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Salah and Messi among 30-man Ballon d'Or shortlist

Mohamed Salah and Lionel Messi were among those to get the nod as the final Ballon d'Or nominees were announced on Monday to complete the 30-man shortlist.

Soccer • 08 Oct 18

Roberto Firmino made a play on his eye injury after he scored the winner at Anfield

Mane: 'I told Firmino he could play with one eye'

Roberto Firmino is such an important cog in the Liverpool machine Sadio Mane was texting him 24 hours before their match against Paris St Germain urging the Brazil international to declare himself fit for the Champions League opener.

Soccer • 19 Sep 18

Roberto Firmino suffered an abrasion of the eye

Klopp confident Firmino will recover from eye injury

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is hopeful Roberto Firmino will be fit to face Paris St Germain in Tuesday's Champions League game at Anfield.

Soccer • 17 Sep 18

Brazil are through to a seventh consecutive quarter-final

Dunphy: Brazil are not World Cup winners in waiting

Eamon Dunphy is still not convinced that Brazil can go all the way at World Cup 2018.

World Cup 2018 • 02 Jul 18

Neymar to the fore as Brazil power past Mexico

Brazil roared in the World Cup quarter-finals with a 2-0 victory over Mexico on Monday as Neymar shone with a goal and an assist that dumped the Mexicans out at the last 16 stage for the seventh straight occasion.

World Cup 2018 • 02 Jul 18

Roberto Firmino has committed his long term future to Liverpool

Klopp expects more players to follow Firmino

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists Roberto Firmino will not be the last player to commit his long-term future to the club.

Soccer • 01 May 18

The Brazilian arrived at Anfield from Hoffenheim in 2015

Good news for Reds as Brazilian extends his stay

Liverpool received a boost ahead of Wednesay's Champions League semi-final second leg against Roma with Firmino penning a new deal.

Soccer • 29 Apr 18

Mohamed Salah congratulates Roberto Firmino after a goal.

Salah makes history to join Liverpool's 40-goal club

Mohamed Salah became just the third Liverpool player in history to score 40 goals in a single season by netting once more in a 3-0 win over Bournemouth.

Soccer • 14 Apr 18

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain celebrates his goal

Clean sheet crucial for Reds and Oxlade-Chamberlain

Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scored the pick of the goals in Liverpool's 3-0 Champions League victory over Manchester City, but he was quick to pay tribute to the side's defence.

Soccer • 04 Apr 18

Jurgen Klopp is ready to make things 'unpleasant' for Man City

Liverpool ready to make things 'unpleasant' for City

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is not about to change his team's trademark style against Champions League quarter-final opponents Manchester City and believes he can make things "unpleasant" for Pep Guardiola's side.

Soccer • 02 Apr 18

Rampant Reds hit milestone in stroll past Hammers

Liverpool took their goal tally for the season to 103 as they claimed second place in the Premier League with a comfortable 4-1 win over West Ham.

Soccer • 24 Feb 18

Mason Holgate and Roberto Firmino will face no FA action

No action against Firmino following Holgate bust-up

Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino will face no action following his clash with Everton's Mason Holgate in the FA Cup third round tie at Anfield.

Soccer • 21 Feb 18

Danny Ings is hoping to learn for Brazilian ace Roberto Firmino

Liverpool's Ings hoping to emulate Firmino

Liverpool forward Danny Ings has praised hard-working strike partner Roberto Firmino, with the 25-year-old saying he had improved after studying the Brazilian's relentless style of play.

Soccer • 19 Feb 18

Sadio Mane's hat-trick helped Liverpool to a comprehensive 5-0 win over Porto in the first leg of their round-of-16 clash

Hat-trick hero Mane back to his best, says Klopp

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes Sadio Mane is back to his best after a hat-trick in the 5-0 win in Porto virtually assured his side a place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Soccer • 14 Feb 18

Liverpool were top of their group after scoring 23 goals, Roberto Firmino got six

Firmino wants Liverpool to make Porto suffer

Roberto Firmino does not know if Champions League opponents Porto are afraid of Liverpool and their goalscoring threat but he hopes to make them suffer in the Estadio do Dragao.

Soccer • 14 Feb 18

Liverpool face Porto in a Champions League last-16 first leg tie on Wednesday.

Klopp: 'We can compete with best in Europe'

Jurgen Klopp insists Liverpool can compete with Europe's best even if no-one is giving his side much of a chance in the Champions League.

Soccer • 14 Feb 18

Emre Can was named man of the match following the 3-0 victory

Liverpool bounce back with facile win in Huddersfield

Liverpool bounced back to winning ways in the Premier League and maintained their Champions League challenge with a 3-0 win at Huddersfield.

Soccer • 30 Jan 18

Referee Bobby Madley is expected to refer to the flashpoint in his match report

'The club and player will co-operate with authorities'

Liverpool have pledged to fully co-operate with any investigation arising out of an incident between forward Roberto Firmino and Everton's Mason Holgate during the Reds' 2-1 FA Cup win at Anfield.

Soccer • 06 Jan 18

'It is a perfect result for us, nobody injured I don't think.'

Klopp hails players for improved second-half display

Jurgen Klopp says he was pleased with his side's improved second half performance, as Liverpool romped to a 5-0 victory over Swansea in the Premier League.

Soccer • 26 Dec 17

Trent Alex Arnold got his first Premier League goal

Reds heap more misery on Swansea with Anfield goal-fest

Philippe Coutinho provided the style and compatriot Roberto Firmino the substance as Liverpool's brilliant Brazilians dispatched rudderless Swansea 5-0 in clinical fashion at Anfield.

Soccer • 27 Dec 17

Wayne Rooney scores from the penalty spot

Klopp's selection gamble fails as Everton grab a point

Wayne Rooney's first Merseyside derby goal earned Everton a 1-1 draw at Anfield as Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp's selection gamble backfired.

Soccer • 10 Dec 17

Sturridge reaches 100 goals as Liverpool thrive

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp got one over on best friend David Wagner as Daniel Sturridge's 100th club goal paved the way for a 3-0 win over Huddersfield at Anfield.

Soccer • 28 Oct 17

Jurgen Klopp has seen his Liverpool side come through a difficult September

Klopp confident Reds will rediscover their form

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is confident his misfiring players will rediscover their goalscoring touch soon - so the trip to Newcastle could not have come at a better time.

Soccer • 30 Sep 17

Jurgen Klopp's booked their place in the Champions League group stage

Klopp hails his players after Champions League progress

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp paid tribute to the way his players dealt with the pressure of their crucial Champions League qualifier with German side Hoffenheim.

Soccer • 23 Aug 17

Jurgen Klopp takes his Liverpool side to Hoffenheim

Klopp excited by clash with Hoffenheim

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has welcomed a Champions League clash with Hoffenheim, admitting he felt that he would be heading back to his native Germany in the play-off round.

Soccer • 04 Aug 17