So off we go again. It’s our year; take 30…

Meh. As European Cup triumphs go, I’ve seen better… OK, I’ll stop being an unbearable gobshite. For now.

Reminiscing about Liverpool’s greatest European heroes takes you on a journey of some of football’s most iconic names

If you have had enough of the World Cup, fear not. Here I am, as always, to help you out. Or to sharpen your dress sense, at least.

There was a moment, round about when a referee was giving another dubious late penalty to Roma, that I wondered if all the anxiety was actually worth it.

Liverpool have only good memories of Rome and the Stadio Olimpico, starting with that night in May over 40 years ago when Bob Paisley celebrated his return to the city he had helped to liberate in 1944 by securing their first European title.

We’re six games and nine months into the latest qualifying campaign, one that started with a brilliant result and an awful display against Serbia in Belgrade, writes Brendan O’Brien.

Steven Kelly takes a look at the iconic life of former Liverpool player and coach Ronnie Moran.

Robbie Fowler believes next week's Merseyside derby will provide a fitting Anfield send-off for former Liverpool captain and assistant manager Ronnie Moran.

They don’t half put you through it. Three points always make a difference to the mood but there was no real improvement in the performance.

Larry Ryan dons his Santa hat to dole out Christmas presents to the sporting world.

Racing far from a cert in Europe’s knockout stages

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard admits he may look back on not signing for Real Madrid when he had the chance as a mistake but insists he would have regretted leaving Anfield far more.

Winning in Europe at the same time as winning at home is an art, and even experience does not guarantee success.

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Gareth Bale finally helped Real Madrid fulfil the dream of ’La Decima’, securing a memorable 10th Champions League triumph with an extra-time win against neighbours Atletico Madrid.

Real Madrid may have been waiting for this moment for 12 years, but it didn’t take them quite that long to get impatient about it. That happened in a matter of minutes.

Liverpool and Chelsea’s rivalry has developed in intensity and bitterness with every passing year

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Of all the cities in England, there’s a connection between Liverpool and Ireland that stretches far beyond the players who have represented Everton and Liverpool.

As calm about it all as Jose Mourinho genuinely came across yesterday, there can be no disputing the stakes when you properly consider it.

Stakes high as big guns battle for Champions League glory

It’s August 1988 and, although discontent is starting to grow on the Old Trafford terraces, Alex Ferguson’s determination is only deepening.

Helenio Herrera was in one of his more abrasive, arrogant moods. But then, he had cause to be. His Barcelona had just battered Wolves 9-2 on aggregate in the 1959-60 European Cup and, at Birmingham airport, he was holding court.

New Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has no concerns about following club icon Kenny Dalglish at Anfield but hopes one day his own achievements will put him alongside the likes of the Scot, Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley.

The 37-year-old British singer Robbie Williams struggles to get around Los Angeles, where he lives with wife Ayda Field, because he has never passed his driving test.

Darren Norris believes Alex Ferguson could become the greatest Champions League manager of all time if he wins tomorrow — a loss and Pep Guardiola rises further up the list

IT would appear that, for once, Liverpool fans are not going to do as Kenny Dalglish has asked.

DANI ALVES was trying to sound measured.

LIVERPOOL manager Kenny Dalglish is keen for the club to rediscover the style of their glory days — as it is the only way he knows how to play football.

JOSE MOURINHO has joined the League Managers Association’s Hall of Fame — and declared himself “proud” of the achievement.

Jose Mourinho last night joined the League Managers Association’s Hall of Fame - and declared himself “proud” of the achievement.

Gwyneth Paltrow made her live singing debut last night.

LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez has defended his reign at Anfield by pointing out his side’s performances in the league are better than many of his recent predecessors.

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has defended his reign at Anfield by pointing out his side’s performances in the league are better than many of his recent predecessors.

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.

NO wonder Anfield was subdued.

RAFAEL BENITEZ has revealed his gratitude to injured players who are forcing themselves through the pain barrier to salvage the club’s season.

Phil Thompson, the last of the Shankly boys, has led the tributes to the Anfield legend in the week that marks the 50th anniversary of the Scot’s appointment as Liverpool manager.

WHEN Bobby Robson spoke, invariably there was passion in his voice, a twinkle in his eye and laughter rarely far away.

WHEREVER you turn in the Eternal City there are relics of glorious times. Reminders of great battles.

A BALL hasn’t even been kicked yet and, already, we are in danger of exhausting the superlatives.

BY any measure Arsene Wenger is one of English football’s greatest managers.

I HAVEN’T seen “The Damned United”. I have no intention of seeing the movie or of reading the book that provoked it. I distrust the mixture of ‘fact’ and fiction or, as its called, ‘faction’. Johnny Giles’ disparagement was quite enough for me.