LONDON, UK | Xinhua | Liverpool maintained its flawless start to the club’s Premier League title defense with a fifth straight win, overcoming Everton 2-1 in the Merseyside derby at Anfield on Saturday. Arne Slot’s side seized control early, as Ryan Gravenberch lifted Mohamed Salah’s pass into the net after …
Read More »Liverpool beat Bournemouth 4-2 at season opener
LONDON, UK | Xinhua | Defending champions Liverpool struck twice late to claim a 4-2 victory over Bournemouth in their Premier League season opener on Friday. Hugo Ekitike, a 70 million-pound summer signing from Eintracht Frankfurt, broke Bournemouth’s resistance in the 37th minute with a composed finish. Four minutes after …
Read More »Liverpool gets the ball rolling as Arsenal and Man Utd face off in Premier League
LONDON, UK | Xinhua | The new Premier League season kicks off on Friday with Liverpool hosting Bournemouth in an opening round that offers several intriguing matchups. The defending champions enter the campaign after heavy summer spending and with more arrivals expected, but still have a couple of concerns. Hugo …
Read More »Liverpool’s rivals load up ahead of 2025/26 Premier League title race
LONDON, UK | Xinhua | Liverpool against the rest looks as if it could be the motto for the 2025/26 Premier League title race when the new season kicks off next weekend, with four big candidates looking to knock Arne Slot’s side off top spot. Slot’s first season at Anfield …
Read More »Tributes pour in after Diogo Jota’s death
LONDON, UK | Xinhua | Liverpool FC and Cristiano Ronaldo have led tributes to Portugal international Diogo Jota, after he and his brother Andre died in a car crash in northwestern Spain in the early hours of Thursday morning. The brothers died when their Lamborghini went off the A52 road, …
Read More »Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and brother die in car crash
MADRID, SPAIN | Xinhua | Liverpool’s Portuguese international forward Diogo Jota and his brother Andre died in the early hours of Thursday morning in a car accident in north-east Spain, according to Spanish authorities. The regional government deputation of the province of Zamora, which is next to Portugal, confirmed the …
Read More »First shot at title for Liverpool as Leicester and Ipswich face the drop
LONDON, UK | Xinhua | Liverpool could clinch the Premier League title this weekend with five matches still left in the season if results go their way. For that to happen, Arne Slot’s men would have to win away to Leicester City on Sunday afternoon, while Arsenal would need to …
Read More »Liverpool moves closer to title without kicking a ball as Arsenal held by Everton
LONDON, UK | Xinhua | Liverpool moved closer to winning this season’s Premier League title without kicking a ball on Saturday after Arsenal was held to a 1-1 draw away to Everton. The draw means Liverpool now needs just 11 points from eight matches, starting with Sunday’s match away to …
Read More »Liverpool seeks to move closer to title, Arsenal drills defense for Real Madrid clash
LONDON, UK | Xinhua | Liverpool travels to Fulham in the Premier League on Sunday, aiming to bring the title ever closer after winning the derby 1-0 at home to Everton on Wednesday. That win left Arne Slot’s side needing just 13 points from its last eight matches to assure …
Read More »Liverpool wins derby to retain 12-point lead in Premier League
LONDON, UK | Xinhua | Diogo Jota scored a 57th-minute goal to see Liverpool win the Merseyside derby 1-0 against Everton and retain a 12-point lead in the Premier League on Wednesday. Jota’s goal after Luis Diaz’s back-heel was enough to beat a well-organized defense and leave Arne Slot’s side …
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