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Julian Ward
Julian Ward (born 17 June 1981) is an English football executive and former footballer who is the current technical director of Liverpool Football Club. Early life Ward was born on 17 June 1981 in Liverpool, England, but grew up in Cumbria, England. Eventually, he returned to Liverpool to study sports science at Liverpool John Moores University. Playing career As a youth player, Ward joined the academy of current EFL League Two side Morecambe, where he started his senior playing career. In 2002, he signed for English side Hyde United. One year later, he signed for English side Kidsgrove Athletic. In 2005, Ward moved to Belfast and signed for Northern Irish Premier League side Larne Football Club managed by Kenny Shiels . Ward spent two seasons with Larne Football Club before signing for Paul Kirk’s Northern Irish Premier League side Lisburn Distillery in 2007. Managerial career In July 2008 Ward left Northern Ireland to become part of Carlos Queiroz’s technical team, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liverpool
Liverpool is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the River Mersey, Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, north-west of London. With a population of (in ), Liverpool is the administrative, cultural and economic centre of the Liverpool City Region, a combined authority, combined authority area with a population of over 1.5 million. Established as a borough in Lancashire in 1207, Liverpool became significant in the late 17th century when the Port of Liverpool was heavily involved in the Atlantic slave trade. The port also imported cotton for the Textile manufacture during the British Industrial Revolution, Lancashire textile mills, and became a major departure point for English and Irish emigrants to North America. Liverpool rose to global economic importance at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century and was home to the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny Shiels
Kenneth Shiels (born 27 April 1956)Marshall Gillespie, ''The Northern Ireland Football Yearbook 1996/97'', UTV Books, 1996, p. 59 is a Northern Irish football manager and former player who last managed NIFL Premier Intermediate side Moyola Park. Shiels spent all of his playing career at different levels in the Irish Football League. He then began a career in coaching with the Northern Ireland national football team (under 17s) and English league side Tranmere Rovers (head of youth development). He moved to Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock in 2010 to assist manager Mixu Paatelainen. Shiels was promoted to manager in 2011. Kilmarnock won the Scottish League Cup in his first season in charge, but he was sacked in June 2013 after he had been frequently punished by the Scottish Football Association for making controversial comments. Shiels was appointed manager of Scottish Championship club Greenock Morton in December 2013 but resigned in May 2014. After a spell with BEC Tero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexis Mac Allister
Alexis Mac Allister (born 24 December 1998) is an Argentine professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Liverpool F.C., Liverpool and the Argentina national football team, Argentina national team. Mac Allister started his senior career with Argentinos Juniors in 2016, winning the 2016–17 Primera B Nacional, 2016-17 Argentine Second Division in his debut season. He joined Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., Brighton & Hove Albion in 2019 but was immediately Loan (association football), loaned back to them until the end of the season and later to Boca Juniors, where he won the 2019–20 Argentine Primera División, 2019–20 Primera División. Returning from the loan the 2020–21 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season, following season, Mac Allister had his breakthrough year for Brighton, becoming a key player for the team, before moving to Liverpool in June 2023, where he won the 2023–24 EFL Cup and the 2024–25 Premier League titles. Mac Alliste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 FIFA World Cup
The 2022 FIFA World Cup was the 22nd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national football teams organized by FIFA. It took place in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022, after the country was awarded the hosting rights in 2010. It was the first World Cup to be held in the Middle East and the Arab world, and the second in an Asian country after the 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2002 tournament in South Korea and Japan. This tournament was the last with 32 participating teams, with the number of teams being increased to 48 for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, 2026 World Cup. To avoid the extremes of Geography of Qatar#Climate, Qatar's hot and humid climate in summers, the event was held in November and December, becoming the first one to take place outside the traditional months of May, June, and July. It was held over a reduced time frame of 29 days with 64 matches played in #Stadiums, eight venues across #Cities, five cities. Qatar national football team, Qatar ente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cody Gakpo
Cody Mathès Gakpo (; born 7 May 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left winger or forward for club Liverpool and the Netherlands national team. A PSV academy graduate, Gakpo made his first-team debut in February 2018. In the 2021–22 season, he won the Dutch Footballer of the Year award after scoring 21 goals in 47 games in all competitions. He signed for Liverpool in January 2023. Gakpo played youth international football for the Netherlands from under-18 to under-21 level. He made his senior international debut in June 2021 at UEFA Euro 2020. Early life Gakpo was born in Eindhoven and raised in the district of Stratum. His father was born in Togo and has Ghanaian ancestry, while his mother is Dutch. In 2007, he moved to the youth academy of PSV, where he then progressed through all of the youth teams. Club career PSV For the 2016–17 season, Gakpo was part of the reserve team Jong PSV for the first time but mainly featured in the under- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darwin Nunez
Darwin may refer to: Common meanings * Charles Darwin (1809–1882), English naturalist and writer, best known as the originator of the theory of biological evolution by natural selection * Darwin, Northern Territory, a capital city in Australia, named after the naturalist Arts and entertainment * ''Darwin'' (1920 film), a German silent film * ''Darwin'' (2011 film), a documentary * ''Darwin'' (2015 film), a science fiction film by Alain Desrochers * Darwin (''seaQuest DSV''), a dolphin in the TV series ''seaQuest DSV'' * ''Darwin!'', a 1972 album by Banco del Mutuo Soccorso * '' Darwin: The Life of a Tormented Evolutionist'', a 1991 biography of Charles Darwin * Darwin (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics fictional superhero associated with the X-Men * Darwin Watterson, a character from the 2011 animated TV series ''The Amazing World of Gumball'' Computing * Darwin (ADL), an architecture description language * Darwin (operating system), the Unix base for Apple's iOS and macOS o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
