Liverpool won the Super Cup for the fourth time in their history by beating Chelsea 5-4 on penalties after a 2-2 draw in Istanbul. Goalkeeper Adrian kept out Tammy Abraham‘s spot kick to secure victory for the Champions League winners. Chelsea had taken the lead in the first half through…
Liverpool start the new Premier League season in blistering fashion as they scored four first-half goals to demolish newly-promoted Norwich City 4-1 at Anfield. Norwich captain Grant Hanley scored the opening goal of the top-flight season when he sliced Divock Origi‘s cross into his own net before Mohamed Salah opened…
Manchester City won the Community Shield on penalties after edging Liverpool in an entertaining game in front of a raucous Wembley. Georginio Wijnaldum‘s penalty was saved by City goalkeeper Claudio Bravo, before Gabriel Jesus scored the winning kick. The meeting between two outstanding sides did not disappoint. City’s Raheem Sterling…
Spanish World Cup-winning striker Fernando Torres has announced he is to retire from football. Torres, 35, played at Atletico Madrid, Liverpool and Chelsea in his 18-year career and is currently at Sagan Tosu in Japan’s J1 League. In 110 games for Spain, he scored the winner in Euro 2008 and…
Liverpool are keen to tie Jurgen Klopp down to an extended contract after the club’s Champions League triumph. Up to 750,000 fans welcomed the Liverpool manager – whose deal ends in 2022 – and his players home on Sunday after the 2-0 win over Spurs in Madrid. Klopp, 51, also…
The Champions League Final was interrupted after just 17 minutes when a streaker broke free and into the centre-circle. Liverpool had already taken the lead inside just two minutes when Mohamed Salah, injured in Kiev against Real Madrid last year, superbly converted from the spot to hand the Reds the…
Liverpool erased the disappointment of last season’s Champions League final loss by claiming the trophy for the sixth time with victory over Tottenham in Madrid. It was Mohamed Salah, such a disconsolate figure when he was injured early in that loss to Real Madrid, who set Liverpool on their way…
Tottenham will do “whatever” they can to beat English rivals Liverpool in Saturday’s Champions League final, says their midfielder Christian Eriksen. Spurs, who have not won a trophy since 2008, claimed thrilling wins over Manchester City in the quarter-finals and Ajax in the last four. “We will not lie down,”…
English clubs have created European football history by taking all four final spots in the continent’s two major competitions. Arsenal won in Valencia and Chelsea beat Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday to reach the Europa League final. That followed dramatic wins for Liverpool over Barcelona and Tottenham against Ajax in the…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said the 4-0 win over Barcelona on Tuesday was “unbelievable” and paid tribute to the belief his players had shown to secure the shock 4-3 aggregate win and a place in the Champions League final. The German was clearly swept up in the emotion at the…
