https://www.scmp.com/rss/517898/feed The latest stories and features on footballer Mohamed Salah, including professional football news and updates. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Reuters Reuters Bigger does not always mean better but try telling that to those who govern the world’s most popular sport as they reflect on a jam-packed year and begin the countdown to a supersized World Cup that will dwarf previous tournaments. World football’s governing body, Fifa – not to mention continental confederations, national leagues and broadcasters – will argue that the appetite for the “beautiful game” is insatiable and will point to the past 12 months as evidence. Fifa described its expanded... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3337740/year-football-expansion-mismatches-point-direction-fifa-will-take-beautiful-game?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3337740/year-football-expansion-mismatches-point-direction-fifa-will-take-beautiful-game?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Dec 2025 08:00:42 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Among the thousands of Liverpool fans who flocked to Kai Tak Stadium to watch Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and other favourites train on Thursday was one for whom the team’s anthem “You’ll Never Walk Alone” resonates especially strongly. Vinie Ang Weng Nee, a Reds fan since early 2023, flew in from Malaysia on her first overseas trip to watch the club. Ang, 26, actually started following football the previous year by watching Italy’s Serie A and rooting for AC Milan – who face Liverpool at Kai... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3319476/why-one-liverpool-fan-youll-never-walk-alone-team-anthem-means-little-more?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3319476/why-one-liverpool-fan-youll-never-walk-alone-team-anthem-means-little-more?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Jul 2025 11:42:39 +0000 Oscar Liu Oscar Liu A week-long football mega-event set to kick off on Thursday will bring four of the world’s most renowned clubs – Liverpool, AC Milan, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur – to Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Stadium. Besides the highly anticipated matches, fans will be allowed to attend open training sessions and engage in various related activities during the Hong Kong Football Festival 2025. The Post looks at the schedule, highlights and transport arrangements for the event. 1. What is the event schedule? The... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3319300/how-get-best-kick-out-coming-hong-kong-football-festival?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3319300/how-get-best-kick-out-coming-hong-kong-football-festival?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Jul 2025 09:44:25 +0000 Carla Thomas Carla Thomas Few athletes in the world right now are enjoying a hotter streak than Mohamed “Mo” Salah. The Liverpool FC star played a huge role in his club’s recent Premier League triumph, playing some of the finest football of his career over the season. He’s widely considered one of the team’s most valuable players, and as a result, has become a top target for cash-injected clubs worldwide. Case in point: earlier this year, he turned down the equivalent of a small nation’s GDP – a jaw-dropping £500... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3313373/inside-liverpool-star-mo-salahs-impressive-luxury-watch-collection-recent-richard-mille-rm17-02-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3313373/inside-liverpool-star-mo-salahs-impressive-luxury-watch-collection-recent-richard-mille-rm17-02-and?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Jun 2025 20:00:08 +0000 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer Never did I think that a Fantasy Premier League season could jeopardise my professional career, but here we are. The Post’s mini-league, despite my utter dominance throughout, has somehow come down to the final day, with just five points between my side, Various Artists, and the team in second. As the Post’s resident FPL “expert”, how can I walk back into the office with any shred of dignity if I somehow throw away the league? My editor has even hinted that I will be sent on a post-season FPL... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3311590/fpl-under-pressure-kevin-keegan-i-would-love-it-if-i-beat-my-rivals?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3311590/fpl-under-pressure-kevin-keegan-i-would-love-it-if-i-beat-my-rivals?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 May 2025 00:00:14 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Arne Slot has not yet decided whether Trent Alexander-Arnold will play in Liverpool’s season finale, but the Reds boss said his outgoing star “deserves” to be part of the title celebrations. The England defender announced his decision to quit his boyhood club earlier this month and is widely expected to join Real Madrid. He was booed by Liverpool fans when he came on as a second-half substitute in last week’s 2-2 draw against Arsenal at Anfield and did not play in Liverpool’s 3-2 defeat at... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3311598/alexander-arnold-may-not-play-liverpool-season-finale-slot?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3311598/alexander-arnold-may-not-play-liverpool-season-finale-slot?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 May 2025 14:00:10 +0000 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer With Tottenham Hotspur hosting Aston Villa and Chelsea against Manchester United on Friday, an early deadline looms for Fantasy Premier League managers. And Gameweek 37 is an extended one with fixtures involving FA Cup finalists Crystal Palace and Manchester City moved to Tuesday. The selection headache comes from those four teams, as targeting Man United and Tottenham has proven a sure-fire way to score points. I will look at whether picking Palace players, who could make history this weekend,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3310274/fantasy-premier-league-get-watkins-villa-players-tottenham-man-united-horizon?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3310274/fantasy-premier-league-get-watkins-villa-players-tottenham-man-united-horizon?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 May 2025 06:48:36 +0000 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer With only three games to go in Fantasy Premier League, we are at that stage of the season when club sides become unpredictable, making team selection and transfers an even bigger headache. In most seasons, targeting players from teams facing Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur would be ridiculous, but with both clubs showing dismal form in the league, and having secured their spots in the Europa League final on Thursday night, I am advising you to do just that. This Gameweek 36 FPL article... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3309839/fantasy-premier-league-time-buy-haaland-city-face-saints-gameweek-36?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3309839/fantasy-premier-league-time-buy-haaland-city-face-saints-gameweek-36?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 10 May 2025 05:51:46 +0000 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer If you were among the one million Fantasy Premier League managers who activated their Free Hit chip in Gameweek 34, you are most likely enjoying a significant green arrow. But the action is not over, as Nottingham Forest host Brentford on Thursday evening, meaning if you do not have players from those sides, your current ranking is likely to take a hit. Friday’s deadline means managers have important decisions to make soon, including whether to drop big names such as Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3308666/fpl-gameweek-35-dropping-mohamed-salah-bukayo-saka-among-key-calls-be-made-week?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3308666/fpl-gameweek-35-dropping-mohamed-salah-bukayo-saka-among-key-calls-be-made-week?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 May 2025 10:00:14 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Arne Slot said sky-high expectations at Liverpool would not allow for any let-up next season after they won the Premier League title in style on Sunday. A crushing 5-1 victory against Tottenham at a raucous Anfield put the Reds out of reach of nearest challengers Arsenal with four games to go. Liverpool are now level with bitter rivals Manchester United on 20 English top-flight titles after winning just their second league crown in the Premier League era. It is a remarkable achievement for Slot,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3308170/no-let-liverpool-after-premier-league-win-says-boss-arne-slot-he-plots-more-glory?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3308170/no-let-liverpool-after-premier-league-win-says-boss-arne-slot-he-plots-more-glory?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Apr 2025 08:00:09 +0000 Let us cut to the chase here: if you had followed my advice in the previous two FPL articles, you would have scored over 113 points from my tips alone. Building on the 63 points I scored in Gameweek 31, I bagged an additional 93 points in Double Gameweek 32, which concluded with Newcastle’s 5-0 demolishing of Crystal Palace on Wednesday night. My second green arrow in a row has lifted more than 50,000 places up the world rankings to sit in 145,409th, my highest rank since the dizzy heights of... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3307148/fantasy-premier-league-heres-my-tip-best-possible-team-double-gameweek-33?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3307148/fantasy-premier-league-heres-my-tip-best-possible-team-double-gameweek-33?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 19 Apr 2025 05:24:24 +0000 Fantasy Premier League is back with a 1.15am deadline on Wednesday, after a two-week break for international football followed Blank Gameweek 29. But before the Premier League gets back under way, the FA Cup quarter-finals will be played over the weekend, the results of which will create both Double and Blank Gameweeks. Add injuries to key players during World Cup qualifiers and Nations League games, and it is easy to see why more than 55,000 managers have activated their Wildcard. This week’s... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3304093/fantasy-premier-league-whos-hurt-which-teams-target-best-gameweek-30-wildcard-draft?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3304093/fantasy-premier-league-whos-hurt-which-teams-target-best-gameweek-30-wildcard-draft?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 Mar 2025 12:30:09 +0000 Fantasy Premier League managers have tough decisions ahead of Friday’s Gameweek 26 deadline: captain Mohamed Salah (£13.7m) against Manchester City, or opt for out-of-form Cole Palmer (£11.1m)? Then, of course, we have the issue of which assistant manager to select as well as tailoring transfers to Gameweek 29, when Liverpool, Aston Villa, Newcastle and Crystal Palace all blank. So, after a quick Gameweek 25 recap, I will outline the best captain and assistant manager choices, top five Gameweek... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3299594/fpl-captain-salah-v-city-drop-palmer-big-gameweek-26-dilemmas?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3299594/fpl-captain-salah-v-city-drop-palmer-big-gameweek-26-dilemmas?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 Feb 2025 06:42:23 +0000 A fiery Merseyside Derby under the lights at Goodison Park finished 2-2 on Wednesday to end Fantasy Premier League’s Gameweek 24, which started 12 days ago. Gameweek 24 was the first Double Gameweek of the season and saw managers score a whopping average of 87 points. While all that was going on, the Premier League announced the second Double Gameweek would be with us this weekend. So, with Liverpool and Aston Villa set to play two games in one week, we’ll tell you who to target for Gameweek 25,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3298552/fantasy-premier-league-gameweek-25-buy-villa-liverpool-players-triple-mohamed-salah?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3298552/fantasy-premier-league-gameweek-25-buy-villa-liverpool-players-triple-mohamed-salah?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Feb 2025 03:00:08 +0000 Christmas Premier League chart-toppers Liverpool are overwhelming favourites to see off struggling Leicester on Boxing Day, Thursday. Meanwhile, both crisis-hit Manchester clubs will seek a festive fillip, with faltering champions City at home to Everton and United away to Wolves. Second-placed Chelsea host Fulham while in-form Arsenal will fancy their chances against relegation-threatened Ipswich on Friday, even without the injured Bukayo Saka. Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham, licking their wounds... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3292262/english-premier-league-preview-liverpool-host-foxes-arsenal-prepare-life-without-saka?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3292262/english-premier-league-preview-liverpool-host-foxes-arsenal-prepare-life-without-saka?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Dec 2024 14:00:14 +0000 Arne Slot joked on Tuesday that Mohamed Salah must have inside knowledge of Manchester City’s fate over alleged breaches of English Premier League financial rules after the forward suggested he had played his final game at Anfield against the champions. City are facing 115 charges related to the alleged breaches and, if found guilty, could face severe punishment, including the possibility of relegation from the English top flight. Salah, whose Liverpool contract expires at the end of the season,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3289210/arne-slot-jokes-mohamed-salah-knows-manchester-citys-fate-after-last-game-comment?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3289210/arne-slot-jokes-mohamed-salah-knows-manchester-citys-fate-after-last-game-comment?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:30:08 +0000 Premier League fixtures are coming thick and fast, with two rounds of games this week. That means there is little time for Fantasy Premier League managers to get their teams in shape, and even less for us in Hong Kong who are dealing with a 2am Wednesday morning deadline. Without further ado, here is your must-have midfield for Gameweek 14, a selection of defensive diamonds and cheap forward options to enable big-money signings. Gameweek 13 review You may remember two weeks ago I told people to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3289125/fantasy-premier-league-gameweek-14-must-have-midfield-stout-defenders-cheap-forwards?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3289125/fantasy-premier-league-gameweek-14-must-have-midfield-stout-defenders-cheap-forwards?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 Dec 2024 07:30:09 +0000 A disappointed Mohamed Salah he is “more out than in” as he approaches the final six months of his Liverpool contract and has not yet been offered an extension. Salah spoke out after scoring two goals in Premier League-leading Liverpool’s 3-2 comeback win over Southampton on Sunday. “Well, we are almost in December and I haven’t received any offers yet to stay in the club,” he told reporters. “I’m probably more out than in. You know I have been in the club for many years. There is no club like... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3288074/more-out-mohamed-salah-hints-liverpool-exit-he-approaches-end-contract?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3288074/more-out-mohamed-salah-hints-liverpool-exit-he-approaches-end-contract?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Nov 2024 11:11:10 +0000 Famous sporting quotes can take many forms; the inspirational, the perceptive, the downright funny and occasionally – I’m looking at you Cantona – the very weird. Overnight, muggle Erik Ten Hag put in his bid to be added to the more memorable ones by invoking Harry Potter to explain away Manchester United’s 3-0 defeat to Liverpool. I bet that wasn’t on your Monday morning bingo. So, along with some Formula One, the Paris Paralympics and a bit of golf, here’s what happened while you were... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3276788/erik-ten-hag-harry-potter-salah-leaving-liverpool-and-leclercs-monza-triumph?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3276788/erik-ten-hag-harry-potter-salah-leaving-liverpool-and-leclercs-monza-triumph?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Sep 2024 23:30:19 +0000 South Korea striker Hwang Hee-chan extended his career-best scoring streak in the English Premier League with the winning goal for Wolverhampton Wanderers in a 1-0 victory over Burnley on Tuesday. Hwang moved on to eight goals for the campaign, with only compatriot Son Heung-min (nine), Mohamed Salah (10) and Erling Haaland (14) having scored more. He has as many goals in 15 league games this season as he scored in his first two Premier League campaigns combined. His latest goal was an... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3244038/haaland-under-threat-south-koreas-hwang-hee-chan-career-best-streak-he-and-son-heung-min-chase?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3244038/haaland-under-threat-south-koreas-hwang-hee-chan-career-best-streak-he-and-son-heung-min-chase?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 Dec 2023 05:47:05 +0000 It’s been barely five years since West Ham United footballer Marko Arnautovic kicked up a dreadful fuss to try and force a transfer to Chinese Super League (CSL) club Guangzhou Evergrande. Take with a pinch of salt what Arnautovic’s brother and agent, Danijel, said about a desire to “win titles in China”. The forward was 29 years old and reportedly being offered £280,000 (US$360,000) per week to take his capricious talent to Guangzhou. It was January 2019 and the CSL and its clubs were still... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3243253/skys-limit-can-saudi-arabian-football-pull-what-china-failed-do?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3243253/skys-limit-can-saudi-arabian-football-pull-what-china-failed-do?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 03 Dec 2023 08:15:11 +0000 Fronted by a US$500 million splurge by Chelsea, Premier League clubs hurtled toward an unprecedented US$3 billion outlay in the European football summer transfer window that closed on Friday, with Mohamed Salah still a Liverpool player despite a mammoth offer from Saudi Arabia. England’s top clubs have flaunted their wealth over the past three months, dwarfing the outlay of their European rivals, but the Saudi Pro League emerged as a serious competitor in the market because of the backing of the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3233184/premier-league-european-clubs-splurge-new-talent-transfer-window-closes-chelsea-alone-dish-out-us500?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3233184/premier-league-european-clubs-splurge-new-talent-transfer-window-closes-chelsea-alone-dish-out-us500?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 02 Sep 2023 03:32:36 +0000 Saudi Arabia is interested in discussions about joining Europe’s top football club tournament, the Champions League, as the kingdom spends hundreds of millions of dollars to attract some of the world’s best players and shake up the sport. “We are trying to be different, so any kind of format-changing or improvements that can be introduced into the league will be welcomed,” the Saudi Pro League’s chief operating officer, Carlo Nohra, said in an interview. The SPL is still “completely committed”... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3232454/saudi-arabia-eyes-uefa-champions-league-spot-will-do-whatever-it-takes-attract-more-top-players?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3232454/saudi-arabia-eyes-uefa-champions-league-spot-will-do-whatever-it-takes-attract-more-top-players?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 27 Aug 2023 07:25:26 +0000 Another 0-0 stalemate between Chelsea and Liverpool. Another match highlighting the sharp decline of two of England’s top teams who, at this rate, are unlikely to be playing in the Champions League next season. Chelsea were playing their first game since the sacking of Graham Potter on Sunday but little was different under his interim replacement, Bruno Saltor. Indeed, there was something very familiar about the teams serving up a goalless draw. That has been the score in this fixture in their... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3216031/premier-league-chelsea-liverpool-draw-again-underline-sharp-declines-leeds-climb-out-relegation-zone?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3216031/premier-league-chelsea-liverpool-draw-again-underline-sharp-declines-leeds-climb-out-relegation-zone?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Apr 2023 02:11:42 +0000 Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hailed “outstanding” Real Madrid as the Spanish club eased to victory in the latest Champions League tie between the sides. Karim Benzema struck to give Real a 1-0 win and qualification for the quarterfinals as the repeat of last year’s final ended with the holders progressing 6-2 on aggregate. After the wild last-16 first-leg clash at Anfield left Real sitting pretty with a three-goal advantage, Klopp had said his side only had a 1 per cent chance of turning the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3213698/champions-league-karim-benzema-strikes-real-madrid-keep-their-hex-liverpool?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3213698/champions-league-karim-benzema-strikes-real-madrid-keep-their-hex-liverpool?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 16 Mar 2023 03:31:02 +0000 Erik Ten Hag was furious with his side’s “unprofessional” display after Liverpool inflicted a 7-0 humiliation that equalled Manchester United’s heaviest ever competitive defeat. A week on from lifting the League Cup and ending the club’s six-year wait for silverware, the Old Trafford giants were brought back down to earth with a bump by Jurgen Klopp’s Reds at a rocking Anfield. Cody Gakpo’s smart strike had Liverpool ahead at the break and nobody could have foreseen the way United would unravel... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3212460/manchester-united-suffer-biggest-loss-90-years-liverpool-erik-ten-hag-slams-unprofessional-display?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3212460/manchester-united-suffer-biggest-loss-90-years-liverpool-erik-ten-hag-slams-unprofessional-display?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Mar 2023 01:37:01 +0000 Vinicius Junior and Karim Benzema scored twice as Real Madrid produced another stunning Champions League fightback from 2-0 down to thrash Liverpool 5-2 in the first leg of their last 16 tie at Anfield on Tuesday. Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah had given the hosts a perfect start in a repeat of last season’s Champions League final. But Vinicius struck twice to level by half-time and, after Eder Militao had given Carlo Ancelotti’s men the lead, Benzema’s double put the holders well on the way to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3211065/real-madrid-roar-back-thrash-sorry-liverpool-champions-league-jurgen-klopp-says-i-think-tie-over?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3211065/real-madrid-roar-back-thrash-sorry-liverpool-champions-league-jurgen-klopp-says-i-think-tie-over?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Feb 2023 05:20:13 +0000 Kylian Mbappé is the fifth highest-paid football player on the planet, according to a report by Forbes in 2022. The publication stated that the Paris Saint-Germain and France forward took home US$43 million between May 2021 and May 2022. Only Lionel Messi (US$130 million), Cristiano Ronaldo (US$115 million), Neymar (US$95 million) and Mohamed Salah (US$45 million) earned more. And US$28 million of that income came from on-field earnings. Between May 2021 and May 2022, Mbappé was being paid... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3205806/how-does-psgs-kylian-mbappe-make-and-spend-his-millions-worlds-highest-paid-football-player-scored?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3205806/how-does-psgs-kylian-mbappe-make-and-spend-his-millions-worlds-highest-paid-football-player-scored?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Jan 2023 10:00:13 +0000 Arsenal opened up a seven-point lead with a 3-1 win over West Ham as the Premier League returned on Monday, while Newcastle climbed up to second thanks to an impressive 3-0 victory at Leicester. Liverpool also made a winning return from the World Cup break by beating Aston Villa 3-1 and Harry Kane bounced back from his heartbreak in Qatar by scoring in Tottenham’s 2-2 draw at Brentford. Arsenal’s momentum towards a first league title since 2004 could have been disturbed by the six-week midseason... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3204633/premier-league-arsenal-extend-lead-harry-kane-lifts-newcastle-2-2-draw-brentford?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3204633/premier-league-arsenal-extend-lead-harry-kane-lifts-newcastle-2-2-draw-brentford?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 27 Dec 2022 02:30:13 +0000 At the time of writing, we are still waiting to see which nation will win the 2022 World Cup, but this year’s tournament has already given us quite a few upsets during the group stage. Japan unexpectedly beat both Germany and Spain, two of the strongest national teams in recent football history. South Korea beating Portugal 2:1 in Group H was equally sensational to football fans. While Japan and South Korea’s runs in the World Cup have ended, after losing to Croatia and Brazil respectively in... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/3203264/5-asias-best-players-qatar-2022-world-cup-koreas-premier-league-star-and-burberry-ambassador-son?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/3203264/5-asias-best-players-qatar-2022-world-cup-koreas-premier-league-star-and-burberry-ambassador-son?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Dec 2022 08:03:42 +0000 South Korean captain Son Heung-min was left in tears on Monday after his team’s 3-2 loss to Ghana dented their hopes of qualifying for the Qatar World Cup’s round of 16. But this did not stop one excited opposition staff member from trying to snap a selfie with the Tottenham Hotspur star, sparking outrage online. As Son broke down on the pitch after the final whistle, Ghana players and coaches tried to console him in a touching show of sportsmanship, including assistant coaches Mas-Ud Didi... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3201454/ghana-staff-slammed-over-shameless-selfie-south-koreas-son-heung-min-qatar-world-cup?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3201454/ghana-staff-slammed-over-shameless-selfie-south-koreas-son-heung-min-qatar-world-cup?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Nov 2022 13:59:02 +0000 Son Heung-min was everywhere around Education City Stadium with South Korean fans sporting his shirt and a giant cut-out of his face, but on the pitch their talisman was a subdued figure in Thursday’s 0-0 World Cup stalemate with Uruguay. All the talk among South Korean supporters in the build-up to their opener in Qatar was about the fate of superstar forward Son. Would he play? Could he play? Was he fit? The Korean skipper, who has scored 35 goals in just over 100 appearances for his country,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3200907/fifa-world-cup-2022-son-heung-min-masked-and-muted-south-koreas-uruguay-stalemate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3200907/fifa-world-cup-2022-son-heung-min-masked-and-muted-south-koreas-uruguay-stalemate?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Nov 2022 15:31:13 +0000 This winter is heating up thanks to what may be the most exciting World Cup in history. The Fifa World Cup 2022 will take place from November 20 to December 18 in the Middle Eastern state Qatar this year, bringing forward the best national teams and players for the world to watch. From legends such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to younger stars like Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland, not only are they impressive on the field, but at the bank too. These are the highest-paid football... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3196620/10-richest-football-stars-2022-net-worths-ranked-among-manchester-uniteds-cristiano-ronaldo-paris?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3196620/10-richest-football-stars-2022-net-worths-ranked-among-manchester-uniteds-cristiano-ronaldo-paris?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:10:10 +0000 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said Liverpool fans needed to improve their aim after coins were allegedly thrown at him – and missed – during his team’s 1-0 defeat at Anfield on Sunday. Liverpool, meanwhile, said City fans must behave better. “We are deeply disappointed to hear vile chants relating to football stadium tragedies from the away section during today’s game at Anfield,” Liverpool said in a statement after the Premier League game. “The concourse in the away section was also... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3196187/english-premier-league-liverpool-and-manchester-citys-bitter-rivalry?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3196187/english-premier-league-liverpool-and-manchester-citys-bitter-rivalry?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Oct 2022 03:03:13 +0000 After five years of duelling for Premier League supremacy, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes Erling Haaland’s arrival at Manchester City has made the difficult task of winning a title almost impossible. Liverpool’s first title in 30 years in 2019-20 interrupted City’s run of four Premier League wins in five seasons, but twice Pep Guardiola’s men have pipped the Reds by a solitary point, in 2018-19 and again last season. But Klopp’s men head into the first league meeting between the sides... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3196066/premier-league-liverpool-boss-jurgen-klopp-says-nobody-can-compete?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3196066/premier-league-liverpool-boss-jurgen-klopp-says-nobody-can-compete?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 15 Oct 2022 02:10:39 +0000 South Korea coach Paulo Bento has no plans to talk with Son Heung-min about his lack of goals in the Premier League this season and will instead focus on preparations for upcoming friendlies against Costa Rica and Cameroon. Tottenham Hotspur forward Son finished as the Premier League’s joint-top scorer alongside Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah last season, but has yet to find the net in the current campaign. “I feel the same and I think the same as when he’s scoring a lot. There’s no concern, I will... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3192297/son-heung-min-goal-drought-tottenham-hotspur-no-concern-south-korea?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3192297/son-heung-min-goal-drought-tottenham-hotspur-no-concern-south-korea?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Sep 2022 05:43:02 +0000 Erik ten Hag hailed Manchester United’s fighting spirit following their stunning victory over rivals Liverpool on Monday. United bounced back from two successive – and humiliating – defeats at the start of their Premier League campaign to beat their fiercest rivals 2-1 at Old Trafford. Reflecting on his first competitive victory as United boss, Ten Hag told Sky Sports: “Now you see we bring attitude on the pitch and there was communication, there was a fighting spirit and there was a team, and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3189831/erik-ten-hag-says-manchester-united-lifted-attitude-beat-liverpool?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3189831/erik-ten-hag-says-manchester-united-lifted-attitude-beat-liverpool?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Aug 2022 02:27:38 +0000 Liverpool rounded off their preseason tour of Asia with a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace at the Singapore National Stadium on Friday night in an epic battle for the Standard Chartered Trophy. Following their 4-0 defeat to Manchester United in Bangkok earlier this week, Liverpool looked sharper and slicker as Jordan Henderson scored in the first half and Mohamed Salah grabbed a trademark goal in the second. In front of some 50,270 fans, Klopp’s side were keen to make a show of their preparedness for... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3185519/jurgen-klopp-hails-outstanding-singapore-fans-liverpool-beat-crystal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3185519/jurgen-klopp-hails-outstanding-singapore-fans-liverpool-beat-crystal?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Jul 2022 06:25:05 +0000 Son Heung-min has been named South Korea’s top athlete for five straight years, but he is keen to downplay his star status with his Tottenham Hotspur teammates for fear of having to play tour guide for the entire squad during their preseason tour. Spurs begin preparations for the Premier League season with a game against a K League select side in Seoul on July 13, before facing Sevilla in Suwon three days later. The London club enjoy a huge following in South Korea thanks to their Golden... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3184034/tottenham-star-son-heung-min-keen-avoid-becoming-tour-guide-duty?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3184034/tottenham-star-son-heung-min-keen-avoid-becoming-tour-guide-duty?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 04 Jul 2022 07:18:28 +0000 Mohamed Salah has achieved “nothing” with Egypt and the Liverpool star must raise his level when featuring for the national team, according to former Pharaohs coach Hassan Shehata. In response, Egypt’s former sports and youth minister Khaled Abdel Aziz defended the forward, calling him a wonderful ambassador and unifying figure for the country. Salah scored 31 goals and provided 15 assists across all competitions for Liverpool as they won the EFL Cup and FA Cup last season, also finishing as... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3182467/mo-salah-has-done-nothing-egypt-and-should-have-done-much-better-ex?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3182467/mo-salah-has-done-nothing-egypt-and-should-have-done-much-better-ex?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Jun 2022 05:00:01 +0000 Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-min might have been among the deadliest strikers in the Premier League this season, but it appears his fellow professionals don’t rate him all that highly. The golden boot award winner, who bagged 23 league goals as Spurs finished fourth and shared the award with Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, has been left out of the PFA Players’ Team of the Season. Son’s teammate, Harry Kane, also missed out in an XI that is made up of players from just four clubs. It is the second... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3181123/son-heung-min-snubbed-second-time-fellow-professionals-over-team?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3181123/son-heung-min-snubbed-second-time-fellow-professionals-over-team?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Jun 2022 01:20:17 +0000 “We have a score to settle,” Mohamed Salah posted on social media moments after Real Madrid set up a rematch with Liverpool in Saturday’s Champions League final. Salah’s first appearance in European club football’s showpiece game came to an agonisingly premature end in Kyiv four years ago. The Egypt forward made a tearful first-half exit after suffering a shoulder injury in a challenge with Real defender Sergio Ramos, who was accused of cynically slamming his opponent into the turf. Madrid went... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3179469/liverpools-mohamed-salah-seeking-champions-league-revenge-against?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3179469/liverpools-mohamed-salah-seeking-champions-league-revenge-against?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 May 2022 09:54:58 +0000 Steven Gerrard’s phone has been red-hot ahead of the finale to the English Premier League and many of the calls and messages will likely have come from people connected to his former club. One of the greatest midfielders in his generation, Gerrard never got to win the league for Liverpool in 17 years there as a player and team captain. It was the biggest regret in his career, denying him what he has called “the icing on the cake”. On Sunday, though, he could help win the title for Liverpool – as... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3178637/liverpool-icon-steven-gerrard-centre-premier-league-title-subplot?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3178637/liverpool-icon-steven-gerrard-centre-premier-league-title-subplot?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 May 2022 11:00:11 +0000 Liverpool is heading into the 61st game of a potentially history-making season and the intensity of the schedule is taking its toll on the players. “They are pretty much sleeping on their massage beds,” Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said Monday. The problem is, the games are getting bigger and bigger for Klopp’s team. And staying in contention for an unprecedented quadruple of major trophies is getting harder and harder. It’s two down, two to go for Liverpool after winning the FA Cup on... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3177963/jurgen-klopp-says-intense-schedule-taking-its-toll-liverpool-they?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3177963/jurgen-klopp-says-intense-schedule-taking-its-toll-liverpool-they?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 May 2022 13:45:16 +0000 Jurgen Klopp urged Liverpool to give one last push for the quadruple after they beat Chelsea on penalties in the FA Cup final to keep their bid for history alive. Klopp’s side won 6-5 in the shoot-out following an enthralling 0-0 draw after extra-time at Wembley on Saturday. Kostas Tsimikas scored the decisive penalty after Alisson Becker saved Mason Mount’s effort, sparking wild celebrations from Liverpool boss Klopp and his players. Having already beaten Chelsea on penalties in the League Cup... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3177808/liverpools-jurgen-klopp-calls-final-quadruple-push-after-fa-cup?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3177808/liverpools-jurgen-klopp-calls-final-quadruple-push-after-fa-cup?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 15 May 2022 03:05:06 +0000 Liverpool fans put rivalry with Manchester United aside to show support to Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday, a day after the Portuguese star revealed his newborn baby son had died. Supporters from both sides stood to applaud during the seventh minute of a clash between English football’s two most successful clubs at Anfield, a reference to Ronaldo’s shirt number. Liverpool fans also sang their famous anthem “You’ll never walk alone”. Ronaldo missed the match to be with his family. 👏👏👏 A classy... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3174833/liverpool-and-manchester-united-fans-unite-seventh-minute-support?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3174833/liverpool-and-manchester-united-fans-unite-seventh-minute-support?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 Apr 2022 23:01:37 +0000 Cristiano Ronaldo became the all-time leading men’s goalscorer in football history as his brilliant hat-trick inspired Manchester United’s 3-2 win against Tottenham, while Liverpool closed the gap on Premier League leaders Manchester City with a 2-0 victory at Brighton on Saturday. Ronaldo had netted just once in his previous 10 games amid speculation that the Portugal striker was considering his future after less than a season of his second spell with United. The 37-year-old’s commitment was... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3170280/cristiano-ronaldo-becomes-top-mens-goalscorer-football-history?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3170280/cristiano-ronaldo-becomes-top-mens-goalscorer-football-history?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Mar 2022 21:02:21 +0000 Hong Kong has been denied the chance to host English Premier League giants Manchester United and their star player Cristiano Ronaldo this summer because authorities are unable to relax anti-coronavirus restrictions, including two weeks of quarantine, a top official said. Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA) chairman Pui Kwan-kay said United, one of the world’s biggest sports teams, especially in Asia, were keen to play in Hong Kong but talks broke down over Covid-19 quarantine... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3167241/omicron-manchester-united-drop-plans-hong-kong-preseason-trip-after?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3167241/omicron-manchester-united-drop-plans-hong-kong-preseason-trip-after?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 Feb 2022 07:40:10 +0000 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said he has come “too far” as Manchester United manager to give up now, but a 5-0 thrashing at home to Liverpool on Sunday left the Red Devils back where the Norwegian’s reign began. Jose Mourinho was sacked in December 2018 following a 3-1 defeat at Anfield that left United sixth in the Premier League table. A run of one point from a possible 12 has Solskjaer’s men down in seventh and already eight points off the race for the title after just nine games. So much more was... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3153552/ole-gunnar-solskjaer-hanging-after-manchester-uniteds-historic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3153552/ole-gunnar-solskjaer-hanging-after-manchester-uniteds-historic?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Oct 2021 03:42:07 +0000 Tottenham Hotspur and South Korea star Son Heung-min has missed out on the Ballon d’Or longlist after France Football named the 30 players in the running for the 2021 award. Last season Son had his most prolific in front of goal since arriving in England in 2015, scoring 17 goals in 37 games but did not make the cut for a second time in a longlist dominated by the winners of the English Premier League, Uefa Champions League and Euro 2020. This year’s list is headed by six-time winner Lionel... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3151759/son-heung-min-left-2021-ballon-dor-longlist?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3151759/son-heung-min-left-2021-ballon-dor-longlist?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 09 Oct 2021 05:04:55 +0000