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THE LESSONS OF HILLSBOROUGH

JOHN ANTHONY FINDS OUT ABOUT A BOOK AND PLAY THAT ARE HELPING TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT ONE OF ENGLISH FOOTBALL’S WORST DISASTERS...

FOR football supporters over the age of 40, it’s inconceivable that mention of the Hillsborough disaster should draw blank looks from anyone.
Surely the horrors of that FA Cup semi-final in 1989 and the deaths of 97 Liverpool supporters have been burned into British history?
Even more so given the families fought a three-decade battle for justice that saw a verdict of unlawful killing recorded for the fans who lost their lives at a long ove...

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