This mini-doc on Champions League final-bound Liverpool coach Juergen Klopp begins with his wonder goals for German second division Mainz 05.
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Oxlade-Chamberlain: 'Devastated' and 'gutted'
For the second straight tournament, Englishman Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain won’t be going to the World Cup because of an injury. Four years ago, Ox missed out on the WorldCup in Brazil after being named in Roy Hodgson’s squad. A knee injury in a tune-up game didn’t recover in time for him to play in Brazil. This […]
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Mo Salah, a genius the equal of Ronaldo and Messi
Egyptian Mohamed Salah added to his growing reputation as a player the equal of greats like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi when he scored the first two goals and set up thenext two in a Liverpool onslaught that ended with the Reds leading 5-0 after 81 minutes before Roma pulled two goals back to reduce […]
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Jurgen Klopp: 'No one was in the dressing room dancing around'
Liverpool stunned runaway English Premier League leader Manchester City, 3-0, with a first-half blitz in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League series, but Reds manager Jurgen Klopp istaking nothing for granted. After all, City crushed Liverpool, 5-0, when they last met at the Etihad Stadium in September. “I am too long in the […]
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What They're Saying: Rhian Brewster
“I love the game. I’m never going to stop loving it. It’s just disappointing to know it’s still in the game. If it wasn’t in the game, it would be so much better. Youwouldn’t have to worry about playing abroad, worrying about what the fans are going to say, or what another player is going […]
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Two years into the Klopp era, Liverpool has yet to break through
The second anniversary of what some Liverpool supporters believed was tantamount to the Second Coming falls on Saturday, when the club hosts Manchester United. Two years ago to the day, the club named Juergen Kloppto replace manager Brendan Rodgers, who steered Liverpool to second place in his second season (2013-14) but had since fallen off […]
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Klopp bemoans Liverpool's brutal holiday schedule
Liverpool is scheduled to play Arsenal on Christmas Eve, the first top-flight game in 22 years to be held on Dec. 24. Even worse for the Reds, that means four games in nine games, prompting managerJurgen Klopp to call the holiday schedule “possibly the worst you can get.”
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English clubs near-perfect in Champions League
The true test for English clubs will come in February when the knockout stage begins and after a long winter marked by the annual holiday rush — four EPL games in 10 days this season! — but for nowthings are looking good in the UEFA Champions League. Seven clubs are unbeaten and untied after two […]
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American owners still finding their feet at Swansea City
Many American fans lost interest in Swansea City after the club fired Bob Bradley as manager just 11 matches into his tenure, yet the primary ownership duo of Steve Kaplan andJason Levien (also managing general partner of D.C. United) are implementing significant changes to the Premier League club. They are not the only American businessmen […]
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Klopp: Coutinho could start for Liverpool against Burnley
Philippe Coutinho, linked with Barcelona throughout the summer window but unable to secure his move from Liverpool, could make his first start for the Reds this season against Burnley onSaturday, says Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.