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Why are people from Liverpool called scousers? Is it an insulting term or do Liverpudlians refer to themselves as scousers?
11+ hour, 13+ min ago (561+ words) I'm not sure why the term stuck with Liverpool and not other ports, maybe it was particularily popular in Liverpool. Fergus McGee, Dublin, Ireland The traditional explanation is that scouse is a... Skip to main content - Scouse was a stew usually…...
Starmer to use last week in power to push through Hillsborough law
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (561+ words) Stalled legislation aims to prevent cover-ups and help families seek justice after major disasters Keir Starmer is expected to use his final week in office to push the Hillsborough law through its remaining stages in the Commons after months of…...
Norway’s Ståle Solbakken claims ball struck cable before England equaliser
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (389+ words) Replays suggested ball goal-kick struck a camera cable Fifa says ball sensor showed no evidence of contact Norway’s head coach, Ståle Solbakken, complained that England had benefited from the ball hitting an overhead cable before Jude Bellingham equalised in the…...
Michael Edwards quits as football chief for Liverpool’s owner Fenway Sports Group
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (351+ words) Edwards’ move linked to multi-club plan being shelved Sporting director Hughes may also leave in September Michael Edwards has quit as chief executive of football for Liverpool’s owner, Fenway Sports Group. The hugely influential Edwards informed FSG in autumn 2025 of…...
Jürgen Klopp reveals failed private jet push to sign Kylian Mbappé for Liverpool
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (193+ words) Plane flew in circles while talks with family took place ‘The most expensive non-transfer we’ve ever made’ Jürgen Klopp has revealed the impressive lengths Liverpool went to in their attempts to sign a teenage Kylian Mbappé from Monaco. Liverpool were…...
‘Best player England has developed’: Olise’s rise from Hayes to the World Cup
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (539+ words) One of the Bayern and France playmaker’s early coaches tells the story of how a move to Reading kickstarted a career Sean Conlon, one of Olise’s early coaches with Old Isleworthians in west London, recalls: “I would go over to…...
A World Cup free agent XI: summer bargains and top targets among clubless players
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (400+ words) A goalkeeper with 27.5m Instagram followers and a forward whose future is opaque make our team of players looking for new clubs A player previously best known for his pre-match wearing of a tuxedo when a Newcastle player, and a 2013 controversy…...
‘They have Messi, but we have Salah’: Egypt prepare to take on Argentina
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (587+ words) Last 16 tie will be the first international meeting between two modern legends who may yet go on making history As Mohamed Salah savoured the feeling of Egypt’s historic victory over Australia, the narrative had already moved on. The former Liverpool…...
Ange Postecoglou to manage Cristiano Ronaldo after landing Al-Nassr job
1+ week, 3+ day ago (276+ words) Former Tottenham manager signs two-year contract Al-Nassr won the Saudi Pro League last season Ange Postecoglou has been appointed as the new head coach of the Saudi Pro League champions, Al-Nassr, on a two-year deal as the Australian attempts to…...
Super League’s summer roadshow saves itself with Magic Weekend at Everton
1+ week, 3+ day ago (825+ words) After talk of shelving the concept 80,000 are set to descend on Merseyside this weekend to watch a round of fixtures inside 48 hours Super League’s big summer roadshow returns for its 20th edition when Magic Weekend breaks both new ground in Liverpool…...