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More to life than football, says Klopp after Liverpool parade crash

Police forensics officers work at the scene on Water Street in Liverpool, north-west England on May 27, 2025, where a car ploughed in to crowds that had gathered on May 26 to watch an open-top bus victory parade for Liverpool's Premier League trophy parade. [AFP]

Liverpool's beloved former manager Jurgen Klopp said there are more "serious things in the world than football" after a car ploughed into supporters at the end of a parade to celebrate the club's Premier League title triumph.

A 53-year-old man from the Liverpool area has been held by police on suspicion of attempted murder and taking drugs after 65 people were injured in Monday's shocking scenes.

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