Hillsborough Report Prompts FA to Issue 'Full and Unreserved Apology': The Daily EPL

The FA has been quick to respond after the chair of Hillsborough families support group Trevor Hicks criticized the Football Association yesterday for not issuing an apology regarding its role in the tragedy. The FA played the 1989 FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough even though the stadium didn’t have a safety certificate, and despite the fact that the stadium had previous incidences where fans were almost crushed.

FA Chairman David Bernstein has today apologized.

There’s a ton of news to get through today in the build-up to gameweek 4 of the Premier League. Here are the major headlines (the international break is over, so the news cycle has picked up again):

• Hillsborough report prompts FA to issue ‘full and unreserved apology’ — The Telegraph
• Police chief Bettison rejects calls to quit after Hillsborough report — The Guardian
• Thursday’s Daily Mirror Headline reads “The Truth” — Empire Of The Kop
  
• Robin van Persie injury nothing to worry about, insists Netherlands coach — The Independent
  
• Six Premier League debutants to watch — The Guardian
• Michael Owen feels fit and ready to play for Stoke — The Independent
  
• This was the most important day in Liverpool’s history, says Alan Hansen — The Telegraph
  
• The Truth: Kop idols Dalglish, Fowler and Lawrenson on the Hillsborough report — The Mirror
  
• Boris Johnson apologises for 2004 Hillsborough article — The Guardian
  
• Hillsborough report: why the Mirror refused to accept police spin — The Mirror
  
• Wenger has dismissed suggestions that Bacary Sagna will leave the club soon — Sky Sports
  
• Wenger says he is in no hurry to open talks over a new contract — The Guardian
  
• Sheffield City Council apologise over Hillsborough safety failings — The Independent
  
• Reina agent insists Liverpool keeper is going nowhere despite Reds interest in Vorm — The Mail
  
• Hillsborough report: what data journalism can tell us about the files — The Guardian
  
• Thatcher government considered withdrawing England from Italia 90 World Cup — The Telegraph
  
• Sheffield still touched by Hillsborough tragedy — The Guardian
  
• Everton’s Jose Baxter: Whatever Happened To The New Rooney — Sabotage Times
  
• Why didn’t the Telegraph newspaper lead with Hillsborough story on front page? — The Guardian
  
• The Front Page Of Today’s Sun – ‘We Are Profoundly Sorry’ — Who Ate All The Pies
  
• Chelsea and QPR are in talks to diffuse the growing tension surrounding handshakes — The Guardian
  
• QPR’s Anton Ferdinand to refuse to shake hands with John Terry and Ashley Cole — The Telegraph
  
• Shane Duffy has signed a new 3-year deal which will keep him at Everton until 2015 — Sky Sports
  
• An open letter to Mr David Duckenfield; formerly of South Yorkshire Police — Hillsborough Documentary
  
• Univision Deportes grabs US rights to Ligue Un, Germany & France teams and more — SportsPro
  
• Swansea open contract talks with Neil Taylor, Ashley Williams and Michel Vorm — BBC Sport
  

Meanwhile, here’s a brand-new documentary about Hillsborough that was just released today. It’s unfinished, but it certainly shines more light on the subject with some excellent interviews: