Liverpool FC And Hillsborough Victims Attacked By Boston Globe
TO help Bostonians make sense of Boston Red Sox owner John Henry’s acquisition of Liverpool FC, Alex Beam writes:
“Two months ago, Red Sox owner John Henry and his partners in New England Sports Ventures purchased Liverpool FC, historically one of Europe’s greatest soccer teams… For now, the Red Sox PR machine is pumping out happy news about Henry’s visits to grotty Liverpool… Even by the deranged standards of European soccer, Red fans are totally bonkers. Their excitable Internet fan sites are still agonizing over a 21-year-old soccer riot that killed 96 people.”
One day on, the Globe – probably having done some research on the internet – realised the error in saying marauding Liverpool fans were responsible for the deaths of 96 people who had gone to watch the match.
“Because of a reporting error, Alex Beam’s column on Tuesday in the ‘g’ section mischaracterised the 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster involving Liverpool soccer fans as a ‘riot’.
“The official investigation into the disaster, which cost 96 lives, placed the blame primarily on poor crowd control and inadequate stadium design.”
Posted: 17th, December 2010 | In: Sports Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
