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Liverpool’s German manager Jurgen Klopp (L) shakes hands with Liverpool’s English striker Daniel Sturridge (R) at the end of the UEFA Champions League Group E football match between Liverpool and Spartak Moscow at Anfield in Liverpool, north-west England on December 6, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Paul ELLIS Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp claims there is more to his side than his devastating “Fab Four” attack ahead of Sunday’s Merseyside derby with Everton. The Beatles-inspired nickname has been given to the front quartet of Philippe Coutinho, Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane after some eye-catching performances this season. However, Klopp believes the moniker denies recognition to the talent throughout the rest of Liverpool’s squad. “I said already I have no problem with nicknames like ‘Fab Four’ but that is disrespectful against all the other players,” said the German. “We played a fantastic game at West Ham and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was involved. “We ... » Learn More about Liverpool not just the ‘Fab Four’, says Klopp

LONDON: Norwich City manager Daniel Farke has signed a four-year contract extension, the promoted Premier League side said on Wednesday (Jul 21). The new deal will keep the German at the club until the end of the 2024-25 season. Farke arrived at Carrow Road in 2017 from Borussia Dortmund and led Norwich to the top flight in 2019, before relegation in 2020 and subsequent bounce back. "It is a pleasure to be allowed to continue to work on this level with such a special club," he told the http://www.canaries.co.uk website. "Now it’s about going the next step, doing everything we can to make sure this club becomes an established Premier League side." Norwich secured promotion as winners of the second-tier Championship last season and start the campaign at home to Liverpool on Aug. 14. ... » Learn More about Football: Norwich City manager Farke signs four-year extension

PARIS -Paris St Germain have extended the contract of manager Mauricio Pochettino and his staff until the end of June 2023, the Ligue 1 club said on Friday. Pochettino replaced Thomas Tuchel at PSG in January and initially signed a deal until 2022, but he was linked with a return to former club Tottenham Hotspur following the departure of Jose Mourinho. The 49-year-old was sacked by Tottenham in November 2019, six months after leading them to the Champions League final the previous season. Under Pochettino, PSG ended the 2020-21 campaign with only one major trophy, the French Cup, after losing the Ligue 1 title by one point to Lille and crashing out in the Champions League semi-final to Manchester City. "I'm really very happy, for myself and also for my staff," Pochettino told the club's website https://en.psg.fr/teams/first-team/content/mauricio-pochettino-under-contract-with-paris-saint-germain-until-2023. "It's very important for us to feel the confidence of the club." ... » Learn More about Soccer-PSG extend Pochettino’s contract to 2023

FILE – Chelsea’s English coach Frank Lampard leaves at the end of during the UEFA Champions League Group E football match between Stade Rennais FC and Chelsea FC at the Roazhon Park stadium in Rennes, western France, on November 24, 2020. (Photo by DAMIEN MEYER / AFP) Frank Lampard knows the demands of being a Chelsea manager under Roman Abramovich more than most having played for nine different coaches during his playing career at Stamford Bridge. Now Lampard is the man in the firing line after Sunday’s 3-1 defeat to Manchester City capped a run of one win in six games that looks to have extinguished any hope of a Premier League title challenge. Much more was expected of the Blues after a £220 million ($300 million) spending spree in the transfer market at a time when most of European football’s major powers were scaling back due to the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. After bankrolling the purchases of Kai Havertz, Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech, Ben Chilwell and ... » Learn More about Chelsea collapse leaves Lampard testing Abramovich’s patience

LONDON: Everton captain Seamus Coleman has signed a new deal that ties him to the club until 2023, the Premier League side said on Wednesday. Ireland international Coleman, who has been at Goodison Park since 2009 and played 350 times for the club, made 18 Premier League starts last season - missing a large chunk of the campaign with a hamstring injury. "Discussions with Marcel (Brands, the Director of Football), the Board and the manager were straight forward," Coleman, 32, told Everton.tv. "It's not something that I just wanted to be given. I worked very hard last season and thought I did quite well in the games that I played in. "Every day in training I pushed myself to the limits and did all I could to stay and play for a big football club like this. I’m very thankful to Marcel, the manager, the Chairman and the Board to get this done." Everton ended the 2020-21 season 10th in the Premier League with 59 points. They lost coach Carlo Ancelotti to Real Madrid in the ... » Learn More about Football: Everton captain Coleman signs new deal until 2023