:00:00. > :00:11.Welcome to one of the most iconic cities on the planet.
:00:12. > :00:13.For centuries, goods left these docks and rocked
:00:14. > :00:21.and rolled their way across every sea to every nation.
:00:22. > :00:25.It rocked and rolled its way across the airwaves into peoples
:00:26. > :00:32.homes and hearts, but there's a heartbeat in this city that's even
:00:33. > :00:41.This may seem like any other park, but this otherwise ordinary field
:00:42. > :00:45.of green is all that separates red from blue and two of
:00:46. > :00:47.the most successful clubs in English football.
:00:48. > :00:51.Right over there is Everton's famous blue Goodison Park,
:00:52. > :01:00.whilst that way Liverpool's mighty red stands of Anfield.
:01:01. > :01:02.This is a city steeped in footballing folklore,
:01:03. > :01:04.constantly writing itself into the history books,
:01:05. > :01:06.and behind me are the next chapter, is that right?
:01:07. > :01:11.This is our Kickabout Liverpool special, and it's
:01:12. > :01:33.MUSIC: "MATCH OF THE DAY" THEME TUNE.
:01:34. > :01:36.All that and plenty more to look forward to, including the greatest
:01:37. > :01:42.We're here today at Bellfield Academy, and I hear a rumour
:01:43. > :01:46.that there are some pretty talented youngsters around.
:01:47. > :01:52.And speaking of talent, we've got a guy who's got more
:01:53. > :01:54.in his little toe than I've got my whole body,
:01:55. > :02:05.Guys, would you like to see him do some free styling?
:02:06. > :02:16.Oh, round of applause for John Farnworth!
:02:17. > :02:21.Oh, that was brilliant, as expected, John.
:02:22. > :02:24.Now, what are you going to be focusing on today?
:02:25. > :02:25.Well, I've seen some challenges in my time,
:02:26. > :02:28.but one of my favourite things when I was younger was
:02:29. > :02:31.Now some people call that the crossbar challenge,
:02:32. > :02:34.so I wanted to focus on that today, if that's all right.
:02:35. > :02:40.Fantastic, I can't wait to see that, and we've got a special guest coming
:02:41. > :02:42.up who knows a thing or two about hitting the crossbar.
:02:43. > :02:45.All will be revealed later, but for now, here's a couple
:02:46. > :02:48.of superfans telling us all about the blue half of the city.
:02:49. > :03:03.Home of Everton FC, the greatest football team in the world.
:03:04. > :03:07.Before every game, toffees are thrown into the crowd.
:03:08. > :03:15.Probably the biggest club legend is the man, Dixie Dean.
:03:16. > :03:21.In the 1927-28 season, Dixie scored a whopping 60 goals.
:03:22. > :03:33.Romelu Lukaku has been putting the men all season.
:03:34. > :03:35.Romelu Lukaku has been puttig them in all season.
:03:36. > :03:38.Brilliant first touch, can he get the second oh, you can!
:03:39. > :03:42.We also had a legendary goalkeeper, big Neville Southall.
:03:43. > :03:44.He made 750 appearances for the club.
:03:45. > :03:48.That's 200 more than any other player.
:03:49. > :03:54.Goodison is the only Premier League ground that has a church so close
:03:55. > :04:06.Everton never play early on a Sunday to avoid clashing
:04:07. > :04:09.Everton have won the league nine times.
:04:10. > :04:17.And won the Uefa Cup Winners' Cup once.
:04:18. > :04:19.We're going to win the Premier League next year.
:04:20. > :04:27.That was a great tour around every turn.
:04:28. > :04:29.That was a great tour around Everton.
:04:30. > :04:33.Is there any one goal or game that really sticks out
:04:34. > :04:36.Well, my favourite was when Tim Harwood scored
:04:37. > :04:41.Well, my favourite was when Tim Howard scored
:04:42. > :04:48.Are there any goals that stick out for you?
:04:49. > :04:50.Lukaku against Chelsea last year in the FA Cup.
:04:51. > :04:53.He just ran through the defence and just put it in.
:04:54. > :04:54.Lukaku and Lennon heavily outnumbered.
:04:55. > :04:57.Lukaku shows great strength there, though, and goes on.
:04:58. > :05:06.If you go through all the players maybe that you have ever seen
:05:07. > :05:09.or just heard about playing, can you pick one favourite
:05:10. > :05:18.from all the years Everton has been around that stands out for you?
:05:19. > :05:20.Well, Dixie Dean, he scored 60 goals in one season,
:05:21. > :05:23.and I don't think I've ever seen Pele, Lio Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo
:05:24. > :05:26.do that, so he's definitely my favourite since Everton was founded.
:05:27. > :05:29.Duncan Ferguson, because he was strong, tall and courageous.
:05:30. > :05:40.Decent cross from Ferguson's header, and Everton are back in the lead.
:05:41. > :05:47.There's so much history in this fantastic footballing city.
:05:48. > :05:49.But back at base, we're about to kick off with
:05:50. > :05:50.the crossbar challenge, John.
:05:51. > :05:56.Well, for me, I've broken down my three top ways
:05:57. > :06:00.So, the first one is the chip, everyone knows it, it's way you dink
:06:01. > :06:04.underneath the ball with the auto, it goes up and onto the bar.
:06:05. > :06:11.It's just a chip, but behind the standing leg.
:06:12. > :06:14.But for me as a freestyler, I like to flick the ball up
:06:15. > :06:16.and do a few tricks, little volley, little bit
:06:17. > :06:45.Oh, some amazing tekkers, there, John,
:06:46. > :06:48.but I tell you what, here on Merseyside, they're pretty
:06:49. > :07:10.He's going to touch it to Gerard. Big moment this, it is Gerard, and
:07:11. > :07:27.he scores. Did he level about?! What a goal from Ross Barkley!
:07:28. > :07:38.First-time strike. Oh, that's marvellous. Osmond...! Nestles into
:07:39. > :07:45.the net. Coutinho's shot! It's another belter from Philippe
:07:46. > :07:54.Coutinho. He strikes it. That's a stunning goal. Good effort from
:07:55. > :08:01.Suarez. That is absolutely stunning. Lukaku shows great strength there,
:08:02. > :08:02.and goes on, it's Lukaku! It's a brilliant goal! Sheer brute
:08:03. > :08:12.strength. Amazing. Merseyside magic at its
:08:13. > :08:18.best. Some cracking goals scored by legendary players, and I'd come here
:08:19. > :08:25.to Anfield to meet some of them. Fowler. What a good finish by Robbie
:08:26. > :08:30.Fowler! It's McAllister against his old club. I don't believe it. Gary
:08:31. > :08:34.McAllister, you are a Liverpool legend despite only playing here for
:08:35. > :08:39.two years, so you really made a mark. Gary McAllister! Talk us
:08:40. > :08:43.through the first moment he walked out on the pitch at Anfield and
:08:44. > :08:48.heard the crowd. As you go down the tunnel to the pitch at Anfield
:08:49. > :08:51.watching the Liverpool players touching the big crest, this is
:08:52. > :08:56.Anfield, and looking at myself wearing a red kit, I was able to do
:08:57. > :09:02.that and that was the first moment I felt I was a Liverpool player. You
:09:03. > :09:08.scored on a Merseyside derby. McAllister. McAllister has scored a
:09:09. > :09:12.fantastic goal! What's that like? I remember scoring up making my run
:09:13. > :09:17.towards the Liverpool fans to celebrate. There were very dour
:09:18. > :09:22.faces in the Everton end but then seeing the Liverpool fans and coming
:09:23. > :09:29.round to the dugout to see the look of joy on Gerard Houllier a's face
:09:30. > :09:33.was amazing. This club is 125 years old, it is huge, you have been all
:09:34. > :09:38.over the world promoting it, how big is it marked yellow much bigger than
:09:39. > :09:43.anybody thanks, it is such an iconic global club. I have been to every
:09:44. > :09:49.corner of the globe and it never ceases to surprise me how many
:09:50. > :09:56.Liverpool fans there are. CHANTING. Fowler. He's done it! Robbie Fowler,
:09:57. > :10:02.Liverpool legend, thanks for being on Kickabout. How did you end up
:10:03. > :10:09.becoming a Liverpool legend Mark yellow I am not sure whether legend
:10:10. > :10:15.is the right word. I had a very good career. I grew up an Everton fan but
:10:16. > :10:19.I played for Liverpool from ten years old so was never one of the
:10:20. > :10:23.bit of supporters who disliked the team, I had so much respect because
:10:24. > :10:27.there was a player called Ian Rush who scored a lot of goals and me
:10:28. > :10:33.being a striker I looked up to him. As much as I did grow up an Everton
:10:34. > :10:37.fan I had loved for Liverpool as well because the players they had.
:10:38. > :10:42.You talked about idolising Ian Rush growing up. Did he never inspire you
:10:43. > :10:48.to grow a moustache of your own Mark yellow I am in my 40s and still
:10:49. > :10:52.struggle to grow a moustache! His was brilliant. Him and John Aldridge
:10:53. > :10:57.had the best moustache is like a scene in my life. He scored so many
:10:58. > :11:02.goals, the sixth top scorer in the Premier League era. Is there
:11:03. > :11:07.anything you are fond? Think the rivalry with Man United or Everton,
:11:08. > :11:13.any goal against them is special, not just for me but it means more
:11:14. > :11:17.for the fans. Maybe the goal in 2001, last game of the season
:11:18. > :11:20.against Charlton which helped us get into the Champions League was
:11:21. > :11:25.probably one of our personal favourite goals. You were a great
:11:26. > :11:34.striker. Poor people out there who want back clinical edge, what would
:11:35. > :11:38.you say is the key? For me the key of practice, practice, practice. You
:11:39. > :11:41.think maybe Lio Messi or Ronaldo, the kids relate to them, and they
:11:42. > :11:45.got where they are because they practised all the time, nothing
:11:46. > :11:47.comes easy, you have to work at everything. Fantastic, thank you,
:11:48. > :11:56.that's great. Pleasure, mate. What a privilege to be here at
:11:57. > :12:01.Anfield and meet some of the footballers that rocked the club in
:12:02. > :12:05.their day, but believe it or not, Liverpool isn't just about football.
:12:06. > :12:12.Here's a few stars of Bellfield academies show us around the city.
:12:13. > :12:28.CHEERING. Welcome to Liverpool. This is our city.
:12:29. > :12:36.The Liver birds look all over the city and they are all so on my
:12:37. > :12:39.shirt. This is the famous River Mersey. There is even a song about
:12:40. > :12:48.the ferries that go across it every day. For many years, Liverpool was
:12:49. > :12:53.one of the most important ports in the world. This is Albert Dock and
:12:54. > :13:06.it was built in 1846 but now is full of shops and museums. Liverpool has
:13:07. > :13:09.not one but two cathedrals. The Beatles were from Liverpool, and
:13:10. > :13:20.they were the biggest band in the world. And of course we've got two
:13:21. > :13:22.world-class football teams. Well, at least one of them. Maybe this one.
:13:23. > :13:41.This one. Here is Claudia Walker from Everton
:13:42. > :13:48.ladies. You have done quite well this season and so her view, lots of
:13:49. > :13:51.goals from centre forward. But you are in a unique position in that you
:13:52. > :13:57.have also played for Liverpool. Yellow I have. How did that come
:13:58. > :14:01.about, moving from one to the other? I was focused on playing and getting
:14:02. > :14:06.the best of myself as a player and Everton was where I could do that so
:14:07. > :14:09.that's where the change came in. We are going to be doing a few
:14:10. > :14:13.challenges and we are wondering if you wouldn't mind taking part. Of
:14:14. > :14:17.course I will. Excellent, can't wait to see that.
:14:18. > :14:25.We've got Everton legend Graham Stuart joining us. The big success
:14:26. > :14:30.we had was winning the FA Cup. They are the moments you live for as a
:14:31. > :14:35.player. You came close to scoring. Talk us through what happened. Not
:14:36. > :14:39.the greatest ball, hovering into me and I connected with it probably too
:14:40. > :14:45.well, smashes the underside of the bar. That far from scoring the
:14:46. > :14:49.winner at Wembley which I regret to this minute! We are today looking at
:14:50. > :14:54.our crossbar challenge with John Farnworth and we would love it if
:14:55. > :14:58.you would take part and try to recreate your stunning crossbar hit
:14:59. > :15:03.as I have rebranded it. Would you go for it? Of course, anything to help
:15:04. > :15:12.you out and knowing my luck I will miss every time! LAUGHTER.
:15:13. > :15:51.What a brilliant city. We've had a fantastic time here at Bellfield
:15:52. > :15:57.Academy. Have you guys enjoyed it? CHEERING. Keep enjoying football,
:15:58. > :16:02.too, but for now, see you. Goodbye!