The city is also home to Anfield, where Liverpool football club play. It is arguably the most successful club in English history and won the European club championship again in 2005, the first time since the early 80s. Even today you can hear the Reds supporters singing Beatles tunes in the stands. However, I must also mention the citys other top class side, Everton. The team that play at Goodison Park are no strangers to success themselves and enjoyed a particularly good spell in the 80s. The clubs share an intense rivalry and the Mersey derby is one of the most exciting sporting occasions in the UK.
Another such occasion is also in the Liverpool area - The Grand National, which is held at Aintree. This is a horse race like no other. Up to 40 start this long difficult race over fences up to six feet high and its a minor miracle that anyone actually finishes the course. The winning jockey will be welcomed home a hero and the winning horse will go down in history. The whole country is gripped by this fascinating event which is all over in less than 20 minutes.
The city has been awarded the title of European Capital City of Culture for 2008. This is a great honour which reflects the citys long cultural traditions and its expected that up to 14000 much needed jobs will be created because of it and an increase of 1.7 million tourists. The city will also receive a facelift and investment in new services and infrastructure will attract investment for many years to come.
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