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Liverpool
mania hits home!
July 16, 2001
We went, we drooled, and we fell in love
with one of the best football teams, dare I say, in the world!
By Kwok Kar Peng
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Missed
the match? Here are some exclusive pics from the pitch!
 It
doesn't matter that I'll soon be a quarter of a century old; I still
get awe-struck and highly excited when it comes to chasing down
international stars and autograph hunting.
 Last
weekend, my colleagues and I ogled at Liverpool
FC captain Jamie
Redknapp, gazed incredulously at his towering height, stared
unabashedly at hot cutie Michael
Owen, and hollered after Robbie
Fowler and Patrik
Berger for their autographs.
And we were just a few worshipers out of a sea
of thousands.
 Through
sweat, pushing crowds and thundering rain, I got you baby!
I stood a breath away from Jamie, Michael, Jorgen
Nielsen, Markus
Babbel and Pegguy
Arphexad, snapping my camera feverishly at them, and watching
sweat trickle off Stephane
Henchoz and Sami
Hyypia's noses.
 From
the press conference, to the meet-the-fans session at Tivoli Bar,
and the training session at Bishan Stadium, the atmosphere and adoration
was simply electrifying!
 Even
though some of you didn't get to have your memorabilia signed after
a long wait at Tivoli Bar because the players had to leave, there
were no violent protests and broken beer bottles, only disappointed
hearts.
 At
the training practice, 4000 kids, grown men and women howled at
their idols, waved the Liverpool jerseys and flags proudly like
they were Olympic gold medals and sang in enthusiastic fervour,
Liverpool's anthem "You'll Never Walk Alone". (I wonder
if you are this patriotic come August 9th.)
 You
die-hard fans laughed when during a warm-up game, Michael was tackled
and his ball went rolling away, eliciting from him a shocked and
playful "HEY!"
 You
cheered when Gary
McAllister did a thumbs-up sign, acknowledging the ceaseless calls for him.
You roared even louder when Gary smiled at a fan's declaration that he's the best.
Liverpool fans, you make us proud!
 City
TV is the official media for the Liverpool FC Asian Tour 2001.
The Carlsberg Challenge between Liverpool FC
and Team Singapore will be shown 'live' on City TV tonight July
16, at 7.30 pm.
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