Heysel was deal-breaker for Del Piero's Liverpool move Sydney FC striker Alessandro del Piero says he rejected an approach from Liverpool out of respect for victims of the 1985 Heysel disaster. A 10-year-old Juve fan at the time of the tragedy, Del Piero left the club after 19 years at the end of last season before joining Sydney on a free transfer, but not before Liverpool made a late offer. But Del Piero said: "I thought about what happened at Heysel.