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New Heysel disaster memorial revealed for Anfield

Plans for a new memorial at Anfield to mark the 40th anniversary of the Heysel football stadium disaster have been revealed.

Thirty-nine people died before the 1985 European Cup Final in Brussels after a group of Liverpool fans at Heysel Stadium charged towards a section housing mostly Juventus supporters, resulting in the collapse of a wall.

The new memorial, the location of which has not yet been announced, will replace a memorial plaque in the Sir Kenny Dalglish Stand.

"The Heysel disaster is a significant chapter in our history, and one which we must never forget," said Liverpool's chief legal and external affairs officer Jonathan Bamber.