Person: Billy Liddell

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Steven Kelly's Year in Sport: 'The whistle blew. The celebrations were like nothing before. This one just shouldn’t have been possible'

The past and the present are in a permanent state of war with each other, generally over which is best — and never more so than in football.

Thu, 26 Dec, 2019

Gerrard’s future proves unwelcome distraction to Reds

It is probably Liverpool’s poor form that has fast-tracked any discussion of Steven Gerrard’s future to Priority One all of a sudden.

Tue, 02 Dec, 2014

Heard the one about the 22 Englishmen, six Scotsmen, the Frenchman and the Portuguese?

AS the Premier League season heads towards an exciting climax – arguably the most gripping since Michael Thomas galloped through the heart of the Liverpool defence on May 26, 1989 – it’s worth remembering that, despite its cosmopolitan values, English football remains one of the tightest closed shops in the sporting world.

Wed, 21 Apr, 2010

Rattling Rafa? It’s just not cricket

GETTING politics out of sport is like draining oil out of sand. You’d be better off taking preventative action to stop it getting there in the first place.

Wed, 30 Aug, 2006

Owen is Mr ton-derful

Michael Owen’s second strike against West Brom on Saturday took him to the 100 Premier League goal milestone for his club.

Sun, 27 Apr, 2003