‘Shocking and embarrassing’: Everton fans left fuming after tower that features on club crest is vandalised to mark Liverpool’s sixth Champions League triumph
- Everton Lock-Up was vandalised hours after Liverpool won Champions League
- Also known as the ‘Prince Rupert’s Tower’, it was defaced with the No 6
- Tower has been key element of Everton badge for over 80 years
- Nearby Everton supporting local house The Brick Pub also vandalised
The tower that forms a major part of the Everton club crest has been vandalised following Liverpool’s sixth Champions League title.
Celebrations kicked off late on Saturday night in Liverpool as well as Madrid where the Reds’ defeated Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in the final of Europe’s biggest club competition.
But Toffees supporters were left seething on Sunday on discovery that the ‘Everton Lock-Up’ which has stood for 232 years had been vandalised with graffiti that appeared to make reference to Liverpool’s sixth European title.
The ‘Everton Lock-Up’, also known as Prince Rupert’s Tower, has been standing since 1787
Everton fans took to social media to voice their anger over the damage to the landmark also known as Prince Rupert’s Tower.
One fan fumed at Liverpool supporters, claiming: ‘So they’re celebrating their big win and they’re thinking of us? Don’t they accuse us of that.’
Another added: ‘Shocking and embarrassing…think the idiots that did this need help.’
The tower, which is just a short walk from Goodison Park and Anfield, was not the only landmark vandalised.
The tower has been a major part of the Everon club crest for over 80 years
The nearby Brick Pub, which lends its support to Everton, was also defaced with ‘LFC 6 times Madrid’ graffiti.
Liverpool supporters celebrated long into Sunday where they flocked to the streets to welcome back their heroes who held an open top bus parade to celebrate.
Goals from Mohamed Salah and Divock Origi helped the Reds cruise past Spurs at the Wanda Metropolitano to win the Champions League for the first time in 14 years.