Page 2 - 3 reasons how Heysel 1985 was different from Manchester City's current ban

#2 This is a corporate cover-up while Heysel was hooliganism

Khaldoon Al Mubarak - City chairman who will battle it again

The reason Manchester City was imposed with such austere sanctions was due to the fact that the annual fee for the club which came close to £67.5 million was supposed to be borne by Etihad, as they were City's primary sponsor. However, leaked emails that wreaked havoc, courtesy Rui Pinto, the bloke who clashed with big baddies of the world with his superior hacking skills, divulged an entirely different scenario.

It was found that Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan, the owner of City, and a member of the Arab ruling family, bankrolled a lion's share of this amount personally, wherein all Etihad could manage to shell out was only £8 million.

This was a flagrant flout of the FFP rules which showed that Manchester City's splurge has clearly prompted inequality. After two years of rigorous inquest, UEFA finally arrived at the conclusion that City must suffer the consequences and imposed a two-year ban and a fine of €30 million.

Now we will delve a little deeper into the Heysel stadium catastrophy. It was supposed to be the 1985 European Cup final to be duked out between Liverpool and Juventus. Despite, complaints from other clubs about Heysel being a cesspool, UEFA still adhered to their erstwhile decision of picking Heysel as the venue for the finale.

The stadium was filled to the rafters with staggering numbers of almost 60,000 people in the stands. The stadium was divided into six different zones. Zones O, N and M were supposed to host Liverpool supporters whereas zones X, Y and Z played host to Juventus. These two zones were separated by a chain-link fencing and a minimal police stand.

A few Liverpool supporters started throwing stones that fell from the ruins at the Juve fans in the zone Z. The throwing intensified as the game was approaching closer to a kick-off. The hammer fell when a handful of Liverpool fans decided to overpower the police, backed vociferously by the remaining numbers.

The Juve supporters started fleeing after this sudden burst, and they ended up pressed against the wall that couldn't hold further and gave in to the mass of people.

A few reports stated that the collapse also paved the way for several supporters to escape. Bodies were pulled out of the rubble, sights that invoked melancholy and rage unparalleled in the hearts of football fans. After the dust settled, and with intense inquiries following up, 14 Liverpool fans along with police captain Johan Mahieu and a majority of brass taking care of the game were convicted and sentenced.

Blood and sweat pitted against money swindling isn't the same. Hence, this must act as a reminder to fans who are drawing contrast to both of these bans.