Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has made a personal donation of £96,000 to the Hillsborough Families Support Group.
Gerrard, whose 10-year-old cousin John Paul Gilhooley was the youngest of the 96 people who died at Hillsborough on April 15, 1989, wants to help the HFSG's fight for justice. The new inquests into the deaths will begin on March 31.
"It's something I've wanted to do for a while," said Gerrard. "I think the timing's right and having spoken to the club I've decided to do it now. I just think I'm in a position to do it. I think it's a nice gesture - and also with the connection I've got to Hillsborough, with my own family.
"It's been in the media a lot lately, so I don't think it was needed where I had to step in and keep it on everyone's lips and in everyone's minds. But I think now it's gone a little bit quiet the last couple of weeks, so I think the timing's really good - to get it back out there, sending another message out about how we really want this justice."
