October 30 – Lord of the Manor of Frodsham and the End of El Diego
The greatest ever player hangs up his boots as a Liverpool flops proves his legs are made of balsa wood.
HE was the greatest footballer of his generation and perhaps of all time, but all good things have to come to an end. Today in 1997 Diego Armando Maradona hung up his boots, bringing his explosive career to a close on his 37th birthday. Read more.
2004 – Lord of the Manor of Frodsham
WHEN Gerard Houllier was winding down his time as Liverpool manager, the club still allowed him to press on with one of their most expensive signings ever. Houllier had been casting flirtatious glances at Djibril Cisse for months and finally managed to negotiate a deal to bring the Frenchman to Anfield for around £14m in the summer of 2004. Click here to find out what went wrong.
Ouch.
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