Chelsea F.C. top flight, which lasted 86 matches from 20 March 2004 to 26 October 2008. They secured the record on 12 August 2007, beating the previous record of 63 matches unbeaten set by Liverpool between 1978 and 1980. Chelsea's streak of eleven consecutive away league wins, set between 5 April 2008 and 6 December 2008, is also a record for the English top flight. Their £50 million purchase of Fernando Torres from Liverpool in January 2011 was the record transfer fee paid by a British club until Ángel Di María signed for Manchester United in August 2014 for £59.7 million. Chelsea,
Liverpool Blues (Australian rules football) before they also folded. The Liverpool Eagles were formed in late 2008, bringing the sport back to the city. Liverpool Blues (Australian rules football) The Liverpool Blues was an Australian rules football team in Liverpool, England, which competed in the British Australian Rules Football League. The Blues formed in 1993 to play in the British Australian Rules Football League. The club played only one full season, folding shortly after the 1994 home and away series began. The Blues were associated with the local Sefton Rugby Club. A new club was later formed in 2002 in the nearby town of St