Man arrested for T-shirt referencing Hillsborough disaster at FA Cup final

A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing a public order offence for wearing a T-shirt referencing the Hillsborough disaster.

A man was arrested by London police. Picture: Twitter

A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing a public order offence for wearing a T-shirt referencing the Hillsborough disaster.

An image was posted to social media of the man wearing a Manchester United shirt with the words “not enough” and the number 97.

That’s the number of mostly Liverpool supporters who were killed in the 15 April, 1989 crush at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England,

The fatal incident took place during the FA Cup semi-final match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest.

Along with the 97 deaths, 766 people were injured when fans entered two standing-only central pens, leading to overcrowding, and a crowd crush.

A man with a T-shirt referencing the Hillsborough disaster. Picture: Twitter

97 people died in the tragedy. Picture: Twitter

London’s Metropolitan Police Service issued a statement in response to the social media post of the man, writing: “#ARREST | We are aware of this and have worked proactively with officials at [Wembley Stadium] to identify the individual. He has been arrested on suspicion of a public order offence and taken into custody.”

A photo posted on social media later appeared to show the man handcuffed and being taken into custody.

“Let this be a warning to anyone else thinking of doing anything similar. And that goes for using ANY tragedy,” Hillsborough Survivors Support Alliance posted on Twitter.

The man was arrested by London police. Picture: Twitter

“Vile” chants and songs related to disasters have marred the game.

Managers Jurgen Klopp and Erik ten Hag both recently joined forces to try and stamp out the practice.

Hag said: “It is unacceptable to use the loss of life - in relation to any tragedy - to score points, and it is time for it to stop.

“Those responsible tarnish not only the reputation of our clubs but also, importantly, the reputation of themselves, the fans, and our great cities.”

Klopp added: “We do want the occasion to be partisan and we do want the atmosphere to be electric,” the Liverpool manager said.

“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.”

The FA, Premier League and football clubs have also made multiple calls for supporters not to make references to the Hillsborough disaster, as well as the Heysel Stadium crowd disaster of 1985 and the Munich air crash of 1958, The Independent reports.

Eight Manchester United players and three staff members died in the Munich disaster while 39 fans died in the tragedy at Heysel Stadium in Brussels.