The Anfield Wrap (TAW Player) is a collective of podcasts, radio shows, videocasts, live shows, magazine and website articles predominantly about Liverpool F.C. as well as the culture and music in the city of Liverpool.
Described by sports journalist Barry Glendenning as "essential listening for Liverpool fans", and averaging over 200,000 weekly downloads in over 200 countries including Vatican City they have sold out venues in Australia, USA, Scandinavia as well as Ireland, Hong Kong, Dubai and England and a stage at the Sound City Festival.
As well as fan culture the shows have also contained interviews with Kevin Keegan Jürgen Klopp, Kenny Dalglish, Brendan Rodgers, Rafa Benitez, Gerard Houllier, Rick Parry, Jamie Carragher, Kieran Maguire, Lucas Leiva and Xabi Alonso. As of July 2017 the shows had received a total of 28,000,000 downloads worldwide.
The Anfield Wrap have made and appeared on video clips for ITV News, Sky Sports. and the Premier League World, and BBCâÂÂs Newsbeat as well as making an appearance on the Fox Sports documentary Being Liverpool, and representing fan views on issues such as ticket prices and kick off times.
Directors/Officers: Neil Atkinson, Andy Heaton, John Gibbons, Wayne Scholes, Colin Zito,
The Anfield Wrap was awarded the âÂÂPodcast Of The Yearâ award in 2012 and 2015 by The Football Supporters Federation, in 2015 according to The Liverpool Echo presenter and writer Neil Atkinson led The Anfield Wrap delegation to the stage before delivering a âÂÂbarnstorming acceptance speechâÂÂ. The Anfield Wrap won âÂÂBest Football Podcastâ at The Football Blogging Awards in 2016 and was The Football Supportersâ Federation âÂÂRadio Show Of The Yearâ 2016. They were nominated for âÂÂClub Podcast of the Yearâ at the 2017 Football Supporters Federation Awards. At the 2018 British Podcast Awards The Anfield Wrap won silver, behind only Kermode and Mayo's Film Review in the listeners choice award. On 31 October The Anfield Wrap was announced as nominated for the âÂÂFan Media of the Yearâ award at the 2018 Football Supporters Federation Awards. At the 2019 British Podcast Awards The Anfield Wrap again picked up second place silver medal for the âÂÂlisteners choiceâ award. At the 2019 Football Supporters Federation Awards The Anfield Wrap won âÂÂBest Fan MediaâÂÂ. The Anfield Wrap was shortlisted for the Fan Media of the Year at the Football Supporters' Association awards in 2020 and 2021. In November 2023, The Anfield Wrap was nominated in the Club Podcast of the Year category at the Football Supporters' Association awards.