Sadio Mane has revealed he came ‘really close’ to signing for Manchester United before he joined their bitter rivals Liverpool in 2016. Mane had agreed terms with the Red Devils and received a contract from the club before pulling out of the deal after speaking with Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp. The Senegal international said Klopp … Read more
The divergence started on April 30, 2022: on that day, Real Madrid thrashed Espanyol 4-0 to win a 35th La Liga title, with almost a month of the domestic season remaining. Meanwhile, in north-east England, Liverpool secured a 1-0 victory over a gritty Newcastle side to keep themselves in the hunt for the Premier League … Read more
Mohamed Salah solved a problem for Liverpool by confirming this week that he would “for sure” still be at Anfield next season, but by saying so, he created an even bigger one for the club. You only need to consider how the past 12 months have played out for Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Paul … Read more
John Terry has insisted that ‘stats don’t lie’ after Rio Ferdinand only placed him as the fifth best center-back in Premier League history. The BT Sport pundit, discussing the topic with Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk, placed the pair, along with Nemanja Matic and Jaap Stam ahead of Terry. Ferdinand and Terry have history after … Read more
One of the biggest decisions awaiting Jurgen Klopp ahead of the Champions League final is who should start alongside Virgil van Dijk in central defense. Should the Liverpool manager call upon the experience of Joel Matip against Real Madrid at Paris’ Stade de France on Saturday night? Or should he pick his up-and-coming Parisian, Ibrahima … Read more
Fighting over free agents is becoming football’s new normal. As top players have become more comfortable with allowing their contracts to run down or actually expire, the pool of talent available each summer without paying a transfer fee to get them signed has become deeper. Kylian Mbappe was expected to be the feature free transfer … Read more
Liverpool players wear brain sensors as Jurgen Klopp looks to use cutting-edge technology from German neuroscientist to give his side mental edge ahead of the Champions League showdown with Real Madrid Liverpool stars put electrodes on their heads before the Champions League final The brain sensors are cutting-edge technology from a German neuroscientist The Reds … Read more
Mohamed Salah has given Liverpool a major boost ahead of Saturday’s Champions League final against Real Madrid by confirming he will not leave the club this summer. The 29-year-old, who shared this season’s Premier League Golden Boot award with Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-Min, is out of contract at Anfield at the end of next season … Read more
As if watching Liverpool lose out to Manchester City in the Premier League title race by a single point on the final day of the season wasn’t exhausting enough, one Reds fan also suffered the double blow of missing out on an enormous cash windfall as a result. 2 Related Ten months ago, Tanya Hanley … Read more
May 23, 2022 Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid’s players have been motivated by Mohamed Salah “disrespecting the badge” when he said he would prefer Madrid over Manchester City as Liverpool’s Champions League final opponent, midfielder Fede Valverde has said. Salah revealed after Liverpool’s semifinal win against Villarreal that he wanted to face Madrid – … Read more