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The CAF awards were Monday night and Mo Salah didn’t win best player. How’s that even possible? The 2024 CAF awards take place in Marrakech on Monday evening. They’re handing out the biggest awards in African football once again – but there’s plenty of controversy around them. The biggest shock is the winner of Men’s Footballer of the Year. It won’t be Mo Salah, who isn’t even nominated for the award. Nor is Victor Boniface, who helped Bayer Leverkusen to the Bundesliga title last season, nor Omar Marmoush, the standout star in Germany this season. Simon Adringa, Serhou Guirassy, Achraf…
Jurgen Klopp’s reunion with former assistant Pep Lijnders at RB Salzburg has been dashed, following the latter’s dismissal from his post as manager. Lijnders was Klopp’s assistant in eight of the German’s nine years at Anfield but departed at end of last season when his boss moved on from Liverpool. Lijnders chose to pursue his own career in management and was almost immediately offered a role with Champions League side Salzburg. However, like his previous managerial role at NEC Breda, Lijnders’ time in Austria didn’t go to plan, with Salzburg currently sitting fifth in the Austrian Bundesliga table and trailing…
Former Premier League referee Jeff Winter has weighed in on the debate regarding Andy Robertson’s red card in Liverpool’s 2-2 draw with Fulham. The Scotland international was sent off after just 17 minutes for denial of a clear goalscoring opportunity on Saturday. Taking a heavy touch when attempting to cut out a Cottagers pass, the 30-year-old ended up scything down Harry Wilson when attempting to recover. Referee Tony Harrington played advantage as the ball fell to Raul Jimenez, who proceeded to waste the chance to score himself by attempting to lob Alisson Becker. Harrington then pulled play back to send…
The Newcastle icon was discussing the second leg of Liverpool’s stunning 4-0 Champions League semi-final victory over Barcelona at Anfield in 2019. In the opening encounter, ex-Reds star Luis Suarez had netted the opener against Jurgen Klopp’ s men in the 26th minute, followed by a Lionel Messi double that seemed to set Barcelona on a smooth path to the final. However, the hosts were resolute in leveraging their stronghold of Anfield when the Catalan titans descended upon Merseyside, and the fervour of the fans was instrumental in fuelling one of football’s most memorable comebacks. Divock Origi set the ball…
Liverpool failed to win at Anfield for just the second time under Arne Slot over the weekend, with the Reds needing to come from behind twice to draw 2-2 with Fulham while playing with 10 men. Andy Robertson was sent off early in the game for the denial of an obvious goalscoring opportunity, bringing down Harry Wilson when the Welsh winger got on the wrong side of him. And with the Scotland full-back going through a tricky patch in terms of his form at the moment, he has drawn some criticism for the error. “Robertson again…” pundit Robbie Mustoe said…
Liverpool and Southampton will both be without head coaches as the pair meet in the Carabao Cup this midweek. Arne Slot picked up a third booking of the campaign and will therefore be suspended while Russell Martin has been fired. Slot would have been hoping to use this fixture as a chance to rotate and ideally the likes of Virgil van Dijk wouldn’t have even traveled amid a hectic schedule. But with defensive injuries and suspensions nearly reaching the point of crisis, there might not be much choice but for them to feature in some capacity. Kostas Tsimikas was spotted…
Chelsea’s aspirations of challenging Liverpool for the Premier League title suffered a significant setback on Saturday, as Marc Cucurella’s reckless behavior earned him a red card in their match against Brentford. The Spanish defender’s dismissal in the dying minutes of the game was a stark reminder of Chelsea’s lack of discipline and maturity, traits that are essential for any team hoping to challenge for major honors. While Chelsea ultimately emerged victorious, securing a hard-fought 2-1 win over Brentford, Cucurella’s red card was a major concern for manager Mauricio Pochettino. The Argentine tactician was visibly frustrated with his player’s actions, and…
The premier league club made the decision to part ways with the ex-Scotland international after a sobering 5-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur. Southampton remain rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table after taking just five points so far this season following promotion back to the top flight. It means that Martin will not be in the dugout when Liverpool face Southampton in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals at St Mary’s on Wednesday. Instead, Arne Slot will have to plan for the Reds to face a Saints team who will be led by under-21s boss Simon Rusk while the south-coast…
Arne Slot can take inspiration from one of Jurgen Klopp’s best Liverpool transfers to solve his biggest problem at Anfield. Left-back is the weakest area in the Reds squad, and it is a similar issue Slot’s predecessor experienced early in his time on Merseyside. Klopp inherited a talented squad from Brendan Rodgers but lacked quality at left-back. The German quickly discarded the error-prone Alberto Moreno. Midfielder James Milner and centre-back Joe Gomez were frequently used on the left of a back four. Neither seemed a natural fit. It was not until two years into his Liverpool tenure that Klopp landed…
Arne Slot has welcomed a number of players back from injury for Liverpool in recent weeks. Following the returns of Harvey Elliott and Alisson Becker, Diogo Jota marked his own comeback with a goal in the Reds’ 2-2 draw with Fulham on Saturday. Federico Chiesa was also back though limited to an unused substitute role, with the Italy international now pencilled in to make his own comeback away at Southampton in the League Cup in midweek. Liverpool will also have Alexis Mac Allister available again against the Saints after missing the Reds’ last two matches through suspension. But Slot is…