IF we played a game of Liverpool FC word association, and I threw at you the words “beach ball”, then there’s only one player that’s going to come to mind, writes GREG POWER. But even before Pepe Reina’s injustice at Sunderland in 2009, I associated a very...
CHARLIE MALAM TERRY McDermott. Tommy Smith. Phil Neal (twice). Kenny Dalglish. Alan Kennedy. Steven Gerrard. Xabi Alonso. All players who scored in Liverpool’s five European Cup final victories. There’s one other name to add to that list. One that seems so completely...
VLADIMIR SMICER volleyed a stoppage-time winner against Chelsea at Anfield to put Liverpool top of the league on this day in 2002. The Czech had replaced Steven Gerrard in the 28th minute and his winner for Gerard Houllier’s side came after Jari Litmanen had...
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Liverpool v Southampton: The Weekender
To take stock of the week just gone and look ahead to Liverpool v Southampton, John Gibbons hosts Andy Heaton, Sian Bennett and Craig Hannan.
Also on the show, we go back to what was a busy weekend for the city with three pilot events taking place in the form of ‘The First Dance’ presented by Circus at Bramley Moore Dock on the Friday and Saturday, as well as a concert in Sefton Park on the Sunday, as Liverpool gears up for life after lockdown.
To reflect on all of that and discuss what is next for the city as COVID restrictions continue to ease, John speaks to Claire McColgan, the Director of Culture Liverpool; Matt Ashton, the Director of Public Health; and DJ Lauren Lo Sung who was the first performer at the event on the Friday.
