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🗓️ 15 April 2024
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April 15, 1989: A crowd crush at a soccer game at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England leads to the deaths of 97 Liverpool fans.
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0:00.0 | It's May 20th, 1989 at Wembley Stadium in London, England. |
0:09.0 | It's May 20th, 1989 at Wembley Stadium in London, England. |
0:14.4 | 28-year-old soccer player Ian Rush jogs up the pitch while his red-shirted |
0:18.8 | Liverpool teammates pass the ball among themselves. |
0:22.2 | Ian is one of the best forwards in Liverpool history. |
0:25.0 | He scored more than 200 goals for the club, |
0:28.0 | but today he's late to the action. |
0:30.0 | He's been brought onto the field as a substitute in the final of the FA Cup, the Premier |
0:34.8 | Tournament in English soccer. |
0:36.9 | Right now, Liverpool's opponents, Everton, are holding a score even at 2-2 and the game has gone |
0:41.8 | to extra time. |
0:43.0 | Liverpool's patient passing has their opponents chasing the ball and getting frustrated |
0:48.0 | and one Everton player fowls in an attempt to gain possession. |
0:52.0 | Liverpool takes the free kick and an attacking |
0:54.0 | attacking player dribbles the ball down the left-hand side of the field, |
0:57.0 | but Ian notices that the Everton defenders nearby |
1:00.0 | are breathing heavily. |
1:01.0 | As a substitute, he has fresh legs |
1:03.9 | and takes advantage by sprinting into the free space |
1:06.3 | near the Everton goal. |
1:08.0 | His teammate crosses the ball toward him. |
1:10.2 | Ian stoops as he follows the ball's flight |
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