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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…
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot is happy with the role Dominik Szoboszlai is playing in his midfield, but insists the Hungarian’s “numbers need to go up.” Szoboszlai is one of only three players to play every minute of every game for Liverpool so far this season, alongside Alisson and Virgil van Dijk. That speaks to the No. 8’s importance to Slot’s side, having been installed in a key role as his most advanced midfielder. But there were concerns over Szoboszlai’s performance in his most recent outing, the 1-0 loss at Nottingham Forest on Saturday, which raised the question over his…
Former Liverpool defender insisted that Liverpool missed him more than he missed them after leaving the club in 2020. The 35-year-old spent six years at Anfield after arriving from Southampton in a £20million deal in 2014 that made him the club’s most expensive defender ever, until the £75m signing of Virgil van Dijk four years later. Joining the club a year before Jurgen Klopp was appointed manager, Lovren was a mainstay in the team under Brendan Rodgers and continued that trend in the German’s first years in Merseyside. However, numerous mistakes, followed by Van Dijk’s arrival, meant he was forced…
Former Liverpool star Jordon Ibe is currently a free agent after being released by National League outfit Ebbsfleet Town, despite playing Premier League football regularly as a teenager. The winger joined Liverpool in December 2011, aged 16, having impressed while breaking into the Wycombe Wanderers first team. After season-long loan spells with Birmingham City and Derby County, Ibe returned with a bang and featured regularly under Brendan Rodgers. Ibe made 58 appearances for Liverpool, scoring four goals and registering seven assists, before ruling that he would search for more game time elsewhere. In the summer of 2016 he joined Bournemouth…