BRENDAN RODGERS: YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’

BRENDAN RODGERS: YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’

SOME years ago I was living in London and I started dating this girl I’d met at work. We hit it off immediately and as the months went by we saw more and more of each other. At some point we figured it made sense to move in with each other. For starters I was staying...
AKINWALE AROBIEKE: TONY EVANS ON ‘PURPLE AKI’

AKINWALE AROBIEKE: TONY EVANS ON ‘PURPLE AKI’

AT first, it seemed like a joke. The name sounded funny: Purple Aki. It was Spring Heeled Jack for the 1980s. Just another terrifying urban legend that spread through fear and mass hysteria. The whole thing appeared preposterous. My younger brothers — five and...
HULL CITY v LIVERPOOL: MATCH REVIEW

HULL CITY v LIVERPOOL: MATCH REVIEW

IT OCCURS to me that this is an example of a game where a match review might need to be that bit more of a match report. We have a non-televised game in the UK where around half of Liverpool’s travelling support have chosen to stay away in protest at ticket...
MATCH REVIEW: LIVERPOOL LADIES 2 MANCHESTER CITY 1

MATCH REVIEW: LIVERPOOL LADIES 2 MANCHESTER CITY 1

LIVERPOOL Ladies picked up an important three points last night as they beat Manchester City 2-1 with goals either side of half-time from Asisat Oshoala and Line Smorsgard. Matt Beard named an unchanged 11 from the side that lost away to Chelsea Ladies last weekend;...