Rush Opens LFC School

Anfield legend Ian Rush was the special guest as Liverpool Football Club launched their first soccer school academy in Northern Ireland last week.

In his role as the Reds' Soccer School Ambassador, our all-time record goalscorer was on hand at the University of Ulster sports campus in Jordanstown to oversee the club open the first of what will be many first football academies outside of Merseyside.

Over 100 primary school children from across the region attended the three-day clinic, which was ran by coaches from the Liverpool Academy complex in Kirkby in front of the watching Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson.

Of course, Rushie himself was only too eager to don his boots too and take part in the sessions.

"Our aim is to do something different to other Soccer Schools because I believe Liverpool Football Club is something different and something special," he said afterwards.

"There is fantastic support for Liverpool FC here in Northern Ireland, and that's why we looked at bringing the Soccer School here.

"With it being such a stronghold of Liverpool supporters, I think it's fitting we should come here to do the first soccer school outside of Liverpool."