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Recently, Carlos Alcaraz went to his close friend Fran Rubio’s wedding. Rubio plays a crucial role for the Spanish player as a physiotherapist. After his convincing victory over France’s Ugo Humbert in the 2024 Davis Cup group stage, Alcaraz attended Rubio’s wedding. With his victory on Friday, the defending French Open and Wimbledon champion made sure Spain advanced to the quarterfinals of the esteemed international team tennis competition. Soon after Alcaraz’s dominating performance, he and his partner Cristina Plaza attended Rubio’s wedding. The world No. 3 dressed almost entirely in black for the special occasion, including a tuxedo, tie, pants,…
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk is looking for the team to use their Champions League return to bounce back from their “unacceptable” defeat by Nottingham Forest. After spending last season in the Europa League, Arne Slot ’s side return to the new format of UEFA’s elite club competition with an opening encounter against AC Milan on Tuesday. Van Dijk hopes it will give them a chance to quickly put their first loss of the campaign behind them. The Reds were stunned by their Premier League rivals on Saturday, falling to a shock 1-0 defeat at Anfield. But despite the setback,…
Liverpool begin their Champions League campaign at the San Siro. Arne Slot has insisted that all of his Liverpool troops will get minutes over the course of the season. The Reds head coach has made just one change to his starting line-up in his opening four games. That came in his second fixture at the hem when Ibrahima Konate replaces Jarell Quansah in central defence for a 2-0 win over Brentford. Slot did come under some criticism for not tweaking his XI after Saturday’s 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest, though, with the encounter coming after the international break. The likes…
Carlos Alcaraz has admitted that the Laver Cup is a serious competition ahead of the seventh iteration of the event which gets takes place from September 20 to 22. The 21-year-old is looking forward to representing Team Europe in its quest to win the title. Laver Cup was created in 2017 but became an official ATP event in 2019. However, since Roger Federer played his last career match at the event in 2022, it has become an attraction in the sport. Alcaraz will be featuring in the event for the first time in his career. He will join a star-studded…
Liverpool largely kept their powder dry in the summer transfer window, as the club followed up the hiring of Arne Slot with just two new signings. Italy forward Federico Chiesa joined from Juventus, with the club hoping that the 26-year-old will be able to contribute immediately, while goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili will arrive at Anfield next summer after rejoining Valencia on loan. But despite the summer window closing a fortnight ago, the January sales will be here in three-and-a-half months and Liverpool appear to be getting their ducks in a row accordingly. That’s because the Reds have dispatched scouts to watch…
Former Everton manager David Moyes has outlined how his players were able to feed off the energy of the fans in an upcoming exclusive interview. Speaking in the latest edition of the Goodison Park: My Home series which will be aired later this week on Thursday, Everton’s most successful and longest serving manager of the Premier League era who steered the Blues to nine top half finishes between 2002-13, told the ECHO: “We were competitive, and nobody was enjoying coming to play us at Goodison, that was for sure. You have to look back to that time about the force…
Indeed, we’re entering a critical period at Anfield as the likes of Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah all enter the final years of their contracts. Of course, there is a lot of speculation around the futures of all three players, and according to Mark Lawrenson, speaking on Off The Ball, there’s a worrying rumour doing the rounds on Merseyside. Indeed, the pundit says that the rumour around Anfield is that Alexander-Arnold could be tempted by a move to Real Madrid due to his friendship with Jude Bellingham. Mark Lawrenson worried by Trent Alexander-Arnold rumour Lawrenson shared what he’s…
John Textor’s bid to acquire Everton appears to be gathering pace. The American billionaire has added some financial backing to his plans for the club in recent days. As first reported by Bloomberg, it has emerged that the Miami-based investment firm Aliya Capital Partners, which has some $1bn in assets under its management and joined Elon Musk’s 2022 purchase of Twitter, would be supporting the venture under Textor’s leadership, with a seat on the board anticipated. With Textor currently in a period of exclusivity with Everton owner Farhad Moshiri but needing to divest his 45% shareholding in Crystal Palace before…
Alisson Becker has issued a warning about fixture congestion as Liverpool prepare for their most demanding season yet, with an expanded Champions League adding to the workload. Fixture congestion in club football is at an all-time high, with teams navigating a packed schedule of domestic and European competitions while trying to avoid losing players to injury. Clubs are being stretched to their limits as they manage the intense demands of multiple tournaments, making player fitness and squad rotation more crucial than ever. The Reds have Champions League and Carabao Cup matches to play in addition to their Premier League campaign,…
A report on Monday evening claimed that The Friedkin Group had reignited its plan to buy Everton from wantaway owner Farhad Moshiri. American billionaire Dan Friedkin hasn’t closed the door on reigniting a takeover bid for Everton. But it remains John Textor who is aiming to close a deal to buy out Farhad Moshiri. Bloomberg reported on Monday evening that The Friedkin Group (TFG), the company through which Friedkin, who owns Italian Serie A club AS Roma, had been seeking to pursue an Everton deal, were ready to reconsider a return to the table over a potential takeover deal. It…