Mental Health in Sport

Journalist: ‘xG does not stand for Expected Grief’ – The deep impact of Jota’s death on Liverpool’s players

Liverpool’s Season of Sorrow and the Shadows of Grief Liverpool’s 2025–26 campaign has been unlike any other in Premier League history — one shaped as much by loss as by football. In July, tragedy struck when a first-team player died in a car crash in northern Spain, an event that, as Simon Hughes wrote in...

The Hardest Week: Football, Loss and Healing Together

Jota’s death has reminded us how fragile we all are There’s something about this one that hit different. Maybe it's because Diogo Jota was one of ours. Maybe it's because he had just started the next chapter of his life. Maybe it's because he died alongside his brother. Maybe it's all of that. Or maybe...

LFC Academy’s Global Football Fiesta

LFC Academy's 'Celebration of Heritage' Highlights Diversity Embracing Diversity at LFC Academy Liverpool Football Club's Academy recently held its second annual 'Celebration of Heritage' festival, a testament to the club's commitment to both football and education. This event, integral to the Academy's ethos, underscores the importance of providing young players with not only football skills but...