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Football: Rodgers says he's in charge of Reds transfers

Agence France-PresseMay 2, 2013 19:30
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers insisted Thursday he was in charge of the Anfield club's transfer policy. Questions had been raised after the Merseysider's US-based owners, Fenway Sports Group (FSG), made changes to the regular English system, where a manager has total control. They had wanted Rodgers to operate as a coach under the kind of director of football set-up common to many European clubs but instead settled for a committee arrangement.

Football: Hillsborough inquests to be held near Liverpool

Agence France-PresseMay 2, 2013 15:45
The fresh inquests into the deaths of 96 Liverpool supporters in the 1989 Hillsborough football disaster will be held in northwest England, the coroner presiding announced Thursday. A group of 71 victims' families wanted the inquests to be held in London, while a smaller group asked for the hearings to be held in the northwest, close to Liverpool. Lawyers for the larger group argued that animosity and rivalry among football clubs in the northwest could impact proceedings, with any potential jury being drawn from the local population.

Hillsborough disaster campaigner dies

Agence France-PresseApril 18, 2013 10:47
A woman who became one of the leading campaigners for victims of Hillsborough after her 15-year-old son was killed in Britain's worst disaster at a sports event has died, it was announced on Thursday. Anne Williams, who died from cancer aged 62, battled to have the inquest verdict of accidental death recorded for her son Kevin overturned, which was considered a turning point in the families' fight for justice.

Football: Henry hails families at Hillsborough memorial

April 15, 2013 13:46
Liverpool owner John Henry marked the 24th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster on Monday by paying tribute to the families of the 96 fans killed in the tragedy. Henry was attending Monday's annual memorial service at Anfield for the Liverpool supporters crushed to death during over-crowding on the terraces of Hillsborough before an FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest in 1989.

Football: Liverpool to hold Hillsborough silence

April 4, 2013 12:45
Liverpool confirmed on Thursday that they will hold a minute's silence before Sunday's game against West Ham as a mark of respect for the 96 people who died in the Hillsborough disaster. West Ham's trip to Anfield is the final home game before the 24th anniversary of the 1989 tragedy which saw 96 Liverpool fans crushed to death at an FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough stadium It is also the first time the anniversary has been marked since the Hillsborough Independent Review published its findings.

Football: British police chief slammed in watchdog Hillsborough report

March 28, 2013 08:31
The ex-police chief who played a key role in the report on how officers handled the 1989 Hillsborough football disaster would have a case to answer for gross misconduct, the police watchdog said Thursday. Norman Bettison "had a case to answer for discreditable conduct and abuse of authority, breaches which, if proven in a disciplinary hearing, would amount to gross misconduct as they would justify dismissal," said the Independent Police Complaints Commission.

Football: English fans stand up for the right... to stand up

February 3, 2013 23:00
With a new £3-billion ($4.7 billion, 3.5 billion euros) television deal and seven teams in Deloitte's list of Europe's 20 richest clubs, business in the Premier League is booming. But not everyone is happy. The English top flight may be the world's most popular football championship, ceaselessly driven into new territories by an unrelenting marketing machine, but some local fans long for a return to simpler pleasures.
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