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Reds and Blues don't want another shoot-out
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 24/02/2024
» When Liverpool and Chelsea met in the Carabao (League Cup) final two years ago the score after extra time was a disappointing 0-0 with both teams having missed good chances. However, what happened at Wembley in the ensuing penalty shoot-out will long be remembered by anyone who witnessed it.
Suradit aiming for some inspiration at Taiwan Masters
Sports, Published on 28/09/2022
» Tamsui: Suradit Yongcharoenchai has indicated a return to form is on the cards after a disappointing start to the season as he competes in the US$1 million Mercuries Taiwan Masters.
The Saint who became a Liverpool icon and television pundit
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 06/03/2021
» There was a lovely piece of graffiti that appeared on a church poster in Liverpool in the 1960s which posed the question: "What would you do if Jesus returned amongst us?" Underneath someone had scrawled: "Move St John to inside left."
Lean left to get those chips right
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 27/09/2020
» Lean to the left when chipping because pushing your weight towards the target will increase your chances of making a crisp contact with the ball.
League Cup is not worthless for all
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 29/02/2020
» In its early days the English League Cup was dismissed by a senior sports journalist as a "mammoth irrelevance" and some would still agree with that assessment. For all the efforts of the different sponsors -- and they have changed with regular frequency -- the tournament has always been regarded as a poor relation to the League championship and the FA Cup, which itself has lost much of its former aura.
Football team nicknames: From Coffee to Cocaine and Free Sex
Sports, Wanchai Rujawongsanti, Published on 14/06/2018
» Hosts Russia take on Saudi Arabia in the opening match of the 2018 World Cup on Thursday.
Stanley -- The club that refused to die
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 21/04/2018
» Accrington Stanley winning promotion to League One for the first time ever might not seem a big deal in a week which saw Manchester City clinch the Premier League title, but it is a huge occasion for a lowly, but long-established club that has never before experienced promotion from the bottom division.