Liverpool are champions again: Reds fans in Singapore rejoice as club ends 30 years of misery

Liverpool fan Mohamed Ismail has been a supporter of the Reds since the year 1996. Together with his family and cat, he had watched the title decider anxiously and celebrated Liverpool’s win after thirty years. PHOTO: MOHAMED ISMAIL
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SINGAPORE - Their team might not have been playing, but Liverpool fans in Singapore stayed up till the early hours of Friday (June 26) morning to watch defending champions Manchester City drop points which meant they could not overtake the Anfield side.

At 5.12am, they were on hand to celebrate at the final whistle as the Reds officially became Premier League champions for the first time.

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