YOU can’t fail to get excited by the signing of a 20-year old Brazilian prodigy wearing the iconic no. 10. Some will feel that it is inevitably all downhill from here for Philippe Coutinho; every first touch will be forensically examined, every impartial observer will...

By Karl Coppack I love football. I like betting too. I’m no good at it and, to be honest I’m a bit alarmed that my local bookie knows my name but I don’t take it too seriously. I don’t lose too much and I win even less. Betting is a supplement to a mundane Saturday...

YOU’VE listened to the podcast, read the website and heard the radio show. This is the next thing – The Anfield Wrap magazine. And our first ever issue features a real scoop – previously unheard audio of legendary Liverpool manager Bill Shankly. How can it feature...

THERE’S not much fancy about Oldham Athletic. A pothole-ridden car park leads to a three-sided ground made up of dilapidated stands and limited facilities that have long since seen better days. The club would be the first to admit they’ve fallen a long way since they...

ATMOSPHERE is one of the trickiest, most slippery concepts in football. It’s at once fundamental to the game’s success and appeal, while all the while being threatened by its global reach. It’s subjective, your perception essentially pivoting on whether you think a...