Simon Hughes
@Simon_Hughes__
Senior football writer @TheAthleticFC.
Humbling to listen to some of the men and women who escaped the central pens in the Leppings Lane terrace at Hillsborough. It takes unbelievable courage to open up about that day and the consequences. Please take the time to read their stories. No paywall. theathletic.com/3236654/2022/0…
🚨 Liverpool advancing in talks to sign Hugo Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt. Negotiations for 23yo #SGE forward progressing on package worth in excess of €80m. France youth int’l wants #LFC so personals no issue. W/ @SebSB @JamesPearceLFC @TheAthleticFC nytimes.com/athletic/64987…
Jurgen Klopp was always a fierce critic of big spending. Now, Liverpool are ready to commit more than £300m on transfers this summer. Double-standards? Not really - the club have always been ready to spend, says @Simon_Hughes__ ⬇️ 🔗 nytimes.com/athletic/64867…
📚 | #WHSBOTY What are we reading this week? 🗣️ “Simon puts Salah in the social and political context of Egypt and Liverpool…” @Simon_Hughes__, a football journalist and author, explores the life and achievements of Egyptian footballer and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah, both…
"Do you think somebody at Hillsborough is going to participate in a continuation of the betrayal and cover-up? Not while I've got a breath in my body." I spoke to @PoliticsJOE_UK about attempts to water-down the Hillsborough Law and why I'm not giving up. #JFT97…
"It wasn't worthy of having the name Hillsborough attached to it." Hillsborough survivor and MP Ian Byrne reveals attempts to water down the promised bill.
🚨 Liverpool make approach to sign Alexander Isak from Newcastle United. #LFC say no formal bid + well aware #NUFC stance has always been: not for sale. But communicated interest in deal for 25yo Sweden international worth in region of £120m @TheAthleticFC nytimes.com/athletic/64950…
𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐂𝐊 | THERE SHE GOES by @Simon_Hughes__ Covering the most infamous period in Liverpool’s history and the attempt to put it into ‘managed decline’, this is the story of what it was like for its people and how the period defines who they are. 🛒 stanchionbooks.com/products/there…
When I stared at Jamie Cassidy in the dock last year as he was sent down for his part in a £28m cocaine conspiracy, I did not expect him to contact me and explain what happened to him after leaving Liverpool. I'm pleased he did. It's an important story. nytimes.com/athletic/64825…
“It’s Arsenal. They won’t just ignore it.” Thomas Partey, the allegations and what the club knew For @TheAthleticFC ⬇️ nytimes.com/athletic/64855…
“In jail, some say lads want to be a footballer or a drug dealer. I’ve been both.” Jamie Cassidy was once tipped as a future England star before injury wrecked his career. After serving five years in prison for his role in a £28m cocaine conspiracy, he reveals what went wrong —…
Keir Starmer promised one of his first acts would be to introduce the Hillsborough Law. He hasn't – so I have. Tomorrow the Government could block this Bill, or get behind it. Sign my petition calling on the Prime Minister to keep his promise: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pass…
A football club in mourning. The last thing on the minds of everyone at #LFC will be about playing football. A piece on grief, a dreaded new reality and all that comes with it. nytimes.com/athletic/64748…
Being here, among the queuing locals waiting to pay tribute at the Matriz de Gondomar church, it was impossible not to think about roots: those that ground us, that keep us connected to where we come from, if we allow them to. It is obvious that Diogo Jota nourished his.…
A podcast I wish we didn’t have to do, with @JamesPearceLFC @Simon_Hughes__ and @TimSpiers pod.fo/e/2f5cbd
Tragedy has long been woven into Liverpool’s history but Diogo Jota’s sudden death has cut especially deep. As fans gathered at Anfield, the atmosphere was one of numb disbelief that a player in his prime had been cut down too soon. ✍️ @Simon_Hughes__ 🔗…
“I still don't believe it, I still don't believe it,” said a visibly emotional Jorge Mendes in Puebla de Sanabria. Diogo Jota won the Premier League and Nations League earlier this summer. Then on June 22 he married the mother of his three children. In the early hours of…
No head coach, no signings, no money, no hope. Sheffield Wednesday are in a deepening crisis under owner Dejphon Chansiri and the worry is that things could get a whole lot worse yet. Report on a club unravelling in front of fans’ eyes #swfc nytimes.com/athletic/64654…
𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐂𝐊 | THERE SHE GOES by @Simon_Hughes__ Covering the most infamous period in Liverpool’s history and the attempt to put it into ‘managed decline’, this is the story of what it was like for its people and how the period defines who they are. 🛒 stanchionbooks.com/products/there…