The lifelong Liverpool fan had travelled to Italy for Tuesday's game against AC Milan, according to Liverpool. The club posted on X: "We are deeply saddened by the tragic passing

A Liverpool fan who traveled to Italy to watch the Champions League game against AC Milan has died following a road traffic accident, the Premier League club said.

51-year-old Philip Dooley, an Irish native who has been living in Liverpool, was heading to Milan to attend the game which Liverpool went on to win 3-1. In the early hours of Tuesday morning as he attempted to reach his hotel, he was struck by a vehicle close to Orio al Serio Airport, which is located between Seriate and Bergamo in Lombardy.

A Liverpool fan who traveled to Italy to watch the Champions League game against AC Milan has died following a road traffic accident, the Premier League club said Tuesday.

A Irish Liverpool football fan who was in Italy to watch his team play in the Champions League has died after a collision with a vehicle as he crossed a road. Philip Joseph Dooley (51) died after the accident in Bergamo in the early hours of Tuesday.

Representatives from both teams placed flowers on Dooley's seat at San Siro before kickoff, while Liverpool coach Arne Slot and his players work black armbands as a mark of respect

The Reds confirmed that Mr Dooley had passed away earlier on Tuesday morning following a road traffic accident that occurred in the city of Bergamo, north-east of Milan. The 51-year-old had been in Italy to watch Liverpool in their Champions League opener against AC Milan at the San Siro.

Philip Joseph Dooley died after he was struck on a road in Bergamo, an Italian city north east of Milan, in the early hours of Tuesday, September 17