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...
Jake O’Brien begins to blossom at Everton under David Moyes
Up until mid-January, Jake O’Brien must have been wondering why he had signed for Everton.
The 23-year-old centre-back was signed from Lyon in the summer for £17 million but didn’t start a single Premier League game under Everton’s previous manager Sean Dyche.
Podcast: Liverpool and Newcastle United combined all-time Premier League XI
Ahead of Wednesday's clash at Anfield, Liverpool fan Dan Moffatt and Newcastle fan John Keogan discuss a combined all-time Premier League team using players from both sides:
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“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.
From Park to Prem? Merseyside’s lost football club re-founded with ambitious plans
The former football league side of New Brighton has been re-established as a Sunday League team with hopes of climbing the football pyramid.
Simon Castell, founder of the Sunday League team New Brighton Town AFC, says “the dream” is to...
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.
