Football fans have been asked to stop 'tragedy chanting' ahead of Leeds United's game with Liverpool.
Flowers laid in memory of Liverpool fans after the Hillsborough DisasterFootball fans have been asked to end so-called 'tragedy chanting' ahead of Leeds United's game with Liverpool on Monday evening.The Leeds United Supporters' Trust said club CEOs would swap pennants in front of a plaque for killed Leeds fans Christopher Loftus and Kevin Speight.
"My view is that if the video resonates with one fan of a rival club and it stops them thinking it is acceptable to chant about that night, then it's been worthwhile," he said.'All these people calling me murderer' - Hillsborough survivors on impact of chantingsongs relating to the Hillsborough disaster were sungClubs condemned the chants and the Premier League said such chanting was "an unacceptable issue and are seeking to address it as a priority".
In February, some Manchester United and Leeds United fans chanted about the Munich Air Disaster and the killings of Christopher and Kevin.
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