The Anfield Wrap

Phil Scraton joins The Anfield Wrap to talk about the collapse of the Hillsborough trial where a judge decided there was no case to answer... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Katarina Johnson-Thompson joins The Anfield Wrap to discuss the Nike x LFC Foundation initiative 'Game On', as well as the Olympics & Liverpool FC. Game On was set up to help youngsters from marginalised communities access more sporting and coaching opportunities, and John Gibbons finds out more. 'Game On will support young people aged seven to 12 from marginalised communities – specifically children from the Black and Asian community, girls and children of all abilities – by providing them with opportunities to become members of local, diverse sports clubs and play a variety of sports, including boxing, tennis, cricket, athletics, basketball, cycling, gymnastics and much more. 'The programme will also involve the creation of a new coaching academy, which will inspire participants to play and coach sports, creating opportunities for a lifelong pathway. The academy will also have a specific focus on recruiting from marginalised communities to help remove any barriers to sport that may exist. 'LFC Foundation will mentor the coaches and provide them with work experience and training opportunities across Liverpool Football Club and through local grassroots clubs.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For our free podcast on Liverpool 2 Crystal Palace 0 at Anfield, Neil Atkinson hosts Rob Gutmann, Ian Salmon and Goal.com's Neil Jones... For more on Liverpool 2 Crystal Palace 0 as well as reaction to all the news and events that matter to you, including interviews with and documentaries featuring LFC players and staff past and present, subscribe to TAW Player… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Back in 2020, Jordan Henderson won The Anfield Wrap's Embodiment of Liverpool FC award and we went down to Anfield for a reaction podcast... For more on The Anfield Wrap's Embodiment Of Liverpool FC award - including the 2021 winner - as well as reaction to all the news and events that matter to you, subscribe to TAW Player… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our free podcast on Burnley 0 Liverpool 3 and Crystal Palace at Anfield, as John Gibbons hosts Andy Heaton, Ian Ryan and James Sutton. Also on the show, John Gibbons speaks to Fitz from Joe's Giants, a mental health climbing society, and Aaron Daniels the founder of Scally Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For our free podcast on Alisson Becker, West Brom 1 Liverpool 2 and Burnley, John Gibbons hosts Ian Ryan, Ian Salmon and Josh Sexton... For more on Alisson Becker, West Brom and Burnley as well as reaction to all the news and events that matter to you, including interviews with and documentaries featuring LFC players and staff past and present, subscribe to TAW Player… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our free podcast on Manchester United 2 Liverpool 4 and West Brom on Sunday, Josh Sexton hosts Gareth Roberts, Andy Heaton and James Sutton. Subscribe to TAW Player for more podcasts and videos on Manchester United 2 Liverpool 4, buildup to West Brom, and reaction to all the news and events that matter to you… Earl Jenkins is a well known name in Liverpool for his work helping youth aspirations through sport. “I’ve wanted to make sure that we use the football in a way that supports these kids, and shows them a path out of the neighbourhood and raises their aspirations,” said Jenkins. The Anfield Wrap, alongside Nike, have worked with Earl Jenkins and Kingsley United, Merseyside’s most diverse footy team to create a Kingsley United girls’ team, a BAME [Black, Asian, Minority, Ethnic] youth leadership forum in partnership with other organisations in the city, and a bursary scheme for a BAME coaching course. Kingsley United came about after a merge with Tiber FC where the two clubs realised that would be stronger together. A new astroturf on Lodge Lane is one of the many signs the club is being revitalised. Kingsley Road is now a symbol of what unites the community through football.  Earl Jenkins describes his coaches as mentors “first and foremost.” He goes on to say “in some respects, some of our coaches become that role model or father figure for the kids in the team. And if you look at any of our training sessions, you can see a real sense of community and family as well.” Find out more about our partnership with Kingsley United and more here. Also on the show, John Gibbons speaks to Earl Jenkins the chair of Kingsley United, and Josh is joined by Joseph Symes from the It's A Funny Old Life podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Liverpool FC manager Jurgen Klopp sat down exclusively with The Anfield Wrap yesterday to discuss this strange season and what comes next. Neil Atkinson hosted the boss and now he sits down with John Gibbons to look back on the conversation and what he had to say. Here is that and a clip from the interview, we hope you enjoy it as much as we did doing it! Subscribe to TAW Player to hear our Jurgen Klopp interview in full, plus reaction to all the news and events that matter to you, including interviews with more special guests and documentaries about players and staff past and present… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For our free podcast looking at Liverpool 2 Southampton 0, Neil Atkinson hosts Rob Gutmann, Chloe Bloxam and Goal.com's Neil Jones... Here's what Jonesy had to say in his post-match column: "Leicester beware. Liverpool are still fighting. Despite everything, despite the knocks and the setbacks and the injuries, the Reds are still there. Somehow. The race for Champions League qualification goes on. Jurgen Klopp’s side simply had to win here and they did, Sadio Mane’s header and Thiago Alcantara’s first goal in English football giving them a battling 2-0 victory over Southampton at Anfield on Saturday evening. With Leicester surprisingly beaten at home by Newcastle 24 hours previously, it means Liverpool have closed to within six points of the fourth-placed Foxes with a game in hand. And Leicester’s final three fixtures, in case you had forgotten, are away to Manchester United, away to Chelsea and at home to Tottenham. Ouch. Liverpool will surely, at the very least, need to win all four of their remaining games, starting at Old Trafford on Thursday. They have not won there under Klopp, of course, but this would be an ideal time to alter that. They need to get to 69 points, by hook or by crook. It is the only chance they have." For more on Liverpool 2 Southampton 0 as well as reaction to all the news and events that matter to you, including interviews with and documentaries featuring LFC players and staff past and present, subscribe to TAW Player… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To take stock of the week just gone and look ahead to Liverpool v Southampton, John Gibbons hosts Andy Heaton, Sian Bennett and Craig Hannan. Also on the show, we go back to what was a busy weekend for the city with three pilot events taking place in the form of 'The First Dance' presented by Circus at Bramley Moore Dock on the Friday and Saturday, as well as a concert in Sefton Park on the Sunday, as Liverpool gears up for life after lockdown. To reflect on all of that and discuss what is next for the city as COVID restrictions continue to ease, John speaks to Claire McColgan, the Director of Culture Liverpool; Matt Ashton, the Director of Public Health; and DJ Lauren Lo Sung who was the first performer at the event on the Friday. Subscribe to TAW Player for more buildup to Liverpool v Southampton, plus reaction to all the news and events that matter to you, including interviews with special guests and documentaries about players and staff past and present… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices