Mumbai, May 27: Soccer clubs, players and the sport's governing bodies expressed sympathy and support to Liverpool on Monday after a man ploughed a car into a crowd of the team's fans who were celebrating its Premier League title success in the city centre. Twenty-seven people, including four children, were taken to the hospital, with two sustaining serious injuries, emergency services said. Another 20 people were treated at the scene. Soccer united behind Liverpool, the most decorated men's soccer team in England and a world-famous brand, in an outpouring of messages over social media — including from the club's biggest rivals. Car Rams Into Liverpool Fans During Team’s Victory Parade Following Premier League 2024-25 Title Win, One Arrested (Watch Video).

The Premier League expressed its shock at the “appalling events" that took place at the end of the team's trophy parade that was attended by hundreds of thousands of scarf-and-flag-waving Liverpool fans. “We have been in contact with Liverpool FC and have offered our full support following this serious incident,” the league said.

Manchester United's Tweet

There were similar sentiments from Everton, Liverpool's neighbour on Merseyside, which said: “Our thoughts are with all those who have been affected by this serious incident in our city.”

On behalf of the sport's world governing body, FIFA President Gianni Infantino offered thoughts and prayers to everyone affected.

“Football stands together with Liverpool FC and all fans of the club following the horrific incident,” he said in a post on X.

For all its trophies — including a record-tying 20 English top-flight titles and six European Cups — and success, Liverpool is also a club synonymous with tragedy and distress after being involved in deadly stadium disasters at Heysel and Hillsborough in the 1980s. Liverpool's club anthem — “You'll Never Walk Alone" — was referenced by Kenny Dalglish, its former player and manager, in a post on social media. Virgil van Dijk Urges Liverpool Fans To Savour Every Moment Ahead of Premier League Trophy Lift, Says ‘Idea of Lifting Trophy in Front of Supporters at Anfield Is Something Special’.

“Shocked, horrified and deeply saddened about what happened at the end of the parade today. Our anthem,” he added, “has never felt more appropriate, You'll Never Walk Alone. Your Liverpool family are behind you,” Dalglish wrote.

Jamie Carragher, another former player and now a leading TV commentator, posted on X.

Jamie Carragher's Tweet

A 53-year-old white British man has been arrested. He was believed to be the only one involved in the incident and it was not being investigated as an act of terrorism, police said.

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