Liverpool will face their first Champions League game of the 2024/25 season on 17th September but what awaits the Reds in the continent’s top club competition? Speaking on the ‘The Rest is Football’ podcast, Gary Lineker believed Liverpool were handed the toughest draw out of the four English teams competing. The former England striker makes … Read more
On 15th August, 2024, Ajax and Panathinaikos made footballing headlines for setting the record for most penalty kicks taken in a shootout of a UEFA competition. The marathon battle, which lasted 25 minutes, saw a whopping 34 penalties taken, with Ajax eventually winning 13-12. Very few penalty shootouts have seen 25 converted efforts, but one … Read more
European competitions are always tough to win, even for a club that has enjoyed as much continental success as Liverpool. This is not to say that every European match poses a challenge though. There have been times when Liverpool have found themselves involved in a complete mismatch and subsequently given the opposite side a good … Read more
Whilst the answer to why Liverpool FC, a team who play in red shirts, red shorts and red socks, are nicknamed “the Reds” may seem obvious, it actually has more of a complex history than you perhaps might have expected. In this article, we will explain the story of how the Merseyside giants came to … Read more
Liverpool FC have a long and complicated history. The Merseyside giants were originally founded way back in 1892, and have since gone on to be one of the most successful football teams of all time, having won an impressive 19 top flight titles and an English-record six European Cups (as of the completion of the … Read more
Liverpool FC are undoubtedly one of the top sides in world football, the only team in recent years to have pipped Pep Guardiola’s indefatigable Manchester City to the Premier League title, and the most successful English club in the Champions League. They are also Premier League ever-presents, having spent a total of 108 seasons in … Read more