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| Steven Gerrard in £96,000 Hillsborough group donation | Steven Gerrard in £96,000 Hillsborough group donation |
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| Steven Gerrard has donated £96,000 to the Hillsborough Family Support Group ahead of Tuesday's Merseyside derby. | Steven Gerrard has donated £96,000 to the Hillsborough Family Support Group ahead of Tuesday's Merseyside derby. |
| The group, along with the Hillsborough Justice Campaign, has been leading the fight to discover what happened at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final which led to 96 Liverpool fans losing their lives. | The group, along with the Hillsborough Justice Campaign, has been leading the fight to discover what happened at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final which led to 96 Liverpool fans losing their lives. |
| The Liverpool captain's cousin Jon-Paul Gilhooley, 10, died at Hillsborough. | The Liverpool captain's cousin Jon-Paul Gilhooley, 10, died at Hillsborough. |
| Gerrard said it was something he had "wanted to do for a while" but "wanted to get the timing right". | Gerrard said it was something he had "wanted to do for a while" but "wanted to get the timing right". |
| "It's to send a message of togetherness out as well," he added. | "It's to send a message of togetherness out as well," he added. |
| "I know there's a bit of banter in the stands when the game's going on but, for me, the Everton fans have been superb since Hillsborough". | "I know there's a bit of banter in the stands when the game's going on but, for me, the Everton fans have been superb since Hillsborough". |
| 'A special city' | 'A special city' |
| He added: "I think it's good timing to send this out now, just before the Merseyside derby, but also there's a huge thank you from not just myself but from all the Liverpudlians and all the help and support the Everton fans have given us with this. | He added: "I think it's good timing to send this out now, just before the Merseyside derby, but also there's a huge thank you from not just myself but from all the Liverpudlians and all the help and support the Everton fans have given us with this. |
| "When there is a tragedy in this city, you do get touching moments. It does unite and it does make you feel like you are part of such a special city". | "When there is a tragedy in this city, you do get touching moments. It does unite and it does make you feel like you are part of such a special city". |
| Ninety-six Liverpool fans died as a result of a crush at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough ground during Liverpool's game against Nottingham Forest. | Ninety-six Liverpool fans died as a result of a crush at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough ground during Liverpool's game against Nottingham Forest. |
| Gerrard was a few weeks short of his ninth birthday when the tragedy, the worst sporting disaster in the country's history, occurred. | |
| Fresh inquests into the deaths will begin in Warrington in March after the original accidental death verdicts were quashed in 2012 following an independent report. | Fresh inquests into the deaths will begin in Warrington in March after the original accidental death verdicts were quashed in 2012 following an independent report. |
| The Hillsborough Family Support Group was founded in May 1989 and represents 74 of the families affected by the tragedy. | The Hillsborough Family Support Group was founded in May 1989 and represents 74 of the families affected by the tragedy. |
| Liverpool face Everton at Anfield at 20:00 BST on Tuesday. | Liverpool face Everton at Anfield at 20:00 BST on Tuesday. |