The defeat by Japan means that England have now lost to a country from every continent. First loss to a country from: Europe: Scotland in 1874 North America: USA in 1950 South America: Uruguay in 1953 Oceania: Australia in 2003 Africa: Senegal in 2025 Asia: Japan in 2026 🆕

Italy will have been to more cricket world cups between 2015 and 2029 than football world cups.

Alisson is starting to look his age with injuries starting to take a toll, but Mamardashvili hasn't been convincing this season either. Is it time for a handover or will the Brazilian sail off into the sunset in 12 months time? A look at the data: www.andrewbeasleyfootball.com/p/alissons-s...

FAO Beatle people... I raced through this lovely little book about A Hard Day's Night (the film), should've read it one sitting really. Well worth checking out.

Been writing about Bill Withers and realised it is six years since he died. No one looked as kind and cheery as Bill Withers. You'd be kind and cheery too if you'd authored part of the canon. Stopped in 1985 too, because he just wanted to. Amazing.

🎶We had joy we had fun stealing Cézanne in the sun🎶

It's tight but he is just on

Enjoyed this.

The absolute boys linking up for a massive goal ❤️

Alisson is starting to look his age with injuries starting to take a toll, but Mamardashvili hasn't been convincing this season either. Is it time for a handover or will the Brazilian sail off into the sunset in 12 months time? A look at the data: www.andrewbeasleyfootball.com/p/alissons-s...

LFCW have the fifth best record in the WSL since the winter break. And while they lost to Chelsea in this period, they've earned more points than them across the other seven matches. A small sample but a very encouraging one.

Just remembering how good Bowie was at losing his marker.

Headline writers crossing all their fingers that whatever Scott Mills did it was dark and satanic

BBC Radio 2 The Scott Mills Breakfast Show Now Playing Queen Another One Bites The Dust

Kenny Dalglish, Kenny Dalglish, Kenny Dalglish, Kenny Dalglish, Kenny Dalglish, Kenny Dalglish, Kenny Dalglish, Kenny Dalglish, Kenny Dalglish, and Sir Kenny Dalglish

Please help Matt if you can, he is a decent, talented man up against one of the true pestilences of our modern age

Going to get a lot of use out of this one

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91 - Andy Robertson is earning his 91st cap for Scotland against Japan, as many as Jim Leighton, only Kenny Dalglish (102) has made more appearances for the national team. Longevity.

Liverpool Legends have conceded a late equaliser. Heritage.

"Hang on. Who’s this appearing out of the shadow that covers half of the pitch, like a miscreant emerging from a dark alley? It’s Milos Kerkez" Liverpool are struggling to create big chances. Which of them they then convert is even weirder. NEW: www.andrewbeasleyfootball.com/p/liverpools...

LFCW have scored more goals in the first half today than in their previous eight WSL derbies with Everton combined.

Liverpool one up at Goodison. YES.

I unfortunately worked in the consumer credit industry for a decade. I can confirm that credit scores as a scam. They have one purpose - to make more $$ for creditors; that's it. Their marketing is disingenuous at best. They view consumers as nothing but cash cows. bsky.app/profile/loop...

Great news.

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Listening to Five Live and one of the commentator’s Hodgson stories sums up the media’s view of the Hodge. England had gone out of the World Cup in Brazil after two games, but as Roy apparently sat chatting to them about football for almost two hours the same night, he’s a great guy.

Jordan Henderson tonight becomes just the fourth man to have had an England career last longer than 15 years: Stanley Matthews: 22 years & 229 days Peter Shilton: 19 years & 225 days Wayne Rooney: 15 years & 277 days Jordan Henderson: 15 years & 131 days

The Premier League is the most physically demanding top league with the worst fixture congestion and the most money to sign good depth. So why does it use its subs the least?

"Hang on. Who’s this appearing out of the shadow that covers half of the pitch, like a miscreant emerging from a dark alley? It’s Milos Kerkez" Liverpool are struggling to create big chances. Which of them they then convert is even weirder. NEW: www.andrewbeasleyfootball.com/p/liverpools...

Wish I still lived walking distance from The Kenton, as I once did. Full support to their no children stance.

#OtD 27 Mar 1997 @Robbie9Fowler was fined for showing support for sacked dockworkers during a European Cup Winners Cup match. After scoring his second goal in Liverpool's 3-0 victory, Fowler displayed a T-shirt reading "Support the 500 sacked dockers" stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9936...

The Long And Wrecking Ball

Roy Hodgson makes shock return to management at 78 with Bristol City

Just over half of the 92 clubs in top 4 divisions in England have published 2024/25 accounts. Only 4 are profitable: Liverpool, Bournemouth, Plymouth Argyle and Peterborough United. Average pre-tax losses: PL £31.1m, Championship £15.1m, League One £5.0m, League Two £2.6m.

Watch Dan James’ goal for Wales. Watch it now.

Surely I’m not the only one who thinks this whenever they see a map of The Strait Of Hormuz on the news?

A fascinating, short read. Enjoy.

Ireland going wild

Let’s go, Mets 👍

Take me down to the Cathedral City Where the cheese is fine and it costs £4.50

So, as is the way, PSG gets what it wants and French league postpones its league game with second placed Lens so team can be rested for Champions League game with Liverpool. Never mind that Lens, with far fewer resources, wanted to play the match, never mind the team a point behind loses momentum.

Liverpool have announced that they will increase ticket prices at Anfield by three per cent next season. There will be inflation-linked rises in the following two campaigns. The Supporters’ Board said they were “extremely disappointed” with such a move “during times of global uncertainty”.

‘My Game In My Words’ with Xherdan Shaqiri. An interview about: 🔴Shot power & how he flummoxed keepers 🔵Bicycle kicks & why risks are important 🔴Liverpool & the Barca comeback 🔵America & coming home to win the league (Gift article, free to read) www.nytimes.com/athletic/714...

Mohamed Salah is finished. Everyone knows it. Yet the only players matching his underlying PL numbers in both their domestic league and the CL are Diaz, Mbappe and Olise. Washed, clearly. Replacing Salah won't be easy. Here are some contenders: www.andrewbeasleyfootball.com/p/mohamed-sa...

Want to feel old? All the teenagers who used to email Rockstar Games asking why you can't shoot dogs in Grand Theft Auto now work for the federal government

Liverpool have played 594 matches since the start of the Klopp era. At least one of Firmino, Mané and Salah was on the pitch in 541 (91% of them). This was true for 272 out of 283 matches when they were all at the club. All nine exceptions were in domestic cups. Unmatchable contribution as a trio.

We really did take on the richest, most talented club side probably in the history of football. And we just about kept up with them. Proper scared them when no one else could. Given where they started compared to us. Give resources. What a beautiful miracle. How on earth did we do that, really?