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The Reason Why Trent Alexander Arnold Wears 66… And Other Liverpool Squad Numbers Explained

Admin - February 27, 2025 - Players

The number 66 will forever be indelibly ingrained in the fabric of English football: 1966 being the year that England won their first – and, so far, only – World Cup.

It would be fair to assume that a commemoration of that golden tournament would be the reason that Trent Alexander Arnold wears the number 66 squad number on the back of his shirt at Liverpool.

But you’d be wrong. In fact, the reason for TAA’s digits are almost wholly random.

Celebrating Mo Salah’s Best Goals In Europe For Liverpool as He Joins the 50 Club

Admin - January 23, 2025 - Players

There are plenty of milestones and records of which Mo Salah is the sole owner at Liverpool FC, and he’s now taken up membership of another club in which he’s the only member.

The Egyptian scored his 50th European goal for Liverpool in the 2-1 Champions League win over Lille.

He admitted that although he ‘wasn’t focused’ on the milestone before the game, he was ‘very proud’ of his achievement. “Hopefully [it’s] not the last one!” he joked, in a way that would have been funny but for his ongoing contract issues.

Chronicling Bill Shankly’s Transformative First Season as Liverpool Manager

Admin - December 19, 2024 - Managers

Image by Isriya Paireepairit on flickr

In the early 1960s, Liverpool was on fire.

The Beatles were established as the most popular band on the planet, the Mersey Beat sound was being exported to all corners of the globe and regeneration projects were bringing classic – and some unique – architecture to the city.

Meanwhile, the lifeblood of Liverpool – its two football clubs, but principally the Reds – were reaching new heights, with Liverpool FC clinching the First Division title for the first time since the 1940s.

But in the late 1950s, things were rather different. It was still a couple of years until Brian Epstein would discover John, Paul, George and Ringo, while Liverpool FC had spent years in the relative doldrums of the Second Division.

Is Mo Salah Now In the Conversation as Liverpool’s Greatest Ever Player?

Admin - November 21, 2024 - Players

Here’s some bad news for fans of every football club other than Liverpool: Mo Salah is getting better with age.

Even after celebrating his 32nd birthday, Salah continues to reach new heights: as of November, he was the first player in Europe’s ‘big five’ leagues to record ten goals and ten assists in all competitions during the 2024/25 season.

The Egyptian has now scored more Premier League goals than the legendary Robbie Fowler, and by the end of the campaign he could have even climbed above Frank Lampard and Thierry Henry in the all-time EPL goalscorers list; the likes of Sergio Aguero and Andy Cole would then be in his crosshairs.

Not bad for a guy who, aside from a handful of appearances for Chelsea, didn’t make his Premier League debut until he had turned 25!

From his goals and assists to his growing trophy cabinet, Salah continues to ascend towards the ranks of Liverpool’s all-time greats.

But can he yet be considered the best player in the club’s history?

Remembering All of Liverpool’s Best Kits As They Sign Historic £60m Adidas Deal

Admin - October 23, 2024 - Kits

The new kit deal penned by Liverpool will finally bring the club into line with the other Premier League giants.

Adidas will return for a third spell as kit manufacturer from the 2025/26 season onwards, paying £60 million a year for the privilege.

It’s an agreement that will see the Reds match similar sums paid to Manchester City (Puma), Arsenal (Adidas) and Chelsea (Nike), and is likely to be an increase on the current deal with Nike.

The American firm makes a guaranteed payment of £30 million a year to the club, with add-ons based upon the Reds’ performances on the pitch as well as royalties from replica kit and merchandise sales.

Ron Yeats: Liverpool Fans Say Goodbye to All-Time Great

Admin - September 26, 2024 - Players

It was with great sadness that the passing of Ron Yeats was reported in September.

The Scotsman, who made more than 350 appearances for Liverpool and many of them as captain, had been battling Alzheimer’s disease. He was 86.

A player described as a ‘colossus’ and a ‘man mountain’ by no less a judge than Bill Shankly, the 6ft 2in centre back combined a love of the physical side of the game with an ability with the ball at his feet – just some of the reasons why he was a mainstay in the Reds defence for more than a decade.

Remembering the Miracle of Istanbul: 20 Seasons On from One of Liverpool FC’s Most Incredible Nights

Admin - August 22, 2024 - Matches

Liverpool will return to the Champions League for the revamped 2024/25 edition of the continental showpiece.

It’s somewhat fitting that the Reds will be in the draw for the competition during this particular season, as it comes 20 years on from one the club’s most famous – or infamous – nights.

The culmination of the 2004/05 campaign saw Liverpool reach the final of the Champions League against AC Milan; setting into motion the most extraordinary contests you’re likely to see at any level of the beautiful game.

Crossing the Divide: Players That Have Played for Both Liverpool and Everton

Admin - July 18, 2024 - Players

It’s generally accepted that if you have a personal allegiance to a football club, you don’t then go and get involved with their bitter rivals in either a playing or coaching capacity.

But, occasionally, those rules go out of the window, with the fierce rivalry between Liverpool and Everton put to the test this summer.

John Heitinga, the Dutch defender turned coach, is the latest to cross the Merseyside divide. He played 140 times for the Toffees, and after hanging up his boots has forged a successful career as a backroom staff member – his stint with West Ham coming to an end when David Moyes was sacked at the end of the season.

Listing All of the Liverpool Players That have Captained England

Admin - June 20, 2024 - Players

Has any English club provided more than three captains for a single international tournament?

The closest possible rival would be Chelsea in 2007/08, who at the time had seven international skippers in the midst – however, only two of them (Michael Ballack and Petr Cech) actually played at EURO 2008 after England, captained by John Terry, famously failed to qualify.

There was a time when Real Madrid had Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric, Gareth Bale and Sergio Ramos on their books, and each captained their respective countries at one point or another.

But Liverpool’s current crop surely goes close to being the ‘most captained’ at a single international tournament, with a trio of Reds men taking the helm at EURO 2024. Virgil van Dijk is the long-term leader of the Netherlands, while Andy Robertson has taken the armband for Scotland.

They were joined in the leadership stakes by Dominik Szoboszlai, who was tasked with leading Hungary into battle with Germany.

The Long Goodbye: How Have Liverpool Fared the Season After a Managerial Change?

Admin - May 16, 2024 - Managers

By the time you’re reading this, it will almost be over.

Jurgen Klopp’s near nine-year reign as Liverpool head coach is coming to an end. There’s talk of statues, commemorating a manager that has brought Premier League and Champions League glory to Anfield, but the German’s connection to the club and its fans runs so deep that mere stone and marble alone aren’t enough to do it justice.

The worst-kept secret in football is that Feyenoord boss Arne Slot will be Klopp’s successor, and the Dutchman has almighty shoes to fill – sadly, managing a club after a legend has departed has not, historically, gone all that well for the replacement over the years.