I think the tragedy also changed the behavior of many fans. I am reading a book right now by an obsessive Arsenal fan – not a hooligan, just a guy who goes to all the games – called Fever Pitch. He has a chapter in the book about his reaction to the tragedy. Apparently, as a life-long fan who always stood in the terraces, he had participated in “running.” He describes it as when a group of supports from one team charge the area where the fans from the other team are sitting. It is not violent per se, but definitely threatening. He describes it as a goof and something all English fans would have been familiar with. Unfortunately, the Italian fans were not. They panicked, and, well, the rest is a horrible tragedy that never, ever should have happened. After Heysel, he stopped all of that: no running, no taunting of the other fans, no bullying of any kind.

Of course, he also writes about the shame he felt after watching the game. I still dont understand why they didnt cancel it.

Thanks for reminding us of this, Alessio.