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Rumour Mongering: Upamecano Stalling on Bayern Extension

According to Sky Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg, Bayern Munich defender Dayot Upamecano is stalling on a contract extension offer from the German giants, apparently because he’s holding out for an offer from Liverpool or Real Madrid. Like his former RB Leipzig teammate Ibrahima Konaté, he’s a free agent in the summer. Upamecano has been linked […]

about 1 month ago | 3 reads

Slot Talk: “Only Two Years Ago, We Were in the Europa League”

Liverpool FC booked their spot in the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League with a dominant 6-0 victory over Qarabag. Finishing in the top eight means Liverpool will skip the playoff, and wait in the round of 16 for their next opponent: one of Altetico Madrid, Galatasaray, Club Brugge, or Juventus. What’s causing a […]

about 1 month ago | 2 reads

Digging Deeper Into Liverpool’s 6-0 Champions League Win Over Qarabag

In theory, facing the second place side in the Azerbaijan Premier League at Anfield should be a game Liverpool win handily regardless disappointing season form or ever worsening fitness issues, and in the end that’s exactly how things played out as Arne Slot’s domestically disadvantaged Reds cruised past Quarabag to lock down a top eight […]

about 1 month ago | 2 reads

Liverpool 6, Qarabag 0 – Match Recap: Reds Advance In Style

Liverpool 6 – Y Qarabag Reds: Mac Allister 15’ 61’, Wirtz 21’, Salah 50’, Ekitike 57’, Chiesa 90’Carra’s Bag: N/A’ Pre-Match Liverpool need a win to ensure automatic qualification for the knockout rounds. Against an underdog. At home. I can’t see why that’d be a problem this season. It appears as if Ryan Gravenberch will be […]

about 1 month ago | 3 reads

Liverpool vs. Qarabag: Champions League 2025-26 Live Coverage & How to Watch

LIVERPOOL VS. QARABAG | Wednesday, January 28th |Champions League | Anfield8PM BST/3PM EST Liverpool’s win last week elevated them from 11th to 4th in the Champions League table, which just goes to show how tight it is around the automatic qualification spots. Indeed, there are just 3 points separating 15th placed Juventus and 3rd placed […]

about 1 month ago | 3 reads

Slot Talk: “The Best and Only Approach Is to Focus on Our Own Game”

While Liverpool’s 2025-26 Premier League campaign in defence of last season’s title has gone just about as poorly as one could have imagined, with Arne Slot’s Reds slumping to sixth following 23 rounds—and what most consider on paper to be their easiest stretch of the season—things have gone rather well in Europe. There, facing fewer […]

about 1 month ago | 4 reads

Collymore Praise for Liverpool’s Ekitike in Midst of Difficult Season

Liverpool’s stumbling 2025-26 season hasn’t gone as anyone involved would have hoped or expected, with the defending champion Reds currently sat sixth after 23 rounds and having this week been passed by Manchester United and Chelsea, two sides that recently fired their managers for underwhelming results. Amongst the poor results and often shockingly dull football, […]

about 1 month ago | 3 reads

Rumour Mongering: Liverpool In For Jacquet, But Lagging Behind Chelsea

Liverpool FC were mentioned as a possible suitor for Rennes’ centre-back Jérémy Jacquet alongside Bayern Munich, as Chelsea stepped up their pursuit of the 20-year-old last week. Now, according to reports from several journalists, Liverpool are firmly in the race for the player. From Fraudrizio Romano: it seems that any deal for the player in […]

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about 1 month ago | 4 reads

Liverpool vs. Qarabağ: Champions League 2025-26 Preview & Team News

LIVERPOOL VS. QUARABAĞ | Wednesday, January 28th |Champions League, League Phase | Anfield8PM BST/3PM EST This will be the first time these two teams meet in any competition, with the Azerbaijani side traveling 2,583 miles (4,157 kilometers) to Anfield — the furthest distance a European away team has travelled to play at Anfield. Qarabağ has […]

about 1 month ago | 4 reads

Arne Slot Credits Last Season’s Defeat to PSG for League Title Win

Last season, Liverpool won the Premier League by running out to massive lead thanks to a stellar autumn while playing twice a week. Despite the fixture load, the Reds looked imperious, and by the time they played the second leg of their Round of 16 tie against Paris Saint-Germain they had a 15 point cushion. […]

about 1 month ago | 3 reads

Roma Confirm Liverpool Talks Over Kostas Tsimikas Return

Liverpool and Tottenham have agreed a deal in principle to send club legend left back Andy Robertson to the London club for around £5M, a not insignificant fee for a 31-year-old on an expiring contract who manager Arne Slot signalled he didn’t value when he immediately benched him for new signing Milos Kerkez at the […]

about 1 month ago | 6 reads

Rumour Mongering: Liverpool Plotting Move for André (Again)

In the land of rumour mongers, there’s a tendency to fall back on old stories, to revive old links, to circle back to familiar names. It’s too often the case that, having been even tenuously linked one window, names will resurface for years even when there was reason to doubt the original rumours. Such is […]

about 1 month ago | 3 reads

Official: Liverpool Agree to Sign Young Defender Ifeanyi Ndukwe for Summer

The Reds have added a center back, but one for the future — the youthful defender won’t arrive on Merseyside until the end of the season. Liverpool have officially reported an agreement in principle to sign 17-year-old defender Ifeanyi Ndukwe from Austria Vienna, given international clearance. Ndukwe has played with the Vienna youth side, and […]

about 1 month ago | 4 reads

Enderby Reacts to Late Winner In Liverpool Women’s First League Win

It was lucky number thirteen for Liverpool Women on Sunday, the Reds finally managing a victory in the Women’s Super League by beating Tottenham 2-0 after twelve rounds of futility in a season that has to date managed to out-disappoint what’s been happening on the men’s side of the club. It wasn’t enough to get […]

about 1 month ago | 3 reads

Roma Reportedly Put Andy Robertson Tottenham Transfer On Hold

Tottenham Hotspur have agreed a deal in principle to sign left back Andy Robertson from Liverpool following the final league phase Champions League matches later this week but for the moment at least that transfer has been put on hold and appears highly unlikely to go ahead. That’s the latest today based on multiple reports, […]

about 1 month ago | 4 reads

Rumour Mongering: Liverpool Make Contact with Xabi Alonso

Liverpool continue to stumble through their 2025-26 campaign, with the brief buoyancy provided by victories over League One’s Barnsley in the FA Cup and Marseille in the Champions League crashing headfirst into a deserved defeat at the hands of a Bournemouth side that had won once in their previous 14 outings, talk of manager Arne […]

about 1 month ago | 6 reads

Digging Deeper Into The Liverpool FC Women’s Win Over Spurs

Finally. After late collapses, injuries galore, and more than a few abject performances, Liverpool have FINALLY gotten their first win in the WSL this season. Winter reinforcements had a big impact on the match as four winter signings were in the lineup against Spurs, each providing a big boost from their performances. Despite the new […]

about 1 month ago | 5 reads

Liverpool FC Women 2, Spurs 0: Reds Strike Late For First WSL Win

Liverpool: Enderby 94’, 95’ Spurs: NA Pre-Match After a resounding win over London Bees in the FA Cup last weekend, the Liverpool FC Women return to WSL play still in search of their first win of the season and a path out of the league basement. The Reds will take on a Spurs side who […]

about 2 months ago | 4 reads

Slot on Bournemouth Loss: “[We are] Only Ones to Blame”

Liverpool’s loss to Bournemouth on Saturday is a emblematic of the frustrating ride that this whole season has been to this season. In it, we saw the Reds fall behind due to bizarre individual mistakes, wasted chances, and even a last minute goal conceded. It was, in a word, maddening. That feeling, I imagine, is […]

about 2 months ago | 6 reads

Digging Deeper Into Liverpool’s 3-2 Defeat at Bournemouth

Liverpool’s herky jerky season, it appears, continues apace. After the club put on a solid display in the Champions League against Marseille, fans were looking to this match as a spot for the club to finally begin to show that a corner has been turned in terms of the season. Unfortunately, courtesy of sloppy defensive […]

about 2 months ago | 4 reads

Bournemouth 3, Liverpool 2 – Match Review: A Rainy Defeat

BOURNEMOUTH 3 VS 2 LIVERPOOL Bournemouth – Evanilson 25’, Jimenez 33’, Adli 90+3’Liverpool – Van Dijk 45’, Szoboszlai 79’ Pre-Match Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo both start as Liverpool head to a rainy, gloomy Bournemouth to try and build on their midweek victory. First Half A good start from Liverpool. Salah curls an early effort […]

about 2 months ago | 6 reads

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

BOURNEMOUTH VS. LIVERPOOL | Saturday, January 24th |Premier League | Vitality Stadium 5:30PM BST/12:30PM EST Liverpool attempt to bring their winning European form into the Premier League. Considering the four points that separates Liverpool from 10th-placed Everton, a win sure would be nice! PREVIEW & HOW TO WATCH Full Match Preview: Bournemouth vs. Liverpool Television […]

about 2 months ago | 4 reads

Hannah Silcock Moves To Birmingham City On Loan

Liverpool Academy graduate and defender Hannah Silcock is on the move once again, securing a loan with Women’s Super League 2 side Birmingham City through the end of the season in an effort to secure more starting minutes. The move was announced on Friday, after signing a new contract with Liverpool Women in August 2025. […]

about 2 months ago | 3 reads

Slot Talk: Mohamed Salah Should Scare “Any Team in the Premier League

Mohamed Salah returned from his exploits at AFCON shortly before Liverpool took off for Champions League action in France, but the Egyptian nonetheless managed a productive (if quiet) 90 minutes for the Reds. Asked if Salah would be available to go again at the weekend against Bournemouth in the Premier League, Liverpool head coach Arne […]

about 2 months ago | 5 reads