- Philip Joseph Dooley, the Liverpool fan who died in Milan, has been pictured
- Flowers were laid on the seat the lifelong Reds supporter had been due to sit in
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The Liverpool fan who died in Italy after travelling to watch his club in the Champions League has been pictured.
Philip Joseph Dooley, 51, from Liverpool, died after he was hit by a car while crossing a motorway in Bergamo at 1am on Tuesday, Merseyside Police said.
The lifelong Liverpool supporter had travelled to Italy for the club’s opening Champions League game on Tuesday night.
In tribute, representatives from Liverpool and AC Milan laid a bouquet of flowers on the seat he had been due to sit in at the San Siro.
A Liverpool spokesman said: ‘Our staff in Milan are working with the local police and consulate, and continue to provide support to other fans impacted by this devastating incident.’
Philip Joseph Dooley, the Liverpool fan who died in Milan after being hit by a car, has been pictured on X
Representatives from Liverpool and AC Milan laid a bouquet of flowers on his San Siro seat
The flowers in tribute to the 51-year-old lifelong fan overlooked the pitch as Liverpool won 3-1
The supporter was killed after trying to cross the A4 motorway in Milan to get to their hotel
‘The thoughts and prayers of everyone connected to the club are with Philip’s family, friends and fellow supporters at this extremely difficult time.
‘Rest in peace, Philip.’
On X, a friend who posted the photo of Philip wrote: ‘Top man and a massive support to my family. You will be sorely missed. YNWA.’
The tragedy occurred less than 24 hours before Liverpool’s first match of the Champions League against AC Milan at the San Siro.
Reports in Italy claimed he had a ticket for the game in his pocket along with his passport at the time of death.
Dooley attempted to cross the highway to reach the NH Hotel. He reportedly made it across three lanes before he was hit by a car.
Police are also investigating if the fan was ‘in an altered psychophysical state that may have influenced his actions’.
Liverpool came from behind on Tuesday night to beat Milan 3-1 thanks to goals from Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, and Dominik Szoboszlai.
Arne Slot’s side had got off to a nightmare start whe old foe Christian Pulisic scored after three minutes, but the Reds were comfortable for most of the match as they got back to winning ways after a 1-0 defeat by Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
More to follow.
