The houses of Hogwarts and the clubs they resemble

#2 Liverpool - Hufflepuff

Only Liverpool would take in a reject like Mario Balotelli in the hope that he’d showcase his true talent

When Hogwarts was founded, Helga Hufflepuff agreed to take in all those who the other founders did not want in their house, sort of like Alberto Moreno and Mario Balotelli in Liverpool. Depicted as egalitarian, Hufflepuff house values hard work, loyalty and fairness much like Liverpool themselves, who despite no recent significant success have repaid loyalty with loyalty and never stopped persevering.

Within the enchanted walls of Hogwarts, Hufflepuff is portrayed as a house all the other students look down upon. With no claim to fame for the Merseyside club in recent years, they haven’t been seen as title contenders in a long time.

Well, maybe except the year when Liverpool was on the verge of winning the Premier League title but Steven Gerrard slipped and Chelsea managed to beat them. Then again, even Cedric Diggory came close to winning the Triwizard Tournament.

Steven Gerrard’s costly slip up in front of Demba Ba cost Liverpool the title in 2014