Leeds Fans Remembrance

On April 5th 2000, Leeds United supporters Chris Loftus and Kevin Speight were in Istanbul for United's match against Galatasaray. They never came home.

It's a crime we all remember, one which shocked football despite heated relations in general between English and Turkish fans at the time. I learned this week that my dad works with Chris' brother, who has been working with members of both families on a series of events to mark the 10th anniversary of Chris and Kevin's tragic deaths.

Leeds Fans Remembrance is hoping to hold one event per month between now and 3rd April, when the campaign will culminate in a fundraising event at Elland Road. The proceeds from the events will go to Candlelighters, a Leeds-based children's cancer charity.

If you can spare a few quid, please visit the site and give a donation in Chris and Kevin's memory. We all want to be safe at football, but two guys in 2000 were robbed of that right in heartbreaking circumstances.