Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has given his full backing to Adrian after revealing first-choice goalkeeper Alisson is not yet close to a return.
Alisson has been sidelined with a calf injury sustained in the 4-1 win over Norwich City on the opening day of the Premier League season.
No timeframe has been given for the Brazil international s comeback, but he was moving freely on Thursday when collecting his award for Champions League Goalkeeper of the Season.
Asked for an update on Alisson at Friday s news conference, Klopp said: He has made steps, of course, but it was a proper injury, so it will still take time.
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Gareth Southgate says he has never picked an England team “based on external reaction” and will not change tack despite Jordan Henderson facing a potential backlash from some fans for moving to Saudi Arabia.
The 33-year-old this summer swapped the Liverpool captaincy for the Saudi Pro League, joining Steven Gerrard’s Al-Ettifaq in a controversial £12million deal.
Henderson has been a high-profile supporter of LGBTQ+ rights during his time on Merseyside and this week apologised for any hurt he caused by moving to a country where homosexuality is illegal.
The midfielder hoped his move to Saudi Arabia can help the LGBTQ+ rights movement and is now set to feature in his first international match since joining Al-Ettifaq when England face Ukraine in Saturday’…
Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain each have four nominees in the 23-man shortlist for the FIFA FIFPRO Men s World 11 for 2021.
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson and full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold are also included, although there is no place for Mohamed Salah.
PSG s attacking trio of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe are among the forwards, as is Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo.
Veteran Dani Alves also won enough votes to make the list, even though the 38-year-old, who recently rejoined Barcelona, only played 16 times in domestic competition in Brazil this year.
Professional footballers across the world were asked to vote for the three players they considered to have the best seasons during the 2020-21 season among goalkeepers, defenders, midfie…
Cardiff boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been busy in the transfer market in the January transfer window
Welsh club Cardiff City find themselves bottom of the Premier League table with 22 games played so far this season.
The Bluebirds were expected to be the best equipped out of the three promoted teams for life in the top-flight.
However, the club has endured a difficult season so far with owner Vincent Tan falling out with boss Malky Mackay, which led to the Scot leaving the club and former-Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer taking the reins.
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The former-Molde boss has certainly been active in the January transfer market. Solskjaer has already brought in compatriots Magnus Wolf Eikrem and Mats Daehli, who both played under Solskj…
England s Euro 2022-winning striker Ellen White has revealed she is expecting her first child.
White retired from football on a high note in August after featuring for the first England women s team to lift a major trophy during this year s home European Championships.
White scored 52 goals in 113 international caps, a record for a Lionesses player and a tally only bettered by Wayne Rooney and Harry Kane (both 53) across England s men s and women s teams.
On Wednesday, the former Manchester City striker posted an image of herself and husband Callum Convery on Twitter alongside the caption Mum and Dad , revealing their child is due next April.
Mum and Dad
April 2023
— Ellen White (@ellsbells89)
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Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes believes Arsenal are a million miles away from winning the Premier League.
Speaking after Arsenal gave up a lead to draw 2-2 at home against Swansea, Scholes hit out at Mikel Arteta, Santi Cazorla, Tomas Rosicky and Mesut Ozil for lacking the commitment and work-rate to salvage victory from tough situations.
Following on from their 6-0 drubbing at the hands of Chelsea, Arsenal s draw at the Emirates saw them drop to fourth, six points adrift of their London rivals, who sit top of the Premier League.
It s Arsenal fans I feel sorry for because it is the same every year, Scholes said on Sky Sports, where he was working as a pundit.
They get a sniff of the title then they go to Chelsea and do nothing. The fans expect A…
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Looking to claim a much-needed boost on Wednesday night, Millwall will welcome Rotherham to south London.
Starting with the hosts, marking their return from September’s international break with a nightmare display on home soil, Millwall certainly have the feel of a squad seeking s crucial boost. Eventually blown away in south London as they slumped to a 3-0 drumming at the hands of Leeds, the Lions have struggled to find any kind of stability since opening up the 2023/24 campaign. Despite opening proceedings on August 5th with a 1-0 victory away at Middlesbrough, Gary Rowett’s men have claimed just a pair of Championship victories from their first six attempts. Looking over the shoulder at the drop zone and desperate to kicks…
Iker Casillas thinks Spain have earned the right to fail after dismissing the pressure of trying to win back-to-back FIFA World Cups.
The Real Madrid goalkeeper was part of the World Cup-winning side in South Africa four years ago, as well as the team that triumphed at the UEFA European Championships in 2008 and 2012.
Casillas will also likely be Vicente del Bosque s number one in Brazil as Spain seek to continue their recent dominance in international football.
However, the 33-year-old knows Spain in a group that includes Australia, Chile and the Netherlands are just one of a number of teams with a realistic chance of winning the tournament.
We have a difficult group. In addition, our first two matches are against (the Netherlands and Chile) who, in theory, w…
Hansi Flick s 100 per cent start as Germany head coach came to an end as Steven Bergwijn sealed a 1-1 friendly draw for the Netherlands on Tuesday.
Former Bayern Munich boss Flick took over the reins from Joachim Low in May 2021 and the 57-year-old had overseen wins in each of his eight games in charge before the trip to Amsterdam.
It looked like he would make it nine on the spin when Thomas Muller emphatically slammed home his 43rd international goal before the break.
Louis van Gaal s side had the final say, though, with Bergwijn powering home the equaliser midway through the second half.
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Germany started brightly and went close in the 11th minute when Leroy Sane drilled into the side netting …
United States coach Jurgen Klinsmann insisted the Football Association (FA) never made contact with him regarding the England job.
Klinsmann was reportedly in the running to replace Roy Hodgson following Euro 2016 before Sam Allardyce was eventually appointed.
At the time England were searching for a manager, Germany general manager Oliver Bierhoff claimed Klinsmann was in discussions with the FA, though the latter denied ever speaking to the governing body.
No, Klinsmann said after being asked if the England rumours were true in an interview with ESPN FC.
Pressed on why he did not deny the rumours, Klinsmann added: If I deny this, now the next rumour comes, and then I deny the next rumour and the next one.
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