Watch: Every Premier League Goal – 2003-04

The Reds clinched qualification for the Champions League tournament they would win in Istanbul by finishing fourth in the top flight.

Fifty-five goals were scored along the way – watch them all back again below…

Premier League statement: May 11

The Premier League released the following update on Monday evening.

Following today’s meeting of Shareholders, Premier League Chief Executive Richard Masters has said the 20 clubs are united in their desire to get the 2019/20 season back up and running and that players and managers will have an important role in that return.

“In today’s meeting, it was reiterated the Premier League and clubs absolutely recognise the COVID-19 pandemic puts football into context,” Masters said. “So many lives have been lost and so many others deeply affected.

“We are proud at the response to the pandemic that the Premier League, our clubs and our players have provided with vital support to communities and to the NHS and hopefully will continue to do so after matches recommence.”

During today’s meeting the UK Government signalled the possibility of a return of live sports from 1 June, following on from its announcement on the easing of the lockdown in England.

Safety comes first

Masters said the League will follow Government advice as well as that of others in planning a return of the competition.

“We welcome these first steps and are ready to play our part,” he said. “We are working flat out with clubs and stakeholders – Government, our broadcast partners, The FA, the EFL, PFA and the LMA – to create a responsible, safe and deliverable model to complete the season.

“Of course, safety comes first. We must listen to Government, the authorities and the medical experts and continue to follow their advice.

“That is exactly what we are doing. We are getting ourselves in the best position to resume the season, but only when the conditions are right.”

Collective way forward

Masters said today’s meeting of clubs showed all 20 were united in looking to complete the season.

“There was a strong desire to discuss everything in the round and to agree a collective way forward,” he said. “A really strong collective will to complete the season remains.”

In so doing, Masters reiterated that consulting the players and managers is vital and that a meeting is planned with them later this week.

“Our priority will always be the safety of players, coaches and managers, staff, supporters, and the wider community,” he said.

“Nothing will be agreed until we have spoken to both the managers and players.”

Masters said that only after consultation with the players and managers would there be the next step of clubs returning to training, but with social-distancing measures put in place. For that, he added, a company had been appointed to conduct testing at club training grounds.

The issue of where the remaining Premier League matches would be played was also discussed, with the possibility of using neutral venues raised. But Masters stressed that the Shareholders’ desire was to complete the season playing matches at their originally scheduled venues.

“Obviously it is the preference of all our clubs to play at home if at all possible,” Masters said. “It is an ongoing dialogue and we’ve been talking to the authorities about the conditions in which we could get the Premier League back up and running and are taking all that advice on board.”

New Premier League Chair

Masters also spoke about the recent appointment of Gary Hoffman as the new Premier League Chair, taking over from Claudia Arney, who had been holding the position on an interim basis.

“I am looking forward to working with Gary,” Masters said. “He has a tough act to follow in Claudia, who I have worked with so closely over the last 18 months.

“I know Claudia has the respect of everyone at the Premier League and all the players.

“We are looking forward to that new team emerging.”

LFCIA SoCal Home Training Program

During these challenging times, LFC wants to keep our players active and engaged while they are away from their teams. LFC IA has created many activities to keep athletes engaged, active, and challenged. These are based on the Long-Term Player Development attributes that LFC uses within their academy of Tactical, Technical, Social, Physical, and Mental as a guide to developing player and person. Parents, the curriculum provided will help your child stay in shape physically and mentally.  The learning objectives of LFC are the four-corner model that includes Watch, Analyze, Practice, and Challenge. This allows the player to move through the programs in a way that replicates the training programs set forth by LFC and encourages an organized mindset. These age-appropriate programs include homework tasks focused on player role models, technical tasks, increasing physical conditioning tasks and tactical workshops for older players. LFC wants to create an interactive and challenging experience for the players and their coach.

Virtual Practice

The LFCIA SoCal is committed to their players by providing an online practice initiative that will keep our players, coaches, and soccer families connected. 

We repeat that during this current time our coaches can positively affect our players by driving the LFC ITP’s and encouraging players to commit to them while maintaining a positive mindset surrounding the return to training. Players will be able to participate in online meetings with their coaches. This will allow coaches to discuss and direct the ITP’s, set and manage competitive tasks, and discuss technical content and drive tactical discussions. These discussions can build the basis of future team-building, class-based discussions. We would love to have all teams in classrooms with the coaches, so the next best thing is using an online platform to provide coaches with an excellent opportunity to positively impact players in a meaningful way.

You will be contacted by your coach very soon on this program.

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(COVID-19) Update #3

Thank you for your patience as we navigate these unprecedented times.

Our competitive programs are temporarily suspended, pending further advice and guidance from local and national governing bodies and organizations.

Our recreational Junior Development League (JDL) and Pre Club Academy (PCA)  have been moved to the Fall.  

We understand that sport and physical activity has an impact on a child’s physical and mental well-being and, since history has proven that we will be back to our normal activities in time, we are extremely confident in our ability to deliver our season and are committed to our players and parents.

To this end, we are retaining our competitive coaches to help support this intent and have contingencies in place for program delivery if we have to delay the current anticipated return. This could include an extended season, a change in club break or other similar opportunities to ensure players receive their programming.

In light of the challenges currently faced at LFC International Academies around the world, we have implemented Individual Training Plans, which are keeping our players engaged with LFC whilst on field practices are temporarily suspended, as well as select partners for our recreational players, including moti sports.

As information about COVID-19 (coronavirus) continues to evolve quickly, the health and well-being of families and community remains our number one priority! We know that moments like these challenge us to do what’s best for our family members both young and old. Taking precautionary measures, following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and reinforcing existing policies and procedures will improve the quality of life.

We ask for your patience during this difficult time. Thank you for your ongoing confidence, care, and trust. 

Take care, be well and we will see you on the field very soon!

Liverpool FC International Academy – SoCal