{"id":428326,"date":"2023-03-04T07:45:26","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T12:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=428326"},"modified":"2023-03-04T07:47:10","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T12:47:10","slug":"klopp-ten-hag-call-for-end-to-abhorrent-chants","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/klopp-ten-hag-call-for-end-to-abhorrent-chants\/","title":{"rendered":"Klopp &#038; Ten Hag call for end to &#8220;abhorrent chants&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"qa-introduction gel-pica-bold\" role=\"introduction\" data-reactid=\".15h5qpqbs5m.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1\"><span data-reactid=\".15h5qpqbs5m.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1.0\">Liverpool and Manchester United managers Jurgen Klopp and Erik ten Hag have urged their teams&#8217; supporters to end &#8220;tragedy chanting&#8221; in a joint statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Liverpool FC manager J\u00fcrgen Klopp and Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag have called for an end to &#39;tragedy chanting&#39; in football, ahead of Sunday&#39;s Premier League match at Anfield.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Liverpool FC (@LFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LFC\/status\/1631957739915157504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".15h5qpqbs5m.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2\">\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".15h5qpqbs5m.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0\"><span data-reactid=\".15h5qpqbs5m.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0.0\">The two most successful English clubs meet at Anfield on Sunday in a much-anticipated Premier League clash.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"\" data-reactid=\".15h5qpqbs5m.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.1\">\n<div id=\"bbccom_mpu_1_2_3\" class=\"bbccom_slot bbccom_standard_slot mpu_first_slot\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-reactid=\".15h5qpqbs5m.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.1.$body-0\">\n<div class=\"bbccom_advert\" data-reactid=\".15h5qpqbs5m.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.1.$body-0.0\">Previously, some matches between Liverpool and United have occasionally been marred by rival supporters chanting about the Munich air disaster and the Heysel and Hillsborough tragedies.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-reactid=\".15h5qpqbs5m.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.1.$body-0.0\"><\/div>\n<div data-reactid=\".15h5qpqbs5m.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.1.$body-0.0\">The Munich air disaster took place in February 1958, when a charter plane crashed, claiming the lives of 23 people, including eight Manchester United players and three officials.<\/div>\n<div data-reactid=\".15h5qpqbs5m.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.1.$body-0.0\">\n<p>In 1985,\u00a039 fans died\u00a0after being crushed against a wall which collapsed before the European Cup final between Liverpool and Juventus at Heysel Stadium in Brussels, while 97 supporters died as a result of a terrace crush at Liverpool&#8217;s FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest at\u00a0Hillsborough in 1989.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".15h5qpqbs5m.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4\"><span data-reactid=\".15h5qpqbs5m.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0\">Liverpool manager Klopp told fans to &#8220;keep the passion and lose the poison&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".15h5qpqbs5m.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14\"><span data-reactid=\".15h5qpqbs5m.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14.0\">&#8220;When the rivalry becomes too intense it can go to places that are not good for anyone and we do not need this,&#8221; the German said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".15h5qpqbs5m.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-15\"><span data-reactid=\".15h5qpqbs5m.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-15.0\">&#8220;We do want the noise, we do want the occasion to be partisan and we do want the atmosphere to be electric. What we do not want is anything that goes beyond this and this applies especially to the kind of chants that have no place in football.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".15h5qpqbs5m.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16\"><span data-reactid=\".15h5qpqbs5m.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16.0\">&#8220;If we can keep the passion and lose the poison, it will be so much better for everyone.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2764\ufe0f A heartfelt plea from Erik ten Hag and Jurgen Klopp ahead of Sunday&#39;s game.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MUFC<\/a> || <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LIVMUN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#LIVMUN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Manchester United (@ManUtd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManUtd\/status\/1631957692309815298?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".15h5qpqbs5m.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5\"><span data-reactid=\".15h5qpqbs5m.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.0\">Ten Hag added: &#8220;It is unacceptable to use the loss of life &#8211; in relation to any tragedy &#8211; to score points, and it is time for it to stop.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".15h5qpqbs5m.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10\"><span data-reactid=\".15h5qpqbs5m.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10.0\">&#8220;We all love the passion of the fans when our teams meet, but there are lines that should not be crossed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".15h5qpqbs5m.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11\"><span data-reactid=\".15h5qpqbs5m.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11.0\">&#8220;Those responsible tarnish not only the reputation of our clubs but also, importantly, the reputation of themselves, the fans, and our great cities.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".15h5qpqbs5m.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\"><span data-reactid=\".15h5qpqbs5m.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.3\">In November, the\u00a0Football Association expressed concerns\u00a0over the rise of &#8220;abhorrent chants&#8221; related to the Hillsborough disaster, including by fans of Manchester City and Manchester United on their visits to Anfield last year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".15h5qpqbs5m.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7\">Then Manchester United and Leeds United\u00a0&#8220;strongly condemned&#8221; chants about historic tragedies\u00a0when they met at Elland Road last month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool and Manchester United managers Jurgen Klopp and Erik ten Hag have urged their teams&#8217; supporters to end &#8220;tragedy chanting&#8221; in a joint [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4224,"featured_media":428327,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"tags":[17534,16723,16722,16789],"news_category":[136],"gn_keywords":[],"acf":{"announce":"Liverpool and Manchester United managers approached fans in a joint statement","video":[]},"rank_math_focus_keyword":"","rank_math_description":"","rank_math_title":"","rank_math_robots":"","rank_math_canonical_url":"","rank_math_facebook_title":"","rank_math_facebook_description":"","rank_math_facebook_image":"","rank_math_twitter_title":"","rank_math_twitter_description":"","rank_math_twitter_image":"","rank_math_snippet_shortcode":"","rank_math_primary_category":"","rankmath_seo":{"focus_keyword":"","description":"","title":"","canonical_url":"","robots":"","facebook":{"title":"","description":"","image":""},"twitter":{"title":"","description":"","image":""}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/428326"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4224"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=428326"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/428326\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/428327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=428326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=428326"},{"taxonomy":"news_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_category?post=428326"},{"taxonomy":"gn_keywords","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gn_keywords?post=428326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}