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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp (R) and his Manchester United counterpart Jose Mourinho after their Premier League clash on Saturday. (Reuters)

Jürgen Klopp Eases Liverpool’s Pressing Game in the Search for Solidity

by Jonathan Wilson | Oct 17, 2017 | Sports

Liverpool – It is not something you often have to consider but what if José Mourinho was right? What if, on Saturday, there was for once no bluff or manipulation, no attempt to provoke or deflect attention: what if the analysis he gave of Manchester United’s 0-0...

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Germany players celebrate with their trophy after winning the 2014 World Cup final between Germany and Argentina at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro July 13, 2014. (Reuters)

World Cup 2018 Power Rankings: Germany on Top among Qualified 23

by Nick Ames | Oct 16, 2017 | Sports

London – Twenty-three nations have booked their places for the World Cup in Russia, with the holders and Brazil looking in good shape, but we rank England in 13th place, below Iceland: 1) Germany If the world champions were frustrated by their failure to win...

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Gylfi Sigurdsson has helped Iceland reach the World Cup. Now it’s time to make an impact for Everton in the league. Photograph: Tony McArdle/Everton/Getty Images

The Premier League’s Big-money Signings Who Need to Start Performing

by Martin Laurence | Oct 15, 2017 | Sports

London – Gylfi Sigurdsson, Everton, £45m It wasn’t just the £45m fee Everton forked out for Gylfi Sigurdsson that was costly but also the time they spent securing his signature when they could have been looking at areas of the squad that were in greater need of...

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Chelsea manager Antonio Conte. (AFP)

Chelsea Handed Major Chance to Make up Lost Ground in Gentler October

by Paul Wilson | Oct 14, 2017 | Sports

London – Most of the Premier League attention will be on Anfield and the north-west derby on Saturday, even if Liverpool’s stuttering start to the season means Jürgen Klopp’s side already have seven points to make up on Manchester United. For different reasons...

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Nasser Al-Khelaifi is Paris Saint-Germain’s chairman and CEO. Reuters

Switzerland Investigates Qatar’s Khelaifi, France’s Valcke

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 13, 2017 | Sports

Geneva, Paris- The Paris offices of BeIN Sports were searched on Thursday as part of a criminal probe against former FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke and Qatar’s BeIN Media Chief Executive Nasser al-Khelaifi, French authorities said. Meanwhile, another inspection...

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Ronald Koeman makes a point to his Everton players during the 1-0 defeat against Burnley at Goodison Park. Photograph: Robbie Jay Barratt/Getty Images

Ronald Koeman Given Time to Solve the Everton Crisis he Largely Created

by Andy Hunter | Oct 13, 2017 | Sports

London — From the biggest investment in Everton’s history to a vote of confidence in the manager by 2 October: this season was always liable to test Ronald Koeman’s managerial skills, given the number of new faces, the sale of Romelu Lukaku and a punishing schedule,...