Reds visit blind school in Boston
Baseball may rule Boston but on Wednesday, Liverpool FC introduced a brand new sport to the students who attend the Perkins School for the Blind.
The school, where Helen Keller was educated, is almost 200 years old but despite its rich history, the students there have never been taught football, or soccer as it's more commonly known over here.
That all changed on Wednesday when a team of coaches from the LFC Foundation paid a visit along with former Anfield heroes Robbie Fowler and Ian Rush. Reds chairman Tom Werner and Linda Pizzuti accompanied the footballing staff at the event which saw 12 blind or deafblind students put through four different training sessions as an introduction to football.
"It was the first time they've ever been coached at football," revealed Scott Fowler, one of the coaches from the LFC Foundation. "No football club has ever visited the Perkins School before so it was a real privilege to go there and introduce the young people to something very different. The facilities they had were stunning. They had indoor and outdoor areas to play sports which was great to see.
"For me, it was very emotional coaching the students there and seeing just how much they enjoyed it. You could see the smiles on their faces as they got really involved in what we were trying to do. The kids were all great fun too and very quick-witted. They had an answer for everything which made us laugh."