Soccer Fans In Death Trap Imagine going to a soccer game to cheer on your favorite team and suddenly you find yourself fighting for your life. That’s exactly what happened on April 15, 1989, in Sheffield, England. The game was being held at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield. The tournament game was a semi-final match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. The riot that broke out at the Hillsborough Stadium resulted in chaos and the deaths of many innocent soccer fans.
The security noticed that there were a lot of people waiting outside, so they decided to just let them in, and it became way too crowded, and people were being trampled and crushed against the fence. "It's my opinion that opening those gates caused the tragedy," the gatekeeper …show more content…
The security had changed for the better, not just letting people in and there is a max. Tickets are being passed out to only those with the money. The society is more respectful as it is respected. Today, sports games and other events are more organized and put together so there are no more killing people as in just to watch a soccer game.
The riot that broke out at the Hillsborough Stadium resulted in chaos and the deaths of many innocent soccer fans. But this disaster changed soccer games for the better in our future. Even though it may not have happened the “easy way” but it was definitely necessary, because just imagine how it would be now.
Begley, Sarah. "What Happened during the Hillsborough Disaster." Time.Com, 28 June 2017, p. 1. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ulh&AN=123845444&site=ehost-live.
Billings, Henry, and Melissa Stone. Billings. “Soccer Fans In A Death Trap.” Critical Reading Series, Jamestown Publishers, 1999, pp. 146–148.
FISHER , Dan. “93 Killed in Soccer Game Crush : Victims Trampled at English Stadium; 200 Reported Hurt.” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 1989,
The security noticed that there were a lot of people waiting outside, so they decided to just let them in, and it became way too crowded, and people were being trampled and crushed against the fence. "It's my opinion that opening those gates caused the tragedy," the gatekeeper …show more content…
The security had changed for the better, not just letting people in and there is a max. Tickets are being passed out to only those with the money. The society is more respectful as it is respected. Today, sports games and other events are more organized and put together so there are no more killing people as in just to watch a soccer game.
The riot that broke out at the Hillsborough Stadium resulted in chaos and the deaths of many innocent soccer fans. But this disaster changed soccer games for the better in our future. Even though it may not have happened the “easy way” but it was definitely necessary, because just imagine how it would be now.
Begley, Sarah. "What Happened during the Hillsborough Disaster." Time.Com, 28 June 2017, p. 1. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ulh&AN=123845444&site=ehost-live.
Billings, Henry, and Melissa Stone. Billings. “Soccer Fans In A Death Trap.” Critical Reading Series, Jamestown Publishers, 1999, pp. 146–148.
FISHER , Dan. “93 Killed in Soccer Game Crush : Victims Trampled at English Stadium; 200 Reported Hurt.” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 1989,