London (AFP) – Liverpool kept the pressure on Premier League leaders Manchester City as Fabinho sealed a 1-0 win over Burnley, while Tottenham's top four bid suffered a fresh blow in a 2-0 loss to Wolves on Sunday. Fabinho struck late in the first half at windswept Turf Moor to give Liverpool their fourth successive […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has hailed Luis Diaz's dynamic Premier League debut as one of the best he has seen from a new player. Klopp beat Tottenham in the race to sign Diaz from Porto for £37.5 million ($50 million) during the January transfer window. The Colombia forward has made an instant […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Diogo Jota's double kept Liverpool's Premier League title hopes alive with a 2-0 win over Leicester, while Arsenal's 1-0 victory at Wolves gave the Gunners the advantage in the race for the top four. Liverpool still trail Manchester City at the top of the table by nine points, but have a game […]

London (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool have the strongest squad in his Anfield reign as the German chases four trophies in one season for the first time. Klopp is in uncharted territory with Liverpool embroiled in the Premier League title race, while preparing for next week's Champions League last 16 first leg against Inter […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp believes Liverpool's experience of recovering from losing finals to win major titles can provide solace for Mohamed Salah after Egypt's African Cup of Nations final misery. Egypt captain Salah lost out to Liverpool team-mate Sadio Mane, who scored Senegal's winning penalty in a shootout victory in Sunday's final. Salah was […]

London (AFP) – Mohamed Salah could play for Liverpool against Leicester on Thursday after his Africa Cup of Nations heartbreak but Sadio Mane will not be available after returning to Senegal to celebrate his team's victory Senegal beat Egypt on penalties after Sunday's final in Cameroon's capital Yaounde finished goalless, with Mane scoring the decisive […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Nottingham Forest knocked holders Leicester out of the FA Cup as the Championship side powered to a shock 4-1 win, while Liverpool eased into the fifth round with a 3-1 victory against Cardiff on Sunday. Leicester's disappointing season hit a new low with the dismal fourth round loss against their midlands rivals […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Harvey Elliott made a fairytale return for Liverpool by scoring in a 3-1 FA Cup fourth round win over Cardiff in his first appearance since suffering a serious ankle injury in September. Elliott was introduced off the bench alongside new signing Luis Diaz after Diogo Jota's header had opened the scoring early […]

London (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp expects Liverpool to benefit from Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane's run to the Africa Cup of Nations final when they return to the Premier League title race. Egypt forward Salah and Senegal winger Mane will clash in Sunday's final in Cameroon just hours after Liverpool host Cardiff in the FA […]

London (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool's strategy is always to build "a team for now and tomorrow", revealing the club are still interested in Fulham teenager Fabio Carvalho after signing Porto forward Luis Diaz. Liverpool signed Diaz, 25, for an initial fee of £37.5 million ($51 million) on Sunday but ran out of time […]

London (AFP) – Christian Eriksen made a remarkable return to football on Monday by signing for Brentford while Everton announced Frank Lampard as their new manager on a busy transfer deadline day for Premier League clubs. Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch while playing for Denmark at last year's Euro 2020 and had […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Everton on Monday appointed Frank Lampard as their new manager on a two-and-a-half year deal with the task of keeping the Toffees in the Premier League. Lampard has been out of the game since being sacked as Chelsea boss a little over a year ago. The former England international will take charge […]

Yaoundé (AFP) – There have been 55 Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals from 1957 when Egypt defeated hosts Sudan 2-1 in the first and AFP Sport highlights five facts: — Nigeria winger Tijani Babangida scored the quickest goal just one minute into a 2-0 triumph over South Africa in Lagos 22 years ago. Babangida, then […]

Yaoundé (AFP) – Mohamed Salah-captained Egypt face a "third final before the final" this week when they confront hosts Cameroon in an Africa Cup of Nations semi-final in Yaounde. "We overcame the Ivory Coast and Morocco in what amounted to finals before the final and now we face another one against Cameroon," said Mozambique-born Egypt […]

London (AFP) – Christian Eriksen has completed a remarkable return to the Premier League, signing for Brentford just seven months after suffering a cardiac arrest while playing for Denmark at last year's European Championship. The 29-year-old playmaker, who has been fitted with a pacemaker, has signed a contract with Thomas Frank's side until the end […]