Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has been fined but is set to avoid a touchline ban following an outburst during his team s Premier League win over Manchester City.
The German was dismissed for a rant towards assistant referee Gary Beswick in the October 16 match that saw Mohamed Salah s strike hand the Reds a morale-boosting win over the champions.
Klopp subsequently apologised for his actions and accepted the initial Football Association charge, for which he has now been served his punishment.
Jurgen Klopp has been fined £30,000 for breaching FA rule E3 during Liverpool FC s Premier League match against Manchester City FC on Sunday 16th October 2022, read an FA statement.
The manager accepted that his behaviour during the 86th minute was improper, and an …
Reece James second-half double stretched Chelsea s advantage at the top of the Premier League as he fired the leaders to a 3-0 win at Newcastle United.
The Blues, without the injured duo of Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner, initially lacked cutting edge in the final third as Kai Havertz took a central role up front.
Their main threat against a Newcastle team content to sit back and play on the counter was Hakim Ziyech, who saw a goal disallowed for offside and hit the post.
However, James eventually found a way through, lashing a superb left-footed drive into the top-left corner in the 65th minute before taking advantage of lackadaisical defending from Newcastle, who then conceded a late penalty to enable Jorginho to apply gloss to the scoreline.
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Spanish side Real Betis have secured the services of out-of-favour Manchester City striker Roque Santa Cruz on a season-long loan deal.
The 30-year-old Paraguayan international moved to Eastlands in June 2009 from Blackburn Rovers but has failed to impress in Manchester, falling down the pecking order in favour of Roberto Mancini s big-money acquisitions.
Santa Cruz previously spent seven years at Bayern Munich after beginning his career with Paraguayan club Olimpia.
After intensive negotiations, the club have managed to finalise the addition of Roque Santa Cruz, who will play the coming season on loan at Betis, a statement on the Spanish club s website read.
A Paraguayan international, Santa Cruz arrives from Manchester City, one of the best teams in …
Spain and Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina says that he will answer an international call-up as long as his country needs him.
The 29-year-old fails to understand why goalkeepers who do not get consistent opportunities on the international stage call time on their careers with the national team.
For his part, the shot-stopper has been involved with international football since 2000, but has made only 22 appearances for his country and is generally second-choice behind Iker Casillas.
But the former Villarreal man has managed to be a part of the Spain squad that won the World Cup in 2010 and the European Championship in 2008.
I can t understand why keepers retire early from international football because they don t feel they will have the chance to play to…
Paulo Sousa said Basel did many things right after the Swiss champions reached the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.
Basel joined Group B winners Real Madrid in the knockout phase ahead of 10-man Liverpool with a 1-1 draw at Anfield.
The Swiss giants dominated the first half and were rewarded in the 25th minute as Fabian Frei lashed a powerful left-footed shot into the bottom corner.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard equalised via an 81st-minute free-kick but it was not enough as Basel clinched second spot, two points clear of the Premier League side.
Sousa was understandably pleased with his side, who advanced to the round of 16 for the first time since 2011-12.
Going through means me, the boys and my staff will write another fanta…
Japan coach Javier Aguirre said his team has everything we need to defend their Asian Cup title in Australia next month.
Aguirre is under investigation for match-fixing in La Liga during his time as Real Zaragoza s coach but the 56-year-old denies there is anything to the allegations, while he insists his Japanese squad are not worried about the situation ahead of the Asian Cup, which begins on January 9.
Instead Aguirre is convinced his squad which he named on December 15 has no excuses for not performing when they begin their campaign against Palestine in Newcastle on January 12.
Japan will then face Iraq in Brisbane on January 16 and Jordan in Melbourne four days later.
We have time, we have qualified the players. We have everything we need to win the…
Paul Pogba converted two penalties either side of half-time to lift Manchester United to an unconvincing 2-1 win over West Ham at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Star man Pogba beat Lukasz Fabianski for the second time in the 80th minute to snatch just a second victory in six competitive games that sends Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s side back to within two points of the Premier League s top four.
West Ham had been on top after Felipe Anderson cancelled out Pogba s first-half opener and substitute Michail Antonio twice went close to giving them a late lead.
But, following Ryan Fredericks panicked challenge on Anthony Martial in the box, Pogba s second penalty ensured the hosts rebounded from Wednesday s 1-0 loss to Barcelona and can look ahead to the second leg of their Cha…
David Moyes has confirmed that Sunderland have brought in Manchester United winger Adnan Januzaj on a season-long loan.
The Belgium international was handed his break with United when Moyes was in charge at Old Trafford, but struggled for game-time under Louis van Gaal.
Januzaj also had an unsuccessful loan move to Borussia Dortmund last season, and the Sunderland boss has confirmed this latest temporary switch in a pre-match news conference ahead of his side s opener at Manchester City.
Adnan will give us a different variation, Moyes said.
I have to get him back to the level he played at two years ago he will get every opportunity to do the business. I m hoping the Sunderland fans will see the real Adnan Januzaj.
The 21-year-old winger will …
Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar revealed he spent two days at home crying after suffering another metatarsal injury.
Neymar is recovering from a foot injury sustained in PSG s Coupe de France clash against Strasbourg last month, with the world s most expensive footballer facing another seven weeks on the sidelines.
The former Barcelona forward suffered a similar injury last February which forced him to miss the remainder of the 2017-18 season.
Discussing his latest setback, Neymar told Brazilian TV channel Globo: This time I had a tough time getting over it.
I spent two days at home crying. It s more complicated.
The first time I hurt myself I said, I ll have an operation, it has to be fixed as quickly as possible . I wasn t sad.
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Neymar admitted playing for Real Madrid is an attractive prospect but insists he is in no rush to leave French champions Paris Saint-Germain.
Brazil international Neymar became the most expensive player in history when he departed Barcelona in a €222million deal in August 2017.
The 27-year-old, who is undergoing rehabilitation on a metatarsal injury sustained in January, has not been short on success on France, winning all four domestic trophies in his first season.
But repeated assertions from PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi that Neymar is not for sale have never entirely quashed speculating linking him with a marquee move to LaLiga giants Madrid, a club the superstar forward admires.
Real Madrid are one of the biggest clubs in the world, Neymar tol…