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Europa League Round-up: Bale hands Spurs edge, Liverpool lose, Oscar on song for Chelsea

Gareth Bale struck two magical free-kicks as Tottenham edged Lyon 2-1 in the Europa League last-32 Thursday, but Liverpool’s hopes were on a knife-edge after a 2-0 defeat at Zenit St Petersburg in Russia. Bale beat Lyon keeper Remy Vercoutre … read more »

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2013 Europa League: Zenit punish Liverpool in Russia

Second-half goals from Hulk and Sergei Semak fired Zenit St Petersburg to a 2-0 first-leg lead against Liverpool in their Europa League last-32 clash in Russia. Zenit started brilliantly, forcing two good saves from Pepe Reina while Hulk hit the … read more »

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2012/13 UEFA Europa League Round up

Liverpool crumbled to a 3-2 Europa League defeat to Udinese at Anfield on Thursday as their roller-coaster season continued while Premier League rivals Newcastle cruised past Bordeaux 3-0. Liverpool had been good value for a half-time lead after Jonjo Shelvey … read more »

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EPL Round-Up: Liverpool, Chelsea, Man City, Everton and Tottenham cruise to victory

Luis Suarez netted a Carrow Road hat-trick for the second straight season as Liverpool romped to a 5-2 success against Norwich as the Reds recorded their first league win under Brendan Rodgers. The Uruguay striker opened the scoring with a clinical right-footed finish … read more »

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Premier League Round up: United claim Anfield win, Arsenal hold City

Manchester United came through an emotion-charged examination at Anfield to move within a point of Chelsea at the top of the Premier League on Sunday, while Arsenal grabbed a late draw at Manchester City. Elsewhere, there were home victories for … read more »

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2012/13 Europa League round-up

EUROPEAN HEAVYWEIGHTS LIVERPOOL and Inter Milan qualified for the Europa League group stage after coming through their respective play-off ties on Thursday. Luis Suarez’s goal sent Liverpool into the knock-out phase with a 1-1 draw against Scottish Premier League side … read more »

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Gerrard must quit Liverpool to win Premier League – Eriksson

Former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has urged Steven Gerrard to quit Liverpool so he can win the Premier League title. Gerrard has spent his entire career at Liverpool and has enjoyed a degree of success at his boy-hood club; winning … read more »

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Liverpool 2 – 2 Manchester City

Carlos Tevez’s 100th goal in English football came gift wrapped via an errant Martin Skrtel backpass and proved enough to earn Manchester City a 2-2 draw with a Liverpool side who will feel aggrieved at not taking all three points … read more »

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Premier League – Liverpool FC v Man City

Liverpool v Man City takes place this afternoon, in the second of two games taking place in the Premier League. The game takes place at Anfield, with kick-off scheduled for 16:00 BST, and the game airing live in the UK … read more »

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Tottenham to rival Manchester United for Fulham star Dembele

Tottenham are set to rival Manchester United in the race to sign Fulham forward Moussa Dembele, according to reports in the British press. United have already made an offer for the Belgium international, which was deemed “very low” by Fulham … read more »

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Liverpool keen to take Chelsea striker Sturridge to Anfield

Liverpool could be set to reignite their interest in Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge, but the Reds’ lack of transfer funds could prove to be a major obstacle. Sturridge began last season in fine form under former boss Andre Villas-Boas, but … read more »

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Barcelona want to keep Liverpool target Cristian Tello, says Zubizarreta

Barcelona’s sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta has insisted that the club has no desire to part with forward Cristian Tello, and that he is not one of the players who will be allowed to leave in an end-of-summer clear out. Cristian … read more »

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Odemwingie nets from spot as West Brom defeated Liverpool 3-0

Watch the Video HERE Steve Clarke started his career as West Bromwich Albion manager with an emphatic 3-0 win over Liverpool at the Hawthorns on Saturday. Liverpool were the better of the two teams early but fell behind late in … read more »

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I learns my lessons from bench – Torres

Fernando Torres has seen a silver lining from being dropped to the bench so often with both Chelsea and Spain last season. Having struggled following his big-money move from Liverpool to Chelsea in January 2011, where he often found himself … read more »

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Liverpool midfielder Alberto Aquilani to make AC Milan return

Liverpool are set to take a massive hit on midfield flop Alberto Aquilani, who will join AC Milan in a permanent deal this summer having spent last season on-loan at the Italian giants. Aquilani moved to Liverpool in 2009 in … read more »

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Brendan Rodgers ‘agrees’ deal as a new Liverpool Manager

Swansea boss Brendan Rodgers is set to be appointed as Liverpool’s new manager this week following talks with the Anfield club. Rodgers had refused a request to meet with Liverpool following Kenny Dalglish’s sacking earlier this month, but the Reds … read more »

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Andre Villas-Boas considers becoming Liverpool’s new boss?

Former Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas is reportedly keen on becoming Liverpool’s new boss following the dismissal of Kenny Dalglish. The Reds sacked the 61-year-old from his post yesterday after a dismal season in the Premier League. The club’s hierarchy have … read more »

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Manchester United won’t renew Michaal Owen’s contract

Michael Owen is reportedly expected to be released from Manchester United with his current contract set to expire in June. The former Liverpool striker has been plagued with injuries this season, which has resulted in just four appearances for the … read more »

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Premier League: Final day dramas

The Premier League season draws to a close today and it’s still all to play for at both ends of the table, while the fight for Champions League entry is also far from a foregone conclusion. The champions of Spain, … read more »

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Liverpool launch new kit

The memorial flame and number ’96′ are now printed on the back of each shirt in recognition of those who died in the tragedy in 1989. That’s a change from the current strip where the flame – a reference to … read more »

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Bayern or bust: Di Matteo defends Chelsea selection after Liverpool thrashing

Roberto Di Matteo stood by his team selection as Chelsea suffered a fatal blow to their Premier League top-four challenge on Tuesday night. A 4-1 defeat at Liverpool was their worst of the season and left them five points behind … read more »

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Liverpool beats Chelsea 4-1

This was a game of great entertainment but little significance. Liverpool were dominant, punishing a much-changed Chelsea side, but Anfield must have been left with a feeling of why Andy Carroll, absolutely outstanding against John Terry, did not start the … read more »

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Chelsea wins 2012 FA Cup

Chelsea survived a Liverpool fightback to lift the FA Cup for the third time in four years, Andy Carroll’s excellent second half goal setting up a close finish but not quite turning the game. The Liverpool centre-forward thought he had … read more »

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2012 FA Cup Final: Chelsea vs Liverpool Live Updates

LATEST: Chelsea 1 – 0 Liverpool [View the story "2012 FA Cup Final: Live Updates" on Storify] Follow Indepth Africa’s coverage of FA Cup Final 2012 between Chelsea and Liverpool at Wembley Stadium The old canard that football is no … read more »

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2012 FA Cup Final: Chelsea vs Liverpool Preview

London – Liverpool will bid to put a positive gloss on a lacklustre season here on Saturday as they attempt to seal a rare domestic double against bitter rivals Chelsea in the FA Cup final. Kenny Dalglish’s return to Anfield … read more »

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Premier League 2012: Norwich City v Liverpool Preview

Norwich City v Liverpool Carrow Road Kick-off: 17.30 BST TV: Live ESPN, Highlights BBC ONE Match of the Day Norwich (Probable, 4-4-2): Ruddy; R Martin, R Bennett, Ward, Drury; E Bennett, Howson, Hoolahan, Surman; Vaughan, Holt. Out: Ayala (hamstring), Tierney … read more »

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Nigeria’s Odemwingie helps West Brom sink Liverpool

Odemwingie scores the match’s only goal in the 75th minute to add further woes for Liverpool league run. West Bromwich Albion earned a first win at Anfield in 45 years on Sunday with a 1-0 victory over Liverpool that saw … read more »

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Liverpool squad appear on American Idol and get mocked by presenter

The Reds – clearly making efforts to ‘crack’ the American market after being bought by US owned Fenway Sports Group – made a surprise appearance on the hit talent show. Kitted out in matching grey suits, the squad were beamed … read more »

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Suarez willing to cheat to help Liverpool reach FA Cup final

Luis Suarez admits he would have no hesitation in repeating his World Cup handball if Liverpool need it in the FA Cup semi-final showdown with Everton at Wembley this afternoon. The controversial Uruguay striker has not exactly endeared himself to … read more »

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2012 FA Cup: Liverpool v Everton Live

Follow minute-by-minute commentary of the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Everton at Anfield  Everton 1-2 Liverpool (Jelav 24 min )(Luis Suarez 61)(Carroll 87) FULL TIME That’s it! The whistle blows with Liverpool sitting deep, forming two ranks in front … read more »

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