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Being a good ball player is becoming an increasingly sought-after trait when clubs are in the market for a new shot-stopper Manchester United back-up goalkeeper Sergio Romero is as good with the ball at his feet as Ederson and Alisson, according to former England number one David James. The Argentine is set to start Sunday’s Premier League clash against leaders Liverpool after David de Gea limped ...

The Barcelona superstar suffered an agonising Champions League exit at the hands of Liverpool last season, with a Dutch centre-half catching his eye Lionel Messi has faced plenty of talented defenders during his time at Barcelona, but Liverpool centre-half Virgil van Dijk has earned special praise from the five-time Ballon d’Or winner as they prepare to do battle for the 2019 award. The Netherlands international ...

With 2020 approaching, Goal has decided to pick out the best players to have represented the Reds over the past 10 years #1 GK: Alisson Becker This was not a difficult choice. Alisson Becker may only have been at Liverpool for 15 months but he is undoubtedly the best goalkeeper to have represented the club in the last decade – and beyond. Calm, ...

Manchester United have an injury crisis ahead of their clash against Liverpool on Sunday as they currently have 12 players battling injuries. David De Gea was the latest of the lot to suffer an injury after going out of Spain’s clash against Sweden with a muscle injury. Liverpool, however, are enjoying different fortunes with Alisson, Joel Matip and Mohamed Salah all fit ...

Boxer Patrick Day has died aged 27 – four days after suffering a brain injury in a fight against Charles Conwell. The American was put into a coma on Saturday after he was knocked out in the 10th round of his super welterweight bout in Chicago. Promoter Lou DiBella confirmed Day had died on Wednesday “surrounded by his family, close friends and ...

La Liga has asked for El Clasico on 26 October to be switched from Barcelona’s Nou Camp stadium to Real Madrid’s Bernabeu over fears of civil unrest. There have been days of protest in Barcelona after nine Catalan separatist leaders were jailed on Monday. La Liga made the request to the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), and both clubs will be ...

UEFA announced on Tuesday that it is opening disciplinary proceedings against Turkey into “potential provocative political behaviour” by their players after making military salutes in their last two matches. In both their Euro 2020 qualifiers against Albania on Friday and France on Monday, Turkish players made the salutes — seen as supporting Turkey’s current military operation in Syria — as ...

American prodigy Coco Gauff continued her rise up the ranks of women’s tennis on Monday when the WTA rankings showed a climb of 39 places to number 71 in the world. Gauff started last week in Linz at 110 and was originally set for an early departure from Austria after losing in the qualifying rounds before grabbing a lifeline as ...

Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency must not go ahead until the firm proves it is safe and secure, according to a report by the G7 group. In a blow to the social media giant, the world’s biggest economies warned cryptocurrencies such as Libra pose a risk to the global financial system. The draft report outlines nine major risks posed by such digital currencies. It ...

China’s President Xi Jinping has issued a stern warning against dissent as protests continue in Hong Kong, saying any attempt to divide China will end in “crushed bodies and shattered bones”. His comments came during a state visit to Nepal on Sunday, China’s state broadcaster CCTV said. Several peaceful Hong Kong rallies descended into clashes between riot police and protesters ...