London, the capital of England, is a veritable city of football in the world. Because the city has five Premier League teams from Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham, West Ham United and Crystal Palace. Historically, London once had 8 Premier League teams at a time, accounting for nearly half of the total number of Premier League teams.
Although London has a large number of teams, its record in Europe is far inferior to that of the two major cities in northwest England, Manchester and Liverpool. You know, the City of London has only one team, Chelsea, standing at the top of the Champions League. Chelsea won the 2012 Champions League as the first London team. Manchester United in Manchester and Liverpool City have long been at the top of the Champions League.
Among them, Liverpool's 2005 victory became the only club in England to maintain the authentic Champions League trophy.
Today's football sea country map, we walked into the northwest of England together to understand the customs and customs here.
Northwest England – a witness to the Industrial Revolution
North West England is located in the north-west of England and consists of five counties: Cumbria, Lancashire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Cheshire.
The rise of Northwest England stemmed from the Industrial Revolution, which affected the entire course of human history. In 1764, James Hargreaves, a textile worker in Lancashire, invented the hand spinning machine and named it after his daughter Jenny, the Jenny Machine.
The invention and use of the Jenny machine greatly improved the efficiency of the textile industry. The all-round industrial revolution that began with the cotton textile industry began.
The hallmark of the Industrial Revolution was the invention and use of the steam engine. Watt's improved steam engine greatly improves the efficiency of the machine. Steam power at that time was mainly coal. North-west England is precisely where Britain's coal resources are most abundant. A large number of industrial cities rose up in northwest England.
In the course of the long Industrial Revolution, the fastest growing city in northwest England was Manchester, the center of britain's cotton textile industry.
Manchester was first founded in the Roman period, and early Manchester was used as a fortress to defend the barbarians in the north, the Celts.
Later, with the withdrawal of ancient Roman troops from the British Isles, manchester's development stagnated for a long time. In the 14th century, merchants from the Flanders region of northwestern Europe traded flax and wool textiles near Manchester. Manchester prospered as Europe's flax and wool textile base.
Later, with the introduction of cotton, cotton replaced the traditional flax and wool and became an important textile raw material. Manchester, britain's former textile centre, saw an industrial transformation from hemp and wool textiles to cotton textiles. With the invention of the Jenny machine, the entire industrial revolution was prelude. The industry that initiated the Industrial Revolution was the textile industry. With this spring breeze, Manchester became the centre of the cotton textile industry.
With the invention and use of the steam engine, the Industrial Revolution was in full swing in the Northwest Of England. Manchester built the first cotton textile mill, replacing the traditional artisanal workshop. By 1830, there were 99 textile factories in Manchester.
Historically, Britain built a powerful maritime empire. But Manchester is an inland city. Therefore, if Manchester wants to develop, it needs to borrow a port to go to sea. The port borrowed from Manchester is the port city of Liverpool in northwest England.
Liverpool's development first began with the infamous black slave trade. But its real brilliance is also with the help of the spring breeze of the Industrial Revolution. In 1715, Liverpool established its own dock. Since then, Liverpool's development has begun to focus on overseas transportation.
In the 1770s and 1780s, with the booming cotton textile industry in Manchester, Liverpool took advantage of its port advantage to help Manchester's cotton textiles export overseas. For a time, Manchester and Liverpool were the twin stars of the cities of Northwest England, England and even the whole of Britain. "Made in Manchester, Exported from Liverpool" is synonymous with the golden partnership of the British economy.
With the development of the economy, North West England has become an important football densely populated area in the United Kingdom. In Manchester, two teams were born, one in red manchester United and one in blue manchester City.
In the city of Liverpool, two teams were born, one is the blue Everton and the other is the red Liverpool.
Among them, Manchester United and Liverpool are the most successful English teams in European competition. As a result, North West England, where Manchester and Liverpool are located, is a veritable centre of English football honour.
A Tale of Two Cities Behind the Double Red Society
English football does not have the concept of a national derby. The match between Manchester United and Liverpool, also dressed in red shirts, the legendary Double Red Society, has long since become the national derby of England.
The feud between these two teams is the best embodiment of the feud between Manchester and Liverpool city.
As we said above, Manchester and Liverpool were the golden partners of Northwest England, England and even the whole of England during the Industrial Revolution. But the relationship between the two cities gradually deteriorated in the late 19th century.
Although Manchester has a developed textile industry, it is deeply inland and can only use the port of Liverpool to go to sea. However, Liverpool, which "does not talk about martial arts", has plucked the hair and raised the tax on imports and exports. This caused a strong deal of resentment in Manchester.
At the end of the 19th century, the people of Manchester carved a line from Manchester to East Hamle, perfectly avoiding Liverpool. In this way, Manchester's merchandise exports do not need to pass through Liverpool and enter Manchester directly through the canal.
Both Manchester United and Manchester City in the Premier League have boats on their logos, and that's what the Manchester Canal is all about.
The move seriously damaged Liverpool's interests. They accuse the Manchesterrs of being smugglers. The contradiction between the two cities is buried at this moment.
In those days, it was no longer possible to break out civil war through economic gain. Football naturally became a stage for the two cities to compete. We know that over the years, Manchester United and Liverpool have become one of the most successful teams in England and Europe. The protagonists of the showdown between the two cities in the football stadium became Manchester United and Liverpool.
In 1986, there was an old man who entered Old Trafford and announced that he was going to pull Liverpool off the horse. By the time he retired in 2013, he had managed to turn 18-7 into 20-18, and the old man was The Manchester United legend, Sir Alex Ferguson. That is, the Red Devils fans call Sir Fo.
Liverpool fans can't give up. They know they surpass Manchester United in the Champions League. After the Istanbul miracle, Liverpool became the only club in England to retain the authenticity of the Champions League trophy. This is an achievement that Manchester United cannot achieve.
After the game, Liverpool fans made a film that satirized Manchester United and Ferguson. This is the embodiment of the feud between the two teams.
Today, with the UAE tycoons entering Manchester City. The derby in North West England has changed from a traditional double red club to a stage where three teams play against each other. For both red teams, City have always lacked Champions League trophies. This is also the reason why the two teams look down on Manchester City.