In May 1985, football in England suffered an existential trauma that some felt it may have been impossible to recover from. This week, we tell the story of how the game reacted to the twin disasters of Bradford and Heysel, as the national team continued to morph into the team that we know and understand today. It's a story of near-bankruptcy, falling attendances, innovation, and the first shoots of the football of the 1990s.

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