Kevin McCallum is co-author of The Penguin Book of South African Sports Trivia. Here, he devotes an entire column to his love for ‘Pool:
“Ell Aye Vee! Eee Are Pee! Double-Oh Ell – Liverpool FC!” Can there be a finer way to start the week for a Liverpool fan than a 2-0 win over Manchester United? Well, yes – if this was next May and the 'Pool had beaten United 2-0 in the FA Cup final, but that dream will have to wait.
Oh, yes, I am a Liverpool fan – there is no suggestion of objectivity, no ounce of professionalism in me when it comes to that. I have been obsessed since a very young kid in Northern Ireland, when my dad brought home two kit bags, one Liverpool and one Manchester United.
I got the Liverpool one. My brother Brian became a United fan, until years and years of despair and ragging by me forced him to turn to the light side of the Force. As one who covers sport for a living, I can let the beast inside loose when watching Liverpool as I do not have to write about them (er, except for this column, I suppose).
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