Alexis Mac Allister did his case for an improved Liverpool contract no harm with the winner as Andoni Iraola got off to a winning Champions League start by beating Atletico Madrid 2-1 on Wednesday. Mac Allister expressed his frustration at not being offered a new deal on the eve of the match, but responded by […]
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COLLEGE: After setback, NCAA Division I men’s season kicks off
It was anticipated it would be D1 men’s soccer’s last season as a fall sport, but the Division 1 Cabinet threw cold water on that plan. The latest rebuff is not a surprise, given all the upheaval in college sports concerning the payment of college athletes. Of note is a lawsuit involving a MLS NEXT Pro player enrolling as a freshman in college.
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Iraqi striker Al-Hamadi’s talent forged on the streets of Liverpool
From being shepherded out of Iraq as a baby to growing up on the mean streets of Toxteth in Liverpool, Iraqi striker Ali al-Hamadi’s journey to the World Cup has been challenging. The 24-year-old will draw on all the qualities he has accrued from his tough upbringing when he tries to extend his country’s stay […]
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Virgil van Dijk interview: ‘This World Cup is special’
Fitness will be the issue of this World Cup. It is for Dutch captain Virgil van Dijk. At the age of 34, van Dijk played 70 games in 2025-26 for Liverpool and the Netherlands, while 55 seems to be the maximum a player can deal with. (Of the USMNT starters against Paraguay, Chris Richards has played the most […]
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Liverpool sack Slot, Iraola in line to take over
Liverpool sacked manager Arne Slot on Saturday, saying the club were seeking a “change of direction”, after a disastrous defence of their Premier League title. The Reds finished fifth in the table, 25 points behind champions Arsenal, despite spending a Premier League record of nearly £450 million ($605 million) on new players in one transfer […]
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Emotional Salah proud to put Liverpool ‘back where it belongs’
An emotional Mohamed Salah said “we put the club back where it belongs” after playing his final game for Liverpool on Sunday. A 1-1 draw at home to Brentford on the last day of the Premier League season marked the end of the Egyptian forward’s nine-year spell at Anfield. Salah, 33, bid farewell alongside Scotland […]
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Ekitike injury ‘looks really bad’, says concerned Slot
Liverpool manager Arne Slot said he would be surprised if Hugo Ekitike features again this season after being stretchered off in his side’s Champions League exit to Paris Saint-Germain. A serious-looking injury to Ekitike compounded a miserable night for the English champions as Ousmane Dembele’s double sealed a 2-0 win at Anfield for the holders, […]
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Dominant PSG leaves Liverpool right up against it in Champions League series
Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored the goals to give a dominant Paris Saint-Germain a 2-0 win over Liverpool in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday, as the holders seized a clear advantage to take to Anfield for next week’s return. Doue’s shot in the 11th minute looped over goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili and […]
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Salah to leave Liverpool at the end of the season
Mohamed Salah is to leave Liverpool at the end of this season, the Premier League champions announced Tuesday ending an “illustrious” nine years on Merseyside. The 33-year-old Egypt forward arrived at Anfield from Roma in 2017 and has made 435 appearances for Liverpool, scoring 255 goals. “Mohamed Salah is to bring the curtain down on […]
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