Everton mark Hillsborough anniversary with permanent memorial at Hill Dickinson Stadium

[p]The fans, many of ‌them young, were crushed in an overcrowded, fenced-in enclosure at ‌the ground in Sheffield, ⁠northern England, ‌at an FA Cup semi-final between [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]​Liverpool[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nottingham/UsushcZr/"]Nottingham Forest[/a]. It was one of the ​world's worst stadium disasters.[/p][p]The memorial depicts two young mascots holding ⁠hands - a ​girl wearing an [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/everton/KluSTr9s/"]Everton[/a] shirt with the number nine and a boy in Liverpool red ‌with the number seven - symbolising unity that transcends the clubs' historic Merseyside rivalry.[/p][p][b]"Everton welcomed representatives of the Hillsborough families, and friends from Liverpool Football Club, to Hill Dickinson Stadium today to pay respects to the ‌97," Everton said in a ​statement.[/b][/p][embed guid="94f8fbe1-debd-4350-ae88-926d856cc381" url="https://x.com/Everton/status/2044392797084807464" social-type="twitter" /][p]Liverpool greats Kenny Dalglish and ‌Ian Rush laid floral tributes on behalf of the club at the unveiling.[/p][p]Everton host Liverpool in the Premier League ⁠on Sunday.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/everton-KluSTr9s/liverpool-lId4TMwf/?mid=GtGge8Ks"]Follow the game with Flashscore.[/a][/p]