Chinese New Year

Numerous other greetings exist, some of which may be exclaimed out loud to no one in particular in specific situations. See Also: List of Liverpool FC players. In other English-speaking communities with a larger Chinese-speaking population, the Mandarin version tends to prevail especially when multiple dialect groups exist, particularly in Malaysia and Singapore. Liverpool's reserve team plays its home games at the Racecourse Ground, the home stadium of Wrexham A.F.C.. The saying is now commonly heard in English speaking communities for greetings during Chinese New Year in parts of the world where there is a sizable Chinese-speaking community, for instance in Australia, Canada and America among others. As of 31 January, 2006. Some of the most common examples may include:. ² Title shared.

The Chinese New Year is often accompanied by loud, enthusiastic greetings, often referred to as 吉祥話 (Jíxiánghùa), or loosely translated as auspicious words or phrases. ¹ More than any other English club. Template:Sec-stub. Treatment of the old stadium requires sensitivity as a number of deceased fans have had their ashes officially scattered on the pitch over the years. The following are popular floral decorations for the New Year and are available at the new year markets. The old stadium will become a public plaza surrounded by apartments, offices, bars, restaurants and a hotel, and possibly including a memorial garden. The practice of shopping for the perfect peach blossom is not dissimilar to the Western tradition of buying a Christmas tree. At that time the club was hoping to start construction in summer 2005 and open the ground in 2007, but finance has not yet been obtained and the likely completion date is not currently known.

These usually open-air markets feature floral products, toys, clothing, for shoppers to buy gifts for new year visitations as well as decor for their homes. Despite pressure from Governmental and funding bodies, Liverpool refused to share the new ground with their local rivals Everton and "final" talks on a groundshare failed in January 2005. Markets (年宵市場) are set up near the New Year especially for vendors to sell New Year-related products. On July 30, 2004, Liverpool City Council granted the club planning permission to build a new 60,000 seat stadium, nearby at Stanley Park. Typically the game of mahjong is played in some families. Signed on a free-transfer from Manchester City until the end of the season, when an extension to his contract will be considered. Chinese New Year is celebrated with firecrackers, dragon dances and lion dances. On 27th January 2006, Benítez pleased the vast majority of Liverpool FC fans and re-signed the prominent former striker Robbie Fowler.

Traditionally, red packets (Mandarin: 'hong bao' (紅包); Hokkien: 'ang pow' (POJ: âng-pau); Hakka: 'fung bao'; Cantonese: 'lai see' (利是)) are passed out during the Chinese New Year's celebrations, from married couples to unmarried people (usually children). The game was decided by a single goal scored by São Paulo midfielder Mineiro. Depending on locality, the same day may also be celebrated as the Lantern Festival, or as the Chinese Valentine's Day. Liverpool's final opponents were to be São Paulo. The fifteenth and last day of the new year is celebrated as Yuanxiao jie (元宵节) or otherwise known as Chap Goh Mei in Fujian dialect, marked by the eating of tangyuan (Simplified Chinese: 汤圆; Traditional Chinese: 湯圓; Hanyu Pinyin: tāngyuán), a sweet rice ball dumpling soup. Goals coming from Peter Crouch (2) and Steven Gerrard. On this day, people have preparations to celebrate the Lantern Festival which is held on the fifteenth day (last new year day). The semi-final was played against Deportivo Saprissa, which Liverpool won 3-0.

On the thirteenth day, people traditionally have simple rice congee and mustard greens to cleanse their digestive system after having so much rich food during the past twelve days. Liverpool joined the competition at the semi-final stage, courtesy of a bye. From the tenth day through the twelfth day are periods when friends and relatives would be invited for dinner. As the UEFA Champions League 2005 winners, Liverpool earned the right to represent UEFA in the FIFA Club World Championship 2005 held in Japan. On this day, people make offerings to the Jade Emperor. Liverpool trailed 0-3 at half time, but three goals in the second half forced extra time and then a penalty shoot out, which Liverpool won. At midnight they offer prayers to the Jade Emperor or the God of Heaven. in the semis, the Reds met Italian side AC Milan in the final.

On this day, the Fujian people have another family reunion dinner. After eliminating hot favourites Juventus in the quarter finals and English rivals Chelsea F.C. For many Chinese, this is a day to avoid meat, and to enjoy 'jai', a vegetarian meal. However, the season had a glorious ending at the European Cup final in Istanbul. This is a tradition that is not commonly practiced by Chinese in other parts of the world. Spaniard Rafael Benítez took over from Houllier, but erratic league form quickly put paid to their Premiership title hopes, eventually finishing fifth. This is celebrated primarily among the Chinese in Southeast Asia, such as Malaysia and Singapore. Houllier guided Liverpool to another League Cup triumph in 2003, Houllier and Liverpool parted by mutual consent at the end of the 2003-04 season after failing to bring the Premiership title to Anfield and not looking like making any further progress, despite having spent large sums of money.

People get together to toss the colorful salad and make wishes for continued wealth and prosperity. Liverpool finished Premiership runners-up in 2001-02, their best league finish since 1991, but suffered a humiliating defeat in the League Cup Third Round at the hands of Grimsby Town. It is also the day when tossed fish salad, yusheng, is eaten. Houllier at last won the faith of the club's fans, who were delighted at this triumph. The seventh day traditionally is known as the common man's birthday, the day when everyone grows one year older. The likes of Michael Owen, Robbie Fowler, Steven Gerrard and Sami Hyypia contributed to an excellent season in which the Reds finished third in the Premiership (thus qualifying for the Champions League) as well as completing a unique treble of the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup, followed by the FA Community Shield and European Super Cup later in 2001. Many people also visit temples to pray for good fortune and health. 2000-01 was Liverpool's best season for many years.

From the sixth to the tenth day, people visit their relatives and friends freely. They would have qualified for the Champions League had it not been for a 1-0 defeat at Bradford on the final day of the season. In north China, people eat Jiaozi (dumplings) on the morning of Po Wu. But 1999-2000 was a bit better, as Liverpool finished fourth and qualified for the UEFA Cup. Traditionally, people do not visit families and friends on the fifth day because it is believed it will bring both parties bad luck. The Reds finished eighth in the Premiership - their lowest finish since 1994 - and failed to qualify for the UEFA Cup despite Robbie Fowler's return from injury and Michael Owen's continued impressive showings. This is the day when people stay home to welcome the God of Wealth. Evans quit in November after failing to settle into the partnership.

This day is called Po Wu (破五). The Liverpool directors brought in Frenchman Gérard Houllier to work alongside Roy Evans for the 1998-99 season after Houllier had gained fame as the Technical Director of France's World Cup winning side in 1998. The third day of Chinese New Year is not appropriate to visit any relative because it is known as "chec hao" (赤口), meaning easy to get into argument. 1997-98 saw Liverpool finish third in the Premiership, but the big news of the season was the emergence of brilliant young striker Michael Owen - the Premiership's equal top scorer with 18 goals who became the youngest full England international at the time and also won the PFA Young Player of the Year Award. It is also believed that the second day is the birthday of all dogs. They had been hoping to win the Cup Winners Cup for the first time, but defeat at the hands of Paris St Germain in the semi finals put paid to these hopes. They are extra kind to dogs and feed them well. Liverpool led the Premiership at several stages during the 1996-97 season, but in the end they finished fourth and had to settle for a UEFA Cup place.

On this day, the Chinese offer prayers to their ancestors as well as to all the deities. The club's youth system had produced two excellent players in Robbie Fowler and Steve McManaman, and including Jamie Redknapp and Stan Collymore (all of whom went on to play for England), looked to be the most potent attacking force in the Premier League in the mid-late 1990s. It is the second day of Chinese New Year for sons-in-laws to visit their parents-in-law. Still, Liverpool were recognised as a top team once again, and were starting to attract top players once more. Chinese red firecrackers will also be on display where the deafening explosions of each firecracker is believed to scare evil spirits away. But they finished third in the Premiership behind champions Manchester United and runners-up Newcastle, and lost 1-0 to Man United in the FA Cup final. Some families will invite a Lion dance troupe to their home as a symbolic ritual to usher in the Lunar New Year as well as to force-evict bad spirits out of the premises. Liverpool continued to progress the following season, being within a shout of the domestic double right up to the final few weeks of the season.

This has been in practice for many centuries. Boot room veteran Roy Evans took over from Souness, and in his first full season (1994-95) they finished fourth in the Premiership and won the League Cup. The venue of the aforementioned Renunion Dinner is usually, if not always, at the eldest and most respected family member's residence. However, there was a promising young striker emerging in the shape of 18-year-old Robbie Fowler. Most importantly, the first day of Chinese New Year is a time where family members, in order of their seniority, will pay a visit to their oldest and most senior member of their family, usually their parents or grandparents, or even great grandparents. Ian Rush was now the only player remaining from the Paisley era, and the current squad was mostly made up of unfashionable players who just a few seasons earlier would never have pulled on a red jersey. Employers may also give red envelopes to their employees on the first working day after the festival. But his only success as manager at Liverpool came with the FA Cup in 1992, and he was finally ousted in January 1994 after a shock FA Cup defeat at home to Bristol City and three years of reckless spending on players who often failed to live up to expectations.

Red packets are also given to unmarried visitors but the sums are often smaller than the envelope given to family members or close friends. Souness had captained Liverpool during the glorious 1980s before taking the Rangers manager's job in 1986, and had brought a host of titles to Ibrox. In some families this tradition has evolved into the practice to substituting money-like instruments (stocks, bonds, unit trust) in place of large sums of cash. Long serving coach Ronnie Moran spent two months in temporary charge of the team, but by the time his successor Graeme Souness arrived the league title and F.A Cup had been whisked away by Arsenal and Tottenham respectively. The gift was originally a token amount but these days it is not uncommon to receive large sums in affluent families. His Liverpool side looked well placed to win the domestic double, but he quit the club and blamed the pressures of management for his decision to leave. However, this is not strictly adhered to. Kenny Dalglish stunned the football world by resigning as Liverpool manager in February 1991.

Similarly "multiples of 2" such as $1.10 and $2.20 were also acceptable. Liverpool have had some glorious moments during the years that followed the 1990 title glory, but life at Anfield has never been the same without the championship trophy in the club's boardroom. Amounts like $2 , or $20 were acceptable. He helped them win their 18th league title in 1989-90, but nobody could have guessed at the time that it would be their last championship success to date. Red packets traditionally consisted of amounts which were considered multiples. Ian Rush had rejoined Liverpool after one miserable season with Juventus, and scored twice in the 1989 FA Cup final. It is at this gathering that red envelopes are given by senior members of the family, usually married, to unmarried junior members of the family. A 96th fan died nearly four years later having never regained consciousness.

Usually family members gather on the morning of New Year's Day. 94 fans died that day and 95th fan died in hospital from his injuries four days later. New Year's day is also celebrated within the family. Hundreds of Liverpool fans were trampled on the terraces at Hillsborough. Many people abstain from meat consumption on the first day because it is believed that this will ensure long and happy lives for them. But the season was overshadowed by the Hillsborough Stadium tragedy which had struck the club in the F.A Cup semi-final. The first day (初一 or "chu yi") is for the welcoming of the gods of the heavens and earth. A last minute goal from Arsenal's Michael Thomas (who later joined Liverpool) gave the league title to the visitors because they had a superior goal difference.

However, mandarin oranges are the most popular and most abundant fruit during Chinese New Year amongst Chinese simply because of, inter alia, how the name of the fruit is phonetically similar to gold -- Jin ju (金橘子) or Kamm (金) in Cantonese. They lifted the F.A Cup with another victory over Everton in the final, but the league title slipped out of their grasp in the last minute of their last game of the season at home to Arsenal. This gold nugget is called 金元宝 (jin yuán bǎo). Liverpool came close to repeating the double once more in 1988-89. Most Northerners serve dumplings as the main dish on this festive season, although most Chinese around the world would do the same because it is believed that dumplings (饺子--jiǎo zi) 饺子 is wrapped in the semblance of Chinese gold nuggets (illustrated) used in ancient China. Wimbledon, meanwhile, had been First Division members for just two seasons and had only joined the league 11 years earlier. Because certain things and/or food sound alike to certain Chinese well-wishes, the belief is that having one will lead to the other. Liverpool had by this stage been one of England's strongest sides for more than 20 years.

Hakka will serve kiu nyuk (扣肉) and ngiong tiu fu. The downside of the season was a shock 1-0 defeat at the hands of Wimbledon in the F.A Cup final. A type of black hair-like algae, pronounced "fat choy" in Cantonese, is also featured in many dishes since its name sounds similar to "prosperity". New winger John Barnes was credited with the Player of the Year Award. Fish (魚, yú) is included, but not eaten up completely (and the remaining stored overnight), as the Chinese phrase 年年有餘; (nián nián yǒu yú, or "every year there is leftover/surpluses") is a homophone for phrases which could mean "be blessed every year" or "have something leftover every year" or phrases to that effect, since "yú" is also the pronunciation for "leftover" or more accurately, surplus. There were fears that Liverpool's glory days were over when striker Ian Rush was sold to Juventus in a £3.2million deal, but his £750,000 successor John Aldridge silenced the critics by topping the club's goalscoring charts in the 1987-88 season and inspiring the Reds to another championship success - this time achieved with just two defeats all season. The New Year's Eve dinner is very large and traditionally includes chicken. 1986-87 was trophyless as Dalglish's men finished league runners-up to Everton and lost to Arsenal in the League Cup final.

A reunion dinner is held on New Year's Eve where members of the family, near and far, get together for celebration. They also beat neighbours Everton 3-1 in the F.A Cup final to become only the third team to win the league championship/F.A Cup double in the 20th century. Homes are decorated with paper cutouts of Chinese auspicious phrases and couplets (short phrases) that speak of "happiness," "wealth," "longevity.". His first season in charge could not have been better, as the Reds fought off competition from Everton, West Ham United and Manchester United to win the league title. Some people give their homes, doors and windowpanes a new coat of red paint. Fagan handed over the reins to striker Kenny Dalglish, who had established himself as a world class player and now wanted to prove himself as a top manager. All brooms and dust pans are put away on New Year's Eve so that good luck cannot be swept away. The sequel of the tragedy was a 5-year ban on English clubs in European football, while Liverpool had to serve an extra year once all other English clubs were readmitted.

It is believed the cleaning sweeps away bad luck and makes their homes ready for good luck to arrive. Some Liverpool fans were later convicted on manslaughter charges relating to the tragedy. On the days before the New Year celebration, Chinese families give their home a thorough cleaning. But the disappointment of the defeat was irrelevant, as 39 spectators - nearly all Juventus fans - were crushed to death during crowd trouble before the kick off. In the Gregorian calendar, the Chinese New Year falls on different dates each year, on a date between January 21 and February 21. The Reds had a rare trophyless season as they lost 1-0 to Juventus in the European Cup Final at Heysel Stadium in Brussels. This occurs around the time of the full moon as each lunation is about 29.53 days in duration. Having lost to neighbours Everton in the race for the league title, Fagan decided to retire and wanted to go out on a high with the European Cup.

Chinese New Year starts on the first day of the new year containing a new moon (some sources even include New Year's Eve) and ends on the Lantern Festival fourteen days later. Fagan's second season as manager was his last - and it had a traumatic ending. The same calendar is used in countries that have adopted the Confucian and Buddhism tradition and in many cultures influenced by the Chinese, notably the Koreans, the Tibetans, the Vietnamese and the pagan Bulgars. Veteran coach Joe Fagan moved up to the manager's seat on Paisley's retirement, and his first season at the helm saw Liverpool become the first English club to win three major trophies in a single season - the league title, the League Cup and the European Cup. The date of the Chinese New Year is determined by the Chinese calendar, a lunisolar calendar. They included Graeme Souness, Ian Rush, Alan Hansen and arguably the greatest player to ever wear Liverpool colours, Kenny Dalglish who is also a Celtic legend. However, Chinese believe that on the third day (年初三) of the Chinese New Year it is not appropriate to visit family and friends, and call the day "chec hao" (赤口), meaning "easy to get into arguments". Under Paisley, a new era of stars emerged.

The celebrations end on the important and colourful Lantern Festival on the evening of the 15th day of the month. He won a total of 21 trophies, including three European Cups and three successive league titles, during his spell as manager and ended his career on a high with the league championship and League Cup double. The first week is the most important and most often celebrated with visits to friends and family as well as greetings of good luck. Bob Paisley was manager of Liverpool F.C from 1974 until 1983, and during those nine years he became one of the greatest managers ever to take charge of an English club. New Year season lasts fifteen days. Shankly ignored these pleas and joined the club's fans on The Kop as a spectator, while he handed over his managerial duties to Bob Paisley. Also like many other countries in the world, a statutory holiday is added on the following work day when the New Year falls on the weekend. The club's players and fans tried to persuade him to carry on, and a local factory even threatened to go on strike.

Since Chinese New Year falls on different dates on the Gregorian calendar every year on different days of the week, some of these governments opt to shift working days in order to accomodate a longer public holiday. They won the FA Cup again a year later, but Shankly stunned the footballing world soon afterwards by announcing his retirement. Chinese New Year is observed as a public holiday in a number of countries and territories in the where are sizeable Chinese population resides. Liverpool made their first impact on the European game in 1973 with a UEFA Cup triumph, as well as winning another league title that season. See Chinese astrology for a list of Chinese New Year dates for every year from 1900 to 2020, covering one full sexagesimal cycle (1924–1983) and portions of two others. By now Shankly was one of the most highly rated managers in the game, and his squad contained some of the finest players in England - Roger Hunt, Ian St John and Ron Yeats to name but a few. Many online Chinese Sign calculators do not account for the non-alignment of the two calendars, incorrectly using Gregorian-calendar years rather than official Chinese New Year dates. A year later Liverpool regained their championship crown.

This means that anyone born from January 1 to 25 January 1990 was actually born in the year of the snake rather than the year of the horse. They failed to retain the championship trophy the following season but compensation came in the form of a first-ever FA Cup. However, the 1989 year of the snake officially ended on 26 January 1990. In 1964, Liverpool lifted the league championship. The year 1990 is considered by some people to be the year of the horse. In his third season as manager they won the Second Division championship and were promoted to the top flight where they have remained ever since, never finishing below eighth in the league. For example, the 1989 year of the snake began on 6 February 1989. Bill Shankly became Liverpool manager in 1959 and over the next 15 years he transformed them into one of the finest club sides in Europe.

Because the Chinese New Year starts in late January to mid February, the Chinese year of dates from 1 January until that day in the new Gregorian year remain unchanged from the previous Gregorian year. Over a decade of mediocrity was to follow. Many non-Chinese people confuse their Chinese birth-year with their Gregorian birth-year. In 1946-7, the first season after World War 2, Liverpool were surprise league champions. The dates of the Spring Festival from 1996 to 2019 (in the Gregorian calendar) are listed below with pinyin romanizations for the earthly branches associated with the animals, which are not their translations. In 1922, and again in 1923, captained by England full back Ephraim Longworth, Liverpool won the league. . On April 25, 1914, Liverpool made their first appearance in the FA Cup final at Crystal Palace but lost 1-0 to Burnley.

Chinese New Year is also the time when the largest human migration takes place when Chinese all around the world return home on the eve of Chinese New Year to have reunion dinners with their families. In 1901 Scottish international Alex Raisbeck was the first Liverpool captain to collect the Football League Championship, and Liverpool were league champions again in 1906. Celebrated internationally in areas with large populations of ethnic Chinese, Chinese New Year is considered to be a major holiday for the Chinese as well as ethnic groups such as the Mongolians, Koreans, the Miao (Chinese Hmong), the Vietnamese (see Tết), Tibetans, the Nepalese and the Bhutanese (see Losar) who were influenced by Chinese culture in terms of religious and philosophical worldview, language and culture in general. Main article: History of Liverpool F.C.. These customs led to the first New Year celebrations. . The Chinese learned that Nian was sensitive to loud noises and the color red, and so they scared it away with explosions, fireworks and the liberal use of the color red. Helens.

According to legend, in ancient China, Nian ("Nyan"), a man-eating predatory beast could infiltrate houses silently. Liverpool Football Club is not to be confused with Liverpool (Rugby) Football Club which was formed in 1858 and is now known as Liverpool St. (The next time this occurs is in 2033.) The Chinese New Year period ends with the Lantern Festival, on the fifteenth day of the festival. After Heysel, English clubs were withdrawn from European competition for a period of five years, six in the case of Liverpool. In such a case, the New Year falls on the day of the third new moon after the solstice. The club was present at two of the biggest tragedies in European football — at Heysel in 1985 and Hillsborough in 1989. This is the day of the second new moon after the winter solstice, unless there is an intercalary eleventh or twelfth month in the lead-up to the New Year. Liverpool were elected to the Football League alongside Woolwich Arsenal two years later.

It consists of a period of celebrations, starting on New Year's Day, celebrated on the first day of the first month of the Chinese calendar. refused to recognise the team as Everton). Chinese New Year (Traditional Chinese: 春節 or 農曆新年; Simplified Chinese: 春节 or 农历新年; Pinyin: Chūnjíe or Nónglì Xīnnián), also known as the Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. (after the F.A. Chinese New Year. but was changed to Liverpool F.C. While the first two words of this phrase had a much longer historical significance (legend has it that the congratulatory messages were traded for surviving the ravaging beast of Nian, although in practical terms in may also involve surviving the harsh winter conditions), the last two words were added later as capitalism and consumerism ideas took greater significance in Chinese societies around the world. The original name was to be Everton F.C.

Traditional Chinese: 恭喜發財; Simplified Chinese: 恭喜发财; pinyin: Gōngxǐ fācái; Hokkien Keong hee huat chye (POJ: Kiong-hí hoat-châi); Cantonese: Kung hei fat choi (also spelled kung hei fat choy or kung hey fat choi), although the actual pronunciation is much closer to "goong hei faht choi"; Hakka: Kung hee fat choi, which loosely translates to "Congratulations and be prosperous." Often mistakenly assumed to be synonymous with "Happy new year", its usage dates back several centuries, with the Cantonese transliteration said to have first entered English usage in the 1800s, for instance. Houlding decided to form his own team after Everton left Anfield in an argument over rent. And 过年好 can be used from the first day to the fifth day of chinese new year. The club was founded on March 15, 1892 by John Houlding, the owner of Anfield. But in northern part of china, traditionally people say Simplified Chinese: 过年好; pinyin: Guo Nian Hao, instead of Simplified Chinese: 新年快乐, to make difference from the international new year. The club's home ground is the 45,362 capacity Anfield stadium, which is about three miles from the centre of Liverpool. A more contemporary greeting reflective of western influences, it literally translates from the greeting "Happy new year" more common in the west. Since being founded in 1892, Liverpool is the only English team to have won the Champions league five times, 18 Football League titles as well as being the English club to have won the most number of UEFA Cups, European Supercups and English League Cups.

Traditional Chinese: 新年快樂; Simplified Chinese: 新年快乐; pinyin: Xīnnián kuàilè; Hokkien POJ: Sin-nî khòai-lo̍k; Cantonese: Sun nin fai loh. Liverpool Football Club (usually known simply as Liverpool) is an English football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, they are the current champions of Europe and the most successful English football team to date. The word "hair" is a homonym to the word for "prosperity". Calum Woods. A hair-cut is considered inauspicious when done during over the holidays. Paul Willis. kwatji. James Smith.

Candy. David Roberts. Fish. Conal Platt. Chrysanthemum (symbolises longevity). Lee Peltier. Narcissus. Michael Nardiello.

Kumquat plants (symbolises prosperity). Jordon Holmes. Peach blossom (symbolises luck). Adam Hammill. The first two days. Danny Guthrie. The first three days. James Frayne.

The first three days. Paul Barrett. The first five days. Charlie Barnett. Paul Anderson. Ramon Calliste.

Danny O'Donnell. Godwin Antwi. Miki Roque. Jack Hobbs.

Zak Whitbread (on loan to Millwall). Darren Potter (on loan to Southampton). Florent Sinama-Pongolle (on loan to Blackburn Rovers). David Raven (on loan to Tranmere Rovers).

Neil Mellor (on loan to Wigan Athletic). Carl Medjani (on loan to Metz). Anthony Le Tallec (on loan to Sunderland). Chris Kirkland (on loan to West Brom).

Robbie Foy (on loan to Wrexham). Salif Diao (on loan to Portsmouth). Bruno Cheyrou (on loan to Bordeaux). Mark González (on loan to Real Sociedad).

First broadcast of BBC TV's Match of the Day: on the 22nd August 1964, playing against Arsenal; the BBC 2 broadcast was presented by Kenneth Wolstenholme [2]. The six English players he has brought in are strikers Peter Crouch and Robbie Fowler, goalkeepers Scott Carson and David Martin, and youth players Jack Hobbs and Paul Anderson. As well as having a Spanish manager, there are 5 Spaniards in the current squad and 10 players in total brought to Liverpool directly from La Liga. has a strong Spanish influence.

Under Benitez, today's Liverpool F.C. The late Pope John Paul II, who played as a goalkeeper in Poland like current No.2 keeper Jerzy Dudek, also professed a fondness for Liverpool, when he met the Polish keeper. Celebrity fans of the club include the late DJ John Peel, Clive Owen, Ian McCulloch, Elvis Costello, Cherie Blair, and former World Heavyweight boxing Champion Mike Tyson. Other popular chants include "Fields of Anfield Road" (to the tune of "The Fields of Athenry"), "Poor Scouser Tommy", "Liverbird Upon My Chest", "We've Won It Five Times", and "Ring of Fire".

Liverpool fans, singing "You'll Never Walk Alone," were featured in the Pink Floyd song, "Fearless.". [1]. Claims that the singing of You'll Never Walk Alone was started by fans of other clubs before those of Liverpool are widely dismissed as untrue. Other German, Dutch and Northern Irish clubs have also adopted the song.

The song has since gained popularity among the fans of other clubs, most notably Celtic, Ajax and Milan. The song "You'll Never Walk Alone", originally from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel and famously recorded by Liverpool musicians Gerry & The Pacemakers, is the anthem of Liverpool FC (and is included in their crest) and has been sung since the early 1960s. Liverpool's longest distance goal was scored by Xabi Alonso, 65 yards from goal. 1994-5, 4 minutes, 32 seconds.

Quickest Premiership hattrick: Robbie Fowler vs Arsenal F.C. 3 consecutive hat tricks: Jack Balmer 1946-7 (his only hat tricks). Most career hat tricks: Gordon Hodgson 17 (1926-36). Robbie Fowler, 1993/94.

Ian Rush, 1983/84. John Evans, 1954/55. Andy McGuigan, 1901/02. These are: