Liverpool Football Club

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Liverpool Football Club
Liverpool Football Club is a football club based in Liverpool and operating in the championship of England football. The club of the Mersey is chaired by David Moores until 2007, when the club assignment of American billionaires Tom Hicks and George Gillett. It is led by Rafael Benítez since 2004. Since 1965, You'll never walk alone is the anthem and motto of the club.

The club
The Liverpool Football Club was founded on March 15, 1892 after a financial disagreement between the management of the club Everton and the landowner to Anfield used previously by the club. Everton left Anfield to Goodison Park, while Liverpool FC and replaces it makes its debut in the championship Lancashire. Liverpool FC is admitted to the championship in England by the League in 1893, adopts a holding red and white, and won her first title in 1901.

The greatness of Liverpool FC merges with the arrival of his manager Bill Shankly in 1959, deciding that players will be dressed all in red (shirt, shorts and socks) to impress the opponent. With Shankly, the club found the 1st division and won many national titles. Liverpool began to make a name in Europe and finally won its first UEFA Cup in 1973.

Under the direction of Bob Paisley and Joe Fagan Liverpool will forge a track legend, including four winning success Clubs Champions Cup between 1977 and 1984. During the 1985 finals contested by Liverpool and Juventus Michel Platini takes place on the tragedy of Heysel, leading to the death of thirty-nine supporters. The folly of hooligans will make the English clubs banned from Europe for five years. The Liverpool FC should be deviated from European competitions for a decade, the penalty was later reduced to six years.

As a manager, Kenny Dalglish gives the club its last major success on the national scene, but Liverpool is once again struck by tragedy in 1989, this time at Hillsborough, where 96 fans died (see tragedy at Hillsborough). His successor Graeme Souness and Roy Evans can not compete with Manchester United, which distinguishes itself in England and Europe.

Backed for a short period by Roy Evans, Gérard Houllier was then appointed manager of the club and under his direction the Reds have an incredible grand slam in 2001 by winning five trophies. To crown it all, Michael Owen wins the Golden Ball. But Liverpool still can not compete with Manchester and Arsenal in the league. Victim of a heart on October 13, 2001 during a match against Leeds United, Gérard Houllier must undergo a serious operation to open heart and put in brackets his duties at Liverpool. It makes a triumphant return to Anfield a few months later, while the Reds complete their championship to a conclusive second place. But despite a new victory in the League Cup in 2003, the love story between Houllier and Liverpool began to come to an end. Leaders and supporters accuse him increasingly erratic performance of the team, and after the 2003-2004 season, Houllier's contract was not renewed. He is replaced in 2004 by former Valencia coach Rafael Benítez, and after the 2004-2005 season Liverpool won its fifth Champions League in shots on goal to face AC Milan, after being led 3 to 0 to half-time.

In October 2006, after a countdown-to-five months, a vote attended by 110 000 people, means Kenny Dalglish as the player with the most marked the Kop, before Steven Gerrard, Ian Rush, Robbie Fowler and John Barnes .

On 6 February 2007, George N. Gillett Jr is acquiring club in the company of billionaire Tom Hicks.

On 1 May 2007, Liverpool qualifies for the finals of the Champions League by beating Chelsea in shots on goal. In this final Champions League Liverpool bows on the score 2 goals to 1, facing his rival, AC Milan.

So far, Liverpool FC remains the most successful club in England.


Awards
* FIFA Club World Cup
o Finalist: 2005.
* Intercontinental Cup:
o Finalist: 1981, 1983 and 2005.
* The UEFA Supercup (3):
o Winner: 1977, 2001 and 2005.
o Finalist: 1978.
* Champions League (5):
o Winner: 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2005.
o Finalist: 1985, 2007.
* Cup of Cups:
o Finalist: 1966.
* UEFA Cup (3):
o Winner: 1973, 1976 and 2001.
* Championship in England (18):
o Champion: 1901, 1906, 1922, 1923, 1947, 1964, 1966, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988 and 1990.
o Vice-champion: 1899, 1910, 1964, 1969, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991 and 2002.
* Championship in England from D2 (4):
o Champion: 1894, 1896, 1905 and 1962.
* Cup England (7):
o Winner: 1965, 1974, 1986, 1989, 1992, 2001 and 2006.
o Finalist: 1914, 1950, 1971, 1977, 1988 and 1996.
* League Cup (7):
o Winner: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1995, 2001 and 2003.
o Finalist: 1978, 1987 and 2005.
* Community Shield (15):
o Winner: 1964, 1965, 1966, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2001 and 2006.

Players emblematic
In the first half of the twentieth century, some players perform most of their career as a Liverpool player Ephraim Longworth first club to have been captain of the England team in 1921, which remained from 1910 to 1928 or guardian Elisha Scott, who spent two decades at the club, a record. On the side of the attack, we can see the record of 17 triplets directed by Gordon Hodgson in the years 1920 and 1930.

In the years 1960, Bill Shankly transformed the club into a European giant, with its "colossal" Ron Yeats and Roger Hunt's club top scorer in the league with 245 achievements and winner of the World Cup in 1966.

The transfers made by Bob Paisley in the 1970 and 1980 have played a key role in the success of the club. Thus, two Scots recruited in 1977 had a significant impact: Alan Hansen, winner of three European titles and Kenny Dalglish, Kenny King nicknamed by supporters, which becomes coach of Liverpool after his playing career. In 1980 Paisley recruits young Ian Rush who is still the best scorer in the history of the club.

More recently other players have made themselves known to Liverpool. In early 1990, Steve McManaman and Robbie Fowler and Michael Owen, Jamie Carragher and the current captain Steven Gerrard leaving the training centre of the club.

Read also Manchester United

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