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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rebecca Speare-Cole

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Bbc and martin tyler apologise over hillsborough and hooliganism comment | History Defined

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Sky Sports commentator Martin Tyler has been widely criticised after appearing to link the Hillsborough disaster with “other hooligan-related issues” while speaking on BBC Radio .

A total of 97 supporters died as a result of the crush which occured at the Sheffield Wednesday stadium after attending an FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest on 15 April, 1989.

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