Everton Football Club paid tribute to the 96 fans of rivals Liverpool who died in the Hillsborough stadium disaster in 1989. In a moving ceremony before their game against Newcastle tonight, the teams were lead out by two mascots, one in Everton blue and the other in Liverpool red. The Everton mascot had the number [...]
So often we are shown the bad side of football: the players stumbling drunk out of night clubs, the fans hurling abuse at each other, and other things of a similar nature. This piece, however, is going to be about something entirely different. I feel that it’s about time people were shown the good [...]
In what must go down as one of the most remarkable acts of solidarity shown by football fans across the world, Gerry & The Pacemakers’ most famous single, “You’ll Never Walk Alone” has been steadily rising up the charts since the Hillsborough Independent Panel reported their findings on Wednesday. In memory of the 96 [...]
For years die-hard Liverpool fans have been extolling the virtues of Raheem Sterling, telling anybody who would listen that he is going to be a truly world-class player when he gets his chance to shine. This season he has been given that chance and, so far, the Kopites seem to be right. Sterling’s pace [...]
Today the Hillborough Independent Panel released their 394-page report into the disaster that claimed the lives of 96 innocent men, women, and children on April 15th 1989. After 23 years of waiting the families of the deceased have finally learned the truth: 41 lives could have been saved had police and ambulance services reacted in a [...]
On Sunday night the BBC aired a documentary with the aim of uncovering the truth about the Hillsborough stadium disaster, a terrible event that claimed the lives of 96 football fans. These 96 men, women, and children travelled to Sheffield expecting a day of jubilation as they watched their heroes in Red in the [...]
A few days ago Manchester United announced the signing of their new Chilean striker Angelo Henriquez from Universidad de Chile, but who is the young Chilean and what is he doing at Old Trafford? This is not the first time that Manchester United have signed a little-known player in recent times. In the last few [...]
Since Fenway Sports Group purchased Liverpool they have made it patently clear that they see the future of the football club in the hands of talented young players who, should they fail, can be sold on without losing too much of their initial value. In the face of recent goings-on at Anfield, is it [...]
After Liverpool Football Club’s transfer deadline-day calamities many people will be wondering just what is going on at Anfield, and the truth is nobody seems to know. Yesterday, John W. Henry, Liverpool’s principal owner, wrote an open letter to fans of the Merseyside club explaining his thoughts on the matter. In it he explained how he is [...]
We are all familiar with Jose Mourinho’s seemingly endless pursuit of Steven Gerrard during his time as Chelsea manager, with the Liverpool skipper turning him down on each occasion, but this week Gerrard has revealed that the Portuguese manager was not the only man after his signature. According to the Liverpool captain, after the departure [...]
