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4+ min ago (327+ words) Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler admits he'd like to see Mohamed Salah in Liverpool's XI on Saturday. The Seagulls go to Liverpool on Saturday sitting in eighth, two places ahead of Liverpool. Asked about the controversy around Salah, Hurzeler says he'd be happy if the Egyptian started tomorrow. He explained, "We always want to face the best players, the best teams. We try to go for this challenge, to be honest we don't have any idea how Liverpool have played with which players that will face us, which formation." Pushed about Salah's row with Liverpool manager Arne Slot and the club's directors, Hurzeler insists the focus must be on themselves. He went on: "It's about us, focusing on our principles, our style of play. We go there, we know no matter which situation Liverpool is it will be a big challenge…...

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30+ min ago (165+ words) The Reliance Foundation Development League (RFDL) launches its fifth season on 15th December in Goa, reaffirming its role as India's premier U-21 competitive football platform. With over 260 matches played among 54 teams and over 1,800 players competing across nine talent hotbeds, the league continues to fuel India's footballing pipeline. Regional Qualifiers: 54 teams, 135 matches across nine regions Zonal Group Stage: 24 teams competing across four groups and 60 matches National Group Stage: 12 teams in centralised, high-intensity competition across 60 matches National Championship: Top four teams battling for the title Aligned with Reliance Foundation's mission to create a robust football development ecosystem, RFDL provides fair competition, consistent match exposure, and an essential pathway from academies to senior squads and international opportunities. Season 5 of RFDL aims to raise the bar for youth football in India, offering a competitive, high-quality platform for the country's rising stars and creating a larger talent…...

31+ min ago (740+ words) Liverpool boss Arne Slot insists that he sees "no reason why I don't want" Mohamed Salah to stay at Anfield ahead of their game against Brighton. The Reds have made a terrible start to the Premier League season by their standards with 23 points from 15 matches seeing Slot's side 10th in the table. Liverpool had to deal with an unexpected issue on Saturday too with Salah calling out the club for "throwing him under the bus" after starting on the bench in three consecutive matches. Salah also insisted that his relationship with Slot was broken and the Liverpool head coach and hierarchy made the joint decision to drop him from the squad for their 1-0 win against Inter Milan on Tuesday. And Slot insists that a meeting later on Friday will determine whether the Egypt international will be in the Liverpool squad to…...

33+ min ago (126+ words) Jamie Carragher called out for Mo Salah criticism live on air Source: Sky Sports Jamie Carragher doubles down on Salah criticism - Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah was omitted from the squad for the Champions League win against Inter Milan, following his criticism of manager Arne Slot. - Salah had previously made claims about being "thrown under the bus" regarding the Premier League champions' poor form. - Despite Salah's absence, Liverpool secured a 1-0 victory over Inter Milan, with Dominik Szoboszlai scoring a penalty. - Jamie Carragher stated that Salah's attempt to "weaken" Arne Slot's position at Liverpool has had the opposite effect. - Carragher highlighted that Liverpool fans' support for the manager, evidenced by chants for Slot during the match, demonstrates their loyalty to the coach over any individual player....

34+ min ago (456+ words) Liverpool striker Alexander Isak may not be fit to start against Brighton after he picked up a knock against Inter Milan, Arne Slot has revealed. The Swede started alongside Hugo Ekitike at the San Siro but failed to score before being replaced by Florian Wirtz after 68 minutes. It was just the second time he had started with Ekitike, and while Slot was impressed by their developing chemistry, he acknowledged fans may be made to wait to see the pair in action again. "The more they play, the more they will adapt and the better they will cooperate," he said. "The other two 9s on the pitch for Inter were more used to playing with each. It's the second time they have played together and I think we will see more of this in the future. "Alex got a knock in the…...

35+ min ago (456+ words) The date and kick-off time for Liverpool's FA Cup third-round fixture against Barnsley has now been confirmed. The Reds have already been eliminated from the Carabao Cup this season " something which hasn't exactly left Arne Slot devastated " but they'll enter the other domestic knockout competition next month, along with the other Premier League and Championship clubs. The draw for the third round may have gone somewhat under the radar on Merseyside as it was held at the same time that the head coach was addressing the media last Monday evening in his first press conference since Mo Salah's explosive comments after the 3-3 draw at Leeds, but it threw up a meeting with another Yorkshire club. On Friday afternoon, the FA confirmed the televised selections for the third round of the FA Cup (via thefa.com), with the Premier League champions…...

36+ min ago (1017+ words) Mo Salah's time at Liverpool looks set to come to an underwhelming end in the near future after the Egyptian attacked the club in the press. A calculated outburst following Liverpool's 3-3 draw against Leeds looks to be the catalyst for the end of Salah at Liverpool and one of the club's best players of all time is set to leave Anfield without the departure he perhaps deserves. However, Salah is not the first great to leave a club without the recognition he warrants and here are six more examples from football history. Before 2021, the concept of Messi leaving Barcelona would have seemed completely alien, let alone him doing it with no fanfare. Barcelona's fumbling of the greatest player of all time is a lesson for everyone on how keeping on top of your finances is important, regardless of how big…...

48+ min ago (213+ words) Salah was omitted from the Liverpool squad that travelled to Inter Milan on Tuesday and Slot will decide whether to recall him Arne Slot says he will have a conversation with Mohamed Salah and decide whether he to recall the forward to his Liverpool squad based on those discussions ahead of facing Brighton at Anfield on Saturday. Salah was dropped from Liverpool's squad that travelled to Inter Milan on Tuesday after his explosive interview following the draw at Leeds and claiming he had been "thrown under the bus. Salah also said his relationship with Slot had broken down and the head coach made the decision, backed by Liverpool's hierarchy, to omit the 33-year-old from his plans for the Inter match, which Liverpool won 1-0. Salah will depart for the Africa Cup of Nations following the Premier League match at home to…...

57+ min ago (643+ words) Pundit Paul Merson has leapt to the defence of Mohamed Salah and has shut down an accusation about the Liverpool forward. Salah's future at Liverpool is in doubt as it is unclear whether he will feature for the Premier League giants against Brighton, which is his last game before the African Cup of Nations. This follows the forward's remarkable outburst against Liverpool and head coach Arne Slot, in which he claimed that he had been "thrown under the bus." Salah is under contract until 2027, but the Reds may decide to cash in if bridges cannot be rebuilt and he has plenty of transfer options. Several Saudi Pro League and European sides have been linked with Salah, who could also head to the MLS. Now,"MLS commissioner Don Garber has sent a message to Salah regarding a possible move to the…...