Refugee football group leader wins Wirral community champion award
Wirral Change’s Isaac Stewart has been named this season's community champion by Tranmere Rovers for his work running a weekly football group for asylum seekers and refugees.
Wirral Change is a charity that has been empowering disadvantaged groups since 2006.
Importance of the transfer window for Liverpool
Liverpool are recovering from two major losses after being knocked out of the Champions League by PSG and losing the Carabao Cup final to Newcastle United.
However, the Reds maintain a 12-point lead over Arsenal in the Premier League with nine games left of the season.
The Dods- Wirral’s superstar sporting siblings
The Wirral, for a relatively small place, has produced its fair share of successful sportspeople.
Cricketer Ian Botham, cyclist Chris Boardman and England Lioness Jodie Taylor were all born on the peninsula. Yet, one family produced arguably the Wirral’s greatest...
Can Conor Bradley successfully replace Trent Alexander-Arnold?
Conor Bradley seems to be set to take the right-back position next season if Trent Alexander-Arnold moves to Real Madrid.
Alexander-Arnold is currently free to leave Liverpool when his contract expires, and Madrid are keen on landing the 26-year-old.
Bradley has...
“You’d think it was the Champions League final!” Walking football makes big impact on...
The rise in popularity of walking football has become an effective way of combatting loneliness.
The sport has grown in the last decade, and there are various teams throughout Merseyside that run weekly games aimed at encouraging participation amongst the...
Liverpool Chess Club ‘over the moon’ to be involved in British Chess Championships
As the British Chess Championships heads to Liverpool this summer, Merseysportlive sat down with president of the Liverpool Chess Club Jim Gallagher to find out more about the club and their involvement in the event.
Wirral runner takes on 365-day barefoot 10k challenge for Alzheimer’s
A Wirral man is putting his best barefoot forward - by running 10k every day for a whole year in aid of charity.
Phill Hayward's brave barefoot bid is raising thousands of pounds for the Alzheimer's Society.
How a battlefield disaster gave Liverpool’s Kop its name
The Kop end at Anfield is one of the most iconic stands in world football.
It has witnessed innumerable iconic moments, where the fans have seemingly sucked the ball into the net.
The tragic lives of Toggie Kendall and Fred Turner – Merseyside’s rugby-playing soldiers
With the Six Nations two rounds in, and after England’s dramatic late win against France at Twickenham, Ireland lead the way after to two strong performances.
Merseyside’s involvement in the competition is limited to Sale Sharks winger Tom Roebuck.
Listen: Red Card is good news for a Merseyside footballer, addicted to gambling
Tony Kelly is an ex footballer who played for teams such as Stoke City. During his career he became a gambling addict, with debts piling up to around half a million pounds.
After hitting rock bottom, Kelly decided to set...
