With Afcon now underway after months of critical press before the tournament, is it time we tried to understand its importance to Africa? AFRICA. The world’s second largest continent, with 54 countries and 1.2 billion people. It’s home to 25 per cent of all...
With James Milner’s contract expiring at the end of the season and no renewal in sight, where will he rank among our Liverpool heroes? PEOPLE choose their heroes in different ways. I’ve had a bundle over the years and some of them are not always as...
Liverpool’s entertaining football has brought them mixed results so far this season, but could a midfield rethink bring calm to the chaos? AH, January. The month of long days, cold nights and no drinking. You can probably tell I’m not the biggest fan....
With more unsavoury chants heard in football grounds this week, it’s time for fans to get together and stop ‘banter’ taking us backwards… FOOTBALL without fans is nothing. Last season and lockdown emphasised as much. They are the very...
With a lack of stability across the league and beyond, Jurgen Klopp will be thankful for the current situation at Anfield… EVERY now and then I get a fleeting thought. I start to imagine I could be one of those people that deletes every app on my phone,...
With a big difference in the generations of Liverpool’s support, where would this side rank among the best the older generation had seen? I HAD plenty of room to celebrate when Diogo Jota knocked in his second-minute goal for Liverpool on Saturday. My...
With reports that Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is upset with his game time at Liverpool, he still finds himself with more questions than answers… I FOUND myself having a moment of weakness the other week. Liverpool had just drawn 2-2 with Brighton & Hove...
With Thiago Alcantara making his first appearance since returning from his latest injury, what role will he play for this Liverpool side? WEDNESDAY was a peculiar night in Anfield. I suspect had I been in the stadium the previous Saturday I’d be adding that to...
Live podcast reacting to Liverpool 2 Atletico Madrid 0 in the Champions League, plus looking ahead West Ham United in the Premier League. Neil Atkinson hosts John Gibbons, Damian Kavanagh and Emma Sanders. Also on the show, John speaks to Neil and Michael MacCambridge...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review after Liverpool 2 Atletico Madrid 0 in the fourth game of the Champions League group stage at Anfield… THEY do the decent thing. The good thing. The better thing. They qualify from the group as first place from just...
Getting stuck into big talking points within the world of football finance discussing Liverpool’s spending, the Club World Cup’s value to clubs, and what the Asia tour means for the Reds’ finances.
John Gibbons is joined by Dave Powell, Chief Business of Football Writer for Reach PLC.