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Football in turmoil after $8.5b move

Liverpool and Manchester United are set to join a new 18-team European Premier League that will flip the game on its head.

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‘Sucking the life out of the game’

Fans have been left seeing red after the controversial VAR system once again reared its ugly head in a fiery contest between two heavyweights.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp's brilliant letter to an 11-year-old fan.

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Star’s ‘beautiful’ letter to anxious kid

The mother of an 11-year-old anxiety sufferer has been blown away by the extraordinary letter she never expected to get from her kid’s hero.

Jurgen Klopp and Marcelo Bielsa will square off in their sides’ first game of the new campaign.

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Klopp sounds warning ahead of Leeds’ fairytale return

The Premier League returns with a battle of two English heavyweights when Leeds United marks its top-flight return against Liverpool — and the Reds manager Jurgen Klopp has a huge warning for Marcelo Bielsa’s team.

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FILE - In this June 29, 2017 file photo Germany's Leon Goretzka celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Confederations Cup, semifinal soccer match between Germany and Mexico, at the Fisht Stadium in Sochi, Russia. FC Bayern Munich has signed the forward, his current club FC Schalke 04 confirmed Friday, Jan 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, file)

Reds lose race for German star’s signature

SCHALKE 04 confirmed Friday that Germany midfielder Leon Goretzka will join Bayern Munich at the end of this season on a free transfer, with the Bundesliga leaders beating Liverpool to his signature.

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Liverpool football player Jon Flanagan walks outside Liverpool Magistrates' Court, in Liverpool, England, Wednesday Jan. 17, 2018. Flanagan must do 40 hours of unpaid work and attend 15 rehabilitation activity days as part of a 12-month community order for assaulting his girlfriend. The 25-year-old Flanagan pleaded guilty to assault for kicking his girlfriend on a night out in Liverpool last month. (Peter Byrne/PA Wire/PA via AP)

Reds defender sentenced over assault charges

LIVERPOOL defender Jon Flanagan must do 40 hours of unpaid work and attend 15 rehabilitation activity days as part of a 12-month community order for assaulting his girlfriend.

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Barcelona's new Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho poses for a picture in Barcelona on January 7, 2018. Coutinho is in Barcelona to tie up a 160-million-euro ($192 million) move from Liverpool, the third-richest deal of all time. / AFP PHOTO / Josep LAGO

Power broker: the man behind Coutinho’s Reds exit

PHILIPPE Coutinho’s imminent move to Barcelona is the latest in a long list of deals to be overseen by one of the world’s leading football advisors, Kia Joorabchian. So who is this operator?

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Liverpool's German manager Jurgen Klopp gestures during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium in London on December 22, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Adrian DENNIS / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. /

Jose burns Klopp over gigantic Reds transfer

JOSE Mourinho has gleefully pointed out some comments that haven’t aged well for Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp, after the Reds splashed a world record transfer fee.

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(FILES) This file photo taken on October 29, 2017 shows Southampton's Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk chases the ball during the English Premier League football match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Southampton at the American Express Community Stadium in Brighton, southern England on October 29, 2017. Liverpool have signed Southampton's Virgil van Dijk, a statement on the club's website said on December 27, 2017, for a reported £75 million ($100 million, 84 million euros) in a deal that will make him the world's most expensive defender. / AFP PHOTO / Glyn KIRK / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. /

‘Forget it’: Klopp speaks on world record Reds signing

FOOTBALL is buzzing over Liverpool’s call to splash a world record transfer fee on Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk. Reds manager Jurgen Klopp has a simple message.

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(FILES) This file photo taken on December 28, 2016 shows Southampton's Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk (C) celebrates scoring the opening goal during the English Premier League football match between Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton, southern England on December 28, 2016. Liverpool have signed Southampton's Virgil van Dijk, a statement on the club's website said on December 27, 2017, for a reported £75 million ($100 million, 84 million euros) in a deal that will make him the world's most expensive defender. / AFP PHOTO / Glyn KIRK / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. /

World record smashed: Liverpool get $129m star

LIVERPOOL have just smashed the world record transfer fee for a defender, finally luring a Netherlands and Southampton star in one of the Premier League’s longest-running signing sagas after a failed off-season bid.

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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - APRIL 27: (EDITORS NOTE: Retransmission of image 487057275 with alternate crop.) Steven Gerrard and Jon Flanagan of Liverpool have words with Jose Mourinho manager of Chelsea as he holds onto the ball during the Barclays Premier League match between Liverpool and Chelsea at Anfield on April 27, 2014 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Liverpool defender charged with assault

FORMER England player and current Reds defender Jon Flanagan has been charged with common assault following an early morning incident in Liverpool city centre.

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