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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Paul Gorst

The Football Association air deep concerns over rise of Hillsborough-related chants during Liverpool games

The Football Association say they are deeply concerned about the rise of Hillsborough-related chants from opposition fans during Liverpool games this season.

Liverpool were forced to release a statement condemning what they labelled as "vile chants" about the Hillsborough and Heysel tragedies during the Reds' 1-0 win over Manchester City on October 16 as club staff were forced to remove graffiti and vandalism relating to the disasters by supporters in the away end on Anfield Road.

Some Nottingham Forest supporters also sang songs with the words 'always the victims' in - which is considered a slur about the Hillsborough tragedy that took the lives of 97 Liverpool fans during an FA Cup semi-final with the Midlands outfit in April 1989.

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