Editing Liverpool (section)

===Football===
[[File:Luis Suarez runs at Distin 3.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.9|The [[Merseyside derby]] is the football match between the two biggest clubs in the city; [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in red and [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] in blue]]
Liverpool is one of the most successful footballing cities in England, and is home to two top flight [[Premier League]] teams. [[Everton F.C.]] was founded in 1878 and was one of the twelve founder members of the [[English Football League|Football League]]. It plays at [[Goodison Park]]. [[Liverpool F.C.]] were founded in 1892 and play at [[Anfield]]. Between them, the clubs have won 28 English First Division titles, 12 [[FA Cup]] titles, 10 [[EFL Cup|League Cup]] titles, 6 [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] titles, 1 [[FIFA Club World Cup]] title, 1 [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]] title, 3 [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] titles, and 24 [[FA Community Shield|FA Charity Shields]].

The two clubs contest the [[Merseyside derby]], dubbed the 'friendly derby'. Despite the name the fixture is known for its keen rivalry, having seen more sending-offs in this fixture than any other. Unlike many other derbies it is not rare for families in the city to contain supporters of both clubs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.footballderbies.com/honours/index.php?id=6|title=Everton vs. Liverpool FC|publisher=Footballderbies.com|date=6 October 2006|access-date=22 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502155925/http://www.footballderbies.com/honours/index.php?id=6|archive-date=2 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Liverpool F.C. is the English and British club with the most European Cup titles with six, the latest in [[2019 UEFA Champions League final|2019]].

[[File:Panorama of Anfield with new main stand (29676137824).jpg|thumb|left|[[Anfield]], home of Liverpool F.C.]]
[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] has played at [[Anfield]] since 1892, when the club was formed to occupy the stadium following [[Everton F.C.|Everton's]] departure due to a dispute with their landlord. Liverpool are still playing there 125 years later, although the ground has been completely rebuilt since the 1970s. The Spion Kop (rebuilt as an all-seater stand in 1994–95) was the most famous part of the ground, gaining cult status across the world due to the songs and celebrations of the many fans who packed onto its terraces. Anfield as capacity for 54,000 spectators in comfort and is a distinctive landmark in an area filled with smaller and older buildings. Liverpool club also has a multimillion-pound youth training facility called The Academy.

[[File:Goodisonview1.JPG|thumb|right|[[Goodison Park]], home of Everton F.C.]] After leaving Anfield in 1892, [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] moved to [[Goodison Park]] on the opposite side of [[Stanley Park, Liverpool|Stanley Park]]. The ground was opened on 24 August 1892, by Lord Kinnaird and Frederick Wall of the FA but the first crowds to attend the ground saw a short athletics meeting followed by a selection of music and a fireworks display. Everton's first game there was on 2 September 1892 when they beat Bolton 4–2. It was one of the host venues during the [[1966 FIFA World Cup]]. It now has the capacity for just under 40,000 spectators all-seated, but the last expansion took place in 1994 when a new Park End Stand gave the stadium an all-seater capacity. The Goodison Road Stand dates back to the 1970s, while the Gwladys Street Stand and Bullens Road Stand are refurbished pre-Second World War structures.

[[Everton F.C.|Everton]] is currently in the process of relocating, with a stadium move first mooted as early as 1996.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.toffeeweb.com/club/kings-dock/stadium-debate.php|title=ToffeeWeb – Kings Dock – Old Debate|access-date=30 August 2021|archive-date=30 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830184142/https://www.toffeeweb.com/club/kings-dock/stadium-debate.php|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2003, the club were forced to abandon plans for a 55,000-seat stadium at [[King's Dock, Port of Liverpool|King's Dock]] due to financial constraints,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/everton/2940481.stm|title=Everton fail in King's Dock bid|date=11 April 2003|access-date=30 August 2021|archive-date=28 June 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060628164953/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/everton/2940481.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> with further proposed moves to Kirkby (comprising part of [[The Kirkby Project|Destination Kirkby]], moving the stadium just beyond Liverpool's council boundary into [[Kirkby]]) and Walton Hall Park similarly scrapped.

The club will relocate to the multimillion-pound [[Everton Stadium]] designed by the American architect [[Dan Meis]] at the nearby [[Bramley-Moore Dock]] on the [[River Mersey]] waterfront during the 2025/26 season, with ground broken on the project in August 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.evertonfc.com/news/2211563/everton-breaks-ground-on-new-stadium|title=Everton Breaks Ground on New Stadium|access-date=30 August 2021|archive-date=9 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209053000/https://www.evertonfc.com/news/2211563/everton-breaks-ground-on-new-stadium|url-status=live}}</ref> The new stadium will have a capacity of 52,888 which could be expanded to 62,000 demand permitting and it will be a host venue for the [[UEFA Euro 2028]]. Everton also have a multimillion-pound training facility based at [[Finch Farm]]. The [[Everton F.C. (women)|Everton Women's Team]] play in the [[Women's Super League]] at the [[Walton Hall Park (stadium)|Walton Hall Park Stadium]].