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MOST EUROPEAN CUPS 1. Real Madrid - 13 2. AC Milan - 7 3. Liverpool - 6 4. Barcelona - 5 5. Bayern Munich - 5 On the eve of the biggest final of his career, Juergen Klopp stepped out of the Champions League bubble and recorded a personal message for Dave Evans. Evans has terminal cancer. The lifelong Liverpool fan had only one ambition, to live long enough to see his club win a sixth European crown. Klopp understood. He always does. His empathy isn't faked, or manipulated to serve a corporate brand. He has never forgotten who his real paymasters are. His message, like his coaching style, was genuine and sincere. His job is to give fans moments to remember. We share those moments, he said, understanding that football must remain a communal experience. There is no "us and them", only us. It's a belief that defines Liverpool's dressing room as much as it does their relationship with the game itself. It's why the Reds are the worthiest of Champions League winners and why Klopp's farewell … [Read more...] about Neil Humphreys: Why we need winning Reds

Raheem Sterling knew exactly what he was doing. When he hit the "send" button, he was effectively risking one career to begin another. With one Instagram post, the Manchester City winger knew he was going to be pilloried and praised in equal measure, a role model for minorities and the cliched black man with a big mouth. But he did it anyway. Goodbye, quiet footballer. Hello, spokesman for racial equality. On Dec 9, 2018, Sterling decided to speak up for racially abused footballers. Tomorrow, he'll step out in the FA Cup final as a hero to millions. An exaggeration? Ask the people most affected by Sterling's activism. Ask Callum Hudson-Odoi at Chelsea. Ask Tosin Adarabioyo at Manchester City. Ask Danny Rose after he played for England in Montenegro. Ask Juventus' Moise Kean after he was idiotically criticised for suffering racist abuse, by his own team-mate Leonardo Bonucci. Sterling defended them all. He should have been falling out of a nightclub, or stumbling into a Ferrari … [Read more...] about Neil Humphreys: Modern hero deserves a Sterling treble

Here's why nothing makes sense in football any more. Vincent Kompany finds space for Manchester City, takes a touch and then decides to do something that his brain has specifically instructed him not to do since 2013. He hits a shot from outside the box. Only he doesn't just hit a shot. He steals a storyline from a comic book. He scores the goal of his life. It doesn't make sense. In relative terms, Trent Alexander-Arnold is still a boy. In the rear-view mirror, the 20-year-old can still see puberty. But ahead of him, he can see Divock Origi. No one else can, only the kid from Liverpool. So he whips over a corner and Origi clips a smart finish high into the net. Anfield dissolves into tears. The Reds overcome a threegoal deficit against Barcelona, the finest team of our generation, led by an alien who is only an Infinity Gauntlet away from controlling the universe. It doesn't make sense. In Amsterdam, Tottenham Hotspur are losing 3-0 on aggregate against Ajax Amsterdam. It's over. They … [Read more...] about Neil Humphreys: Give us mad finale for maddest season