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Glasgow Times
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Glasgow Times
Big summer ahead for Liverpool as rivals respond
The Reds' current skipper Virgil van Dijk will lift the championship trophy after Sunday's final match of the season at home to Crystal Palace. But planning is already underway to bolster Arne Slot's squad, with Bayer Leverkusen's Jeremie Frimpong edging closer to becoming their first signing after his £30million release clause was triggered. 'He's a difficult manager to please' 👀🗣️ Steven Gerrard, Rafa Benitez and Sami Hyypia reunite in the Reds Roundtable, presented by @StanChart 🙌🔴 #Ad — Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 22, 2025 Liverpool also have a serious interest in Frimpong's team-mate Florian Wirtz despite his reported £125m price tag. 'How are they going to make the squad capable of dominating? Because it's not easy,' Gerrard told a special edition of The Reds Roundtable, posted on the club's YouTube channel, in which he, Rafael Benitez and Sami Hyypia reminisced about the 20th anniversary of their 2005 Champions League victory. 'Everyone else is going to strengthen. Look at PSG (Paris St Germain), the level they have gone to so quickly. '(It's a) big summer to make sure we are ready to compete for everything again next year. That's Liverpool Football Club, it's all about what's in the pipeline.' Van Dijk will be presented with the Premier League trophy by Alan Hansen, Liverpool's former eight-time title-winning captain, accompanied by Mark and Jo McVeigh from the Owen McVeigh Foundation, which works in the community to help create memorable experiences for families with children battling cancer. Hundreds of thousands of fans are expected in the city to watch the team parade the trophy on Monday but the club have joined forces with Liverpool City Council, Merseyside Police and Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust to deter supporters from using pyrotechnics. Fans have been warned not to bring pyrotechnics to Monday's title-winning parade (Peter Byrne/PA) After last month's match against Tottenham, when the title was clinched, there were almost 50 reports of burns from the celebrations outside Anfield with the youngest being a three-year-old child. 'We know that Monday will be a fantastic day for all Liverpool fans, but over the past few years we have seen several children and young people who have needed hospital treatment after using pyrotechnics or flares,' said Nathan Askew, chief nurse at Alder Hey. 'We would ask anyone attending to enjoy the day, but please do so safely.'
North Wales Chronicle
22-05-2025
- Sport
- North Wales Chronicle
Big summer ahead for Liverpool as rivals respond
The Reds' current skipper Virgil van Dijk will lift the championship trophy after Sunday's final match of the season at home to Crystal Palace. But planning is already underway to bolster Arne Slot's squad, with Bayer Leverkusen's Jeremie Frimpong edging closer to becoming their first signing after his £30million release clause was triggered. 'He's a difficult manager to please' 👀🗣️ Steven Gerrard, Rafa Benitez and Sami Hyypia reunite in the Reds Roundtable, presented by @StanChart 🙌🔴 #Ad — Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 22, 2025 Liverpool also have a serious interest in Frimpong's team-mate Florian Wirtz despite his reported £125m price tag. 'How are they going to make the squad capable of dominating? Because it's not easy,' Gerrard told a special edition of The Reds Roundtable, posted on the club's YouTube channel, in which he, Rafael Benitez and Sami Hyypia reminisced about the 20th anniversary of their 2005 Champions League victory. 'Everyone else is going to strengthen. Look at PSG (Paris St Germain), the level they have gone to so quickly. '(It's a) big summer to make sure we are ready to compete for everything again next year. That's Liverpool Football Club, it's all about what's in the pipeline.' Van Dijk will be presented with the Premier League trophy by Alan Hansen, Liverpool's former eight-time title-winning captain, accompanied by Mark and Jo McVeigh from the Owen McVeigh Foundation, which works in the community to help create memorable experiences for families with children battling cancer. Hundreds of thousands of fans are expected in the city to watch the team parade the trophy on Monday but the club have joined forces with Liverpool City Council, Merseyside Police and Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust to deter supporters from using pyrotechnics. After last month's match against Tottenham, when the title was clinched, there were almost 50 reports of burns from the celebrations outside Anfield with the youngest being a three-year-old child. 'We know that Monday will be a fantastic day for all Liverpool fans, but over the past few years we have seen several children and young people who have needed hospital treatment after using pyrotechnics or flares,' said Nathan Askew, chief nurse at Alder Hey. 'We would ask anyone attending to enjoy the day, but please do so safely.'
South Wales Guardian
22-05-2025
- Sport
- South Wales Guardian
Big summer ahead for Liverpool as rivals respond
The Reds' current skipper Virgil van Dijk will lift the championship trophy after Sunday's final match of the season at home to Crystal Palace. But planning is already underway to bolster Arne Slot's squad, with Bayer Leverkusen's Jeremie Frimpong edging closer to becoming their first signing after his £30million release clause was triggered. 'He's a difficult manager to please' 👀🗣️ Steven Gerrard, Rafa Benitez and Sami Hyypia reunite in the Reds Roundtable, presented by @StanChart 🙌🔴 #Ad — Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 22, 2025 Liverpool also have a serious interest in Frimpong's team-mate Florian Wirtz despite his reported £125m price tag. 'How are they going to make the squad capable of dominating? Because it's not easy,' Gerrard told a special edition of The Reds Roundtable, posted on the club's YouTube channel, in which he, Rafael Benitez and Sami Hyypia reminisced about the 20th anniversary of their 2005 Champions League victory. 'Everyone else is going to strengthen. Look at PSG (Paris St Germain), the level they have gone to so quickly. '(It's a) big summer to make sure we are ready to compete for everything again next year. That's Liverpool Football Club, it's all about what's in the pipeline.'
Leader Live
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Leader Live
Big summer ahead for Liverpool as rivals respond
The Reds' current skipper Virgil van Dijk will lift the championship trophy after Sunday's final match of the season at home to Crystal Palace. But planning is already underway to bolster Arne Slot's squad, with Bayer Leverkusen's Jeremie Frimpong edging closer to becoming their first signing after his £30million release clause was triggered. 'He's a difficult manager to please' 👀🗣️ Steven Gerrard, Rafa Benitez and Sami Hyypia reunite in the Reds Roundtable, presented by @StanChart 🙌🔴 #Ad — Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 22, 2025 Liverpool also have a serious interest in Frimpong's team-mate Florian Wirtz despite his reported £125m price tag. 'How are they going to make the squad capable of dominating? Because it's not easy,' Gerrard told a special edition of The Reds Roundtable, posted on the club's YouTube channel, in which he, Rafael Benitez and Sami Hyypia reminisced about the 20th anniversary of their 2005 Champions League victory. 'Everyone else is going to strengthen. Look at PSG (Paris St Germain), the level they have gone to so quickly. '(It's a) big summer to make sure we are ready to compete for everything again next year. That's Liverpool Football Club, it's all about what's in the pipeline.'
Yahoo
22-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Liverpool Legends XI vs Chelsea Legends: Starting lineup, confirmed team news for charity match
The Liverpool Legends lineup for this this afternoon's clash against Chelsea Legends has now been confirmed. 20 years on from Liverpool's memorable 2004/05 campaign in which they won the Champions League in dramatic fashion, a rivalry with Chelsea - whom they beat in a rather controversial semi-final second leg at Anfield, will be reignited. CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW LIVERPOOL LEGENDS VS CHELSEA LEGENDS LIVE! Goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek, the hero in the penalty shootout as the Reds beat AC Milan to clinch European football's elite prize, starts behind a back four that contains Sami Hyypia, Ragnar Klavan, Martin Kelly and Gregory Vignal. Steven Gerrard starts in midfield alongside Mohamed Sissoko, Igor Biscan and Jay Spearing. The recognised attackers selected by Sir Kenny Dalglish are Ryan Babel and Dirk Kuyt. On Wednesday it was revealed that Natasha Dowie will make history at Anfield this weekend by becoming the first woman to feature in the annual legends game. She is on the bench alongside the likes of Yossi Benayoun, Peter Crouch, Djibril Cisse, Mark Gonzalez, Fabio Aurelio, Albert Riera and David James. Liverpool Legends XI: Dudek, Biscan, Hyypia, Klavan, Kelly, Spearing, Sissoko, Babel, Vignal, Gerrard, Kuyt. Subs: James, Westerveld, Aurelio, Kvarme, Benayoun, Gonzalez, Riera, Cisse, Crouch, Dowie, Sinama-Pongolle.
