LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Standing on the Kop that should have been filled with Liverpool’s most ardent supporters, Jordan Henderson did what no captain of the team had done before: Lift the Premier League trophy.
As fireworks exploded from the roofs of the mostly empty Anfield stands, red smoke filled the void.
Not since 1990 — two years before the inception of the Premier League — has Liverpool been crowned champion of England.
Only a late government reprieve ensured players at least had a few family members inside the stadium to witness the crowning moment of a season like no other in the history of English football.