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Liverpool Football League: The Pride Of Merseyside

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

Based in Liverpool, Merseyside is a football league known as the Liverpool Football Club founded in 1892 and in 1893 joined the Footbal League.Liverpool footbal club is known in the history of football as the second most successful club.Winnings of the football club’s members wearing their Liverpool shirts proudly are the following: eighteen League titles, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups. They are also famous to be the most successful English club, as they wear Premier League football shirts in European competition for winning five European Cups, three UEFA Cups and three UEFA Super Cups.

The two tragedies in 1985 involved Liverpool FC fans, specifically in the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985, in which charging Liverpool fans caused a wall to collapse, killing 39 Juventus supporters and in the Hillsborough disaster, 96 Liverpool supporters lost their lives in a crush against perimeter fencing in 1989.

Liverpool Football Club was founded after a dispute between the Everton Football Club committee and John Houlding, club president and owner of the land at Anfield.John Houlding founded Liverpool FC to play at Anfield after eight years.

The Liverpool’s Football football shirts have been all red, but when the club was founded its kit was more like the contemporary Everton kit.In 1984, the quartered shirts used were blue and white after the club adopted the city’s colour red.The liver bird, a city’s symbol was adopted as the club’s crest in 1901 though it was not incorporated to the kit in 1995. Likewise, the Liverpool badge is based on the city’s liver bird, which is placed inside a shield.A representation of the Shankly Gates with the title You’ll Never Walk Alone of the Shankly Gates is found above the shield . The twin flames at either side are symbolic of the Hillsborough memorial outside Anfield, where an eternal flame burns in memory of those who died in the Hillsborough disaster.

Liverpool FC is one of the best supported clubs in the world, with one of the highest average home attendances in Europe. The club’s worldwide fan base includes more than 200 officially recognised branches of the Association of International Branches (AIB) in at least 30 countries.

The song You’ll Never Walk Alone, originated from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel and later recorded by Liverpool musicians Gerry & The Pacemakers, is the club’s anthem and has been sung by the Anfield crowd since the early 1960s. It has gained popularity among fans of other clubs around the world.On 2 August 1982 the song’s title adorning the top of the Shankly Gates was unveiled in memory of former manager Bill Shankly.On the club’s crest reflects the You’ll Never Walk Alone portion of the Shankly Gates .

Liverpool is often featured and has appeared in a number of media programs.In the first edition of the BBC’s Match of the Day, the club’s match against Arsenal at Anfield was highiightly screened.In 1967, the first match broadcasted and televised in colour was the match between Liverpool and West Ham United .

As proven and based in informations, Liverpool has been supproted and loved all the way from start to finish by their fans.Supporters, as well as their managers who exerted effort to plan for their success was valued by Liverpool FC.

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The Best 4 Football Players In The Premier League

Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

Which footballers do think are the best in the English Premier League? This is the type of conversation that one has with their mates during the weekend. In this article I will be writing about “my top four”; I hope you enjoy the read.

The Premier League is without doubt the best league for drama, passion and excitement in Europe. When you compare this league with let’s say the Serie A in Italy it is just way more exciting; it is way faster and there is a lot more passion!

I am not a footballer myself and I am not involved within the media; the following players are just my personal opinion as to the players that I believe merit being in the top four. I am in fact a person who provides pet insurance; I am also involved with other projects that include selling a quality upvc front door and working helping people to attain cheap flyer printing.

Going back to my top four – the numero uno player has to be Mr Liverpool himself, Steven Gerrard. He is just one hell of a player. Some would argue that he has never really “done it” for England however I am sure he will put that right in next years World Cup. Steven is certainly a real captain marvel; driving his team forward with a real passion. He is a scouser through and through who always gives one hundred percent.

Now in second place I have chosen the captain of Chelsea, John Terry. He is a born winner and is also a natural leader. As well as being a dominant central defender who is an excellent reader of the game he also chips in with a few goals.

In third place I have Frank Lampard. This midfield dynamo just seems to get better and better. He is the model professional who like Steven Gerrard scores a great number of goals from midfield. I personally would play Frank in the centre of midfield for England with Gerrard “in the hole”, real football fans will understand what I mean by this.

Then there is the fourth place position and this may be slightly controversial as I have chosen Ashley Cole. I really do not want to pick Ashley as he annoys the hell out of me with his petulant behaviour. He is however an excellent player and his FA Cup final performance in the win against Everton (for Chelsea) was quite outstanding.

Well there we have it – my top four – what do you think?

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Liverpool vs Manchester United-Is This The Ultimate Football Rivalry?

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

There’s been a healthy rivalry between Manchester United and Liverpool FC for over 100 years…but is that a good thing or a bad thing.

Think about some of the biggest sporting rivalries in history.There was Muhammad Ali going toe-to-toe with Joe Frazier in the boxing ring, Martina Navratilova facing off with Chris Evert on the tennis court and Nick Faldo going head to head with Greg Norman on the golf course.A healthy cricket rivalry continues between India and Pakistan.Even the world of chess has seen its own classic rivalry with the many battles between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov over the years.

But can any of these admittedly classic face-offs hold a candle to the colossal confrontation that occurs whenever the Red Devils of Manchester United clash with the Liverpool Reds?  In what has to be the greatest rivalry in football, if not all sports, there is a way to look at things analytically to determine why it exists, and why it continues:

1. The Northwest Derby – Matchups between the two clubs are often referred to using this moniker.  Liverpool and Manchester (the cities) have maintained a healthy competition since industrial times, and that sense of one-upmanship has apparently spilled over into the football world.

2. “The Greatest English Football Club” – Manchester United and Liverpool both lay claim to the title of The Greatest English Football Club.  A similar number of trophies have been won by each club, and they are also the two most successful English teams in European competition.

3. Fans and Money – The two clubs are widely-supported throughout the world and boast some of the most devoted fans in any sport.  They also are two of the biggest earning clubs in the world.

4.  Player Haters – As with a lot of football clubs, the fans can be downright hostile to each other sometimes.  With Liverpool and Man U, though, the hostility spills over to the players too occasionally.Wayne Rooney, United striker, has publicly stated how much he hated Liverpool FC when he was growing up.Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard, on the other hand, once told a television crew that even though he exchanges shirts regularly with opposing players, he would never have a Man U shirt in his house.

5. Transfers? What are Transfers? – Since 1964, no player has been directly transferred between the two clubs; the few who have played for both sides always played for a different city’s club in between. As recently as 2007, United left-back Gabriel Heinze expressed a desire to move to Liverpool, and a bid was made, but Man U rejected the bid and stated that Heinze would only join a foreign club if he chose to leave – all due to the age old rivalry.

In a way, it’s inspiring the way two rival football clubs can be so passionate about the sense of competition between them.I’m sure some people don’t understand how others can get so worked up about a game, and think the whole rigamarole is just silly.  So, who’s the best team in football?  That’s easy.  Everyone knows it’s Spurs.

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Can Michael Owen Make The England Team For The World Cup?

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Has Michael Owen lost his legs? Do you think he should still command a regular starting place in the England team? Have the many injuries that Michael Owen has suffered throughout his career affected him too much? Has Michael lost some of his passion to the play at the top level of the game? In this article I give my own opinion about these questions, I hope you enjoy the read.

Michael Owen burst onto the international football stage with what can only be described as a wonder goal against Argentina in the World Cup. He had an amazing amount of speed at this age and his finishing was awesome. The future was very exciting for his club, country and of course for himself.

At this stage I should point out that I am not and have not ever been involved with professional football. In my working life I am involved with how to stop stutteringcomposite doors and also offering advice on business cost cutting.

Going back to Owen, he played for Liverpool for many years and scored lots and lots and goals. A couple of years ago he moved clubs to Real Madrid. At Madrid he did not in my opinion seem to get much a chance, however his goals to games ratio was still very impressive. During this period Michael started to have a few problems with niggly injuries. For whatever reason this player has been unable to stay free from injury for any great length of time~For whatever reason this player has been unable to stay free from injury for any great length of time}. Last season he moved clubs again with a big money move to Newcastle United. This renewed the famous partnership that he had in the English national team with the one and only Alan Shearer. Owen however has played only a handful of games for his new club due to his fitness levels.

It seems that Owen is now on his way back and think that Michael is way past his best, I think that due to the fact that he is not getting any younger and all of the injuries he has sustained, that he has without doubt lost some of his electric pace. He is one hell of a forward player and I have every confidence that he will remain so for many years to come.

Michael Owen has never in my opinion let England down. He always seems to pop up with a goal and has certainly been one the nations hero’s over the last eight years. I would prefer to see Michael come off the bench for say the last thirty-five minutes of matches instead of starting the games. I think England should have lanky Peter Crouch with another pacy striker such as Theo Walcott to really rough up and bruise the opposition. Michael could then come on when they are starting to become a bit weary.

I do not think Michael Owen has lost any of his passion or desire to play for club or country. In fact I think the opposite is true. He will be itching to get back to somewhere near his best and will be very determined to help his country to win the World Cup.

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