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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.  /
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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's English midfielder Steven Gerrard volleys the ball during the English League Cup semi-final second leg football match between Chelsea and Liverpool at Stamford Bridge in London on January 27, 2015. Chelsea won 1-0, going through to the final 2-1 on aggregate. 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 45 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.

Video: happy 700th, Stevie G!

VIDEO: sit back and enjoy some of the finest moments of Steven Gerrard’s career as the Liverpool skipper brings up his 700th cap for the reds.

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