https://www.scmp.com/rss/523154/feed The latest news and top stories on Arne Slot, a Dutch football coach. He was the head coach at AZ Alkmaar and Feyenoord, where he led the latter to the Eredivisie title in 2022/23 and the KNVB Cup in 2023/24, alongside reaching the UEFA Europa Conference League final. He joined Liverpool in 2024, securing the Premier League title in his debut season. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Reuters Reuters Pep Guardiola takes charge of his 1,000th game as a manager when his Manchester City team face Liverpool on Sunday, and he says he could not wish for a better fixture to mark the milestone. “Liverpool have been the biggest rival in this country and it could not be better, to be honest,” Guardiola told reporters on Friday. “I think we pushed Liverpool to be better and Liverpool pushed us to be better. That’s for sure. “If I had to choose one rival for this personal milestone, that would be the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3332053/liverpool-perfect-opponents-1000th-game-manager-says-man-city-boss-pep-guardiola?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3332053/liverpool-perfect-opponents-1000th-game-manager-says-man-city-boss-pep-guardiola?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 08 Nov 2025 15:00:13 +0000 dpa dpa Police are investigating after a man was ejected from Anfield Stadium following reports of a Bournemouth player being racially abused during the first Premier League game of the season against Liverpool on Friday. Visiting forward Antoine Semenyo reported being racially abused by a spectator, and match referee Anthony Taylor stopped play in the 29th minute. He spoke with managers Arne Slot and Andoni Iraola before the two captains, Virgil van Dijk and Adam Smith, were called over to the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3322077/liverpool-v-bournemouth-police-investigate-semenyo-reports-racist-abuse?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3322077/liverpool-v-bournemouth-police-investigate-semenyo-reports-racist-abuse?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Aug 2025 02:53:04 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara A senior Liverpool executive said on Friday that Kai Tak Sports Park had been the “game changer” that brought the English giants back to Hong Kong. The Premier League champions, who last visited the city in 2017, will play AC Milan in front of a 50,000 sell-out Kai Tak Stadium crowd on Saturday night, two days after they attracted more than 27,000 to an open training session at the same venue. And Ben Latty, Liverpool’s chief commercial officer, said he would not rule out the club returning to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3319599/kai-tak-game-changer-brought-liverpool-back-hong-kong-top-club-boss-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3319599/kai-tak-game-changer-brought-liverpool-back-hong-kong-top-club-boss-says?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 25 Jul 2025 10:30:08 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Liverpool’s record goalscorer, Ian Rush, has warned his old club that they will begin the new Premier League season with a target on their backs. The reigning champions are in Hong Kong to prepare for their title defence, which kicks off at home to Bournemouth on August 15. They face AC Milan at Kai Tak Stadium on Saturday. In 15 seasons, across two spells with Liverpool, Rush won five English championships, including three in a row, starting with the 1981-82 season. “We were told the easiest... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3319589/liverpool-goalscoring-great-rush-hails-incredible-isak-pays-tribute-joey-jones?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3319589/liverpool-goalscoring-great-rush-hails-incredible-isak-pays-tribute-joey-jones?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 25 Jul 2025 09:30:09 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Four of the world’s biggest clubs are taking part in the Hong Kong Football Festival. After Liverpool and AC Milan on Saturday matched the six-goal tally of their epic 2005 Champions League final, eyes are turning to the first-ever North London derby outside the UK. On Thursday, it’s Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur in the city’s new Kai Tak Stadium. The action and atmosphere there during Milan’s 4-2 win over the Reds gave the Londoners plenty to live up to. But who is actually coming to Hong Kong?... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3319468/liverpool-milan-arsenal-tottenham-hong-kong-meet-stars-football-festival?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3319468/liverpool-milan-arsenal-tottenham-hong-kong-meet-stars-football-festival?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Jul 2025 23:00:14 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk voiced concerns over the Kai Tak Stadium playing surface, soon after big-money signing Hugo Ekitike surprised Hong Kong fans by gatecrashing the club’s open training session on Thursday night. French striker Ekitike, whose transfer from Eintracht Frankfurt for around U$112 million was confirmed earlier in the day, strolled out to meet his new teammates as they recovered from their 70-minute practice in front of 27,306 excited supporters. The new stadium will be... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3319490/liverpool-captain-van-dijk-questions-kai-tak-stadium-pitch-ekitike-arrives-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3319490/liverpool-captain-van-dijk-questions-kai-tak-stadium-pitch-ekitike-arrives-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Jul 2025 13:21:54 +0000 Reuters,Associated Press Reuters,Associated Press Carrying a red floral wreath bearing his shirt number, Diogo Jota’s Liverpool teammates joined relatives and residents in a small Portuguese town on Saturday for the funeral of the football star, who died with his brother in a car crash on Thursday. Club captain Virgil Van Dijk, goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher and manager Arne Slot were among Liverpool teammates past and present who attended the service in Gondomar for the striker and his brother, André Silva. The English Premier League stars... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3317094/liverpool-players-join-family-diogo-jota-and-his-brother-funeral-held-portugal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3317094/liverpool-players-join-family-diogo-jota-and-his-brother-funeral-held-portugal?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 05 Jul 2025 10:56:48 +0000 dpa dpa Mourners are set to gather to honour Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota at a wake in Portugal on Friday, a local parish priest has said. The 28-year-old father of three, who had married his long-term partner Rute Cardoso just 11 days ago, died in a car crash in Spain alongside his brother Andre Silva after a Lamborghini they were travelling in veered off the road and burst into flames following a suspected tyre blowout. The pair were found dead following the crash on the A-52 in Palacios de... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3316885/mourners-gather-liverpool-footballer-jotas-wake-portugal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3316885/mourners-gather-liverpool-footballer-jotas-wake-portugal?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Jul 2025 03:00:08 +0000