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20 YEARS ON: 18 EMOTIONAL FEATURES
Paul Eaton
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To mark the 20th anniversary of Hillsborough, Liverpoolfc.tv have been publishing a wide-range of emotional and reflective articles in tribute to the 96. If you haven’t had time to surf the website today, here’s a complete round-up of our coverage.
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FOREVER YOUNG: 96 REDS REMEMBERED>>Twenty years ago today, 24,000 Liverpool fans travelled to a football match. 96 never returned. On the anniversary of Britain's worst sporting disaster, we want the world to see the faces of the fans whose hopes and dreams for the future ended that day.
LETTERS FROM THE HEART>>Earlier this year, Liverpoolfc.tv contacted some of the relatives and friends of the fans whose lives were tragically cut short to ask if they'd like to write a few words to their loved ones on the 20th anniversary of the disaster. The response was truly humbling, so much so we have split this feature into three parts.
WHAT HILLSBOROUGH MEANS TO ME>>A number of personalities from inside and outside of football reflect on the Hillsborough disaster and reveal what April 15, 1989, means to them. This feature has been divided into three parts.
HILLSBOROUGH: THE UNACCEPTED TRUTH>>Lynne Fox: I was 16 years old when my 21-year-old brother Steve died at Hillsborough and I didn't know many facts about what had actually happened. In 1996, the final year of my degree in photography, I got the chance to investigate, present and reveal the truth.
KENNY DALGLISH ON HILLSBOROUGH>>Twenty years on from the Hillsborough tragedy, we speak exclusively to then manager Kenny Dalglish about his memories of Liverpool Football Club's darkest day.
WATCH OUR VIDEO TRIBUTE TO THE 96>>Thousands of supporters this afternoon turned out to pay their respects to the supporters who lost their lives at Hillsborough and now we would like to pay our own special video tribute to the 96 who were lost forever on that tragic day in 1989.
POEMS FOR THE 96>>With the 96 who lost their lives at Hillsborough uppermost in our thoughts today, we've compiled a list of reflective, thoughtful and emotional poems to mark the 20th anniversary of the disaster in Sheffield.
TRIBUTES FROM REDS AROUND THE WORLD>>Liverpool supporters clubs from all corners of the globe have today paid their respects to the 96 Reds who never returned from Hillsborough twenty years ago.
NEIL FITZMAURICE ON HILLSBOROUGH>>Actor, writer and Hillsborough survivor Neil Fitzmaurice gives his own moving and detailed account of the day and the aftermath.
CUP KINGS '89: THE FULL STORY>>It was the most emotionally charged FA Cup final of all time, as Merseyside rivals Liverpool and Everton came together at Wembley just one month after the Hillsborough disaster. Captain Ronnie Whelan, striker John Aldridge and BBC Radio Merseyside commentator Graham Beecroft recently visited our LFC TV studios to reflect on a Cup run which will never be forgotten.
RAY HOUGHTON'S CLASS OF '88-'89>>In an exclusive interview with LFC TV Ray Houghton recalls the highs and lows of the 1988-89 campaign and talks in detail about how the players tried to come to terms with the Hillsborough tragedy.
IAN RUSH REMEMBERS THE 96>>Twenty years ago today Ian Rush was named as a substitute for Liverpool's FA Cup semi-final clash with Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough. Here he pays his tribute to the 96.
HILLSBOROUGH AND THE MILE OF SCARVES>>This excerpt was taken from 'Across The Park' by Peter Lupson, a new book that examines the shared heritage of Liverpool and Everton Football Clubs.
FLOWERS FOR LIVERPOOL>>Liverpool Football Club's museum curator Stephen Done introduces the painting that captured the moment when the Anfield stadium became a shrine to lost lives.
DAVE KIRBY: SEEDS OF HOPE>>After any tragedy or disaster, stories of humanity often prevail.
Times when acts of benevolence and compassion offer a glimmer of hope through the darkness and despair of grief.
ALAN HANSEN ON HILLSBOROUGH>>Alan Hansen was making his first start for nine months when Liverpool took on Nottingham Forest in an FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough. Here he recalls the tragic events that unfolded 20 years ago today.
BRIAN READE: DEAD - BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T COUNT>>Daily Mirror columnist and lifelong Liverpool fan Brian Reade was a reporter for the Daily Post back in 1989 and wrote this account of the tragedy two days later.
JOHN MACKIN ON THE FIGHT FOR JUSTICE>>John Mackin, a lifelong Red and one of the supporters behind the independent Liverpool website The Rattle, explains why the fight for justice has never been stronger.
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