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Andoni Iraola Will Reportedly Sign as Liverpool’s New Head Coach On Thursday

This time last week, Liverpool appeared set to continue on with Arne Slot as their head coach, with all signs pointing to club upper management being determined to continue a project that began two summers ago but that had been steadily heading in the wrong direction over the past 18 months. Such was the belief […]

Liverpool Lock Down Academy Wonderkid Josh Abe

In recent months, those who keep close tabs on Liverpool’s academy have been concerned about the future of 15-year-old wonderkid forward Josh Abe, with rumblings that he wasn’t entirely happy with his opportunities and rumours that Chelsea, Manchester City, and Manchester United were all looking to poach him. Today, Liverpool appear to have fended off […]

Rumour Mongering: Real Madrid Trigger Dumfries’ Release Clause

Per Fabrizio Romano, Real Madrid have triggered the €20m release clause of Inter Milan’s 30-year-old right-back/right wing-back Denzel Dumfries. Liverpool FC had been linked with the Dutchman in the January window and was again rumoured this summer window before Arne Slot’s departure. Romano is reporting that Liverpool were still interested, but the player simply chose […]

Liverpool Add AS Monaco and Como 1907 Anfield Pre-Season Fixtures

Liverpool have today announced that the club will close out the upcoming pre-season with two friendly fixtures against Italian sides AS Monaco and Como 1907 in August. The Reds will also play three previously-announced fixtures in the USA, which kick off following the World Cup. The pre-season schedule will now be as follows: Sunderland at […]

Liverpool and Andoni Iraola Agree Two-Year Deal Ahead of Appointment

It didn’t take long following news that Liverpool were parting ways with head coach Arne Slot on Saturday for basically everyone to reach the conclusion that Andoni Iraola would be the man brought in to try to get things back on track for the Reds following a frustrating and disappointing 2025-26 campaign. In the days […]

Ibrahima Konaté Reportedly Set to Join Real Madrid on Free Transfer

On Sunday, Ibrahima Konaté confirmed that he would not continue his career at Liverpool despite regular updates throughout the second half of the 2025-26 season from the player suggesting that a new contract was in the works. In the end, instead of a new deal Konaté and the club had failed to hammer out a […]

Liverpool Add Anfield Dates to 2026 Pre-Season

Liverpool have already confirmed their pre-season tour plans, with the Reds set to follow the World Cup to the United States where they are set to play matches against Sunderland, Wrexham, and Leeds United starting on July 25th before returning to England during the first week of August. Now, they have confirmed what is likely […]

Liverpool Reportedly Reach Agreement with Andoni Iraola

From the moment Liverpool announced that the club was parting ways with Arne Slot after a disappointing 2025-26, all eyes were on Andoni Iraola, the Basque protege of Marcelo Bielsa who days earlier had stepped down as Bournemouth’s manager and whom everyone expected to move into a bigger job this summer. Informed speculation soon turned […]

Rumour Mongering: RB Leipzig Set €120M Price for Yan Diomande

Liverpool would like to sign RB Leipzig’s Ivorian forward Yan Diomande and have made little secret of that, with the Reds believed to see the 19-year-old rising star as being the best plausibly available target on the market this summer to replace departed legend Mohamed Salah. They aren’t the only club interested in the young […]

Palace Accept Andoni Iraola Joining Liverpool and Target Pierre Sage

On Friday, Arne Slot was Liverpool’s head coach and Crystal Palace were trying to convince former Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola to take charge. A day later, Slot was out and Liverpool were widely reported to have Iraola set out as their own top target and much of Sunday was focused on that developing story. As […]

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Rumour Mongering: Conor Bradley Knee Injury Worse Than Originally Thought

It’s been a long time since we’d heard about Conor Bradley after he suffered a season-ending knee injury back in January. Bradley went down chasing the ball in stoppage time against Arsenal, and though at the time the news was that it wasn’t an ACL tear, it was significant damage to the bone and the […]

Official: Ibrahima Konate To Leave Liverpool

The news that felt all but inevitable these past days has finally been made official. French defender Ibrahima Konate is also leaving Liverpool FC at the end of his contract this summer, as announced by the club on Sunday. Konate joined the Reds in 2021 from RB Leipzig, and made an immediate impact in his […]

Liverpool Reportedly Set to Open Formal Talks with Andoni Iraola

When Liverpool announced on Saturday that the club was moving on from head coach Arne Slot, attention almost immediately turned to Andoni Iraola as the most likely replacement, with the 43-year-old Basque trainer on the market after announcing six weeks ago that he would depart Bournemouth at the end of the season. It took less […]

Liverpool FC Women 2025-26 Season Review

Season Narrative The Liverpool FC Women wrapped up their season a couple of weeks ago, finishing 1th of the 12 WSL teams. It was a disappointing overall finish in the table, though the Reds were comfortably 8 points clear of Leicester City at the bottom. Tumultuous Offseason The LFC Women endured a tumultuous offseason last […]

Virgil van Dijk First Player To Respond To Slot Sacking

Following yesterday’s sudden, though not completely unexpected, departure (dismissal) of Arne Slot, we’ve been getting reactions and behind-the-scenes reporting from club conected reporters in dribs and drabs. However, we hadn’t heard from any of the current players, at least not until team captain Virgil van Dijk released a post on the site formerly known as […]

Rumour Mongering: Arne Slot Leading Candidate to Take Over at AC Milan

On Saturday, Liverpool announced that the club would be parting ways with head coach Arne Slot following a highly disappointing 2025-26 campaign and a steady regression of the side over the past 18 months. Already there is speculation that Andoni Iraola will be the Reds’ next manager. Taken at face value, it suggests that the […]

Former Liverpool Players React to Slot Out News and Iraola Rumours

News of Liverpool Football Club sacking Arne Slot came to a surprise to fans on Saturday. As the football world races to play catch up, some former players have come out with the opinions on not just Slot’s dismissal but also the strong suggestion that his replacement will be Andoni Iraola. Speaking on Sky News, […]

Liverpool On Slot Sacking: “Necessary to Keep the Club Moving Forward”

Liverpool have today parted ways with head coach Arne Slot following a disappointing 2025-26 season that ended last weekend with no signs that the embattled trainer had found a way to begin developing any kind of a tactical identity in a side that had been drifting in the wrong direction over the prior 18 months. […]

Andoni Iraola Reportedly Heavy Favourite to Become Next Liverpool Manager

Liverpool and Arne Slot have today officially parted ways, with the club conducting a season-end review and deciding that between the poor performances and results of the 2025-26 season and the increasingly unhappy mood of the supporters at Anfield the Dutch trainer’s position was untenable. Now, questions will turn to what comes next, and whatever […]

Official: Liverpool Football Club and Head Coach Arne Slot Part Ways

After weeks of wondering whether Liverpool FC would in fact conduct a review of head coach Arne Slot following an incredibly difficult 2025-26 season season or not, it seems that, yes, a review has indeed been conducted. Following a series of rumours to that effect, Liverpool have now officially confirmed that the club and Arne […]

Choose Something Not to Forget: Goal of the Season Voting

To mark the end of the season, Liverpoolfc.com have gathered a shortlist of 20 goals to choose between for the 2025/26 goal of the season — including the Dominik Szoboszlai free kick against Arsenal that was also short-listed for the Premier League goal of the season. What are your preferred vibes? Exquisite free kicks? Last-minute […]

2026 World Cup Group G Preview: Salah and Egypt Headline Affairs

Getting to Know Group G If you like your football with a dash of unavoidable geopolitics, Group G is for you thanks to the inclusion of Iran, who as you might have heard are embroiled in a war with the United States and Israel. Unless there’s currently a ceasefire that may or may not be […]

2026 World Cup Group F Preview: All Eyes on Van Dijk vs. Isak

Getting to Know Group F Going into a World Cup there will be groups everyone agrees are strong, the so-called groups of death where a top country could be knocked out. And there will be groups everyone agrees are a little weaker and that could maybe set up an underdog nation for a run. Then, […]

Liverpool Unveil New Memorial on Anniversary of Heysel Stadium Disaster

To mark the 41st anniversary of the Heysel Stadium disaster, Liverpool FC have today ceremonially opened a new memorial at Anfield honoring the 39 supporters who lost their lives on May 29, 1985 at Heysel. The memorial is named “Forever Bound” and stands near the Anfield Road End at the ground in an area specifically […]

2026 FIFA World Cup Group B Preview: Canada’s Big Opportunity

World Cup co-hosts Canada got the kindest possible draw when they were gifted a group with Switzerland as the highest ranked nation and rounded out by previous World Cup hosts Qatar along with Bosnia & Herzegovina. At least on paper, it’s a draw that should allow Canada not just to win their first points ever […]