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Merseyside non league teams Skelmersdale United and Marine have been given a financial boost after their FA Cup ties were picked for TV coverage. Skelmersdale's first round clash away to Harrogate Town will be shown live on BT Sport on Friday November 6 with a kick off time of 7.45pm.

Tranmere have sacked manager Mike Jackson after their 1-0 defeat at home to Morecambe. In a statement posted on Tranmere's website, Chairman Mark Palios said "I appointed Mike because he was an excellent coach who had some forward-thinking ideas and had played a big part in the two promotions enjoyed under Micky Mellon's tenure."

More pressure was put onto Tranmere manager Mike Jackson as his side suffered another defeat, going down 1-0 to Morecambe at Prenton Park Making six changes from Tuesday's 4-0 defeat against Crawley, Tranmere made a bright start  to the match...

Liverpool face West Ham on Saturday evening in their first Halloween fixture since 2015. The Reds have played five matches on Halloween in the Premier League era, winning two. However, Liverpool will be haunted by the fact they lost their first...

Papa John's have recently been named as the sponsor of the EFL Trophy. Over the years there have been some strange sponsors for both kits and tournaments. The EFL Trophy has now been rebranded for the next three years so we...

Just 21 years ago there was no club named FC Midtjylland, now they prepare to face the Premier League champions in Europe’s top competition. Using data analysis and statistics their rise to success has been more unique than any other club.

The Reds play their first Champions League game at Anfield since last years’ round of 16 defeat against Atletico Madrid later tonight. They welcome Danish champions FC Midtjylland to L4 as they look to make it two out of...

Skelmersdale United and Marine FC have been given League Two opposition in the first round of the FA Cup. Skelmersdale, who are the lowest ranked side left in the competition and in the first round for the first time since...

Jurgen Klopp told today how he was about to visit Midtjylland five years ago - but missed out when he was appointed Liverpool boss! And Klopp was full of praise for the way tomorrow's Champions League opponents are run as a club.

Many sports have been caught out by the Covid pandemic - and Softball is no different. Liverpool's league chairman faced a double hit when their venue went into administration. But he's hopeful they can bounce back next season, as Merseysportlive reporter Andy Lott found out