Grave Matters
‘You’ll never walk alone’ must be one of the most beautiful and powerful songs, especially when sung by thousands at Anfield before a soccer game. The strong words inspire us to have faith no matter how dark the road may seem. Initially a Broadway song written by Rodgers & Hammerstein for the musical Carousel, it has been an apt and passionate song adopted by Liverpool Football Club, inspiring and energising the team – and the crowd.
The inspiring words have even followed some into the Hereafter. I found the graves of these two soccer fans in the Windhoek cemetery, a Liverpool soccer enthusiast laid to rest next to a Manchester fan. Two great teams, side by side.
Liverpool was crowned for the 20th time on Sunday as the Premier League Champion, catching up with Manchester’s twenty titles. I celebrated with Liverpool fans from my home as I watched the Liverpool streets brimming with throngs of happy fans watching the open-top bus parade.
Interestingly, the single-tier stand at the Anfield stadium retains the name ‘Spion Kop’, (referred to as ‘the Kop’) remembering the hill near Ladysmith, South Africa, where many soldiers from the Lancashire regiment died in 1900 during the Second Boer War.
Finding the graves of these soccer players filled my heart as I thought of how their love for the game was so strong that their loved ones placed or etched soccer balls on their graves, enabling them to forever dribble the ball onwards.
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