51 h. ago Liverpool news: Arne Slot sets the record straight as Trent Alexander

Arne Slot could win cap a maiden campaign to remember by guiding Liverpool to their 20th domestic title this weekend when the Premier League leaders host Tottenham

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3 d. ago Luke Littler booed in Liverpool as Gerwyn Price claims Premier League victory

World No 1 Luke Humphries closed the gap on league leader Littler, despite losing 6-4 to Price in the final.

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3 d. ago Gerwyn Price claims Premier League victory as Luke Littler booed in Liverpool

World number one Luke Humphries closed the gap on league leader Littler, despite losing 6-4 to Price in the final.

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3 d. ago Jamie Carragher admits Celtic first impression of Liverpool leader was all wrong after Champions League scouting mission

Carragher went to watch Virgil van Dijk play for the Hoops in the Champions League and came away unconvinced

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4 d. ago Arsenal blow Crystal Palace lead to leave Liverpool on brink of title

ARSENAL 2-2 CRYSTAL PALACE: Defeat for Arsenal against Crystal Palace would have seen Liverpool crowned Premier League champions but the league leaders have to wait

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5 d. ago Virgil van Dijk makes Arsenal prediction as Liverpool captain plans potential title party

Premier League leaders Liverpool will be confirmed as champions on Wednesday night if rivals Arsenal lose at home and captain Virgil van Dijk has revealed his team's plans

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6 d. ago Inside Leeds' promotion celebrations: Former Man United youngster in the thick of it with the mic as players party and fans gather outside Elland Road in their thousands

Daniel Farke 's side were on the brink of returning to the top flight following their match at Elland Road on the same day, with the league leaders thrashing Stoke 6-0 just hours before Burnley played.

Sport

9 d. ago ‘It’s a new world’: the analysts using AI to psychologically profile elite players

Statistics can help assess a potential recruit’s emotional control and leadership, while highlighting red flags“The players didn’t show enough fight.” Listen to any pundit’s post-match reaction and you will hear variations of that soundbite. But can you analyse an athlete’s state of mind, based on their on-pitch body language?In an era when football is increasingly leaning on data to demonstrate physical attributes, statistics offering an accurate indication of a player’s psychological qualities, such as emotional control and leadership, are harder to come by. But Premier League clubs including Brighton are using a technique intended to help in that regard with selection and recruitment. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Virgil van Dijk's huge net worth, stunning wife and £4m mansion he rented from Man Utd legend

The Liverpool star has signed a new deal to commit his future to the Premier League leaders

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1 week ago Inter Milan vs Bayern Munich prediction: Champions League betting preview, odds and tips

Inter Milan are in the driving seat and now have home advantage at the San Siro as they welcome Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-final second leg

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1 week ago Barcelona sneak through after Serhou Guirassy’s treble gives Dortmund hope

In the end, it was comfortable enough for Barcelona, despite Serhou Guirassy’s hat-trick. They weren’t able to hold the ball in trademark fashion and command through possession but they always had clear water. There were times, though, when they were distinctly uneasy and, but for an own goal that came at just the right time for them, this might have been a very awkward evening.It may ultimately have been a second leg negotiated without too much jeopardy, but it was a tie that raised doubts about them as potential champions. There is much to admire about Hansi Flick’s Spanish league leaders but theirs is a high-risk game and more precise opponents than Dortmund might have exposed them. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Obama backs Harvard as Yale faculty members support standing up to Trump

Harvard faces funding freeze as Yale faculty asks leadership ‘to resist and legally challenge any unlawful demands’US politics live – latest updatesBarack Obama has come out in support of Harvard after the Trump administration elected to cut $2bn of its federal grants after the Ivy League school in Massachusetts rejected what it said was an attempt at “government regulation” of the university.Meanwhile, faculty at Yale University – another prominent Ivy League institution – has asked its leadership “to resist and legally challenge any unlawful demands that threaten academic freedom and self-governance”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Premier League issue statement as VAR stands ground with Liverpool decision vs West Ham

Leading 1-0 after Luis Diaz's first-half goal, Premier League leaders Liverpool thought they should have had a penalty during the second half of their clash with West Ham at Anfield

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2 w. ago Mohamed Salah contract details emerge as star attacker commits future to Liverpool

Mohamed Salah has signed a new lucrative contract with Liverpool to commit his future to the Premier League leaders, with talk around his future having dominated the headlines this year

Events

2 w. ago Luke Littler crashes out of Players Championship in first round

The world champion and current Premier League leader was beaten 6-3 by 22-year-old Irishman Dylan Slevin.

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2 w. ago Vincent Kompany has Thomas Muller option as six Bayern Munich stars to miss Inter Milan Champions League clash

The Bundesliga leaders are dealing with an injury crisis ahead of their Champions League quarter-final first leg

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3 w. ago Football news: Arsenal make move for wonderkid as Arne Slot forced into Mo Salah defence

Arsenal are stepping up their search for a striker with the Premier League title race all but over, though leaders Liverpool did slip up against Fulham on Sunday

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3 w. ago European football: Pablo Barrios strikes late as Atlético keep leaders honest

Win over Sevilla closes gap to Real Madrid and BarcelonaGladbach’s teenage goalkeeper’s clean sheet streak endsPablo Barrios scored deep in added time to give Atlético Madrid a much-needed 2-1 La Liga win at Sevilla on Sunday that ended their month-long six-game winless run in all competitions.Eliminated from the Champions League in the round of 16 on penalties by old rivals Real Madrid and knocked out of the Copa del Rey in the semi-finals by Barcelona, Atlético kept their slim hopes of claiming the league title alive after the leaders, Barça, and Real both dropped points on Saturday. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Fulham ‘close to perfection’ in Liverpool win, says Marco Silva

Runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool stunned by outstanding Fulham at Craven Cottage

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3 w. ago Liverpool’s defence implodes as Fulham bag inspired win over Premier League leaders

Fulham 3-2 Liverpool: The Reds suffer only their second league defeat of the season as Marco Silva’s men claim a memorable win - after a first-half to forget for Arne Slot’s backline

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