05 November 2023 , 18:01
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Jamie Carragher has called out tragedy chanting during Liverpool's clash at Luton with some supporters at Kenilworth Road mocking the Hillsborough disaster.
Reds supporters have previously been subjected to songs that mock the tragedy that occurred in April 1989, when 97 people lost their lives during the FA Cup tie at the home of Sheffield Wednesday.
Rival supporters have over the years used the tragedy to mock Liverpool fans and sickening chants were heard live on Sky Sports during the clash with Luton. Carragher, who spent his whole career at Anfield, understands that rivalries exist but claimed those who attend football games have to be "better than that."
He said on commentary: “At the start of the season I was involved in something about tragedy chanting and supporters coming together. I have just heard something a couple of times in this game. Supporters have got to have rivalry but we are better than that. A lot of clubs have been guilty of that over the years but football fans are better than that."
The Premier League made it known before the season started that such chanting by any sets of fans would be heavily punished. Manchester United have often also been subject to such songs with rival supporters mocking the Munich disaster.
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A statement read: "Premier League clubs unanimously agreed at the Annual General Meeting today to a series of new measures to address the unacceptable rise in anti-social behaviour involving football tragedy-related chanting, gesturing, graffiti, online abuse and other behaviours last season.
Liverpool fans have been subjected to tragedy chanting"The measures are the output of a cross-football working group which was set up in December to explore available options to challenge the normalisation of such distasteful behaviours and incidents. The issues have continued to cause significant distress to the victims’ families, survivors and affected club supporters, in addition to damaging the reputation of the clubs involved and football in England and Wales.
"The action will focus on criminal prosecution, the regulatory environment, enforcement, online abuse, education and communications."