Football

In January, the Crown Prosecution Service announced that the ‘Chelsea Rent Boys’ chant - heard aimed at Norwich’s Billy Gilmour by Liverpool fans - is now classed as a hate crime. This means that fans who sing this chant can...

An LJMU student drew inspiration from local hero John Barnes when he performed a spoken word poem on TV last week. Liverpudlian Joseph Roberts appeared on the show ‘Sport in Words’ as part of BT Sports' coverage of Black History...

The spotlight was shone on the issues surrounding the forthcoming Qatar World Cup during a roundtable discussion hosted by LJMU’s Journalism department last night. The discussion was led by Index On Censorship magazine and hosted by their editor-in-chief Jemimah Steinfeld....

Over the last year, fans of Tranmere Rovers and people across the Wirral have rallied around the family of Nate Gidman. Nate was diagnosed with brain cancer and as he spent more than 12 months in hospital receiving treatment the...

While working for the BBC during England’s World Cup opener against Iran, Alex Scott wore the one love armband to show her support for the LGTBQ+ community. Paul Amann founder of LGTBQ+ Liverpool fan group stated: “It’s fantastic to...

Wayne Rooney made his professional debut with Liverpool’s local club Everton at the tender age of 16, David Beckham hailed him as one of the greatest footballers of his generation, and he was the youngest goal scorer in his...

As legendary Liverpool midfielder James Milner received an MBE for his services to football and charity the organisations he has supported expressed their delight and thanks. Alongside his two-decade expanding football career, James Milner set up the James Milner Foundation to...

A north west football club that brings bereaved families together is playing a series of memorial matches to mark baby loss awareness week and pregnancy and infant loss awareness month. Angels United FC was founded in October 2020 by a...

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"Liverpool legend" Ray Kennedy has passed away after a 35-year battle with Parkinson's Disease. Kennedy played as a forward for Arsenal before moving to Liverpool as a left-sided midfielder. Friends and fans of the footballer have taken to Twitter to react...