The Best (and Worst) Day of the Year, Followed by a Party Thirty Years in the Making
When the phrase “circle the calendar” is used by football fans, it refers to a very select group of matchdays on the fixture list. For many supporters, regardless of whether one’s club is a continental giant or local minnow, these days define seasons. Whether critical points or just bragging rights are up for grabs, derbies occupy a sacred spot in the minds and hearts of football fans. My odd-dual fandom of Liverpool or Crystal Palace, however, means that there is a fixture that occupies a place on my soccer calendar above the Merseyside derby, the North-West Derby or “English Clásico”…