Tuesday, February 7, 2023, yesterday (February 6) marks the 65th anniversary of the “Munich tragedy” or the plane crash of Manchester United players on February 6, 2023. 1958, which had 23 deaths and put the team in crisis for many years with the loss of 8 key players and 3 key staff members.
Every February 6 of every year at 3:06 p.m. in front of the Old Trafford stadium, people and people come to pay respects to those who have passed away from this event. Ree Maguire, captain of the team and Erik ten Hag, boss of the team. come to the event and lay the steering wheel along with many football fans who came to commemorate the death of those who died in this event 65 years ago
65 years ago, Sir Matt Busby’s ‘Red Devils’ took off for a European Cup game against Red Star Belgrade, when planes had to stop for refueling at Milan airport. Wanik-Reem in Munich, West Germany before departing on an airline flight “British European Airways” Flight 609, but taking off in heavy snow conditions caused problems and crashes and deaths on this plane, with a total of 23 dead, divided into Assistant Captain Kennett, 1 crew member, 8 Manchester United players, 3 Manchester United staff, 8 journalists and 2 other passengers dead.
From this event, the team lost quite a bit and took a long time to build the team. Even in the 1958 FA Cup final, or a few months after the plane crashed But only runners-up and spent the next 10 years becoming the first English team to win the European Cup or UEFA Champions League in 1969.
