Tag: Liverpool

Madrid Wins Champions League Final Marred by Crowd Chaos

PARIS—Yet another Champions League title for Real Madrid, the undisputed king of Europe. Yet another showpiece European soccer game tarnished by chaotic crowd issues and disorder. Madrid became European champion for a record-extending 14th time—double the number of any other team on the continent—after beating Liverpool 1–0 in a final that started 37 minutes late…


Liverpool, Real Madrid Play Champions League Final in Paris

PARIS—Thousands of soccer fans were descending on Paris to see Liverpool and Real Madrid meet in the Champions League final later Saturday. There are milestones at stake in the Stade de France. Carlo Ancelotti is looking to become the first coach to win European club football’s top prize four times, adding to his 2014 success…


2 Manchester City Fans Charged After Thousands Invade Pitch

Two football fans have been charged after thousands of Manchester City supporters invaded the pitch at the club’s Etihad Stadium to celebrate them clinching the English Premier League title on Sunday. Manchester City came back from two goals down to beat Aston Villa 3–2 and pip Liverpool to the championship on a dramatic final day…


Liverpool Beats Chelsea to Win FA Cup, Keeps Quad Bid Alive

LONDON—Add the FA Cup to the collection. Jürgen Klopp has now won every major title for Liverpool. A 6–5 victory over Chelsea on penalties in Saturday’s final produced Liverpool’s first FA Cup triumph since 2006 and kept it in contention for, potentially if unlikely, a quadruple of trophies. Just like in the League Cup final…


South-Western Sydney Gets $790 Million Health Boost

Construction is underway on a new six-storey hospital tower as part of the $790 million (US$578 million) Liverpool Health and Academic Precinct, which will bring improved health services to south-western Sydney. In a release on Thursday, New South Wales (NSW) Premier Dominic Perrottet said the new hospital will offer enhanced facilities, including an integrated cancer…


Liverpool Loses for 2nd Time in EPL, Big Blow to Title Hopes

Losses for Liverpool are about as rare as penalty misses by Mohamed Salah. Both happened on Tuesday and, even at the halfway stage of the season, it could cost Jürgen Klopp’s team the Premier League title. Liverpool was beaten 1–0 by a patched-up Leicester team and could find itself nine points behind Manchester City heading…


14-Year-Old Boy Charged With Murder of 12-Year-Old Girl in Liverpool

A teenage boy has been charged with murder after 12-year-old Ava White died from “catastrophic injuries” in Liverpool city centre on Thursday. A 14-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on Monday and was charged with murder and possession of a bladed article. The boy wore a grey tracksuit and…


UK Police Name Suspect in Liverpool Terrorist Attack

LIVERPOOL, England—British police have identified the suspect behind a suicide explosion that engulfed a taxi in flames outside a hospital in Liverpool on Remembrance Sunday. Authorities have declared the blast a terrorist incident. Police say 32-year-old suspect Emad Al Swealmeen, who is from the Middle East and was not , boarded the taxi in the northern…


UK Police Declares Liverpool Hospital Blast ‘Terrorist Attack’

British police have said the car explosion in Liverpool on Remembrance Sunday was a terrorist attack, but the motive remains unclear. A taxi exploded outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital at 10:59 a.m. on Sunday, around a mile away from the city’s cathedral where a large Remembrance service was taking place. The male passenger of the car…


Solskjær Gets Vital Win for United; City, Liverpool Setbacks

LONDON—After all those doubts about his future at Manchester United, Ole Gunnar Solskjær achieved what Pep Guardiola and Jürgen Klopp couldn’t do on Saturday: Win in the Premier League. It just needed United to face a Tottenham side devoid of any attacking ingenuity that allowed Cristiano Ronaldo and Edinson Cavani—with a combined age of 70—to…