Hillsborough 25th anniversary tributes: In sights and sounds

Tuesday's memorial service at Anfield. (Liverpool FC)

96 balloons, one for each of the fallen, are released at Anfield. (Liverpool FC)

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, center, and Luis Suarez, to his right, take in the memorial service with their teammates. (Liverpool FC)

Fans in the Kop End at Anfield raise their scarves during Tuesday's memorial service. (Liverpool FC)

A sculpture with the 96 names of the victims stands in front of Liverpool fans as they sing "You'll Never Walk Alone." (Liverpool FC)

Scarves on the field at Goodison Park symbolize the unity between rivals Everton and Liverpool. (Press Association/AP)

96 balloons are released at Manchester City's Etihad Stadium. (AP photo)

Arsenal and West Ham observe a moment of silence before their Premier League contest Tuesday afternoon. (AP photo)

Fans leave flowers and other offerings at Sheffield's Hillsborough Stadium, site of the tragedy. (AP photo)

While the Hillsborough disaster, when 96 Liverpool fans were crushed and killed at an FA Cup semifinal at Sheffield's Hillsborough Stadium, was commemorated across England over the weekend, Tuesday marked the actual 25th anniversary of the tragedy, and it was a day of tribute, emotion and remembrance.

Liverpool's home ground, Anfield, hosted a touching memorial service, where a number of dignitaries gave speeches and symbolic gestures were made to remember those who lost their lives. Everton and Liverpool, bitter enemies on the field, put aside their city rivalry to join together in a united front. Everton manager Roberto Martinez offered poignant remarks at Anfield, in addition to gracious Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers, while Everton's home ground, Goodson Park held a memorial service of its own.

Behold, both above and below, some of the sites and sounds of an emotional day in Liverpool.

Everton manager Roberto Martinez and Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers

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Moment of silence, reading of names of the fallen