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Ex-Red Xabi Alonso Sacked by Real Madrid

Real Madrid are currently second in La Liga, four points back of Barcelona. They’re well positioned in the Champions League. All told, it hardly seems like a position of crisis. Having failed to win any silverware last season, though, and it’s not quite where the Spanish giants expect to be. Add in more than rumours […]

24 days ago | 0 reads

Liverpool vs. Barnsley: FA Cup 2025-26 Live Coverage & How to Watch

LIVERPOOL VS. BARNSLEY | Monday, January 12th |FA Cup 3rd Round| Anfield 7:45PM BST/2:45PM EST Liverpool take on Barnsley, who sit in 17th place in League 1, in the 3rd round of the FA Cup. The Cup will probably be Liverpool’s best chance at silverware, and The Reds, unlike the blue half of Manchester, rarely […]

24 days ago | 0 reads

Arne Slot Says Liverpool “Position Is Not What We Would Want It to Be”

Last season, an early round FA Cup stumble against Plymouth Argyle was a signal that Liverpool’s imperious autumnal form wouldn’t be continuing into the new year. In the league they had enough of a cushion to still win the title comfortably, but as their form dropped they also soon found themselves out of Europe. This […]

24 days ago | 0 reads

Liverpool vs. Barnsley: FA Cup 2025-26 Preview & Team News

LIVERPOOL VS. BARNSLEY | Monday, January 12th |FA Cup | Anfield7:45PM GMT/2:45PM EST It is finally Liverpool’s turn in the FA Cup as they host the third tier’s Barnsley FC on a Monday night. Arne Slot’s last excursion in the fabled tournament ended with the Reds losing to Plymouth and unceremoniously dropping out of the […]

25 days ago | 0 reads

Gareth Taylor: “We Defended Well When We Needed To”

Liverpool Women earned a much needed point towards the table on Sunday when they played out a goalless draw against London City Lionesses at home. The first game back after the winter break, and with the addition of some new signings gave the listing Red Women hopefully some optimism as the season resumes. It was […]

25 days ago | 0 reads

Conor Bradley Sustains “Significant” Knee Injury And Is Out For The Season

Liverpool hoped for the best but expected the worst after Conor Bradley went down clutching his knee late in the game against Arsenal. It was a non-contact injury, which typically signals something significant has happened, but nothing was certain until after scans were done. The results are back, and while the good news is that […]

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Youth Watch: U18s Beat Stoke U18s

Liverpool’s senior team got the weekend off ahead of their FA Cup third round match on Monday against Barnsley. Fans of the club, though, didn’t need to wait for Liverpool-related action as the U18s played their first match of the new year against Stoke’s U18s on Saturday. It was a pretty interesting affair as the […]

25 days ago | 0 reads

Former Liverpool Throw-In Coach Thomas Grønnemark Joins Arsenal

Well, this is annoying. Friend of the blog, Thomas Grønnemark, world-renowned throw-in coach, who helped Liverpool break its 30-year title drought with his expertise, has now been snapped up by league-leaders Arsenal in an attempt to get them get the title over the line. Grønnemark was with The Reds in a part-time consulting role for […]

25 days ago | 0 reads

Mo Salah Fires Egypt into AFCON Semi-Finals

Liverpool have the weekend off before facing Barnsley in the third round of the FA Cup. It’s not exactly a break given that it means the squad will be involved in two matches within the same week, but it is nice to get a week-and-a-half between tilts in the Premier League to get some folks […]

25 days ago | 0 reads

Rumor Mongering: Marc Guehi Wants To Wait Until the Summer

Liverpool need defenders. Liverpool have money. Marc Guehi is a very good defender who wants to leave his current club and has ample Premier League experience. The math should be extremely easy here, but when tens of millions of pounds are involved, nothing is ever simple. Earlier it was reported that Manchester City, facing their […]

26 days ago | 0 reads

Rumor Mongering: Reds Plot United Gazumping Over Diomande 

After being months of being heavily linked to Antoine Semenyo, only to pull out because of Manchester City’s commercial might, it’s fair to say that Liverpool have been looking for a winger or two, both as a long-term replacement for Mohamed Salah, and for a particularly frustrating Dutch slumlord, who we have given a contract […]

26 days ago | 2 reads

Liverpool Sign Young Defender Mor Talla Ndiaye

Liverpool have today completed the signing of Mor Talla Ndiaye from Senegalese second tier side Amitie FC, though the signing remains subject to international clearance. Ndiaye is newly 18 and will begin his training on Merseyside with the U21 level. Ndiaye, himself a Senegalese youth international, is primarily a central defender, and he played for […]

27 days ago | 0 reads

Childhood Red Anna Jøsendal Signs for Liverpool FC Women

Liverpool have announced today the signing of Anna Jøsendal from Hammarby IF. The 24-year-old Norway forward started her career at Avaldsnes Idrettslag, and was among the youthful squad for the Norwegian Women’s Cup Final way back in 2017. Following some early-career injury struggles, she signed for Rosenborg in January 2022, winning the Norwegian Cup with […]

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Gabriel Martinelli Not Expected to Face Punishment for Bradley Incident

With Liverpool and Arsenal a scoreless draw heading into stoppage time and the Gunners pushing into the attacking third in search of a winner, Liverpool’s Conor Bradley suffered a potentially serious knee injury that resulted in him leaving the pitch on a stretcher. He is expected to be sidelined for a significant time. The situation […]

27 days ago | 0 reads

Slot Talk: “It Doesn’t Look Great”

Liverpool FC head coach Arne Slot gave his outlook on Conor Bradley’s injury in his post-game comments. The right-back went down in stoppage-time of the 0-0 draw and could not continue, after trying to control the ball on the touchline. It looked like his boot got caught in the turf and Bradley twisted his knee. […]

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Slot Talk: “It Doesn’t Look Great”

Liverpool FC head coach Arne Slot gave his outlook on Conor Bradley’s injury in his post-game comments. The right-back went down in stoppage-time of the 0-0 draw and could not continue, after trying to control the ball on the touchline. It looked like his boot got caught in the turf and Bradley twisted his knee. […]

27 days ago | 1 read

Arsenal 0, Liverpool 0 – Match Recap: Scoreless At the Emirates

Arsenal 0 – 0 Liverpool Pre-Match Liverpool go to the league leaders without a striker. Bold strategy, let’s see how it’ll work out for them. First Half It is absolutely lashing it down at the Emirates. And they say that we overwater the pitch! Hypocrites. Things are pretty cagey in the opening 15 minutes, though […]

28 days ago | 2 reads

Slot Talk: “Go to Arsenal and Make It a Proper Fight”

Liverpool are the defending Premier League champions, and they’re heading to London to take on perpetual Premier League runners up Arsenal. With how the 2025-26 season has gone to date, though, it feels a world away from anything that kind of a statement might seem to imply. This season, it’s Arsenal running away at the […]

28 days ago | 1 read

Arsenal vs. Liverpool: Premier League 2025-26 Live Coverage & How to Watch

ARSENAL VS. LIVERPOOL | Thursday, January 8th |Premier League | Emirates Stadium 8PM BST/3AM EST There’s no way this is going to be enjoyable, right? Like, even if Liverpool manage a result, it won’t be fun. Don’t like that, Liverpool. Please prove me wrong. Regardless, taking points off of Arsenal would be, if not fun, […]

28 days ago | 0 reads

Dominik Szoboszlai “Cannot Enjoy” Good Form While Liverpool Struggles

While Liverpool’s 2025-26 season has fallen well short of expectation for the Premier League’s defending champions, there have still been a few bright spots on the pitch in an otherwise difficult season. None more so perhaps than the form of midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai. The versatile captain of the Hungarian national team has shone this season, […]

28 days ago | 0 reads

Centre-Back Noah Adekoya Signs for Liverpool

While things remain rather quiet for Liverpool FC in the transfer market for the senior squad, the Reds have remained active, bolstering their youth ranks, especially at centre-back. Coming on the heels of Liverpool reportedly signing two of the top centre-backs at the recent U17 World Cup, Austria’s Ifeanyi Nudkwe and Senegal’s Mor Talla Ndiaye, […]

28 days ago | 2 reads

Arsenal vs. Liverpool: Premier League 2025-26 Preview & Team News

ARSENAL VS. LIVERPOOL | Thursday, January 8th |Premier League | Emirates8PM GMT/3PM EST Liverpool haven’t lost in nine matches, an impressive feat given their struggles through the autumn that at one point saw them closer to the relegation places than the top of the table. The title may very much still seem well out of […]

29 days ago | 2 reads

Arne Slot Insists Liverpool “Still Trying” to Play Attractive Football

After a diabolical October and November that saw their hopes of a title defence left in tatters, Liverpool have managed to steady the ship over the past month. In order to do that, though, they have have embraced an ultra-conservative approach. As a result, they haven’t been defeated in nine games now, a run stretching […]

29 days ago | 0 reads