Farrell Keeling

Farrell Keeling joined Empire of the Kop in December 2020. He’s a seasoned Liverpool FC journalist who has conducted interviews with a range of figures in football, including ex-Liverpool defender Jose Enrique and Benfica coach Marco Pimenta.

He’s delivered award-winning content creation and Liverpool coverage at the helm of Empire of the Kop as the website’s Deputy Editor. EOTK won the Best Club Content Creator (Premier League) award at the FCAs in 2023.

Farrell also offers original insight and analysis for CaughtOffside and CF Bayern Insider, whilst supporting Rocket Sports’ editorial initiatives as an Executive Editor.

He contributes a weekly editorial for the Observer, the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.

Klopp, Guardiola, Liverpool
Garth Crooks says worrying Premier League omen ‘spells real danger for Liverpool and Chelsea’
Liverpool have something of a difficult relationship with Christmas – in particular topping the table before the 25th, with the Reds having...
Trent, Crooks, Liverpool
BBC pundit weighs in on ‘astonishing’ moment in Spurs v Liverpool that had nothing to do with the goals or officiating
Garth Crooks was keen to praise the recent performances of Trent Alexander-Arnold, singling out the fullback’s long-range effort against Newcastle United and...
Neville, Trent, Gerrard, De Bruyne
Gary Neville claims ‘phenomenon’ Trent is three legendary PL players all rolled into one
Gary Neville compared Trent Alexander-Arnold to Steven Gerrard, David Beckham and Kevin De Bruyne during his commentary of Liverpool’s 2-2 draw with...
Jota, Tierney, Klopp
Liverpool fans won’t believe Paul Tierney’s utterly bizarre reason for not giving Jota a penalty
Jurgen Klopp revealed that Paul Tierney had justified not handing Diogo Jota a penalty due to his belief that the attacker had...
Kane, Robertson, Liverpool, Pogba
(Images) Sheer inconsistency of refereeing decisions in Liverpool tie highlighted by Paul Pogba call
Liverpool’s meeting with Tottenham may be difficult for fans to forget for a multiplicity of reasons – prime amongst them being the...
VAR, Hackett, Tierney, Liverpool
Exclusive: Ex-referee chief blasts VAR ‘incompetence’ for selective interventions in Liverpool and City games
Keith Hackett has questioned the refereeing calls provided by Paul Tierney throughout Liverpool’s 2-2 draw with Tottenham at the weekend. VAR did...
Tierney, VAR, Specsavers, Liverpool
Specsavers take the mickey out of VAR after dreadful officiating of Liverpool clash
Amidst the baffled reactions to the officiating calls during Liverpool’s 2-2 draw with Tottenham, Specsavers’ official Twitter account seized the opportunity to...
Kane, Robertson
(Video) Shameless Kane claims he got the ball in crunching studs-up tackle on Robertson
Harry Kane played down his strong challenge against Andy Robertson, suggesting that officials had made the right call to only award a...
Robertson, Royal, Tierney, Kane
(Video) Robertson sent off for wild challenge in game where Kane’s studs-up challenge gets a yellow
Andy Robertson was handed his marching orders for a reckless challenge on Emerson Royal in the second 45 minutes of Liverpool’s clash...
Klopp, Tierney, Liverpool
(Image) Klopp sarcastically bows to referee after being shown yellow for furious touchline reaction
Jurgen Klopp provided a hilariously in-character response to Paul Tierney issuing a yellow card to the German for his antics on the...
Klopp, Tierney
(Video) Exasperated Klopp has half-time tunnel chat with Tierney after stinker of a first-half refereeing performance
An exasperated Jurgen Klopp was seen engaging with Paul Tierney at half-time in the tunnel presumably about the questionable officiating calls that...
Jota, Tierney, Liverpool
(Video) Liverpool denied stonewall penalty after Jota shoved onto the turf
Liverpool seemed to not benefit a great deal from the officiating of the first-half of their clash with Tottenham in London with...
Kane, Robertson, Liverpool, Pogba
Some Liverpool fans outraged on Twitter as Kane only sees yellow for studs-up challenge on Robertson
Poor refereeing decisions will appear to once again dominate the weekend’s fixtures, with Harry Kane’s studs-up tackle on Andy Robertson somehow avoiding...
Kane, Robertson
(Video) Officials mess up again after Kane gets away with nasty studs-up challenge
It seems a miracle of epic proportions that Harry Kane remained on the pitch after delivering a challenge that could have seriously...
Ederson, Fraser, Atkinson, VAR
(Video) Woeful refereeing sees City get away with one as Newcastle player clattered by Ederson with VAR nowhere to be seen
Newcastle United fans were understandably aggrieved after Martin Atkinson and his fellow officials at Stockley Park felt Ederson’s upending of Ryan Fraser...
Morton, Liverpool
Liverpool team news confirmed: Morton & Keita start as another COVID case surfaces
Remarkably, a game appears set to go ahead between Liverpool and Tottenham in the English capital despite both outfits possessing a number...
Thiago, Henderson
Thiago ruled out of Tottenham clash with COVID; Henderson also sidelined due to non-COVID-related illness
Some concerning talk has surfaced online with some commentators sharing whispers of further absentees for Liverpool due to COVID-19, with skipper Jordan...
Dembele, Liverpool
Barcelona director’s latest update on Liverpool-linked attacker may scupper hopes of PL switch
Fabrizio Romano shared Barcelona director, Mateu Alemany, latest update on Liverpool-linked Ousmane Dembele in a tweet, with the player’s intention to remain...
Salah, Liverpool
The top four PL contender Salah is close to outscoring as four clubs lie in Egyptian’s wake for total top-flight goals registered
Mo Salah’s form this term has invited a near-ceaseless (though no less deserved) stream of praise and adulation from within and beyond...
Sterling, Liverpool
Sterling opens up on ‘superpower’ former club Liverpool’s stadium gave him prior to City exit
Raheem Sterling reserved special praise for Anfield when discussing the impact the ground had on him as an up and coming talent...