Slot pulls out of award ceremony after Liverpool parade tragedy
- Liverpool manager Arne Slot withdrew from the London LMA award ceremony after a car-ramming incident during the team's city parade on May 26-27, 2025.
- The withdrawal followed a man driving into a crowd celebrating Liverpool's 20th league title, injuring 65 people and hospitalizing 11 in stable condition.
- During the parade on Monday, hundreds of thousands of fans joined players displaying the trophy on open-top buses when the attack abruptly occurred.
- Slot called his decision to skip the ceremony an absolute right choice given the situation's seriousness, paying tribute to emergency services, authorities, and helpers.
- Slot chose not to attend the awards event to show support for those affected by the tragic incident in Liverpool, postponing his reception of the top manager honors for the season.
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Slot pulls out of award ceremony after Liverpool parade tragedy
Hundreds of thousands of fans lined the streets of Liverpool on Monday to celebrate with the players as they paraded the trophy on open-top buses, only for joy to turn to anguish when a man rammed his car into a crowd of people.
Slot pulls out of award ceremony after Liverpool parade tragedy - The Morning Sun
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool manager Arne Slot opted against attending a ceremony in London where he was due to receive an award, saying he withdrew “out of solidarity” with those affected in the team's city-center parade tragedy. Slot was named both the Premier League's Manager of the Season and League Managers Association's Manager of the Year after guiding Liverpool to its record-tying 20th league title in his first season at the club.…
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