HISTORY is littered with background people. For every moonwalking Neil Armstrong there’s a Michael Collins hidden away in the lunar module. For every John, Paul, George and Ringo there’s a George Martin staying behind to patch it altogether with just a mug of Horlicks...
IN the bowels of Anfield, as the fans sung their hearts out and the world tried to come to terms with what they’d just seen, Jürgen Klopp looked at his watch and smiles. “It’s 10 past 10, most children are probably in bed… These boys are...
THE time draws near. The scent of Madrid waves Reds fans in like a cartoon hand. The faint whispers of the familiar anthem get slowly louder, and the light – presumably being provided by Gazprom – begins to glow and shine like a beacon on the biggest game in club...
DID you witness the sheer, unadulterated brilliance of that Barcelona performance on Tuesday night? Were you fortunate enough to see with your own eyes the unprecedented artistry of the genius called Lionel Messi? Did the earth move for you too? Not for me, Clive. Not...
LOOK at these men, writes CAOIMHE O’NEILL. These men, in their red ties who have fancifully danced us into the elite ballroom of a European Cup final. Another European Cup final and it’s about time. The players have fought tooth and nail to get us here,...
GET out the way, West Brom. Just move, will ya? Only the European Cup matters. I think only the European Cup has ever mattered. All else is chimera. Can you even be a Liverpool supporter without feeling this way about the European Cup? It defines no English team the...
NINE years we’ve been waiting for this, writes JACK BOOTH. Nine years since Avram Grant’s Chelsea sent The Reds packing out of Europe’s premier competition. Nine years is how long the five times champions of Europe have had to wait for an opportunity to reach the semi...
A post shared by arena11 sports group GmbH (@arena11sportsgroup) on Jun 10, 2017 at 8:17am PDT ALL of the headlines and plaudits since Saturday evening have rightly been about Mo Salah and his continuing ability to wear down the nets at both ends of the Anfield pitch...
WHEN we’re walking away from Anfield – for my gang down Sleepers Hill and Walton Lane, heading back into the bowels of Liverpool’s North End – a sole variable structures the conversation. Have Liverpool won? Seldom do we ask ourselves, have we been entertained? After...
WHEN the cloak of darkness falls upon Madrid in the weeks before spring’s arrival, the temperature drops suddenly and gusts blow across the city. Yet over on the banks of the Manzanares River, at the Vicente Calderón Stadium, there is a flame that always burns. To...
Can Resurgent Reds Maintain Momentum?: TAW Midweek Extra
The Anfield Wrap’s midweek podcast looking back at the Liverpool’s thumping victory over Galatasaray in the second leg of their Champions League Round of 16 tie at Anfield to progress to the quarter finals of The Champions League.
John Gibbons is joined by Andy Heaton, Adam Smith and Joel Penny.
Also in the show, John talks to Matt Parish, CEO of The LFC Foundation, about next weekends Legends game at Anfield as the Liverpool Legends take on Jurgen Klopp’s Borussia Dortmund.
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