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Munich disaster poster vandalised | Munich disaster poster vandalised |
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A memorial poster at Old Trafford to mark the 50th anniversary of the Munich air disaster has been vandalised with paint bombs. | A memorial poster at Old Trafford to mark the 50th anniversary of the Munich air disaster has been vandalised with paint bombs. |
The billboard poster features an image of the 1958 Manchester United team which lost eight players in the crash. | The billboard poster features an image of the 1958 Manchester United team which lost eight players in the crash. |
A Manchester United spokesman condemned the attack and said the paint had now been removed and the poster restored. | A Manchester United spokesman condemned the attack and said the paint had now been removed and the poster restored. |
The poster has been criticised by some fans for including the logo of the club's shirt sponsors. | |
The US-based global insurance company AIG's logo is on the bottom right-hand corner of the poster. | The US-based global insurance company AIG's logo is on the bottom right-hand corner of the poster. |
A total of 23 people died in the air disaster on 6 February 1958, including players, officials and journalists. | |
Minute's silence | |
The plane, carrying Matt Busby's team, crashed on the way back from a European Cup tie at Red Star Belgrade, killing star players Geoff Bent, Roger Byrne, Eddie Colman, Duncan Edwards, Mark Jones, David Pegg, Billy Whelan and Tommy Taylor. | |
A minute's silence is to be held before England's game with Switzerland at Wembley on 6 February to mark the 50th anniversary of the tragedy. | |
Another minute's silence is due to be held a few days later when Manchester City plays Manchester United in a derby match on 10 February. | |
City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has written to club's fans asking them to be respectful of commemorations planned for the anniversary of the disaster. | |
Former City keeper Frank Swift also died in the accident. | |
United are to wear a special replica of their 1958 kit on the day, devoid of the players' names or shirt numbers on the back, while City's kit will incorporate a black ribbon with their sponsor's branding removed. | |
United are also setting up a permanent exhibition in the South Stand tunnel about the Munich crash. |
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