Joseph John Cole is an English football coach and former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or winger. He is regarded by some commentators as one of the most talented English players of his generation and one of the most technically gifted English players of all time.
Peter Andrew Beardsley is an English football coach and former footballer who played as a forward or midfielder.
The Guinea national football team represents Guinea in men's international football and it is controlled by the Guinean Football Federation. They have never qualified for the FIFA World Cup finals,and their best finish in the Africa Cup of Nations was runners-up in 1976. The team reached the quarter-finals in four recent tournaments. The team represents both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).
Robert Paisley was an English professional football manager and player who played as a wing-half. He spent almost 50 years with Liverpool and is regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time. Reluctantly taking the job in 1974,he built on the foundations laid by his predecessor Bill Shankly. Paisley is the first of four managers to have won the European Cup three times. He is also one of five managers to have won the English top-flight championship as both a player and manager at the same club.
Alan David Hansen is a Scottish former footballer and BBC television football pundit. Regarded as one of the greatest Scottish players of all time,he played as a central defender for Partick Thistle,for the successful Liverpool team of the late 1970s and 1980s,and for the Scotland national team. As a football pundit,Hansen became known for his outspoken views,particularly on teams' defensive performances,frequently criticising what he believed was "diabolical" or "shocking" defending. He was a pundit on Match of the Day from 1992 to 2014.
David Burrows is an English former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
Howard Anthony Gayle is an English former footballer who played for Birmingham City,Blackburn Rovers,Fulham,Halifax Town,Liverpool,Newcastle United,Sunderland and Stoke City.
Neil Andrew Mellor is an English retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He began his career at Liverpool in the Premier League. He made his name in 2004 by scoring a stunning last-minute goal from long range to give Liverpool a 2–1 victory over Arsenal at Anfield. Mellor also scored a vital goal and set up another during Liverpool's match with Olympiacos at Anfield during the group stage of the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League,which Liverpool went on to win. He later played for Preston North End. In December 2011,a knee injury sustained following a tackle by Milton Keynes striker Jabo Ibehre resulted in Mellor being forced into announcing his retirement on 9 May 2012. Since his retirement,Mellor has been doing media work,including match updates for Sky Sports News and work for LFC TV.
Dirk Kuijt is a Dutch former professional footballer and current manager of Challenger Pro League club Beerschot,guiding them to promotion to the Belgian top flight at the first attempt. Originally starting out as a striker,he played much of his career as a winger.
Henri Camara is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a striker. Starting his career in the late 1990s,he went on to play professionally in France,Switzerland,Scotland,England,and Greece before retiring in 2018. A full international between 1999 and 2008,he won 99 caps for the Senegal national team and scored 29 goals. He represented his nation at the 2002 FIFA World Cup,where he scored two goals as Senegal reached the quarter-finals.
Julian Andrew Dicks is an English football coach and former footballer,currently manager of Heybridge Swifts.
The 1985–86 season was the 106th season of competitive football in England.
The Merseyside derby is the name given to association football matches between Everton and Liverpool,two clubs based in Liverpool,Merseyside,England. It is the longest running top-flight derby in England,with its first official match being played on 13 October 1894. The derby has been played continuously since the 1962–63 season. Part of the rivalry is due to the close proximity of the two clubs' home grounds,being less than a mile apart and within sight of each other across Stanley Park. Everton play their home matches at Goodison Park,while Liverpool play theirs at Anfield.
The 1981 Football League Cup Final was a football match between Liverpool and West Ham United on 14 March 1981 at Wembley Stadium,London. It was the final match of the 1980–81 Football League Cup,the 21st staging of the Football League Cup,a competition for the 92 teams in The Football League. Both teams were appearing in their second final,and had both lost their first finals in 1966 and 1978 respectively.
The 1978 Football League Cup Final was the eighteenth League Cup final,and was contested between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. The initial match resulted in a 0–0 draw at Wembley Stadium on 18 March 1978. The replay was four days later at Old Trafford,and saw John Robertson score from the penalty spot after a professional foul by Phil Thompson on John O'Hare,which TV replays confirmed was just outside the penalty area. This was enough to win the cup for Forest,who thus became the first club to achieve a League and League Cup double.
The 1999–2000 season was Liverpool Football Club's 108th season in existence and their 38th consecutive season in the top-flight of English football. The club finished fourth in the Premier League,thus qualifying for the 2000–01 UEFA Cup.
The 1991–92 Liverpool F.C. season was the 100th season in club history and Graeme Souness's first full season as manager of the club. The manager needed heart surgery in April,only to be present when Liverpool won the final of the FA Cup the following month. However,it was a disappointing season in the league for Liverpool,whose sixth-place finish was their first outside the top two since 1981.
Naby Laye Keïta is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen and captains the Guinea national team.
Gianluca Scamacca is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Atalanta and the Italy national team.
Aguibou Camara is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Greek Super League club Atromitos,on loan from Olympiacos,and the Guinea national team.
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