https://www.scmp.com/rss/315961/feed Liverpool, founded in 1892, are one of the most successful clubs in English football. They have won the league title 18 times and have won the European Cup more times than any other English Club (five). en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Brendan Rodgers feared he was having a heart attack after being sacked as Liverpool manager in 2015, he told the BBC on Friday. The 44-year-old Northern Irishman feared the worst when he was taken ill in Dubai and thought he was suffering a cardiac arrest just like the one that cost his mother Christina her life aged just 53. “There was an incident when I left Liverpool and I went to Dubai a fortnight later,” said Rodgers. “I lay in fear one day thinking I was having a heart attack – maybe my... https://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/2117402/former-liverpool-boss-brendan-rodgers-says-he-thought-he-was-having?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/2117402/former-liverpool-boss-brendan-rodgers-says-he-thought-he-was-having?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Oct 2017 04:11:07 +0000 English Premier League (EPL) football clubs are among the most valuable sports team brands in the world. This year, Manchester United topped Deloitte’s global list in its annual review of football finance, with revenues of £515 million (US $674 million). Over the last decade or so, television deals have taken over match day gate as the biggest source of income, while sponsorships have also become a lucrative source of revenue for clubs. Sponsors’ logos are ubiquitous across the EPL. A recent... https://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/2114641/liverpools-troubled-waters-deep-end-contentious-chinese-sponsorship?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/2114641/liverpools-troubled-waters-deep-end-contentious-chinese-sponsorship?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Oct 2017 03:24:56 +0000 Guinea international midfielder Naby Keita will join Premier League giants Liverpool next year after the English outfit agreed a reported club record deal of £48 million (HK$486.2 million) with German side RB Leipzig. Liverpool will also reportedly pay an undisclosed premium for the 22-year-old, who scored eight goals in 31 league appearances last term to help Leipzig finish runners-up in the title race. “Liverpool Football Club can confirm they have reached an agreement with RB Leipzig for the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/2108784/liverpool-finally-agree-record-deal-sign-rb-leipzigs-naby-keita-2018?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/2108784/liverpool-finally-agree-record-deal-sign-rb-leipzigs-naby-keita-2018?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Aug 2017 07:57:45 +0000 When I offered a couple of spare tickets for Liverpool’s second game at last month’s Asia Trophy to my Reds-obsessed mate, I thought he would have snapped my hands off. Liverpool had not been in Hong Kong for 10 years, and he has lived here as an expat from England even longer. He thanked me but informed me the atmosphere at the first game had been rubbish. Luckily for the organisers of the Premier League pre-season event, there were tens of thousands of other Liverpool fans in Hong Kong who... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2106552/philippe-coutinhos-apathy-sums-how-dull-asia-trophy-needs-overhaul?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2106552/philippe-coutinhos-apathy-sums-how-dull-asia-trophy-needs-overhaul?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Aug 2017 09:02:16 +0000 Liverpool have insisted Philippe Coutinho will not be sold at any price amid reports the midfielder has submitted a transfer request in a bid to force a move to Barcelona. Coutinho is Barcelona’s top target to replace Neymar following the striker’s world record move to Paris Saint-Germain. After having two previous offers rejected, the Spanish club are believed to have increased their bid for the Liverpool forward to £90 million (HK$909 million). Liverpool are determined to hang on to Coutinho... https://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/2106532/philippe-coutinho-emails-transfer-request-liverpool-owners-rebuff?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/2106532/philippe-coutinho-emails-transfer-request-liverpool-owners-rebuff?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Aug 2017 05:12:14 +0000 Chinese President Xi Jinping’s vision of transforming China into a global football powerhouse is materialising. Since he announced a 50-point plan in 2015 to create a US$813 billion sports industry in the country, businesses have been pumping billions into football to bring the sport up to par with European clubs. This has not just attracted big name players to sign on with the Chinese Super League. Famous clubs such as English Premier League giants Liverpool are capitalising on the sport’s... https://www.scmp.com/business/global-economy/article/2106379/liverpool-0-1-copycats-how-chinese-fake-goods-are-beating?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/global-economy/article/2106379/liverpool-0-1-copycats-how-chinese-fake-goods-are-beating?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Aug 2017 04:14:56 +0000 After all the promo junkets, marketing opportunities, “fan engagement” and “brand activation’, some football actually broke out around the Premier League Asia Trophy on Wednesday night – and it was the perfect result as far as locals were concerned. For the Hong Kong crowd, this might as well be called the Liverpool Asia Trophy, and they were sent home happy after seeing new signing Dominic Solanke and Divock Origi score against Crystal Palace to send their team into Saturday’s final against... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2103334/liverpool-fans-happy-orange-reach-asia-trophy-final?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2103334/liverpool-fans-happy-orange-reach-asia-trophy-final?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Jul 2017 15:15:06 +0000 If Jurgen Klopp seems a little testy, it’s understandable – he landed with his Liverpool squad in Hong Kong just hours ago and has been on the media and promotional treadmill pretty much since stepping off the plane. The German would much rather be back at Liverpool’s Melwood training ground drilling his players for a fresh tilt at the English Premier League title, but in the modern football world, “fan engagement” and “brand activation” on the other side of the globe takes precedence. Other... https://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/2103115/exclusive-interview-liverpool-boss-jurgen-klopp-his-targets-next-season?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/2103115/exclusive-interview-liverpool-boss-jurgen-klopp-his-targets-next-season?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Jul 2017 04:00:00 +0000 Liverpool cancelled Tuesday’s planned open training session at Mong Kok Stadium as heavy rain in Hong Kong wreaked havoc on their preparations for the Premier League Asia Trophy, while also raising further questions over the state of the Hong Kong Stadium pitch just a day before the tournament opener. Juergen Klopp’s side were due to train in front of their “most passionate supporters” at 4pm at the 7,000-seater venue, having arrived in Hong Kong on Monday. But despite the amber rainstorm... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2103061/rain-rain-go-away-weather-forces-liverpool-cancel-mong-kok-opening?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2103061/rain-rain-go-away-weather-forces-liverpool-cancel-mong-kok-opening?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Jul 2017 04:26:13 +0000 Former midfielder Steve McManaman has urged Liverpool fans not to panic despite Juergen Klopp’s side arriving in Hong Kong for this week’s Asia Trophy with just two new additions to a squad that finished fourth in the Premier League last season. Former Chelsea midfielder Mohamed Salah and teenage striker Dominic Solanke landed with their new teammates in Hong Kong on Monday ahead of Wednesday’s tournament opener against Crystal Palace. And while the likes of local rivals Everton have been one of... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2102982/dont-panic-steve-mcmanaman-calls-liverpool-patience-crazy-transfer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2102982/dont-panic-steve-mcmanaman-calls-liverpool-patience-crazy-transfer?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Jul 2017 10:33:36 +0000 Juergen Klopp admitted the much-maligned Hong Kong Stadium pitch was a concern as his team prepare for the Premier League Asia Trophy, but the Liverpool manager was hoping it would hold up. The last time the tournament was held in Hong Kong in 2013 there were embarrassing headlines all over the world as the pitch became a quagmire branded dangerous by the competing teams’ managers. It has been extensively – and expensively – relaid at a cost of HK$30 million, and officials at the Hong Kong... https://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/2102942/liverpool-boss-juergen-klopp-hopeful-hk30m-hong-kong-stadium-pitch-can?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/2102942/liverpool-boss-juergen-klopp-hopeful-hk30m-hong-kong-stadium-pitch-can?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Jul 2017 07:17:52 +0000 Liverpool were mobbed by adoring fans as they landed at Hong Kong Airport on Monday morning. The English giants are in town for the Premier League Asia Trophy, also featuring Crystal Palace, West Bromwich Albion and Leicester City at Hong Kong Stadium on Wednesday and Saturday. The team were last in Hong Kong in 1997 and it was clear that absence had made hearts grow fonder as hundreds of fans made the pilgrimage to the airport to get close to their heroes. Outside the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in West... https://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/2102915/liverpool-mobbed-fans-hong-kong-airport-ahead-premier-league-asia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/2102915/liverpool-mobbed-fans-hong-kong-airport-ahead-premier-league-asia?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Jul 2017 03:52:38 +0000 Liverpool say they have ended their interest in signing defender Virgil van Dijk this summer after apologising to Southampton over their approach for him. The Anfield club’s announcement came in the wake of media reports they were prepared to pay £60 million (HK$606.45 million) for Van Dijk, easily breaking their record outlay for a player. However, following those reports on Tuesday, Southampton asked the Premier League to look into the matter as to whether there had been an illegal approach... https://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/2097445/liverpool-apologise-southampton-and-drop-virgil-van-dijk-interest?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/2097445/liverpool-apologise-southampton-and-drop-virgil-van-dijk-interest?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Jun 2017 06:16:24 +0000 Juergen Klopp insists Liverpool will recover from a nightmare run at the start of 2017 when they face Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers in the FA Cup fourth round at Anfield on Saturday. A gruelling schedule of 10 fixtures, starting with the New Year’s Eve victory over Manchester City, has seen Liverpool collect only one other win in the third round FA Cup replay at League Two Plymouth Argyle. The latest setback, defeat in the League Cup semi-final against Southampton on Wednesday,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/2066043/juergen-klopp-hopes-fa-cup-revives-spluttering-liverpool-wolverhampton?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/2066043/juergen-klopp-hopes-fa-cup-revives-spluttering-liverpool-wolverhampton?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Jan 2017 08:33:37 +0000 Liverpool have announced that Philippe Coutinho has extended his contract with the club. Although no official details of his new contract were revealed, media reports said the 24-year-old signed a five-and-a-half year extension that will keep him at Liverpool until 2022 and make him the club’s highest-paid player. “I will work much harder to repay the belief shown in me. I signed this new contract to stay here for a few more years because it’s a great honour for me,” Coutinho told the club’s... https://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/2065394/liverpools-philippe-coutinho-commits-long-term-future-anfield-signing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/2065394/liverpools-philippe-coutinho-commits-long-term-future-anfield-signing?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Jan 2017 09:33:06 +0000