Offers an insight into the many foreign highs and domestic lows of the 2004-05 Liverpool season, as well as mapping out key connections between the great Liverpool European legacy of the 1970s and '80s and the new Benitez era. It also looks at some of the key players of the European campaign and compares the Liverpool manager with his key rivals.
Addressing the concerns of Liverpool FC's apparent decline, as well as Liverpool's global reputation as the home of the Beatles and the Mersey sound , this book studies football by examining its links with other important popular culture forms, especially pop music, but also TV and youth styles.