German U21 squad lay flowers at Hillsborough memorial

The magnitude of the events of the Hillsborough stadium disaster are not limited to our club and, in fact, are a football-wide problem.

Before the match between England and Germany Under-21s, visitors to Sheffield laid flowers and paid their respects at the memorial outside the stadium.

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It was a real sign of class from Antonio Di Salvo’s team and it’s important that the next generation is also aware of what happened in 1989.

Taking to their Twitter account, the national team wrote: ‘????️ IN MEMORY OF ’97 ????️.

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“Ahead of Tuesday’s international match against England, our #U21 national team visited the Hillsborough Memorial in Sheffield today to pay tribute to the victims of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster. YOU WILL NEVER WALK ALONE.”

You can see the Tweet and images of the players via @DFB_Junioren on Twitter:

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