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Daniel Sturridge and Alberto Moreno will leave Liverpool this summer at the end of their contracts.

England striker Sturridge, 29, scored 67 goals in 160 appearances after joining from Chelsea in January 2013.

Spanish left-back Moreno played 141 times for the club, having signed from Sevilla in August 2014.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said: "The most important words to say to these two remarkable players are 'thank you'."

The Reds are keen to offer Klopp a new contract after winning the Champions League with a 2-0 victory over Tottenham in Madrid on Saturday.

The German said: "Alberto is a person whose personality is reflected in how he plays - full of life, full of energy, always positive. An unbelievable character who is always willing to give all of himself for the team.

"Daniel has earned the right to be considered a modern-day Liverpool great, I would think. He came to the club while we were trying to rebuild and re-establish ourselves. Some of the goals he has scored for Liverpool were so, so, so important.

"We will miss them of course, but we can say farewell with the best words possible: Guys, you leave as European champions."

Both players leave Anfield having fallen out of favour during the 2018-19 season. Sturridge made 27 appearances in all competitions but 20 of those were as a substitute. Moreno made just four starts and one substitute appearance.

They were both part of the Liverpool team that was beaten in the 2016 EFL Cup and Europa League finals in Klopp's first season in charge.

Sturridge began his career at Manchester City before joining Chelsea in 2009. He also spent six months on loan at Bolton during his time at Stamford Bridge before making the move to Anfield.

He scored 24 goals in his first full season at the club as Luis Suarez's strike partner as Liverpool challenged for the Premier League before ultimately finishing second to Manchester City.

After struggling for first-team football he spent the second half of last season on loan at West Brom, although injury restricted him to just six appearances.

In November 2018 Sturridge was charged with misconduct by the Football Association over alleged breaches of betting rules in January of that year. The striker, who denies the charges, was given until February to provide written evidence but has yet to hear a verdict from the governing body.

Moreno, who has been capped four times by Spain, came through the youth ranks at Sevilla before moving to Anfield for around £12m. He was first-choice left-back left for two seasons but lost his place to James Milner and then Andy Robertson in recent seasons.

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EPL: Why I was angry after Sarri signed Higuain – Giroud
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Chelsea striker, Olivier Giroud, has disclosed that he was annoyed after manager, Maurizio Sarri, signed Gonzalo Higuain from Juventus.

Giroud said he was angry even after Sarri offered him an explanation on why he signed Higuain.
Higuain joined Chelsea on loan from Juventus in January but Giroud said he was not happy after the Argentine joined the Blues because his playing time at the club reduced, adding that it wasn’t easy for him.

“When I didn’t understand Sarri’s choices, I went to see him, he gave me explanations,” Giroud told RMC.
“What was annoying was he preferred to recruit Higuain. My playing time did not improve and it was not easy.”

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AFCON 2019: Iwobi, Ahmed Musa arrive Super Eagles camp
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The trio of Ahmed Musa, Alex Iwobi and Shehu Abdullahi, have arrived at the Super Eagles’ camp in Asaba.

The players’ arrival on Wednesday afternoon, has brought the number of players in camp to 23.
Only Shanghai Shenhua striker Odion Ighalo and Udinese defender William Troost-Ekong are still expected.

Nigeria will play Zimbabwe in a friendly game at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba on Saturday, as part of their preparation for 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.

After the game, Gernot Rohr is expected to name his final 23-man squad for the tournament.

The three-time African champions will then depart for Ismaila, Egypt on Sunday to continue their preparations.

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Transfer: Real Madrid set “to announce most important signing in years”

 
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Real Madrid will announce their most important signing in years in the coming hours, El Chiringuito TV reports.

The Spanish giants yesterday confirmed the arrival of Luka Jovic from Frankfurt.
The deal is believed to be worth around €70million.

However, Zinedine Zidane is not done in the transfer market yet, as he seeks to revamp his squad ahead of the 2019/2020 season.

Real have been heavily linked with Chelsea forward, Eden Hazard, in recent weeks.

However, the deal is being held up, as both clubs are yet to agree on a fee for the 28-year-old.

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Anthony Joshua enjoys night out in New York as he makes his first public appearance after Andy Ruiz Jnr defeat (Photos)






British-Nigerian boxer, Anthony Joshua has been pictured for the first in public since his shocking defeat by Andy Ruiz Jnr on Saturday night.

The 29-year-old who was dropped four times before the referee stepped in in the seventh round at Madison Square Garden was spotted enjoying a night-time stroll as he exited Golden Swan Garden, a small park in West Village in New York on Wednesday. 
 

Joshua spoke out about his defeat on Wednesday, addressing his fans via  YouTube.
'I took my first (professional) loss,' he said. 'How to explain that feeling? It has happened to me before but I feel like those times I lost years back have made me a stronger person,' 
'It hasn't really changed me, my work ethic, my mindset, what I stand for, the people I'm still loyal to — my trainer Rob McCracken, my amateur coach at Finchley ABC. I'm still going to work with these guys, they'll teach me everything I need to know.
'They've done a great job for me not only inside the boxing ring but mainly as a human. They've really developed me as a person which is really important. These guys have been with me for years.'

The boxer who has vowed to win back IBO, IBF, WBO, and WBA also refused to make any excuses for his defeat to the Mexican.

'There was no contaminated food. I know there's a lot of accusations or worries about what was wrong with me,' Joshua added.

'But I want to tell you this — I'm a soldier and I have to take my ups and my downs. And on Saturday I took a loss and I have to take it like a man. I have to take my loss like a man, no blaming anyone or anything.

'I'm the one who went in there to perform and my performance didn't go to plan. I'm the one who has to adjust, analyse and do my best to correct it and get the job done in the rematch.

'Boxing is a part of my life and I'm a champion at heart. Congratulations to Andy Ruiz, he has six months or so to be champion because the belts go in the air and he has to defend them against myself.

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Brazil football star Neymar arrives at police station in a wheelchair for questioning after being accused of rape (Photos)






Brazil football star, Neymar arrived at a police station in Rio last night for questioning over claims he raped a woman in a Paris hotel.

Instagram model Najila Trindade Mendes de Souza, 26, accused the Paris Saint Germain forward last month of raping her at a hotel in Paris.
 

 
In a recent interview, she said 'He was aggressive, totally different than the boy that I got to know on the messages.
'Since I really wanted to be with him I said, OK, I'm going to try to handle this,' she said. 
After some kissing and caressing 'he started to hit me ... then he began to hurt me a lot, and I asked him to stop because it hurt.'
According to Trindade, Neymar apologized, but then continued hurting her while they had sex. 
 
Neymar admitted meeting with Trindade but vociferously denies rape, saying the entire encounter was consensual.
 
The 27-year-old arrived at the station in a wheelchair having recently suffered an ankle injury while playing for Brazil against Qatar in a friendly match. 

The football star, whose full name is Neymar da Silva Santos Junior,  was escorted by three men as he hobbled into the building in Rio de Janeiro with a crowd of fans and onlookers including the Press pictured outside the Police station.
 
It has also been revealed that his accuser, Trindade was handed a £5,000 fine by a Brazilian court just one day before she made the allegation.
 


According to Brazilian news website GP1, De Souza, she served with an eviction order by the court ordered to pay a debt of 26,712 Brazilian Reais (£5,000) on May 14 - just one day before she came forward with the rape allegations. The fine was imposed because of unpaid rent and was said to have been comprised of three months of rent and legal fees.
 

 
Other media outlets in Brazil also claimed she is currently engaged in a court case with the Pan American School of Arts who sued her over a debt of 4,160 Reais (£800).
 
Police in Neymar's home country of Brazil have launched a rape investigation after Trindade filed charges there earlier this month. 

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Andy Ruiz demands £40m for a rematch with Anthony Joshua in the UK






Mexican-American boxer, Andy Ruiz insists he will only agree to a rematch with Anthony Joshua in the UK if he is paid £40million.
 
Anthony Joshua activated his rematch clause with the new champion just a few days after suffering a humiliating defeat to the Mexican heavyweight. While Eddie Hearn claims Team AJ have final say on when and where the rematch is staged, Ruiz warned Joshua he will not come to the UK if his purse demands are rejected.

‘Right now my team, they’re negotiating everything right now. I’ve just got to stay busy, stay healthy and be ready for the rematch. I’d love it to be here in the United States or in Mexico you know.
It all depends on the team and what they negotiate. ‘If they want me to go over there, they’ve got to give me $50million. If they want to come over here…It’s just negotiations you know’ he told Fight Hub.

Ruiz reportedly earned around £5m for the first fight at Madison Square Garden, while Joshua pocketed around £20m for the fight.

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Transfer: Coutinho finally decides to leave Barcelona for another club
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Barcelona attacking midfielder, Philippe Coutinho, has finally decided to leave the club in this summer’s transfer window.

According to Cadena SER, the Brazilian is unhappy at Nou Camp and his representatives have already told Barcelona about his decision to leave the club this summer.

The Spanish newspaper is also reporting that the former Liverpool star is distressed by his failed move to the La Liga champions and his failure to make an impact at Barca.

DAILY POST had reported that Coutinho is among the seven players Barcelona placed on transfer list.
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The Catalan club are open to selling Coutinho this summer, but are demanding a transfer fee of at least £80million for the player.

Coutinho has failed to impress since arriving from Liverpool in a £105million deal in January 2018 despite playing his part in two La Liga title wins.

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Real Madrid 'agree to double Eden Hazard's Chelsea salary' from £200,000 to staggering £400,000 per week.



 



Real Madrid has reportedly agreed to double Eden Hazard's Chelsea salary' to a staggering £400,000 per week when he finalises his £130million move.

According to the Evening Standard, Madrid have agreed on terms with Hazard to double his current wages from £200,000 to £400,000 per week.

His imminent big-money transfer to the Bernabeu is expected to be announced within the next 24 hours after an agreement was reached this week between the two clubs, with Madrid agreeing to pay an initial £88m, which will still rise to £130m dependent on various bonuses and incentives for the former Lille player.

The deal will make Hazard is the most expensive signing in their history, ahead of both Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale. It will also be the second-largest Premier League transfer ever, after Philippe Coutinho's £145m move from Liverpool to Real's arch-rivals Barcelona in January 2018.  

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Zimbabwe’s 18-man squad arrived Nigeria on Friday ahead of an international friendly match with Nigeria on Saturday in Asaba.

Nigeria and Zimbabwe are expected to use the game as warm up preparatory to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

Anderlecht forward, Knowledge Musona, led Sunday Chidzambwa’s squad to the West African country on Thursday night.

Zimbabwe are in Group A and will take on host nation Egypt, Uganda and DR Congo.

Full Squad:

Goalkeeper: George Chigova, Edmore Sibanda.

Defenders: Tendayi Darikwa, Jimmy Dzingai, Divine Lunga, Teenage Hadebe, Alec Mudimu.

Midfielders: Marshall Munetsi, Marvellous Nakamba, Danny Phiri, Ovidy Karuru, Kuda Mahachi, Talent Chawapihwa, Khama Billiat.

Forwards: Nyasha Mushekwi, Tino Kadewere, Evans Rusike, Knowledge Musona.

Source:https://horilines.com/post/zimbabwes-football-team-arrive-nigeria-ahead-of-super-eagles-friendly

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Sarri to sign three-year deal with Juventus after Chelsea release

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Maurizio Sarri is set to join Juventus on a three-year contract, after securing his departure from Chelsea, the UK Guardian reports.

The Italian’s agent, Fali Ramadani, met with officials from the Premier League club on Friday and came to an agreement that means Sarri is free to join the Serie A champions.
The deal could be officially announced next week.

Juventus officials believe they will not have to pay a fee for the 60-year-old.

Sarri has vacated his Surrey home, as he prepares to return to Italy.

He has cleared out the property he has been living in and taken all his belongings back to his native country.
In his only year at Stamford Bridge, Sarri finished third in the league and clinched the Europa League.

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2019 AFCON: Ahmed Musa reveals what will happen to Nigeria in Egypt
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Super Eagles forward, Ahmed Musa, has expressed confidence that Nigeria can go far at the upcoming 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Egypt next week.

He believes that the quality of strikers in Gernot Rohr’s side can take the three times African champions far in the competition.

Musa also revealed why he left Leicester City for Al-Nassr after the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

The former CSK Moscow star will hope to lead Super Eagles to victory when they take on Burundi in their AFCON opener on June 22.

”As a player if you allow that to come into your head, you will never reach your goal of what you are doing. As you can see we have a lot of strikers, it’s not only Ahmed Musa that is going to score,” Allnigeriasoccer quoted Musa as saying ahead of Nigeria’s international friendly match against Zimbabwe on Saturday evening.

”At the end of the season, we have a lot of strikers with 20, 17, 15 goals, I ended up with seven, so I think we have a very good opportunity to go far.

”Go back and check the league, you’ll see a lot of good players in the teams, not only Musa. I think Saudi League is one of the best leagues that spend a lot of money to make their league better,” Musa added.

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2019 Women's World Cup: Super Falcons of Nigeria suffer shocking defeat against Norway






The Super Falcons of Nigeria conceded first-half goals from Norway in their opening Group A game at the on-going 2019 Women's World Cup in Reims.
 
The 1995 world champions took the lead when Guro Reiten's shot deflected off Onome Ebi into the net. Lisa-Marie Utland fired through the hands of keeper Tochukwu Oluehi to make it 2-0 before an own goal by Osinachi Ohale compounded Nigeria's misery.
 
Nigeria will face Korea Republic in their next game on June 12, knowing that another defeat will result in early elimination from the tournament.

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Breaking: Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr drops Kelechi Iheanacho and Semi Ajayi from the 2019 AFCON squad






Leicester City forward Kelechi Iheanacho has been dropped by Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr ahead of Nigeria's campaign at the 2019 Nations Cup in Egypt.
 
Likewise, Semi Ajayi who plays for English club Rotherham United was also reported to have been dropped by Gernot Rohr who was not impressed with his game.
 
At the just concluded Premier League season, Kelechi Iheanacho struggled for form and was left on the bench for most games for his club. He got a chance to face Manchester City in week 37 of the Premier League season and saw a good chance to score against Pep Guardiola's men which could have ended their title hope.
 
The rest of the squad will travel for the tournament which kicks on June 21, in Egypt.

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NFF Releases Super Eagles 23 Man List For 2019 AFCON


The NFF has released the list of players that will represent Nigeria at the 2019 African Cup of Nations in Egypt.

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Rafael Nadal beats Dominic Thiem to win 12th French Open title at the 2019 French Open



 

 
Spanish Tennis champion, Rafael Nadal, 33, has won a record 12th French Open title after beating Austria's Dominic Thiem in four sets in the final tournament of the 2019 French Open.
 
Nadal, the world No 2 defeated the 25-year-old Austrian opponent & world No 4,   6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 in exactly three hours to claim his victory at the Court Philippe Chatrier this evening.

He now becomes the first player to win a dozen titles on the same court (Margaret Court won her 12 Australian Opens at different venues), putting him four clear of Roger Federer’s eight at Wimbledon and Novak Djokovic’s seven in Melbourne.
 
The win for him, also means he now has 18 Grand Slam, (French Open - 12, US Open - 3, Wimbledon - 2 and Australian Open - 1).
 
Speaking on his win, he said: 'Congrats to Dominic, I feel sorry because he deserves it, I really hope he wins in future. He has unbelievable intensity and passion for this sport. I want to encourage him. 

'It's an unbelievable moment for me, I can't explain it. For me it was a dream to play the first time in 2005. 
'I never thought back then that in 2019 I would still be here so it's very special for me.'

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Chelsea staff appear conflicted about which manager they want to take the reigns at Stamford Bridge if, as expected, Maurizio Sarri departs this summer.

Sarri looks all but certain to return to his native Italy to join Juventus after the Serie A champions named him as their number one target following the departure of Massimiliano Allegri, and a deal could be completed as soon as next week.

It is believe Allegri is one of those in contention to take the hot-seat at Chelsea , along with ex-player Frank Lampard and Ajax boss Erik ten Hag.

However, according to journalist Dean Jones there is a conflict of interests between the coaching and playing staff and the board of directors with regards to who they want as manager next season.

Jones tweeted: "People on the ground at Chelsea's training base are keen for Lampard to become the next manager.

It's the big bosses in offices that have more concern about it being too risky."

Lampard is considered a legendary figure at the club after making 648 appearances during 13 seasons at Stamford Bridge, and the 40-year-old impressed in his first season in management at Derby County, taking them to the Championship playoff final where they were eventually beaten by Aston Villa.

It cannot be denied, however, that Allegri is a man with much more managerial experience than Lampard. The 51-year-old has managed Italian giants AC Milan and Juventus, and has won six Serie A titles and been a runner-up twice in the Champions League.

Ten Hag has not been quite as successful as Allegri, but nevertheless won admirers far and wide for the style he implemented at Ajax during their remarkable Champions League run to the semi-finals this season, where they beat the likes of Real Madrid and Juventus in the knockout stages.

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Manchester United have begun drawing up a list of potential replacements for Paul Pogba - despite being adamant the Frenchman will not leave this summer.

Ed Woodward is determined to reject any bid for the club’s record signing and is under no pressure to sell, with Pogba still having two years to run on his contract - and the option of a further 12 months.

But the 26-year-old is eager to leave Old Trafford and has publicly stated his desire to join Real Madrid.

Claims arising this week that controversial agent Mino Raiola, who represents Pogba, will have his ban on negotiating deals suspended, would remove one barrier to Pogba’s exit this summer.

While Woodward remains confident the player will be part of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s revolution, he has begun identifying possible alternatives should Real succeed in their bid to lure him to the Bernabeu.

Christian Eriksen is seen as a top class replacement, with United’s interest known before the Tottenham playmaker confirmed this week, he would like to “try something new.”

A move for Belgium international Youri Tielemans has also been sounded out after Solskjær was impressed by his impact while on loan at Leicester from Monaco last season.

The preferred option is to keep hold of Pogba, with Solskjær prepared to build his team around the World Cup winner.

United’s manager wants to bring in two more midfielders this summer to provide the £89m man with the platform to truly realise his potential.

Solskjær is also considering handing him the captain’s armband, following the departure of Antonio Valencia.

But much could depend on Pogba’s determination to link up with his countryman and idol Zinedine Zidane at Real.

Even then, it would also take a bid in the region of £130m for United’s resolve to be tested.

And Real’s ongoing interest in Eriksen may be evidence they doubt they will be able to convince United to sell.

United expressed interest in Barcelona’s Ivan Rakitic amid concerns they’d lose Pogba last summer - but that has since cooled.

It’s also believed the player has little desire to move to England.

They are also big admirers of Sporting Lisbon midfielder Bruno Fernandes, along with Spurs, who may beat them to his signature.

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Update: Brazil star Neymar could be cleared of rape accusation within days  over lack of more evidence from his accuser




 

Brazilian football star, Neymar could be cleared of the rape accusation levied against him within days over lack of more evidence from his accuser.

According to Mail Online, the accuser, Brazilian model Najila Trindade Mendes de Souza has been informed by her lawyer that she faces seeing her case against the Paris Saint-Germain star collapse except there is more evidence. She also faces losing the second lawyer to represent her after he said he could not carry on if his professional ‘trust’ in her was compromised.

Trindade's attorney Danileo Garcia de Andrade said he still believed Ms. Trindade had a case, but he would step aside if there was a lack of evidence.

Mr. Daileo said he had given her a deadline to produce the video and photographs she claimed to have had which would help prove her allegations of rape against the Brazilian superstar. But if the evidence was not forthcoming, he said, he would drop the case next week

Trindade who appeared on Brazilian TV, news station SBT for the first time last week, said she was the victim of 'aggression and rape' by the Paris Saint-Germain player in a hotel room in the French capital on May 15. 
 
She claimed the encounter started out consensual but quickly turned violent, leaving her with bruises and scrapes to her legs and buttocks, with Neymar refusing to stop.
 
She told police her tablet containing a seven-minute video, messages and photos she alleged incriminated the footballer, was stolen in a burglary at her apartment. But the authorities said they found no major signs of a break-in and only Ms. Trindade’s fingerprints and those of her maid and friends around the flat.
 
Mr de Andrade told Brazil’s UOL Esporte: ‘If the police investigation of the supposed break-in where she lives shows there was no break-in, I am leaving the case.’
 
He added: ‘The attorney-client relationship is based always on trust. If there is no trust, then there is no reason to stay on’

Neymar has strongly denied raping her but admitted that what happened between them was consensual.

 
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AFCON 2019: Semi Ajayi reacts after being dropped by Rohr from Super Eagles’ 23-man squad 



Rotherham United star, Semi Ajayi has expressed disappointment over the decision of Nigeria coach, Gernot Rohr, to drop him from the Super Eagles’ squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON.
DAILY POST had reported on Sunday that Semi Ajayi and Leicester City’s Kelechi Iheanacho were the two players that have been dropped.

Both players did not feature on Saturday as Nigeria were held to a goalless draw by Zimbabwe at an international friendly played in Asaba, the Delta State capital.
Reacting through his Instagram page, Ajayi wished the Super Eagles all the best in Egypt during the tournament.
The 26 year old wrote: “Wishing my brothers the best of luck at the upcoming #AFCON 2019.

“It’s been a privilege to have been part of this squad and as much as I’m gutted that I can’t make it, I wish everyone linked with the Super Eagles the very best of luck this summer.
“I will be supporting the team until the end. Go and make Nigeria proud my brothers.”