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Barnama
4 days ago
- Sport
- Barnama
YNWA As KL Kopites Bring Anfield Buzz To M'sia To Celebrate Liverpool's Title Triumph
Dataran 3 Two Square turned red on Sunday as more than 100 Liverpool supporters flooded the streets to celebrate The Reds' triumphant English Premier League title win. PETALING JAYA, May 31 (Bernama) -- Dataran 3 Two (3 Two Square) here was a sea of red today when more than 600 die-hard Liverpool supporters flooded the venue to celebrate the Reds' latest English Premier League title triumph. The event, organised by KL Kopites, the official Liverpool supporters' club, also featured a double-decker bus fully wrapped in Liverpool colours. Liverpool clinched their second EPL title in five years when Arne Slot, in his first season as manager of the Mighty Reds, guided his men to thrash Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 at Anfield on April 27 to take an unassailable lead with four matches to spare. bootstrap slideshow It was Liverpool's second EPL title since winning it in the 2019/2020 COVID-19-hit season under charismatic manager Jurgen Klopp. The latest triumph is all the more special as it also saw Liverpool equalling Manchester United's record of 20 top-flight English League titles. KL Kopites president Sashidaran Nair said this is the first time they are organising a proper 'bus parade' ever held in Malaysia. 'The idea started back in 2020 when Liverpool won the league (under manager Jurgen Klopp). We had already booked the bus but, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we had to postpone it. 'This year, we're not only celebrating, but also giving fans a real experience. Everyone can board the bus and take photos with a replica of the Premier League trophy on top of the bus,' he told Bernama during the event. He said the KL Kopites also gave away more than 40 lucky draw prizes, including match tickets to Anfield and signed jerseys by former Liverpool players Harry Kewell and Lucas Leiva.
The Sun
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
KL Kopites bring buzz to M'sia to celebrate title triumph
DATARAN 3 Two (3 Two Square) here was a sea of red today when more than 600 die-hard Liverpool supporters flooded the venue to celebrate the Reds' latest English Premier League title triumph. The event, organised by KL Kopites, the official Liverpool supporters' club, also featured a double-decker bus fully wrapped in Liverpool colours. Liverpool clinched their second EPL title in five years when Arne Slot, in his first season as manager of the Mighty Reds, guided his men to thrash Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 at Anfield on April 27 to take an unassailable lead with four matches to spare. It was Liverpool's second EPL title since winning it in the 2019/2020 COVID-19-hit season under charismatic manager Jurgen Klopp. The latest triumph is all the more special as it also saw Liverpool equalling Manchester United's record of 20 top-flight English League titles. KL Kopites president Sashidaran Nair said this is the first time they are organising a proper 'bus parade' ever held in Malaysia. 'The idea started back in 2020 when Liverpool won the league (under manager Jurgen Klopp). We had already booked the bus but, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we had to postpone it. 'This year, we're not only celebrating, but also giving fans a real experience. Everyone can board the bus and take photos with a replica of the Premier League trophy on top of the bus,' he told Bernama during the event. He said the KL Kopites also gave away more than 40 lucky draw prizes, including match tickets to Anfield and signed jerseys by former Liverpool players Harry Kewell and Lucas Leiva. Meanwhile, Jordan Chan, 47, who has been a Liverpool supporter since the 1990s, said he was excited to participate in the 'bus parade'. 'As someone who has supported Liverpool for a long time, this kind of celebration really gives me a whole new experience,' he said. Twenty-five-year-old Megat Amir Irham Ahmad Mahidin was just as thrilled to finally celebrate properly with other Liverpool fans after being unable to do so in 2020 due to the pandemic. 'I didn't get to celebrate our team's title triumph in the 2019-2020 season because of the pandemic and the lockdown. So, this time I want to celebrate non-stop with all the other Liverpool supporters who are here today,' he said.
The Sun
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
YNWA as KL Kopites bring Anfield buzz to M'sia to celebrate Liverpool's title triumph
DATARAN 3 Two (3 Two Square) here was a sea of red today when more than 600 die-hard Liverpool supporters flooded the venue to celebrate the Reds' latest English Premier League title triumph. The event, organised by KL Kopites, the official Liverpool supporters' club, also featured a double-decker bus fully wrapped in Liverpool colours. Liverpool clinched their second EPL title in five years when Arne Slot, in his first season as manager of the Mighty Reds, guided his men to thrash Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 at Anfield on April 27 to take an unassailable lead with four matches to spare. It was Liverpool's second EPL title since winning it in the 2019/2020 COVID-19-hit season under charismatic manager Jurgen Klopp. The latest triumph is all the more special as it also saw Liverpool equalling Manchester United's record of 20 top-flight English League titles. KL Kopites president Sashidaran Nair said this is the first time they are organising a proper 'bus parade' ever held in Malaysia. 'The idea started back in 2020 when Liverpool won the league (under manager Jurgen Klopp). We had already booked the bus but, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we had to postpone it. 'This year, we're not only celebrating, but also giving fans a real experience. Everyone can board the bus and take photos with a replica of the Premier League trophy on top of the bus,' he told Bernama during the event. He said the KL Kopites also gave away more than 40 lucky draw prizes, including match tickets to Anfield and signed jerseys by former Liverpool players Harry Kewell and Lucas Leiva. Meanwhile, Jordan Chan, 47, who has been a Liverpool supporter since the 1990s, said he was excited to participate in the 'bus parade'. 'As someone who has supported Liverpool for a long time, this kind of celebration really gives me a whole new experience,' he said. Twenty-five-year-old Megat Amir Irham Ahmad Mahidin was just as thrilled to finally celebrate properly with other Liverpool fans after being unable to do so in 2020 due to the pandemic. 'I didn't get to celebrate our team's title triumph in the 2019-2020 season because of the pandemic and the lockdown. So, this time I want to celebrate non-stop with all the other Liverpool supporters who are here today,' he said.
India.com
27-05-2025
- India.com
47 Injured After Car Hits Liverpool Fans, Police Rule Out Terrorism
The celebration during Liverpool FC's 20th top-flight English League title win took a tragic turn on Monday (local time) when a car drove into fans during their open-top bus parade on Water Street in Liverpool's city centre, injuring 47 people, including four children, as reported by the New York Times. The incident took place close to the end of the 10-mile-long parade route. According to the NYT, citing emergency services, 27 of the injured 47 have been hospitalised, with two, one of them a child, seriously injured. The remaining 20 others were treated at the scene. A paramedic on a bike was also struck but wasn't seriously hurt, while four individuals, including a child, were temporarily trapped under the car, as reported by the NYT. Earlier on Monday, the Merseyside Police received calls around 6 PM (local time) about reports of a vehicle striking pedestrians. A suspect in the incident, a 53-year-old man from the Liverpool area, has been arrested, which the police believe to be have behind the wheel at the time of the crash. As per the NYT, Assistant Chief Constable Jenny Sims, during a Monday night press conference, said that the police consider this an isolated incident and are not looking for any additional suspects. Authorities are not treating the act as terrorism. Following the incident, the football club issued a statement expressing their thoughts and prayers to the victims affected by the incident. "We are in direct contact with Merseyside Police regarding the incident on Water Street which happened towards the end of the trophy parade earlier this evening. Our thoughts and prayers are with those who have been affected by this serious incident. We will continue to offer our full support to the emergency services and local authorities who are dealing with this incident," the club stated on X. NBA legend and a stakeholder in the club, Lebron James, also issued a statement on X. "OMG!!!! WTH. My deepest thoughts and prayers goes out to everyone affected that attended LFC Premier League trophy parade today! Such a senseless act!" he stated. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer also took to X, condemning the gruesome act, saying that the scenes at the site were "appalling". "The scenes in Liverpool are appalling — my thoughts are with all those injured or affected. I want to thank the police and emergency services for their swift and ongoing response to this shocking incident. I'm being kept updated on developments and ask that we give the police the space they need to investigate," the UK PM said. Liverpool FC lifted their second Premier League Trophy on Sunday and were celebrating their incredible season with an open-top bus parade before the incident took place. This title win comes in the very first season under new manager Arne Slot, who took over the reins following the departure of Jurgen Klopp in 2024. "This is by far the number one - it's beyond what you can expect, what you can dream of…You can't imagine what this is like - I've won a few things before but you can't compare them to this. Young, old, every age is here - look them in the eyes and it says it all… You can hardly believe there are [still] more citizens of Liverpool [for us to see later on the route]. All through the route there's been so, so many people - it's beyond my dreams," Club head coach Arne Slot said during the parade as quoted by the Premier League.
BBC News
05-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
NI great McParland left mark on club and international stages
Peter McParland was one of the all-time greats of Northern Ireland football, who also made his mark in English League football with Aston County Down native, who died on Sunday aged 91, is his country's record goalscorer at World Cup finals, having scored five in Sweden in was the last surviving member of that Northern Ireland 1958 World Cup squad, which reached the quarter-final won both FA Cup and League Cup winners' medals with holds a unique place in English football history as the first player in the game to score in and win both English major domestic knockout in Newry, McParland was spotted playing for Dundalk in the League of Ireland by Aston Villa manager George Martin, who signed him for a fee in the region of £3, outside left spent the majority of his career at the Midlands club, while his international career spanned nine years from 1954-62.A fine header and striker of the ball, he is regarded as one of the greatest players to represent both Aston Villa and Northern played 340 games in total for Villa, scoring 120 goals. He scored twice in the FA Cup final against Manchester United in 1957 but also became involved in a controversial incident in which he shoulder-charged (at the time a legitimate form of challenge) the United keeper Ray Wood after only six minutes, leaving him unconscious with a broken goals were remembered as examples of his all-round abilities as a player, showcasing his diving header and volleying scored 22 league goals to help Villa win the Second Division title in 1960 and then won a League Cup winners' medal in Northern Irishman was on the scoresheet for the second leg of the 1961 League Cup final, when Villa overturned a 2-0 deficit against Rotherham United to win the second encounter between the sides 3-0 at Villa Park and become the winners of the first Football League Cup, McParland's extra-time winner proving subsequently joined Wolverhampton Wanderers for £35,000 in January 1962, scoring 10 goals in 21 games during his one season with the final English League club was Plymouth Argyle, followed by a spell with non-league Worcester City, but in 1965 he was recruited to play for Inter-Roma FC of the Eastern Canadian Professional Soccer League and then turned out for Atlanta Chiefs of the North American Soccer League in 1967 and won the NPSL Championship with the Chiefs in ended his career as player-manager of Irish League club Glentoran, where he spent three seasons, including a league championship success in the international stage, McParland scored 10 goals in 34 appearances, including those five goals at Sweden '58 to help propel his team into the quarter-finals, where a team by then decimated by injuries lost 4-0 to impressive haul at the finals included one goal in a 3-1 win over Argentina, two in a 2-2 draw with West Germany and another couple in a 2-1 success against Northern Ireland career had begun in style as the then 19-year-old bagged a double on his debut in a World Cup qualifying win over Wales in Wrexham in the 1953-54 Billy Bingham's death in 2022, he became the last surviving member of the Northern Ireland squad from that memorable 1958 was the youngest member of manager Peter Doherty's squad, which also included the likes of former Manchester United goalkeeper Harry Gregg, midfielders Danny Blanchflower and Bertie Peacock and forwards Jimmy McIlroy and Derek Dougan.
