Sick Heysel T-shirts on United fans' website removed after Liverpool fury

09 May 2011 09:05
ShareA Manchester United fans' website that was selling souvenirs which referenced the Heysel Stadium disaster has removed the option to buy the item. [LNB]Sportsmail revealed today that Republik of Mancunia Merchandise were selling T-shirts and badges emblazoned with three stars and bearing the slogan 'Without Killing Anyone'. [LNB] Tragic: 39 football fans died when a wall collapsed at Heysel Stadium[LNB] [LNB]This is a clear reference to United's three European Cup wins and to the riot before the 1985 final in Brussels between Liverpool and Juventus when 39 Juventus fans died.[LNB] UEFA banned English clubs for five years. Disgusted Liverpool fans branded the sellers as 'shameful' for 'profiting from the dead'. [LNB] Antagonism: Manchester United and Liverpool are fierce rivals[LNB]By early Monday morning the T-shirts were removed from the shop area of the website, yet a graphic on its homepage still showed the image.[LNB] Unpleasant: The holding graphic on the shop page clearly shows the taunt (second image down on the left)[LNB][LNB] [LNB]  Explore more:Places: Liverpool, Brussels

Source: Daily_Mail