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Liverpool under-18 striker Keyrol Figueroa has signed his first professional deal with the club. A United States under-17 international, the striker is a son of former Wigan Athletic and Hull City left back Maynor Figueroa. Figueroa, 17, has scored three goals and made two assists in eight under-18 Premier League matches this season, and has been prolific in the youth sectors for the USA as well. The frontman has returned nine goals from 14 outings at under-17 level in the international ranks. Born in Tegucigalpa, Honduras when his dad was a player for Olimpia, Figueroa lived in England as a…
The end of the Jürgen Klopp era is almost upon us: with 489 games gone, two more remain. Labeling Liverpool a ‘special’ club in his very first press conference at Anfield, it would be an understatement to say the feeling of respect between manager and club is reciprocated. And that was summed up last Thursday, when Liverpool-based artist Abigail Rudkin went viral after she was invited to meet the Liverpool manager. The video of the pair — requested by Klopp — has been viewed 1.7 million times on her Twitter/X page alone. “Getting four Klopp hugs in one day is…
It’s been a tough few days for Darwin Nunez, who faced severe and unwarranted online abuse following his cameo from the substitutes’ bench in Liverpool’s weekend Premier League win against Tottenham. Nunez, 24, missed one very good chance during the game, won 4-2 by the Reds, and afterwards deleted all Liverpool-related posts from his Instagram account. The Uruguayan striker is without a goal in his last six Premier League matches, leading to speculation that he is unhappy and would be seeking a summer transfer. Barcelona and Atletico Madrid have both been linked with the ex-Benfica man, although with Liverpool having…
Liverpool faces a huge summer as it bids to challenge for the title next season. The Reds have fallen short in the final weeks of the season and look set to finish third under departing boss Jürgen Klopp. There are still two matches remaining of the Klopp era, with Liverpool travelling to Aston Villa on Monday before an emotional final day farewell when Wolves visits Anfield. Arne Slot looks to be the man to take over and he will work with incoming sporting director Richard Hughes to identify transfer targets. At least one defensive addition will likely be targeted but…
It’s an age-old debate in football – Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, or Paul Scholes – and it’s safe to say that most Liverpool fans will agree upon one similar answer. Asked to settle the argument on The Football Historian Podcast, Howard Gayle said: “Well, Stevie G carried the club for so many years, carried it. “It was a brilliant gesture when Benitez tried to sell him to Chelsea and he said no. That to me is a Liverpool player, he gets the club and he’s kind of like saying; ‘no one is selling me, I’ll go when I’m ready.’ “If…
Playing for a pressure cooker club like Liverpool can be tough on even the most proven of stars. There is a reason why Liverpool went 30 years without winning English football’s main crown. Not because all the teams weren’t good enough, some of them were, it’s just dealing with the intense pressure of having to be number one for English football’s biggest club was too much. And, as the Reds have shown before Jurgen Klopp’s departure, just one period of disappointing results and performances can spread like wildfire and derail your campaign. Only months ago, Liverpool fans, albeit ahead of…
The 2023/24 season is slowly coming to a tame end for Liverpool, as concentration now shifts to a huge summer for the club. The Reds will be preparing for the arrival of new boss Arne Slot and the possible additions he will make to the squad. After securing the Carabao Cup earlier in the year, the minds of the Liverpool fanbase drifted to dreams of a historic quadruple to mark Jürgen Klopp’s departure in style. Sadly, exits in the FA Cup and Europa League – as well as a drop in form within the Premier League – have ended all…
When Arne Slot takes over at Liverpool this summer, he will inherit a group of players that is ready to be moved to the next level. All across the team, there are stars ready to take the next step, from those who might change position (Trent Alexander-Arnold and Cody Gakpo) to those who are at the right age to propel forward (Jarell Quansah, Dominik Szoboszlai and more). Harvey Elliott falls into both categories. Despite him having now played more than 100 times for Liverpool, Elliott is still very young — and he would have played even more were it not…
This will be a summer of change at Liverpool FC, with manager Jurgen Klopp leaving the Premier League club having delivered eight major trophies in his nine-year stint. Klopp has also earned a reputation as one of world soccer’s greatest LGBTQ allies, regularly wearing Rainbow Laces on the touchline and engaging effectively with the club’s supporters group, Kop Outs! The German vocally backed Josh Cavallo when the Adelaide United defender came out publicly as gay, telling reporters that “the problem is the wider thing” (we’re seeing this again right now, with the sudden hype around gay and bi professional male…
Girona manager Michel has admitted he wants to take on Liverpool in the Champions League next season, but completely avoid Manchester City if possible. The Spanish boss has been speaking to Cadena SER about his plans for next season after Girona secured their place in the Champions League next season. His side currently sit second in La Liga after a superb campaign in which they have surpassed all expectations and at points challenged for the title with Real Madrid and Barcelona. Their title challenge eventually fell away as Madrid pushed out in front but qualifying for the Champions League remains…