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“I want to do something that’s bigger than just playing football” Liverpool’s Christie Murray on being part of Common Goal

by Hal Fish - 15 November 2019 0136

The function of Common Goal is to have its members pledge one percent of their earnings to help fund organisations that can advance the United Nations Global Goals. It is one percent of a footballer's wage going to charity. To quote the site: “The idea is simple.” So it is hard not

Lessons From Leppings Lane: Hillsborough. Thirty Years On

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by Connor Woolley - 14 April 20195 June 2019 0563

96. The number that will forever be bonded to the city of Liverpool. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster. When, on April 15th 1989, 96 people were crushed to death in Britain's worst sporting disaster. For the families of the victims it has been three decades of pain,

Liverpool vs Porto: Champions League quarter-final preview

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by Robert Clayden - 15 March 201925 March 2019 0568

Liverpool will play Porto in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The Reds were the first English side out of the hat and will play their first leg at home to the Portuguese champions on April 9-10, with the return leg scheduled across April 16-17. The winners of the tie will face either

‘It was hard but it was enjoyable’ – Jenny Archer MBE on her decade with the Crazy Gang and coaching career at Fulham Ladies

by Aramide Oladipo - 29 June 2018 01299

Jenny Archer MBE is perhaps better known for her influence on Paralympian David Weir CBE, who has thrived under her guidance, winning six gold medals and securing eight London Marathon victories in the process. The pair founded the Weir Archer Academy in 2013, and Archer details how the ambitious Weir made

#HarryClaims: The Internet’s Story of Kane’s Goal Against Stoke

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by James Pike - 17 April 201825 April 2018 0858

Harry Kane has caused an uproar on Twitter after he claimed a goal many thought to be Christian Eriksen’s. In Tottenham Hotspur’s match against Stoke City on 7 April, Eriksen hit a ball that eventually found its way into the back of the net. The ball came close to touching Harry

When David beats Goliath: The best comebacks from underdogs in the Champions League

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by José Bourbon - 12 April 201811 April 2018 01002

Last Tuesday there was one of those rare moments where the unexpected happened and the team considered to be worse - Roma - came back against a supposedly way better team - Barcelona, when few thought that was possible. I decided to look back at other times in which the

Since 1955 Podcast: Spurs and PSG out, Chelsea and United…in?

by Matt Bowers - 12 March 201818 March 2018 01953

https://soundcloud.com/user-821454638/since-1955-second-leg-recappreview Adam Samuel and Aramide Oladipo from the "Don't Crack" podcast sit in to chat about Spurs devastating collapse against Juventus, Madrid defeating PSG, Chelsea's chances against Barca and United hosting Seville!

“People pay subscriptions and licensing fees to hear articulate insight”: Garth Crooks on football punditry and his playing career

by Aramide Oladipo - 2 March 201828 June 2018 02241

Tottenham supporters will surely have fond memories of Garth Crooks as he helped them secure back-to-back FA Cup success in the eighties, which also included an equalising goal in the 3-2 victory over Manchester City in the 1981 final. Crooks was also part of the Spurs squad who lifted the 1984

Since 1955 Podcast: Super Spurs, problems at United, Chelsea host Barca

by Matt Bowers - 19 February 201818 March 2018 01743

https://soundcloud.com/user-821454638/since-1955-first-leg-recappreview Fellow Gazette writers Will Pearse and Shane Murphy joined me to chat about an insane first week of Champions League round of 16 matchups and what lies ahead this week! Talking Tottenham's huge result in Turin, Madrid's thriller against PSG, Mourinho's problems at Old Trafford, and look ahead to Chelsea v

“I just knew in my bones that I’d get another chance to finish it off”: Michael Thomas and co captured in new documentary: 89

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by Joe Leavey - 17 November 201711 June 2018 01359

“Something happened that everybody said was impossible.” These were the words of Lee Dixon, speaking at the premiere of 89, a new documentary film that tells the story of Arsenal’s fabled last-minute league win over Liverpool in 1989. Dixon - an executive producer of the film and full back in that championship