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Fourteen years after we remembered his name, Wayne Rooney should still be celebrated
“Remember the name,” Clive Tyldesley said and remember the name we did. Wayne Rooney did not just announce his arrival with a stunning goal against Arsenal 14 years ago today, he inspired one of football commentary’s most memorable lines. It is one of those, like “It’s up for grabs now” and “They think it’s all […]
10 years ago
Daniel Sturridge, Paul Pogba and Jose Mourinho’s gameplan – the key talking points from Anfield
Stalemate at Anfield.
10 years ago
Why Jurgen Klopp is right to call bullshit on the new Jose Mourinho narrative
Of all people, Klopp cannot afford to fall into that trap…
10 years ago
John Stones has all the potential in the world but he remains very much a work in progress
Plenty of work yet to be done
10 years ago
The inside story of how close Jose Mourinho came to becoming manager of Liverpool
In the days before he was shushing their fans at cup finals, ruining their title dreams and prompting a mixture of fear and loathing whenever he comes to town, there was a time when Jose Mourinho did not just want Liverpool, he wanted them so badly that he dispatched a trusted emissary to Anfield in an […]
10 years ago
Father of Hillsborough victim says safe standing campaigners must be listened to
‘I think those campaigning for safe standing have a valid argument and that argument should be listened to’
10 years ago
Safe standing Q&A: How does it work, how much does it cost – and is it *really* safe?
The full lowdown.
10 years ago
Safe standing areas would make football even safer than all-seater stadia, insists leading campaigner
Jon Darch says there is no reason to oppose it.
10 years ago
World Mental Health Day: The story of how Everton FC saved my life
“If it wasn’t for Everton In The Community, I wouldn’t be here”
10 years ago
8 ways Jurgen Klopp has changed Liverpool in his first year in charge
This week marks exactly a year since he took the Anfield hotseat.
10 years ago
Jason McAteer tells JOE the truth about the Liverpool Spice Boys – and why he still “resents” Gerard Houllier
“All of this stuff about having been a Liverpool fan – I just wasn’t buying it”
10 years ago
Liverpool’s first black player Howard Gayle tells JOE why MBE offer was “an insult”
He spoke to Tony Barrett in a wide-ranging interview
10 years ago
Why injuries and loss of form could give Gareth Southgate an exciting, new-look England attack
Can England learn from Liverpool, Spurs and Manchester United?
10 years ago
Loris Karius has got away with it so far – but now it’s crunch time for him AND Jurgen Klopp
Liverpool’s new goalkeeper is yet to convince
10 years ago
Years of playing it safe have got England nowhere – now is the time for real ambition
Time for the FA to discover some ambition
10 years ago
“I couldn’t tell you the last time I spoke to him” – Jason McAteer tells JOE about Saipan and his relationship with Roy Keane
The Saipan showdown happened nearly 15 years ago.
10 years ago
“I just started spiralling out of control” – Jason McAteer opens up to JOE about his depression and suicidal thoughts
The ex-Liverpool man speaks of the “state of depression” after his football career ended.
10 years ago
If Sam Allardyce is in the dock then so too should be the FA chiefs who appointed him
The responsibility for due diligence and vetting rests squarely on their shoulders
10 years ago
How Jurgen Klopp proved the rest of us wrong with James Milner’s reinvention
Pretty much everyone else in football disagreed – but he was convinced
10 years ago
Whisper it but Liverpool are showing the form and focus of title challengers
A sign of things to come?
10 years ago
Liverpool are Europe’s biggest selling club – but that could all change with Klopp in charge
The Reds have made more money from player sales than any other club in Europe
10 years ago
Ledley King opens up to JOE on what it’s really like to lose your career to injury
“When you’re breaking down every few games it does your head in”
10 years ago
What the Manchester United dressing room leaks mean for Jose Mourinho
He knows that such allegations are designed to send a message
10 years ago
How Pep Guardiola played the perfect tactical game in his spat with Yaya Toure’s agent
There was only one winner in the battle between manager and agent
10 years ago
Why events of the summer of 2013 have left Simon Mignolet in no doubt as to Loris Karius’s threat
“I always felt it was important for us to have competition right the way through the squad, and that includes the goalkeepers. We’ve got great competition and when you’ve got competition it pushes everyone to perform.” Brendan Rodgers, July 2013. Simon Mignolet knows better than most what competition means. When he joined Liverpool from Sunderland […]
10 years ago
Jose Mourinho must recognise the biggest cause of Man United’s problems is himself
Has he lost whatever it was that made him special?
10 years ago
How Jurgen Klopp redefined Daniel Sturridge’s Liverpool career
Treating him mean, or at least not indulging him, is keeping him keen
10 years ago
Why the perception that Everton had a bad transfer window was all wrong
There was something very Everton about a wealthy benefactor arriving at the club ahead of the very summer when the new TV deal meant every Premier League side was blessed with riches beyond their wildest dreams. For the more fatalistic among their support, this was par for the course, as was a disappointing deadline day on which hopes […]
10 years ago
Why Arsene Wenger’s “experience” claim about his Arsenal side is missing the point entirely
Age is not an issue for Arsenal but progress quite clearly is
10 years ago
Brendan Rodgers has another chance to prove he can mix it with Europe’s best
He never quite cracked it with Liverpool
10 years ago
The 4 biggest talking points from the Premier League weekend as Pep gets the better of Jose
Pep vs Jose, who Leicester are missing most, and Liverpool’s new key man
10 years ago
Liverpool finally have the stadium and the manager they craved – now FSG’s vision can be realised
In one sense, it is only a new stand; an architectural triumph rather than a sporting one. It may allow 8,500 more people to watch but they will still be watching the same team. The real significance of Liverpool’s impressively renovated Main Stand, though, is to be found in what it represents. For the first […]
10 years ago
Is Steve Nicol Liverpool’s last great left-back? The five-time league winner on titles, tactics and what Alberto Moreno should do next
It may be coincidental or, more likely, it might be symbolic of how they have been unable to maintain the peerless recruitment that underpinned their success in the 1970s and 1980s, but Liverpool have not won the league title since they last had a great left back in their ranks. For Steve Nicol, who occupied […]
10 years ago
We shouldn’t be called goalkeepers any more, we are more like goal players – Pepe Reina talks to JOE
The former Liverpool number one offers up his thoughts on Joe Hart and more
10 years ago
Why the thirst for technology in football has created as many problems as it has solved
Fear of making a mistake has put referees in no man’s land – now they cannot win.
10 years ago
The inside story of Liverpool’s transfer window: How Jurgen Klopp’s influence took hold
Having spent much of the previous 25 years acquiring left backs of various levels of inadequacy, in the most recent transfer window Liverpool came up with a radical approach to dealing with their problem position for a generation by signing none. The concern caused by a weakness going unaddressed was as predictable as it was understandable but no one should […]
10 years ago

Fourteen years after we remembered his name, Wayne Rooney should still be celebrated

Daniel Sturridge, Paul Pogba and Jose Mourinho’s gameplan – the key talking points from Anfield

Why Jurgen Klopp is right to call bullshit on the new Jose Mourinho narrative

John Stones has all the potential in the world but he remains very much a work in progress

The inside story of how close Jose Mourinho came to becoming manager of Liverpool

Father of Hillsborough victim says safe standing campaigners must be listened to

Safe standing Q&A: How does it work, how much does it cost – and is it *really* safe?

Safe standing areas would make football even safer than all-seater stadia, insists leading campaigner

World Mental Health Day: The story of how Everton FC saved my life

8 ways Jurgen Klopp has changed Liverpool in his first year in charge

Jason McAteer tells JOE the truth about the Liverpool Spice Boys – and why he still “resents” Gerard Houllier

Liverpool’s first black player Howard Gayle tells JOE why MBE offer was “an insult”

Why injuries and loss of form could give Gareth Southgate an exciting, new-look England attack

Loris Karius has got away with it so far – but now it’s crunch time for him AND Jurgen Klopp

Years of playing it safe have got England nowhere – now is the time for real ambition

“I couldn’t tell you the last time I spoke to him” – Jason McAteer tells JOE about Saipan and his relationship with Roy Keane

“I just started spiralling out of control” – Jason McAteer opens up to JOE about his depression and suicidal thoughts

If Sam Allardyce is in the dock then so too should be the FA chiefs who appointed him

How Jurgen Klopp proved the rest of us wrong with James Milner’s reinvention

Whisper it but Liverpool are showing the form and focus of title challengers

Liverpool are Europe’s biggest selling club – but that could all change with Klopp in charge

Ledley King opens up to JOE on what it’s really like to lose your career to injury

What the Manchester United dressing room leaks mean for Jose Mourinho

How Pep Guardiola played the perfect tactical game in his spat with Yaya Toure’s agent

Why events of the summer of 2013 have left Simon Mignolet in no doubt as to Loris Karius’s threat

Jose Mourinho must recognise the biggest cause of Man United’s problems is himself

How Jurgen Klopp redefined Daniel Sturridge’s Liverpool career

Why the perception that Everton had a bad transfer window was all wrong

Why Arsene Wenger’s “experience” claim about his Arsenal side is missing the point entirely

Brendan Rodgers has another chance to prove he can mix it with Europe’s best

The 4 biggest talking points from the Premier League weekend as Pep gets the better of Jose

Liverpool finally have the stadium and the manager they craved – now FSG’s vision can be realised

Is Steve Nicol Liverpool’s last great left-back? The five-time league winner on titles, tactics and what Alberto Moreno should do next

We shouldn’t be called goalkeepers any more, we are more like goal players – Pepe Reina talks to JOE

Why the thirst for technology in football has created as many problems as it has solved

The inside story of Liverpool’s transfer window: How Jurgen Klopp’s influence took hold

Safe standing Q&A: How does it work, how much does it cost – and is it really safe?