Anfield
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Anfield is a football stadium in Liverpool, England. The Football team Liverpool FC plays there. The stadium has just seen an expansion of the Main Stand increasing the capacity to 54,167.
Anfield is famous for the sign that is in the players' tunnel, which reads: "This is Anfield". One of their most famous rivals are Manchester United as well as Everton FC. Liverpool v Everton is known as the Merseyside Derby. Anfield used to be owned by Everton F.C and Everton created Liverpool to use the stadium. They have won 6 European cups.
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Memorial to John Houlding (1833–1902) outside Anfield on the 125th anniversary of Liverpool F.C.
The topmast rescued from the SS Great Eastern
The Kop in 1974, before the Taylor Report recommended standing areas in football grounds be outlawed following the Hillsborough disaster in 1989.
The Shankly Gates were erected in 1982 in tribute to Bill Shankly (1913–1981)
Outline of Anfield pre-2015 redevelopment; The Sir Kenny Dalglish Stand (top), The Kop (right), Main Stand (bottom) and Anfield Road stand (left)
The old tunnel to the pitch at Anfield. The "This is Anfield" sign was installed by former manager Bill Shankly to instill fear into the opposition.
The Paisley Gateway was erected outside the Kop in 1999 in tribute to former manager Bob Paisley (1918–1996). It includes a depiction of the three European Cups he won during his tenure.
The Kop; the atmosphere generated by the crowd in the stand led owner John W. Henry to reconsider the construction of a new stadium.
The Main Stand redevelopment in March 2016
Exterior of the completed Main Stand (pictured from Stanley Park)
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