"We are both professional footballers and I know that the game is physical, I too have made hard and sometimes mis-timed challenges but never with the intention of hurting an opponent. He set out to hurt me today.
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Controversial DJ bows out after Hillsborough comments Radio host Steven Cohen has announced that his show World Soccer Daily will come off the air after internet hate mail directed at his stepchildren. As you read on OTP, Cohen courted controversy in recent months with comments he made about the Hillsborough disaster. Click to continue reading...

Following the collapse of a stadium that was 1,500 over capacity for Ivory Coast's World Cup qualifier against Malawi in March, the head of the Ivory Coast Football Federation and another man, who was responsible for ticketing at the match, have both been jailed.20 people died and over 130 were injured following a stampede caused by overcrowding and poor safety measures. Click to continue reading...

To be 100% honest.. I've been avoiding blogging about this whole Steven Cohen business. Mostly because it's all so very unpleasant. Hopefully you've read about it on other blogs, where it's been covered pretty well. But if not, here's a quick summary with plenty of links that go into more detail. OK then, from the top: Cohen [. Click to continue reading...

Reds see red over Hillsborough comments Last month OTP told you about the myths and lies about Hillsborough being pedalled by World Soccer Daily radio host Steven Cohen. The UK-born DJ recently apologised for his comments (which can be read here), which makes the Liverpool club statement released yesterday about as prompt as Rio Ferdinand turning up [. Click to continue reading...

Steven Cohen, host of America's most popular soccer radio show World Soccer Daily, is learning a lesson Kelvin McKenzie could have taught him: don't play fast and loose with the facts when you're dealing with the Hillsborough disaster.

Steven Cohen

Cohen has, for quite some time, been beating the drum that ticketless Liverpool fans "shared responsibility" for causing the Hillsborough disaster, despite Lord Taylor's official report concluding otherwise.

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I'm sure that most of you have followed the story on how Steve Cohen decided to express his version of the truth on the Hillsborough disaster and how he seems affronted at the reaction that has followed. Indeed, this heroic fighter for the freedom of speech has gone public with his disgust at those who have dared mail his show and its backers with their complaints, calling them "Taliban" and "terrorists". Click to continue reading...

Setting up football teams is tough. If one has knowledge of the amateur game and a pool of former teammates and friends happy to come along for the ride then it helps. I don't. I haven't played Sunday league football in a few years and never in London. As for my friends, they tend to either enjoy playing World of Warcraft or with their hair or other areas of their anatomy.

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DJ uses myths and lies to blame Liverpool fans for Hillsborough I gave serious thought as to whether giving the misguided views of Steven Cohen (pictured above, left) more publicity was something I wanted to, but our friends at EPL Talk asked very nicely and I am hopeful you will see his comments for what they [. Click to continue reading...

Stop it now. It's boring. Of course it's really sad, tragic, etc etc - but that's quite enough. It was 20 years ago, stop wallowing in your own self pity.

Although, it was nice to see the Everton fans drape flags of support during their game against United - unfortunately the scabby Mancs drowned out their songs of support.

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Liverpool player Charles Itandje yesterday apologised for laughing and dancing during the Hillsborough memorial service. He said sorry after he was suspended for two weeks over the antics, which have outraged Liverpool fans, and told to keep away from the club. The reserve team goalkeeper said he apologised "a thousand times" and offered to meet the families [. Click to continue reading...

I had some other topics to write about today, like Oscar De La Hoya's retirement or the Dynamo's Soccer Night Out promotion. But then I remembered what today is. If you are reading this you are in no doubt a soccer fan. And if you're a soccer fan then you should know today marks 20 years since the tragedy in Hillsborough.

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Why Liverpool? I am often asked this question about the team I chose to support. As a fan of the English game but with no logical ties to any city or team in Britain, I was drawn to LFC for two reasons. One is the tremendous respect the club has for history and traditions. The second is the amazing connection the players and organization have with the supporters. Click to continue reading...

To those who paid the unnecessary price and all those whose lives were forever changed by the tragedy, you are in our thoughts. We will never forget.
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Justice for the 96
credit Liverpoolfc.tv
• Hillsborough Justice Campaign
• Hillsborough Family Support Group
• Hillsborough for Dummies
• The Guardian's Hillsborough article from last month
• Don't Buy The Sun Facebook group
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Frequent readers of this blog will know that I am not particularly fond of our red cousins. However rivalry is rivalry but blood is thicker than water. When it comes to things like Hillsborough and The Sun boycott then Stanley Park is barely as wide as a blade of grass. I took my scarf down to Anfield on Sunday and tied it to their gates, it was quite a strange goosepimple moment but I'm very glad I did. Click to continue reading...

(Il dramma di Hillsborough, 15 aprile 1989)
Ieri sera il Liverpool ha tentato in tutti i modi di regalare a quelle anime scomparse venti anni fa la vittoria contro i Blues. Non ci è riuscito, ma sicuramente quelle piccole luci che brillano da lassù sorrideranno di sicuro dopo aver visto la partita di ieri e l'affetto che i tanti tifosi mostreranno sugli spalti dell'Anfield nella giornata di oggi. Click to continue reading...

Yet another big, BIG game at the Grove tonight. Massive. Huge. Enormous. You get the drift.

The Dutch master coach, Rinus Michels inventor of "total football" with Ajax, Barcelona, Cologne, the Los Angeles Aztecs of the old NASL and de oranje of the Netherlands in 1974 and 1988, always said football is a simple game.

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Richie Jones is back (again), and this time he's being border-line reasonable...

I write this in fevered anticipation of the second leg of the Champions League tie between (my beloved, free-scoring, incomparable) Liverpool, and (the equally free-scoring, but somehow managing to concede three to Bolton) Chelsea.

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On the pitch, Blackburn were thoroughly outclassed last Saturday but off it they have set themselves a very high standard. Before the game kicked off, Stephen Warnock placed a bouquet of flowers in memory of the 96 who died at Hillsborough. As I said, class.

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To Anfield, where football was not the most important thing on the agenda for once. Paying respect to those who sadly lost their lives in the Hillsborough disaster, 20 years ago this Wednesday, was at the forefront of everyone's mind. A minute‘s silence, impeccably observed. What followed was fitting; a comprehensive feast of flowing football saw Liverpool sweep Blackburn aside with ease.

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There seems to be a real upsurge of national interest in the Hillsbrough disaster with a number of documentaries focusing on this tragedy, not least the one on the History channel that is to be screened on the day of the anniversary.
The BBC is also getting in the act, even if only on the radio, with a show to be aired next Sunday on BBC Radio 4 at 11:15am with a repeat on the 17th of April at 9am. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool's results over these past few weeks have given fans that most priceless of gifts: hope.
Hope that Liverpool can win the league. Hope that this team can play the kind of attractive football which is in line with the club's legacy. Hope, above all, that things are indeed getting better. Click to continue reading...

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With the twentieth anniversary of the Hillsborough Disaster approaching, it would seem to be curious timing for a return to standing to be on the national agenda again. But that's exactly what is happening. Click to continue reading...

With the twentieth anniversary of the Hillsborough Disaster approaching, it would seem to be curious timing for a return to standing to be on the national agenda again. But that's exactly what is happening. Click to continue reading...

With the twentieth anniversary of the Hillsborough Disaster approaching, it would seem to be curious timing for a return to standing to be on the national agenda again. But that's exactly what is happening. Click to continue reading...

It seems like yesterday for some football fans, a day burned in to the memories of English footballs collective consciousness. The 1980's saw three major footballing disasters hit English football, The dreadful fire at Bradford City's title party which claimed the lives of 56 fans on May 11th, 18 days later we then witnessed the [. Click to continue reading...

El capitán 'red' lo tiene muy claro. Tras la exhibición de su equipo frente al Manchester en Old Trafford, con un Torres espectacular, Gerrard afirma que son candidatos al título de mano del español. "el Liverpool puede ganar la Premier y Fernando Torres es la llave para conseguirlo", aseguró a los medios. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool will play Scottish side Celtic next year to mark the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, it was announced today. Click to continue reading...

Nineteen years ago on this date, 94 people, all Liverpool fans, were crushed and died at Hillsbrough Stadium before an FA Cup semifinal match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. Two more people died from their injuries later on and 766 other supporters were injured, with around 300 of those needing to go to the hospital. Click to continue reading...

Nineteen years ago on this very date, 25,000 Liverpool fans traveled to Sheffield for the FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest. In one of the darkest days in football, 96 Liverpool fans died at Hillsborough. Please feel free to pay tribute to those lost souls in a minute's silence at 3:06pm GMT/10:06am ET. Click to continue reading...

May there be justice, may the families of the victims find peace, and may it never, ever happen again.
RIP 96. Gone but not forgotten.
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