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View image in fullscreenLiverpool unveil plans for new memorial to mark 40th anniversary of Heysel tragedyCurrent memorial’s location deemed unsuitableJuventus to unveil their new tribute next week
Liverpool have unveiled plans for a new Heysel memorial at Anfield to mark the 40th anniversary of the disaster that claimed 39 lives before the 1985 European Cup final.
Entitled “Forever Bound”, the memorial will feature a Juventus scarf and a Liverpool scarf entwined in bronze, a dedication to the date and location of the tragedy and the names of the 39 people who were killed that night – 32 from Italy, four from Belgium, two from France and one from Northern Ireland – engraved on white Italian porcelain.
She might have watched on TV, but never live.”
The idea to mark the 40th anniversary with a new memorial came from members of the Liverpool supporters’ board and supporters’ union Spirit of Shankly.
Liverpool have identified five possible options around Anfield including one near the Hillsborough memorial.
Liverpool consulted on the design with representatives of the Hillsborough families, the club’s supporters’ board, Juventus and the president of the Association for the Families of Heysel Victims, Andrea Lorentini.
Lorentini’s father, Roberto, was among those killed – aged 31 – when a wall collapsed at the stadium after a charge by Liverpool supporters.
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Juventus will mark the anniversary on 29 May by unveiling a new memorial of their own near the Allianz Stadium.
Out of respect for Juventus’s commemorations next week Liverpool will not unveil their memorial until later in the summer.
Juventus officials will attend the Anfield ceremony.
The idea for two scarves tied together originated from photographs of the immediate aftermath of the disaster that showed fan memorabilia discarded all over the Heysel terraces.