Author: admin

After his team’s perfect start to the season was controversially ended by Tottenham Hotspur on September 30, Liverpool skipper Virgil van Dijk has opened out. The seasoned defender talked about the match and how it will affect the remainder of his team’s season.Last Saturday, Van Dijk played the full game as Liverpool fell to a last-second own goal against Tottenham. In the 2-1 loss at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the defender watched as his team was reduced to nine men and was denied a perfectly legitimate goal. On October 5, Liverpool will play Union Saint-Gilloise of Belgium in their second…

Gary Neville has mocked Jurgen Klopp’s request for a rematch of the Tottenham vs. Liverpool match as a result of the VAR blunder.   During Liverpool’s humiliating 2-1 loss on Saturday at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, a goal by Luis Diaz was wrongfully disallowed.   Following the PGMOL’s release of the VAR audio of Liverpool’s offside goal, fans have identified one particularly troubling moment.   If a commission formed by the league determines that the match officials violated the rules of the game, the league match may be replayed.After Diaz’s goal was incorrectly disallowed by VAR against Spurs, Klopp himself…

If Liverpool decides to trade Mohamed Salah to Saudi Arabia next year, Football Transfers claims that they will be trying to replace him with Pedro Neto, a player who is a target for Arsenal and plays for Wolverhampton Wanderers.In recent months, there has been considerable talk about the Egyptian leaving Anfield. In the just-completed summer transfer season, Al-Ittihad of Saudi Arabia indicated interest in acquiring him and even put forward an initial offer of almost £150 million.   Liverpool, however, chose to reject that offer since they were keen to hold onto their top player and ultimately succeeded in keeping…

Thursday marks Liverpool’s first Europa League match since 2016. Union Saint-Gilloise of Belgium is a guest of the Reds at Anfield. On Matchday 1, Jurgen Klopp’s team defeated LASK 3-1.After the disaster in north London on Saturday, Liverpool is back in action in the Europa League in midweek when they play Union Saint-Gilloise of Belgium.   Despite all the misfortunes they had, the Reds came within a whisker of earning a well-deserved point against Tottenham, but a late Joel Matip own goal guaranteed Jurgen Klopp’s side left an infamous match empty-handed.   Despite this, Klopp will undoubtedly find tremendous comfort…

Liverpool’s matchup against Union SG in the Europa League group stage on Thursday at Anfield will be missing attacker Cody Gakpo.   Gakpo suffered a knee injury while scoring in the Reds’ contentious 2-1 Premier League loss at Tottenham Hotspur last Saturday. The Dutchman is reportedly facing several weeks of recovery time.   Thiago Alcantara and Stefan Bajcetic, a midfield combo for Liverpool, will also be out as they continue to heal from hip and calf issues, respectively. However, Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota, who were both dismissed against Spurs, are eligible for selection in Europe.     On Thursday,…

After the officials involved were once again relieved of their duties, Liverpool will receive the audio from the VAR gaffe during their match against Tottenham before it is made public.The VAR audio from Luis Diaz’s disallowed goal will be made public by the PGMOL.   After making a formal request to hear the audio from VAR Darren England and his deputy Dan Cook from Saturday’s highly contentious game, Liverpool will receive the recording first.   It is now a matter of when and not if that recording will be shown to better explain the VAR gaffe as the referees’ body…

The former Liverpool defender discussed the incident from the previous weekend.Jamie Carragher, a former Liverpool defender, criticized the way Curtis Jones was dismissed after Simon Hooper was asked to investigate the collision with Tottenham.   On Saturday night, Jones was sent out for a foul on Tottenham midfielder Yves Bissouma, but before VAR stepped in, he had just been awarded a yellow card.Hooper was asked to walk to the pitch-side monitor to watch a replay of the tackle, but the referee only saw a partial picture of what happened, showing Jones’ foot on Bissouma’s ankle.Carragher acknowledged Jones’ plight during Monday…

After Curtis Jones’ contentious 26th-minute dismissal, the Reds were down to 10 men for the remainder of the first half. To make matters worse, Luis Diaz’s goal was incorrectly chalked out for offside, a mistake for which PGMOL (Professional Game Match Officials Limited) has since issued an official apology. Ten minutes later, Son Heung-min gave his team the lead thanks to a Richarlison assist, and Cody Gakpo tied the game just before halftime. Richarlison and Klopp engaged in a number of tense exchanges throughout the game, according to Football.London (via Mirror).Prior to Richarlison approaching Klopp once more following Jones’ dismissal,…

Injury updates for Liverpool before their matchup with Royal Union Saint-Gilloise in the Europa League.For any manager, the availability for Liverpool’s matchup against Tottenham Hotspur was ideal.   However, after the final siren of a contentious 2-1 loss, things aren’t looking so well for the Reds. Following a VAR review, Curtis Jones was issued the red card, and Diogo Jota was also given the boot for two bookable infractions. Cody Gakpo’s forced exit due to an injury at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium added insult to Liverpool’s already dire situation.On Thursday at 00:00 BST, the Reds will resume play when they…

On September 30, 2023, in London, during the Premier League game between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool FC at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, referee Simon Hooper watches the VAR monitor before sending Curtis Jones of Liverpool off.After Luis Diaz’s contentious Liverpool goal that was disallowed on Saturday night, discussion erupted. Due to a serious human error, the Colombian’s goal was wrongly disallowed for offside on Sunday, drawing a vehement response from Reds players, commentators, and the football team itself in the form of a statement. VAR itself and the procedures that may be implemented to possibly improve it have been…