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☆ Liverpool loses in Europa League after controversial VAR decision, as Jurgen Klopp left angered by press conference
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The decision sent Stadium TFC into a frenzy, leaving Le Téfécé celebrating a famous win and Liverpool players incensed. I’m not even sure the ball touches the hand at all, but that’s how it is,” Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp told TNT Sports after the match. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was left frustrated by his team's performance. The night only got worse for Klopp, though, with the manager furious about the organization of his post-match press conference. That’s all I can say.”When asked about his decision to start Díaz against Toulouse, Klopp said: “We asked him, he wants to [play] and he will.”

Persons: Jarell, Georgi Kabakov, Alexis Mac Allister, Le, “, I’m, ”, Jurgen Klopp, Mac, Quansah’s, Thibault Camus, Klopp, it’s, Aron Dønnum, Thijs Dallinga, Cristian Cásseres Jr, Frank Magri, Liverpool’s Diogo Jota, Charly Triballeau, Luis Díaz’s, Luis Manuel Díaz, Cilenis Marulanda, Marulanda, Díaz, Luis Díaz, ” Klopp Organizations: CNN, Europa League, Toulouse, TFC, Liverpool, TNT Sports, Getty, Reds, National Liberation Army, United Nations, Catholic Church, Díaz Locations: Liverpool, Toulouse, ” Liverpool, ”, AFP, Colombian, Barrancas, Colombia, Valledupar

☆ Premier League: VAR is proving to be box office entertainment but at what cost to the action?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Instead, four years on from its Premier League debut, the technology has now seemingly become the main talking point rather than the football itself. Chelsea's win over Tottenham involved a number of huge VAR decisions. Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty ImagesBeing magnanimous about refereeing decisions isn’t a trait many Premier League managers seemingly possess. “The Premier League is the best league in the world with the best players, coaches and supporters, all of whom deserve better,” the statement read. Whatever the Premier League and PGMOL had in mind for VAR’s development, it surely wasn’t this.

Persons: –, Chelsea's, Glyn Kirk, Ange Postecoglou, “ I’ve, ” Postecoglou, I’ve, we’re, Postecoglou, he’s, Jürgen, Henry Nicholls, Mikel Arteta, ”, “ PGMOL, Arteta, Gary O’Neil, Jürgen Klopp, Charlotte Wilson, Keith Hackett, “, Hackett, “ Lukas Brud, ” Hackett, PGMOL Organizations: CNN, Premier League, Premier League doesn’t, Champions League, Serie, Liga, Tottenham, Getty, Liverpool, Newcastle, Sunday, Gunners, ” CNN, Bournemouth, Twitter, International Football Association Board Locations: AFP

☆ Luiz Díaz begs for release of kidnapped father after scoring stoppage-time equalizer for Liverpool
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Liverpool player Luis Díaz has pleaded for his kidnapped father to be released back to his family in Colombia. Díaz made the appeal hours after coming on as a substitute and scoring a late equalizer during Liverpool’s 1-1 draw against Luton Town on Sunday. I beg that they [the ELN] release him immediately, respecting his integrity and ending this painful wait as soon as possible. A major police and military search operation for Díaz’s father is ongoing. The 26-year-old forward traveled back to Colombia after his parents’ kidnapping and returned to the UK ahead of Liverpool’s game against Luton.

Persons: Luis Díaz, Díaz, Luis Manuel Díaz, “, ” Díaz, Lismari Machado, Cilenis Marulanda, Harvey Elliott’s, ”, Jürgen Klopp, Klopp, Clive Rose, ” Tahith Chong Organizations: CNN, Liverpool, Luton Town, National Liberation Army, Premier League, AFP, Getty, Luton, Kenilworth, Díaz’s Locations: Colombia, Colombian, Barrancas, Colombia’s, La Guajira

Luis Diaz lifted his Liverpool jersey to reveal a T-shirt with the words “Libertad Para Papa” (“Freedom for Papa”) after scoring a late equalizer Sunday in his first appearance for the team since his parents were kidnapped in his native Colombia. Diaz returned to training on Thursday after missing two Liverpool games and said he was ready to play against Luton, with manager Jurgen Klopp selecting him on the bench. "That’s it, for us a super important goal and for him very important and emotional.”Klopp said before the game that “positive” negotiations were taking place about the release of Diaz's father. Tahith Chong looked like being the match-winner for Luton, converting a finish at the end of an 80th-minute counterattack that came after a Liverpool corner. “We pushed a top, top team all the way and we can take a lot of confidence from that.

Persons: Luis Diaz, Papa ”, Diaz, Jurgen Klopp, Harvey Elliott’s, ” Klopp, Klopp, Tahith Chong, ”, Rob Edwards, “, Emi Martinez, Aston Villa, Martinez, Orel Mangala’s, Ola Aina, Unai, Steve Douglas Organizations: Liverpool, Luton, Premier League, National Liberation Army, League's, Luton's, ” Luton, Nottingham Forest, Forest, Villa Locations: Papa, Colombia, Barrancas, Liverpool, Argentina

☆ Putin says some Western weapons for Ukraine are ending up in the Taliban's hands
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting with members of the country's Civic Chamber in Moscow, Russia, November 3, 2023. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Pool via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsMOSCOW, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that some Western weapons supplied to Ukraine were finding their way to the Middle East through the illegal arms market and being sold to the Taliban. Well of course they are because they are being sold," Putin said. Since Russia sent troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24 last year, Western powers have sent Ukraine tens of billions of dollars worth of weapons in an attempt to defeat Russian troops. In June 2022, the head of Interpol, Jürgen Stock, warned that some of the advanced weapons sent to Ukraine would end up in the hands of organised crime groups.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Putin, Bradley, Guy Faulconbridge, Andrew Osborn Organizations: Chamber, Sputnik, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Interpol, Jürgen, Global, Transnational, United, Kiel Institute, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Moscow, Russia, Ukraine, East, Russian, United States, Africa, Europe

☆ Luis Diaz: Police and military search continues for kidnapped father of Liverpool FC player
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A major search operation is ongoing to find the missing father of Liverpool FC player Luis Díaz after his kidnapping in Colombia on Saturday. CNN has reached out to the Colombian National Police and Military Forces for comment. Diogo Jota held up Díaz's shirt after scoring on Sunday. Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC/Getty Images“We ask the captors of Luis Manuel Díaz, father of Luis Díaz, to release him now, without conditions,” the Colombian national team wrote on X. Diogo Joto, Díaz’s Liverpool teammate, held up the Colombian’s No.

Persons: Luis Díaz, Díaz’s, Cilenis Marulanda, Gustavo Petro, William René Salamanca, Luis Manuel Díaz, Ramírez, ’, Diogo Jota, Andrew Powell, Jurgen Klopp, Díaz, Diogo Joto, Klopp, “ It’s Organizations: CNN, Liverpool FC, Twitter, William René Salamanca Ramírez, Colombian National Police, Colombia’s Military Forces, Colombian National Police and Military Forces, Getty, Colombian, Premier League, Nottingham Forest, Liverpool, Lucho Locations: Colombia, Barrancas, Colombian

☆ Mohamed Salah breaks 17-year record as Liverpool thrashes Toulouse in Europa League
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —It was a near perfect night for Liverpool in the Europa League on Thursday, with the Reds producing an exciting 5-1 win against French side Toulouse. Salah now holds the record for most goals scored for a single English club in major European competitions. Jurgen Klopp happyThe Toulouse keeper was kept very busy throughout the match and was given no rest in the final moments. “Result good, performance good and especially a lot of really good individual performances, which is nice because it is important for development,” Klopp told reporters after the game. I would say the right players scored the goals, all of them were really, really good.

Persons: Mohamed Salah, Salah, Theirry Henry, Frenchman, Henry’s, Diogo Jota, Thijs Dallinga, Wataru Endo, Darwin Nunez, James Gill, Caoimhin Kelleher’s, Toulouse’s Gabriel Suazo, Trent Alexander, Arnold, Ryan, Nunez, Guillaume Restes, Gravenberch, Jurgen Klopp, ” Klopp, ” Jurgen Klopp, Klopp, ” Organizations: CNN, Liverpool, Europa League, Reds, French, Arsenal, Gunners, Toulouse, Anfield, English Premier League, Getty, MB, Nottingham Forest Locations: Toulouse, Europe, Liverpool

LONDON (AP) — On a day when English soccer mourned the passing of Bobby Charlton, Manchester City and Liverpool got back on track with wins in the Premier League. City and Liverpool bounced back from two straight disappointing results with comfortable wins to reignite a title rivalry that is showing signs of once again going deep into the season. Julian Alvarez and Erling Haaland netted for City in the opening 20 minutes, with the Norway striker ending a mini-drought after going two league games without scoring. He has never gone three Premier League games without a goal since joining City last season. City has 21 points from nine games, one more point than Liverpool.

Persons: Bobby Charlton, Charlton, United’s, reignite, Julian Alvarez, Erling Haaland, Ansu Fati, City's Manuel Akanji, Mohamed Salah, Everton, Ashley Young, Luis Diaz, Liverpool's Ibrahima Konate, Beto, Jurgen Klopp, Michael Keane, Bournemouth's Lewis Cook, Chris Wood, ___ Organizations: Manchester City, Liverpool, Premier League, Arsenal, Sheffield United, City, Everton, Merseyside Derby, Brighton, Wolverhampton, Tottenham, Newcastle, Crystal, Wolves, Brentford, Burnley, Bournemouth, Luton, Nottingham Forest, Fulham Locations: Merseyside, Norway, Liverpool, Brighton

☆ Jürgen Klopp calls for Tottenham and Liverpool match to be replayed, though admits it ‘probably will not happen’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Delay, delay. Replay operator: Yeah, OK. Assistant VAR: Offside, goal, yeah. VAR: Oh *expletive*Replay operator: Delay, delay. Replay operator: Delay the game, to delay the game?

Persons: Jürgen Klopp, Luis Díaz, Darren England, Joel Matip’s, Klopp, “, ”, Peter Cziborra, PGMOL, Simon Hooper, Arsene Wenger, Arsenal’s Nwankwo Kanu, Marc Overmars, Wenger, Stephen Taylor Heath, “ I’m, It’s, ” Klopp, ” Liverpool’s, Oli, Oli Kohout, Diaz, let’s, Romero, Daz, He’s, he’s, They’ve, they’ve Organizations: CNN, Liverpool, Tottenham, English Premier League, Arsenal, Sheffield United, London, JMW Solicitors, CNN Sport, “, Manchester, Union Saint, Europa League, Brighton, Premier League, Spurs Locations: Colombian, Liverpool, England, Manchester City

☆ Liverpool VAR: The ‘monumental error’ that put English soccer in crisis mode
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Marc Atkins/Getty ImagesAt the heart of this is a failure in communication by match officials and a failure to put pragmatism before protocol. There is an acceptance that mistakes will happen, and there have been plenty already this season in the Premier League. The release of the audio of the conversations between the match officials would likely influence what Liverpool does next. In rugby union, fans can listen to discussions between match officials on crucial decisions, making the process clear and open for all. The immediate consequence has been that VAR officials England and Cook have not been selected to feature in this weekend’s Premier League games.

Persons: wasn’t, ”, Mohamed Salah’s, Luis Díaz, Salah, Darren England, Simon Hooper, Hooper, –, Dan Cook, PGMOL, Curtis Jones, Marc Atkins, VARs –, Jurgen Klopp, “, Alan Shearer, Visionhaus, Neil Atkinson, ’, CNN Sport’s Don Riddell, Klopp, Joel Matip, Justin Setterfield, Stephen Taylor Heath, they’ve, ” Taylor Heath, Taylor Heath, Henry Winter, Howard Webb, PGMOL’s, Díaz, Peter Cziborra, Webb, Cook Organizations: CNN, English Premier League, Liverpool, Tottenham, Premier League, Manchester, Spurs, England, Nottingham Forest, Brentford, Sunday, Fulham, Chelsea, Daily Telegraph, BBC, Anfield, JWM Solicitors, CNN Sport, “, Times, Major League Soccer, PA Media, Sky Sports, International Football Association Board Locations: Liverpool, Colombian, England

☆ Tottenham v Liverpool: ‘Significant human error’ proves costly in extraordinary Premier League match
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

It proved to be a costly mistake for a Liverpool team which ended the match with just nine men on the pitch and lost 2-1 thanks to a Joel Matip own goal with seconds to play. “PGMOL acknowledge a significant human error occurred during the first half of Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool,” the organization’s statement to CNN read. “The goal by Luis Díaz was disallowed for offside by the on-field team of match officials. Justin Setterfield/Getty ImagesWith Manchester City losing earlier in the day, victory for Liverpool would have moved the Reds to the top of the table. The first, he barely touched him and it was for sure not his fault … that’s not a yellow card.

Persons: Luis Díaz, Mohamed Salah, Joel Matip, “, ” PGMOL, Darren England, Simon Hooper, PGMOL, Dan Cook, Jurgen Klopp, Justin Setterfield, Curtis Jones, Diogo Jota, ” Jurgen Klopp, That’s, ” Organizations: CNN —, Liverpool, English Premier League, Tottenham, Tottenham Hotspur, CNN, Reuters, Premier League, Nottingham Forest, Brentford, Sunday, Fulham, Chelsea, Manchester City, Reds, BBC Sport Locations: Liverpool

☆ Earth's mysterious core is weirder than you think, and we're only just beginning to uncover its secrets
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Earth's core has baffled researchers for decades, and it still contains many secrets. AdvertisementAdvertisementA diagram shows the Earth's magnetic field deflecting waves of energy coming from the sun. The strength of Earth's magnetic field in 2020, as measured by the European Space Agency's SWARM satellites. The Earth's inner core may be spinning and might sometimes flip backwardThe core itself is not uniform. A graphic showing how iron crystals may be distributed and moved around the Earth's inner core.

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Meanwhile, failed uprisings in Bahrain and eastern Saudi Arabia were followed by years-long crackdowns and a continuing civil war in Syria. “What we’re beginning to see in Saudi Arabia right now is the emergence of a new social contract. Saudi Arabia is the world’s biggest exporter of crude oil, and nearly two-thirds of its income still comes from selling fossil fuels. If Saudi Arabia can become a hub for major sporting events, then that’s a way of attracting interest to the country,” said Maguire. In response to previous criticism about Saudi Arabia’s purported “sportswashing,” the kingdom’s sports minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal said: “People that don’t know Saudi Arabia, have never been to Saudi Arabia, go out and talk about it as if they’ve lived there for 30 years, 40 years.

Persons: Hilal, Kylian Mbappé, Germain, Neymar Jr, Ballon d’Or, Cristiano Ronaldo, Nassr, Patricia de Melo Moreira, it’s, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman –, Leon Neal, Ballon, Karim Benzema, Al Hilal, spender, –, Carlo Nohra, Jordan Henderson, Henderson, “, ’ ” Simon Chadwick, “ We’ve, ” Chadwick, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Al Nassr, Stringer, you’re, Kieran Maguire, they’re, Everybody’s, ” Maguire, Chadwick, Ronaldo, Maguire, … Mohammed bin Salman, ” James Dorsey, ”, Chadwick –, Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s, Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al, Faisal, don’t, they’ve, LIV Golf, Jimmy Dunne, LIV, Dunne, Aleksander Ceferin, Erling, Haaland, Jurgen Klopp, Michael Emenalo, Steven Gerrard, Nohra, ” “ They’ve Organizations: CNN, Saudi, Al, Paris Saint, PSG, Saudi Pro League, Ligue, Liga, Serie, Bundesliga, English Premier League, Deloitte, Investment Fund, AFP, Getty, SPL, Saudi Crown, Spanish, Arsenal, CNN Sport, English, Newcastle United, Liverpool, The Athletic, SKEMA Business School, Argentina, Zamalek, King Fahd Sports City, Anadolu Agency, Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City, Football, AFC Asian, FIFA, Greece, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Spanish Super, ”, Amnesty International, Amnesty, Middle East Soccer, Saudi Ministry, Sport, PGA Tour, European, UEFA, Premier League, Ettifaq Media, Reuters New Saudi Pro League, Major League Soccer, La Liga, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Russian Direct Investment Fund, Investigations, PGA Locations: Saudi Arabian, Brazil, Saudi, Ittihad, Al, Ahli, Real Madrid, England, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Liverpool, China, Qatar, Taif, Egypt, Spanish, East, North Africa, Libya, Yemen, Tunisia, Bahrain, Syria, “, ”, Europe, ” Liverpool

☆ Belgian Origi joins Forest on loan from Milan
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Sept 1 (Reuters) - Belgian international Divock Origi has joined Nottingham Forest on a season-long loan from AC Milan, the Premier League side announced on Friday. "Divock returns to the Premier League to further add strength to our squad. Origi joined Milan on loan from Liverpool last summer after making 36 appearances in all competitions, including eight in the Champions League. During his eight-year spell he won an FA Cup, League Cup and Premier League title with Jurgen Klopp's side, as well as scoring in semi-finals and final of Liverpool's 2019 UEFA Champions League-winning campaign. Forest visit Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday.

Persons: Divock Origi, Origi, Andrew Omobamidele, Ibrahim Sangare, Callum Hudson, Odysseas Vlachodimos, Nicolas Dominguez, Nuno Tavares, Divock, Ross Wilson, Jurgen Klopp's, Angelica Medina, Gerry Doyle Organizations: Divock, Nottingham Forest, AC Milan, Premier League, Forest's, Milan, Liverpool, Champions League, Merseyside, League Cup, UEFA, League, Chelsea, Thomson Locations: Belgian, England, Argentine, Portuguese, Belgium, Mexico City

☆ Moisés Caicedo: The £4.5m bargain who became the most expensive player in British soccer
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Moisés Caicedo has been sought after by some of the world’s biggest soccer clubs and it is Premier League side Chelsea who has pried the Ecuadorian away from Brighton. Multiple outlets including Sky Sports and the BBC report that it’s a British record fee of £115 million ($146 million) that Chelsea and Brighton have agreed upon. Mike Hewitt/Getty ImagesAs the transfer fee may suggest, the record-breaking move didn’t come without its fair share of complications. Premier League giant Liverpool believed that it would be the team securing the signing of Caicedo after having a £111 million ($141 million) bid for the midfielder accepted just days ago. Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty ImagesThe 21-year-old will star in Chelsea’s midfield alongside former record British transfer, Argentinian midfielder Enzo Fernández.

Persons: Moisés Caicedo, Mike Hewitt, Caicedo, coy, Jürgen Klopp, Klopp, “, Tony Bloom, Bloom, Manan Vatsyayana, Enzo Fernández, Fernández, Chelsea Organizations: CNN, English Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion, Ecuadorian, Independiente del Valle, Premier League, Chelsea, Sky Sports, BBC, Brighton, Liverpool, coy Liverpool, ”, Blues, Arsenal, Gunners, Getty, West Ham United Locations: Brighton, Chelsea, London, Instagram, Santa Domingo, Ecuador, “, Qatar, AFP

☆ Moisés Caicedo could be on the brink of record-breaking $141 million transfer – but to which club?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Liverpool has made a £111 million ($141 million) bid for the midfielder, but whether the Ecuadorian international signs for the 2019 Premier League champion remains to be seen. Matthew Childs/Action Images/ReutersLiverpool head coach Jürgen Klopp confirmed in a press conference on Friday that the club had agreed a transfer fee with Brighton for Caicedo. The BBC reported the fee for the Brighton star is $141 million, which would break the British and Premier League transfer record. Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC/Getty ImagesAfter arriving at Brighton from Independiente del Valle for £4.5 million ($5.7 million), Ecuadorian midfielder Caicedo has impressed during his time in the Premier League. During the January transfer window Caicedo took to Instagram to plead for a move away.

Persons: Moisés Caicedo, Caicedo, Matthew Childs, Jürgen Klopp, Enzo Fernandez, Klopp, “, Jordan Henderson, Fabinho, ”, Liverpool’s, Andrew Powell, Instagram, Moises, De Zerbi, “ I’m Organizations: CNN, The Premier League, Chelsea, Liverpool, Brighton, Hove Albion, Ecuadorian, League, Caicedo, BBC, Premier League, London, Benfica, Argentine, Sky Sports, Liverpool FC, Getty, Independiente del Valle, Arsenal, Manchester City, Burnley Locations: Ecuadorian, Caicedo, Brighton, Saudi Arabia, ” Brighton, Liverpool

CNN —With some of the world’s leading soccer players being tempted by the money on offer from Saudi Arabian soccer clubs, the Saudi Pro League’s (SPL) new Director of Football, Michael Emenalo, says the Gulf state is “disrupting the industry, but we are disrupting to enhance. We’re adding value to the industry.”The Saudi Pro League consists of 18 clubs, four of which are 75% owned by the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) – one of the world’s top 10 sovereign wealth funds. Cristiano Ronaldo, N’golo Kanté, Riyad Mahrez and current Ballon d’Or holder Karim Benzema are just a few of players who have joined a variety of SPL clubs over the last few months. That’s true, but there is also a sensible, logical, thoughtful process to making the league better,” said the SPL’s new Director of Football. The new 2023/24 Saudi Pro League season begins on Friday, August 11, with Al-Ahli hosting Al-Hazm.

Persons: Michael Emenalo, Cristiano Ronaldo, N’golo, Riyad Mahrez, Ballon d’Or, Karim Benzema, Emenalo, Germain, Mbappé, Al Hilal’s, coy, ” Emenalo, Darren Lewis, “, that’s, he’s, Jurgen Klopp, Jordan Henderson, Fabinho, Al Ettifaq, Al Ittihad, ”, ” Michael Emenalo, Henderson, – it’s Organizations: CNN, Saudi Pro League’s, Football, Saudi Pro League, Saudi Public Investment Fund, Saudi, Al Hilal, Paris Saint, PSG, SPL, Liverpool, Saudi FA, Al Locations: Saudi Arabian, Gulf, France, Paris, Al Hilal, Saudi, Al, Liverpool, Turkey, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Mahrez, Ahli

☆ Jordan Henderson looks set to join a Saudi Arabian club. Once seen as an ally for LGBTQ groups, his move has drawn criticism
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

On Thursday, the BBC reported that Liverpool had agreed to Henderson joining Saudi Arabian club Al-Ettifaq in a £12 million ($15.4 million) transfer. Liverpool and Al-Ettifaq did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment on Henderson’s widely reported impending transfer. Except Henderson’s transfer has attracted more scrutiny than those other players who have moved to Saudi Arabia. Henderson wears a rainbow captain's armband in support of the Rainbow Laces campaign during a match. The country regularly receives criticism for its treatment of LGBTQ people, women and migrant workers, as well as its human rights record.

Persons: Jordan Henderson’s, He’s, Jürgen Klopp’s, Henderson, Ettifaq, Ballon d’Or, Karim Benzema, N’Golo, Kalidou Koulibaly, Edouard Mendy, Roberto Firmino –, Laurence Griffiths, ‘ Football Ally, Mr Henderson, ” “, ’, 3LionsPride, “, Robbie de Santos, Jordan Henderson, ” De Santos, ” Organizations: CNN, England, Liverpool, English Premier League, Champions League, BBC, Saudi Arabian, Saudi Professional League, Stonewall, ‘ Football, Human Rights, Ukraine, Twitter, LGBT, CNN Sport, Communications, Affairs Locations: Saudi Arabia, Dammam, Al, Saudi, England

CNN —A candidate from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party won a local leadership post for the first time on Sunday in a resounding victory for a group whose anti-migrant, Euroskeptic and anti-Muslim agenda is under surveillance by German authorities. The AfD’s Robert Sesselmann triumphed over incumbent Jürgen Köpper of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party to become district administrator of Sonneberg, in Thuringia, central Germany, at the weekend. “Unfortunately, it has not been a personal election as state elections have always been, it has become a pure party election,” he said. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic Party’s chairwoman Saskia Esken called the AfD victory in Sonneberg a “political dam-break” on Monday. Even though the move doesn’t apply to parent party AfD, it revealed a growing segment of young Germans united by extreme views on migration and anti-feminism.

Persons: Robert Sesselmann, Jürgen Köpper, Sesselmann, Köpper, ”, Olaf Scholz’s, Saskia Esken, Ricarda Lang, ” Lang, Mario Czaja, Steffen Hebestreit, ” Hebestreit, ‘, BfV, Martin Schutt, Hans Vorländer, ” Vorländer, Alice Weidel Organizations: CNN, Christian Democratic Union, CDU, Office, Statistics, Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic, Green Party, Getty Locations: Germany, Thuringia, Thuringian, Sonneberg, Ukraine, Dresden, Berlin “, Saxony

☆ Summer transfer window: The biggest moves so far as Saudi Arabia becomes major factor
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —European soccer’s summer transfer window is in full swing, with several household names already moving to pastures new. Karim Benzema – Real Madrid to Al-IttihadIn the first major coup of the summer for the Saudi Pro League, Karim Benzema has agreed to join Al-Ittihad once his contract expires with Real Madrid. After a disappointing season, Real Madrid will be hopeful that Bellingham will be a star midfielder for years to come once the ageing Luka Modric and Toni Kroos depart. The 32-year-old midfielder has signed a contract worth around £86 million ($109.8 million) a year, according to UK media. Rice, who was in the youth ranks at Chelsea and then West Ham, was voted Conference League player of the season.

Persons: Cristiano Ronaldo’s, Al Nassr, Karim Benzema –, Karim Benzema, Ittihad, Benzema, Frenchman, Jude Bellingham, Real Madrid Jude Bellingham, Florencia Tan Jun, Bellingham, Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, N’Golo Kanté, Ittihad N'Golo Kanté, Justin Tallis, Kanté, Christopher Nkunku –, Chelsea Christopher Nkunku, Annegret Hilse, Germain, Chrisopher Nkunku, Nkunku, Todd Boehly, Kai Havertz, Germany's, Maja Hitij, Kai Kavertz, Mikel Arteta, Havertz, Boehly, Declan Rice –, Declan Rice, Richard Heathcote, Rice, West Ham’s, Mateo Kovačić –, Mateo Kovačić, Pep Guardiola’s, İlkay Gündoğan, Bernardo Silva, Alexis Mac Allister, Alex Pantling, Lionel Messi, Mac Allister, Jurgen Klopp, Mac, Roberto Firmino’s, Rúben Neves, Al Hilal Rúben Neves, Naomi Baker, Al Hilal, Neves Organizations: CNN, Super League, CNN Sport, Saudi Pro League, Al, Real Madrid, League, La Liga, Real, Champions League, Borussia Dortmund, Birmingham City, English, Ittihad N'Golo, France, Getty, Benzema, Chelsea, Premier League, FA, Europa League, UEFA Super, Leicester, Leipzig, RB Leipzig, Bundesliga, Reuters, Paris Saint, Arsenal, Ukraine, Gunners, Manchester City, football’s, Europa Conference League, Gent, Manchester United, Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, Manchester, Argentina, Brighton, Liverpool, Anfield, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wolves, Everton, Molineux, Portugal Locations: England, Saudi Arabia, Europe, Portuguese, Saudi Arabian, Karim Benzema – Real Madrid, Al, Ittihad, Bellingham, Dortmund, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Leicester, Paris, Leipzig, Bremen, Germany, Declan Rice – West Ham, West Ham, Mateo Kovačić – Chelsea, Madrid, Spain, Croatian, Brighton, Argentina, Qatar, Barcelona

☆ Europa League final: Jose Mourinho goes in search of sixth European trophy 20 years after his first triumph
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Sevilla hasn’t earned its ‘King of the Europa League’ moniker for nothing, with those tournament record six triumphs coming from six finals, including a run of four wins in just six years. Jose Mourinho gives instructions to his Porto players ahead of extra time in 2003 UEFA Cup final. Jose Mourinho celebrates after Inter Milan reaches the 2010 Champions League final. “I don’t think of Porto [in] 2003, I don’t think about Roma last season. Should he lead Roma to victory on Wednesday, he will become the first manager to win the Europa League with three different teams.

Persons: Jose Mourinho, Mourinho, Sevilla hasn’t, Ivan Rakitić, José Castro, Jose Manuel Ribeiro, ‘, ’, Pep Guardiola’s, Ben Radford, “, ” Mourinho, I’m, “ I’ve, ”, Roma, Riccardo De Luca, Roma’s, eason Organizations: CNN, AS Roma, Europa League, Sevilla, UEFA, Porto, Manchester United, Reuters, Real, Real Madrid, ‘ Sevilla, Tottenham, Inter Milan, Guardiola’s, Camp, Champions League, Bayer Leverkusen, Roma, Serie, League, Europa Conference League, Anadolu Agency, Conference League, Wednesday, oma Locations: Budapest, Hungary, Rome, Barcelona, Portuguese, Porto, England, Eternal

☆ Bundesliga set for thrilling final day title decider
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

In fact, the last season Bayern didn’t win the championship was the 2011/12 campaign, when now Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp guided Borussia Dortmund to the title. That leaves soccer fans looking to the Bundesliga for a dose of end-of-season drama with the championship set to be decided on the final day of the season. “We stopped moving, stopped helping, stopped showing courage.”Perhaps, Bayern had become complacent, suffering the shock loss despite taking a 25th-minute lead through Serge Gnabry. Former Chelsea and Dortmund manager Thomas Tuchel took over at Bayern in March. Bayern travels to 10th-placed FC Köln on the final matchday hoping for a win and a surprise Dortmund slip up in what is set to be a tense final day.

☆ Roberto Firmino: Liverpool great in tears after final match at Anfield
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

But even a draw couldn’t dampen the emotion of the occasion as Firmino was reduced to tears by the crowd’s tribute to him. Liverpool fans waved jerseys and cries of “Si Senor” reverberated around Anfield while Firmino’s teammates formed a guard of honor for him and other departing players, including James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keita. Peter Byrne/PA Images/Getty Images“Unfortunately, we didn’t get the win, it wasn’t the result that you want,” Firmino said afterwards, according to Liverpool’s official website. As for every player, it’s the same,” Firmino said, according to the club’s website. Without my teammates, my family, the manager, you cannot do this.

☆ Interpol: Authorities search for the names of 22 women murdered in Europe
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Radina Gigova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Authorities are trying to identify 22 women murdered in Belgium, Germany and The Netherlands over the last few decades. Who they are, where they are from and why they were in these countries is unknown,” Interpol said. “The woman also wore dark plaid shorts, beige/brown knitted cardigan and a plastic or horn ring,” Interpol said. The woman in the well also wore dark plaid shorts. Belgium, German and Dutch police are working with Interpol on finding more information about the women.

☆ Sebastian Steudtner has turned to science as he chases the world’s biggest waves
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Matt Majendie | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

CNN —Sebastian Steudtner holds the world record for the biggest wave ever surfed. Steudtner holds the world record for the biggest wave ever surfed. Win, win, win or perform, perform, perform. How boring is it to win and win and win? If I want to catch waves, I don’t think about you because you’re in my way, so you’re naturally competitive.

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