LONDON — Two funerals, and an unforgettable display of spontaneous giving, show how sports can be a thread through our lives.
Both of the funerals took place at Liverpool’s Anglican cathedral and had deep connections to the Everton F.C. soccer club. The first, last Thursday, commemorated Howard Kendall, who many will always think of as one of the greatest players and managers in Everton’s history.
The second, on Monday, drew police officers from all over Britain to honor Police Constable Dave Phillips, who was mowed down by a stolen Mitsubishi pickup truck last month. One of the unfulfilled dreams Constable Phillips had was to take his daughter Abigail, 7, and her younger sister, Sophie, 3, to see his beloved Everton play in the Premier League.