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Revealed: How Milan Shaped Richard Hughes’ Footballing and Liverpool Career

Liverpool's Richard Hughes: A Legacy Born in Milan James Pearce and James Horncastle of The Athletic vividly capture the intriguing narrative of Richard Hughes, Liverpool’s sporting director whose origins and early experiences in Italy fundamentally shaped his football and professional ethos. As Liverpool prepare for their match against AC Milan at the iconic San Siro,...

Greatness Beckons for Player of the Year Van Dijk

For just the fourth time in 40 years, a centre-back has been named PFA Player of the Year, and he couldn't be a more worthy winner. Joining Gary Pallister, Paul McGrath and John Terry is Virgil van Dijk, following a season unlike many ever seen by a defender at Liverpool. When gushing over a player in...

Can Momentum Be Liverpool’s Greatest Title Weapon?

No team thrives more with momentum behind them than Liverpool. We are an emotional fanbase and when things are going well, the Reds can become an unstoppable force, as we have witnessed throughout history. Using modern examples - I know, football existed well before 1992 - nothing stands out more than 2004/05 in that respect. Nobody even...

Joe Gomez: The Next Carragher?

Joe Gomez signed for Liverpool as an exciting young centre-back who at 17 years old had broken into Charlton's first team. In 18 first team starts he'd played both centre-back and right-back, showing his pace, power and surprising physicality given his age. Due to a spate of injuries in the squad, Gomez started his Liverpool...