Thirty years on, remembering the Furiani stadium disaster in Corsica

The collapsed stand had been specially built for the May 5, 1992 French Cup semi-final between local club Bastia and French giants Marseille, doubling capacity to 18,000. It came crashing down just before kick-off, leaving fans trapped in a tangle of metal.

A minute's silence will be held in tribute to the victims on Thursday at the Vélodrome stadium in Marseille, ahead of Marseille's Europa Conference League semi-final match with Dutch club Feyenoord.

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