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Roberto Firmino has ended his six-month goalscoring drought, but that wasn’t enough to stop Al-Ahli from suffering their first defeat since October. The former Liverpool striker scored from the penalty spot in Al-Ahli’s 3-2 defeat to Al-Okhdood on Friday as the Saudi Pro League got back underway following its mid-season break. Captaining his side, he completed the full 90 minutes but was unable stop the Saudi’s side’s eight-game unbeaten run from coming to an end. Named captain of the Saudi Pro League side after joining them in the summer, Firmino enjoyed a dream start for the club as he scored…

Liverpool are feeling the full effects of Saturday’s 4-1 win at Brentford – with both Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota joining the Reds’ ever-growing injury list just days ahead of the League Cup final. Goals from Darwin Nunez, Alexis Mac Allister, Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo were somewhat overshadowed by the premature departures of Jones and Jota in the first half, who both suffered worrying injuries. The duo will join Dominik Szoboszlai, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alisson Becker and Thiago Alcantara on the Anfield sidelines, while Nunez is also a cause for concern after Jurgen Klopp revealed he substituted the Uruguayan as…

Liverpool young talent Conor Bradley has made a big impact this season and he has been highly praised by Tony Cascarino. The 20-year-old right-back has made 10 appearances for the Reds in all competitions and has delivered assured performances every time he took the pitch, earning rave reviews from pundits. He has managed one goal and three assists in three Premier League starts this season, and many feel that the youngster could replace Trent Alexander-Arnold at some point in the future. Speaking on talkSPORT, Cascarino says that Bradley has “got everything” – he is solid in defending and also very…

Here’s our Liverpool transfer news roundup for Monday 19th February 2024. Kylian Mbappe’s move has been internally announced. We’re some distance from the summer transfer window, but that hasn’t stopped the rumour mill from spinning. From sagas we only want to see the back of to future world-beaters being scouted, Liverpool are reportedly staying active in the market as they prepare for a big shift within the club. Here’s our Liverpool transfer news roundup. FLORENTINO PEREZ ‘ANNOUNCES’ KYLIAN MBAPPE Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has reportedly told his players that the club have signed PSG superstar Kylian Mbappe. That’s according…

Just a few weeks ago, it was put to Jurgen Klopp that Liverpool were on the verge of having the majority of their unavailable players back from injury. Inevitably, such a reality never came to fruition as further setbacks soon reared their head. After seeing both Dominik Szoboszlai and Thiago Alcantara rejoin the Reds’ injury list earlier this month, the German made light of the quickly out-of-date aforementioned questions when previewing Liverpool’s trip to Burnley. “I’m not sure if it was two or three weeks ago when we sat here and we were talking about the luxury problem of lining…

Liverpool sit top of the Premier League and in less than seven days have their first opportunity of the season to lift a trophy. The Reds take on Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final having prevailed on penalties in each of their last two Wembley meetings with the west London side. H owever, there is plenty on the agenda for Liverpool in the meantime. Jurgen Klopp’s side first have a midweek fixture against Luton Town to prepare and the ongoing task of finding a replacement for their German coach. The weekend win over Brentford was tempered by the number of…

For the upcoming season, Liverpool need a new manager of proven caliber to succeed Jurgen Klopp and Roberto De Zerbi is one of the most well-known candidates. Brighton, led by the Italian manager, qualified for the Europa League last season. Barcelona are also keeping an eye on De Zerbi as they search for a new head coach to take Xavi Hernandez’s position. The Spaniard has decided to leave the Catalan giants at the end of the season. Gianluigi Longari, an Italian journalist, has tipped Liverpool to appoint De Zerbi. The transfer expert, as reported by Arena Napoli, stated: “A closing…

The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback situation for 2024 is unsettled, with Kenny Pickett and Mason Rudolph expected to battle it out this year in the face of NFL rumors connecting the team to alternatives. If the decision was left up to Steelers’ players, however, it appears the choice would already be made. Days into the 2024 NFL offseason, it’s become evident that the Steelers’ franchise is divided on its plans at quarterback. Recent reporting has suggested that head coach Mike Tomlin loves Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields, who has been floated in NFL trade rumors heavily this winter. However, with the…

The Pittsburgh Steelers are coming off a season where they won 10 games and made the playoffs as they shuffled through three different quarterbacks. One-and-done in the postseason might not sound like an accomplishment, but for this team with that offense, a lot less was expected. Knowing the struggles at the QB position in 2023, it’s a little strange to hear the Steelers aren’t likely to pursue another veteran QB that could challenge for the starting job next season. Kenny Pickett was drafted to be the successor to Ben Roethlisberger, but that transition hasn’t gone as smoothly as head coach…

The Road Blokes had to come from behind this evening with three goals in the final 10 minutes of action to make it 12 unbeaten and maintain their 14 points lead at the top of the Elite League with the Cardiff Devils also coming out victorious. A Marco Vallerand powerplay classic in the first was bettered by the Flame’s McParland who scored in both the first and second, but the ice titled from the 50 minute mark as Juusola wrapped one five-hole, Nicholls sniped one top shelf and Saucerman found the empty net to complete his Gordie Howe hat-trick after…