INTRODUCTION 10 MACS BY THE MERSEY 36 14 MEMORABLE MATCHES TIMELINE October 12 1895 v Newton Heath May 1 1965 v Leeds United May 25 1977 v Borusia Minchengladbach May 29 1985 v Juventus February 17 20 and 27 1991 v Everton May 25 2005 v AC Milan THE REDS AND THE KOPITES 20 40 A LEGEND LANDS IN LIVERPOOL 26 FAMOUS FOOTBALLERS Elisha Scott Jack Balmer Albert Stubbins Bob Paisley Roger Hunt Steven Gerrard THE STRING OF SUCCESS CONTINUES 30 Liverpool FC Tites 44 Selected Bibliography 46 Websites 47 Index 48 PLAYING IN THE
Defender Jamie Carragher
INTRODUCTION Soccer or football as it is known almost everywhere else in the world is truly a universal game Nowhere is the play more competitive than in Europe Almost every European country has its own league and generally that league has several divisions A typical season lasts eight or nine months from late summer to mid spring Every team in each level plays all other teams in its level twice once at home and once on the other team's pitch At the end of the season the bottommost teams in one division are relegated moved down to the next lower division with the same number of topmost teams from that lower division promoted to replace them Such a system ensures that a high level of competition is maintained and that late season games between teams with losing records remain important as they seek to avoid relegation Individual countries also feature their own tournaments such as England's FA Cup and Spain's Copa del Rey In theory these tournaments allow almost any team the opportunity to win the championship but in reality the best clubs dominate the competition An assortment of European wide tournaments complement individual nations league and cup play The most prestigious is the Union of European Football Associations UEFA Champions League Known as the European Cup until APION ISTANBUL
a Renowned players and coaches have helped England's Liverpool FC triumph as a top European
