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Sam Roberts from Wirral Wise Guys. Image by Jack Burgess.

Wirral Wise Guys football therapy a ‘lifesaver’

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Wirral Wise Guys played two charity matches at Marine’s Travel Arena on Sunday, in a fundraising event all about promoting men’s mental health. Wirral Wise Guys has been promoting men’s wellbeing since it launched in 2024 and runs free weekly football therapy sessions on Merseyside.
(c) Rachel Issit

White collar fighter turned trainer: Rachel Issit’s story

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Hidden in a small business centre in Ormskirk, West Lancashire, sits a gym by the name of NXG Fitness. Working in that gym is a woman called Rachel Issit, a white-collar fighter and personal trainer. From a young age, Rachel had...
Wirral Change asylum seeker and refugee football group. Image by Jack Burgess

Refugee football group leader wins Wirral community champion award

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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.
Liverpool Kop Crowd vs Newcastle by Daniel Moffat

Importance of the transfer window for Liverpool

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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

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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...
Conor Bradley Liverpool full-back - pic by Alamy Images under agreed paid for licence

Can Conor Bradley successfully replace Trent Alexander-Arnold?

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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...
The Anfield Kop, by Robert Cutts licensed by Creative Commons

“You’d think it was the Champions League final!” Walking football makes big impact on...

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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...
Two players at Liverpool Chess Club

Liverpool Chess Club ‘over the moon’ to be involved in British Chess Championships

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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

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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.
The Liverpool Kop

How a battlefield disaster gave Liverpool’s Kop its name

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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.

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