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I have enough energy to coach Liverpool for another ten years – Klopp

Jurgen Klopp, the German tactician who presided over his 1000th game in charge of Liverpool yesterday, January 21, has stated that he still has the energy to coach the club for another ten years.

Jurgen Klopp

Speaking to pundits after the 0-0 draw with Chelsea, Klopp, whose team has struggled this season, stated that he has no problem with motivation.

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He further offered a cryptic joke about his motivation, before putting it in layman’s terms. Klopp told BT Sports;

“My motivation is no problem. I am a bit like Obelix, who fell in the… you know Asterix and Obelix? Ah, you don’t know it, forget it… I have enough energy for another 10 years if you want!”

Liverpool are sitting eighth position on the Premier League table, with just 29 points from 19 games and without a win in their last three.

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Mudryk re-posts a Chelsea chant mocking Arsenal’s failure to sign him.

Mykhailo Mudryk, the new Chelsea signing, appears to have a petty side, as he took to social media to re-share a chant from the club’s supporters mocking league leaders Arsenal for failing to sign him.

Mykhailo Mudryk

For the overwhelming majority of the January window, Mudryk seemed destined to join Arsenal for a fee of around £80million but the Gunners pursuit of the 22-year-old was hijacked by their London rivals.

Chelsea pipped the Gunners to the signing and in turn, forced Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta to resort to his plan B signing in former Brighton star Leandro Trossard for a drastically cheaper price of £27m.

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Mudryk was brought in during the match against Liverpool and he impressed in the 35 minutes he played in the match which ended 0-0.

During the match, Chelsea fans sang a chant that goes this way: “He flew in from Ukraine, on Boehly’s private plane, Mudryk said to me: ‘Have Arsenal won the Champions League?’. So I told him no, you know the place to go, then he said to me, I want to lift number three.”

Mudryk who seems to be happy with the chant, re-shared a fan page video of supporters singing it on his Instagram story.

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If I cannot inspire Manchester City to victory, Guardiola has stated that he would leave the club.

If Pep Guardiola can’t inspire his squad to play to their full potential any longer, he’ll quit as manager of Manchester City.

Pep Guardiola

Speaking ahead of a Premier League match with Wolves this afternoon, Guardiola admitted that his team and even the fans lack motivation after so much success.

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The Spaniard however stated that he will try everything possible to move the club forward. He said:

“I won four Liga titles in Spain in a row and it was not the same going for the fifth. I was not starving enough — too much caviar! Real Madrid beat us to the league that year. I understand how my players feel but I am here to stop it. The chairman knows that. I want to be here otherwise I would have not have signed (a new contract earlier this season) but if I lose the team, I lose something. I can not be here.

“The club has to move forward. These goals we have given away like the second against Manchester United are not acceptable. Our fans want the second half against Spurs more often. This is what we have to do.”

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Following his arrest for suspected sexual assault, Dani Alves’ contract is terminated.

Dani Alves’ contract with the Mexican football team Pumas has been canceled after he was detained on Friday, January 20, on suspicion of sexual assault.

Dani Alves

It was reported earlier that the former Barcelona full-back and veteran Brazil international was accused of allegedly putting his hands inside the underwear of a woman without her consent while she was dancing with friends and then following her into a toilet.

She is said to have informed security staff in the club, who activated Barcelona city council’s protocol against assaults and sexual harassment.

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39-year-old Alves appeared before a judge yesterday, who ordered that he be held in custody without bail.

Though he has denied the allegation against him, Liga MX side Pumas has reacted to the allegation by terminating his contract which was set to expire in July 2023.

This was announced by the club chairman Leopoldo Silva in a brief statement to the press on Friday evening.

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Sergio Busquets declines a €20 million per year offer to join Cristiano Ronaldo at Al Nassr.

Sergio Busquets, Barcelona’s captain, is said to have turned down a €20 million (£17.5 million) per year offer from Saudi club Al-Nassr.

Sergio Busquets

After signing Cristiano Ronaldo a few weeks ago, the Saudi club appears to be attempting to rebuild its team. Al-Nassr was also said to be interested in Eden Hazard, Sergio Ramos, and most recently, Keylor Navas.

According to AS, Sergio Busquets, 34, turned down the offer despite his uncertain future at Barcelona.

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While there’s currently no deal in progress for Busquets whose contract expires this summer, Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez has been vocal about wanting to keep the veteran midfielder at the club.

It is also understood that former Real Madrid and England star David Beckham is interested in bringing Busquets to his MLS club Inter Miami.

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BBC apologizes for playing pornographic audio before Liverpool vs Wolves match.

The BBC, the United Kingdom’s national broadcaster, has apologized for playing pornographic audio before the FA Cup match between Liverpool and Wolves on Tuesday evening.

The audio mix-up marred BBC’s pre-match FA Cup coverage of Liverpool’s third-round FA Cup replay against Wolves. Liverpool ran off as winners of the match which ended 1-0 following a goal scored in the 13th minute by Harvey Elliot.

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Here’s the NSFW clip:

In a statement released 40 minutes after the explicit audio became public, the BBC apologized to their audience. The broadcaster also stated that it would look into the alleged sabotage.

The statement read;

“We apologise to any viewers offended during the live coverage of the football this evening. We are investigating how this happened.”

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Cadiz requests a replay of the final nine minutes of their La Liga match against Elche.

In a statement, Cadiz demanded a review of the last moments of their match with Elche since VAR was ineffective in stopping a late equalizer they conceded.

On Monday night, the club was just minutes away from a crucial win in their relegation battle when Ezequiel Ponce equalized for the visitors.

According to a video circulating online, Ponce came back from an offside position to help spark a move that he eventually finished with a bullet header.

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Cadiz, who are currently 18th in La Liga, expressed disappointment that the goal was allowed to stand. The club also threatened legal action as a result of the two points loss.

The statement read;

“Today, January 17, 2023, the legal services of CÁDIZ CF SAD have submitted to the competent federative authorities, a brief challenging the meeting held before ELCHE, C.F., S.A.D, by virtue of which the annulment is requested of the well-deserved match and its resumption from minute 81 of it, at which time the refereeing team validated the goal scored by the ELCHE, C.F., S.A.D. D. Ezequiel Ponce, despite being preceded by a resounding and flagrant offside, not susceptible to interpretation, as shown by the images of the match.

“Quite the contrary, if necessary at the end of the season, depending on the sporting and economic damages that may be inferred from the final classification of CÁDIZ, C.F., S.A.D. In the First Division category, this Entity will evaluate the exercise of as many legal actions that assist it in Law, including the action of patrimonial responsibility against the persons, physical or legal, that in the last instance must respond for the damages and losses caused to CÁDIZ , C.F., S.A.D.”

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Chelsea will have to remove a player from their Champions League squad in order to sign three new players.

Following the announcement of Mykhailo Mudryk by Chelsea on Sunday, January 15, the club will now have to remove a player from their Champions League squad in order to register some of their new players.

Recall that Mudryk arrived yesterday as Chelsea’s 5th signing in the January transfer window. David Datro Fofana, Andrey Santos, Benoit Badiashile and Joao Felix had all agreed to a deal with the club this month.

Chelsea now has more non-homegrown players than are permitted for a Champions League squad. Only 17 non-homegrown players can be registered, while Chelsea now has 18 on their books according to Daily Mail.

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Should the club’s coach, Graham Potter wish to include his new signings for their round of 16 first-leg showdown with Borussia Dortmund on February 15, he’ll have to remove a player who helped Chelsea top Group E late last year.

Some of the players that can easily be omitted are Christian Pulisic, N’Golo Kante, and Denis Zakaria who are all nursing injuries.

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Jhon Duran, a Colombian wonderkid, joins Aston Villa.

19-year-old Colombian striker Jhon Duran has been signed by Aston Villa following a £15 million ($18m) deal with MLS outfit the Chicago Fire.

Duran who is already the second-youngest player to score in the Colombian top flight at the age of 15, became the most expensive foreign signing in MLS history after moving to Chicago from Envigado in January 2021.

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The Colombia international contributed eight goals and five assists during the 2022 campaign for MLS, getting attention from Manchester United and Liverpool’s scouts.

Villa has however announced that they have successfully negotiated a transfer fee with their Chicago Fire counterparts.

The club said in a statement;

“Aston Villa can confirm that an agreement has been reached with Chicago Fire for the permanent transfer of 19-year-old striker, Jhon Duran.

“The deal is subject to the player passing a medical, agreeing personal terms and obtaining the necessary work visa.”

Should a transfer be completed in due course, Duran will depart Chicago Fire after just one season, his development having previously begun at Engivado FC.

Villa has moved away from the Premier League relegation zone since Unai Emery replaced Steven Gerrard in October, collecting 13 points from six matches under the Spaniard.

They now sit in 11th position in the table, 10 points above the bottom three and just six adrift of sixth-placed Fulham ahead of a trip to Southampton on January 21.

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Real Madrid is defeated by Barcelona to win the Super Cup trophy.

Barcelona won the Spanish Super Cup on January 15 in Saudi Arabia by defeating Real Madrid 3-1.

Gavi and Pedri

Barcelona was dominant in every aspect of the game and took advantage of three mistakes by Real Madrid to score. Goals from Gavi, Robert Lewandowski, and Pedri were enough to end the club’s trophy drought and also earned Xavi Hernandez his first trophy as a coach.

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The La Liga table toppers took the lead when 18-year-old Gavi fired in from Robert Lewandowski’s pass. Lewandowski struck just before halftime when he finished from Gavi’s pass.

Gavi got another assist in the second half as he set up Pedri, before Karim Benzema struck a late consolation.

The game would have finished with a bigger margin if goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois had not secured some smart saves.

Since being defeated 3-1 by Real Madrid in October 2022, Barcelona has gone from strength to strength and have secured the number one spot on the La Liga table. This victory also extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to nine games.

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