. First Among Equals: The Laurie Cunningham Story, Vincente del Bosque re Cunningham, ITV 2013
When Laurie Cunningham went out to play football for Orient on Saturday a large section of Millwall’s visiting supporters began jumping on the spot, flapping their arms and grunting, ‘coon, coon, coon.’ ibid. news article Jeff Powell
‘That pace and grace and control.’ ibid. match commentator
Black Flash: Lightning Laurie world’s best! ibid. news article
The Black Pearl. ibid. news article Frank McGhee
He turned the crowd around. ibid. Laurie’s brother
In February Chelsea’s John Terry was stripped of the England captaincy after being charged with racially abusing an opponent on the pitch. Although later cleared of this charge by a court, that wasn’t English football’s only racism allegation last season. Clarke Carlisle, Is Football Racist? BBC 2012
Every person that I talk to is opening my eyes, opening my mind, to a completely different side of life. ibid.
Asians are discriminated against – how does that work? ibid.
John Barnes is one of England’s greatest ever footballers. Despite suffering shocking racial abuse as a player he won numerous trophies with Liverpool and nearly eighty caps with England. ibid.
There’s a taboo no-one wants to talk about: mental illness. Football’s Suicide Secret, BBC 2013
Paul Gascoigne – an innocent schoolboy with an extraordinary talent ... one of the world’s most outrageously gifted footballers. Being Paul Gascoigne, ITV 2013
He was on the verge of drinking himself to death. ibid.
‘He can only save himself.’ ibid. Bianca daughter
‘We’re all dying.’ ibid. Paul
The beautiful game: Brazil has won more world cups – 5 – than any other nation. The most recent came in 2002. Rise as One: Brazil/Haiti, Sky Sports 2014
1) Peter Bonetti
2) Warren Barton
3) Phil Neville
4) Keith Curle
5) John Terry
6) Carlton Palmer
7) Keiren Dyer
8) Joey Barton
9) Justin Fashanu
10) Steve Hodge
11) Michael Ricketts
Manager: Steve McClaren England’s Worst Ever Football Team, BBC 2010
Uruguay v Ghana, South Africa World Cup: Twenty Football Games that Shook the World
Nottingham Forest v Liverpool, 1978 European Cup group stages: 2-0 first leg. ibid.
Liverpool v St Etienne 1977 European Cup Quarter Final. ibid.
Celtic v Inter Milan 1967 European Cup Final: 2-1. ibid.
Wimbledon v Liverpool 1988 FA Cup Final: 1-0. ibid.
Sunderland v Leeds 1973 FA Cup Final: 1-0. ibid.
Brazil v Italy 1970 World Cup Final: 4-1. ibid.
France v Brazil 1998 World Cup Final: 3-0. ibid.
Argentina v Peru 1978 World Cup. ibid.
England v Germany Euro 96. ibid.
England v West Germany 1966 World Cup Final. ibid.
West Germany v England 1990 World Cup Semi-Final. ibid.
Manchester United v Bayern Munich 1999 Champions League Final. ibid.
A C Milan v Liverpool 2005 Champions League Final: 3-4. ibid.
Argentina v Cameroon 1990 World Cup: 0-1. ibid.
North Korea v Italy 1966 World Cup 1-0. ibid.
Brazil v Italy 1982 World Cup. ibid.
Real Madrid v Eintracht Frankfurt 1960 European Cup Final. ibid.
England v Hungary 1953: 3-6. ibid.
Argentina v England 1986 World Cup Quarter Final. ibid.
Trevor Francis £1,150,000 Birmingham to Notts Forest 1979. 20 Football Transfers That Shocked the World, ITV 2012
Andy Cole £6,000,000 Newcastle to Manchester United. ibid.
Allan Simonsen Barcelona to Charlton Athletic. ibid.
Ricky Villa & Ozzie Ardiles to Spurs. ibid.
Sol Campbell Spurs to Arsenal 2001. ibid.
Luther Blissett Watford to AC Milan. ibid.