Late in 2023, a delegation of senior Liverpool staff were visiting the college town of Columbia, South Carolina, when they wondered if it might be possible to work out early the following morning. Their hosts from the athletics department of the University of South Carolina (USC) swiftly sensed an opportunity.
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Chance Miller, at the time the deputy athletics director at USC, arranged a personal 6am pick-up for the Liverpool staff and access to the South Carolina Gamecocks college football team’s weights room. The Gamecocks’ strength and conditioning coach, Luke Day, put the Liverpool staff through their paces. As for the soundtrack, Miller ensured that Liverpool’s anthem You’ll Never Walk Alone
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