Sunday, March 15, 2009

Anfield Skipper Wants To Avoid Playing On Hillsborough Anniversary


Steven Gerrard has made a heartfelt plea to UEFA to ensure Liverpool avoid playing on the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster.

The Anfield skipper lost a 10-year-old cousin among the 96 people crushed to death at the Leppings Lane End in 1989. And he is uncomfortable with the prospect of playing a Champions League quarter-final, second leg on April 15.

Gerrard said: “Our preference would be not to play on the anniversary. It should be a time that Liverpool FC remembers the people lost and their families.

“But if we are told to play, we will play. We just hope UEFA show some common sense.”

Liverpool have never had to play on the anniversary before but UEFA have so far offered no guarantees.

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