The Crazy Football Continent Falls To Indonesia, In The Atmosphere Of Simpati, Solidarity, Funeral, And Also Anger

Henching action before the match between Bayern Munich vs Victoria Plzen in the Champions League (Twitter @FCBayernEN)

JAKARTA - The European continent is really focused on Indonesia. In an atmosphere of sympathy, solidarity, sorrow, and also angered at criticizing violence in sports and at the same time hoping that the event would not happen again, especially on their continent.

There are several corners of the stadium that put up banners in criticizing tones and criticizing those deemed responsible for the deaths of more than 100 people at the Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang. It was seen at Bayern Munich's headquarters at the Allianz Arena, when the German League club hosted Victoria Plzen in the Champions League group stage match.

Not too much, quoted from Antara, the football's crazy continent had experienced the most embarrassing tragedy in its football history on May 29, 1985, before the European Cup final (now the Champions League) between Liverpool and Juventus at the Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium.

As a result of the tragedy, Liverpool was banned from appearing for six years in European competitions. Not only that, other Premier League clubs have been affected by the sap because they have been banned from competing in Europe for years.

After the tragedy, British clubs imposed strict rules to prevent troublemakers from entering the stadium, until then they legislated the Football (Disorder) Act in 1991.

But the Kanjuruhan Tragedy did not occur due to inter-supporter clashes, such as between Liverpool supporters and Juventus supporters in 1985.

The tragedy in Malang occurred because of jostling at the exit of the stadium, as was common in Ghana in 2001 and Peru in 1964, all of which were triggered by tear gas shots at the crowd, which were originally intended to disperse the angry crowd.

Similar to in Europe, after this tragedy, there is great hope and desire that the Indonesian football climate is changing for much better, such as the face of English and European football which changed drastically after the 1985 Heysel Tragedy.

This hope is the dream of all, from FIFA, the government, PSSI, other stakeholders, to supporters. Everyone agreed that the tragedy at the Kanjuruhan Stadium should not be repeated.