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On whether Liverpool offered ‘the perfect response’ to recent form tonight…Maybe yes, although I saw a lot of similarities in the last few weeks, in the last few games we played. I also saw some differences. The similarities were that we already create a few chances before we conceded the first one and the first chance we conceded was usually a goal. In the end it turned out to be the only chance we conceded today. Why was that? Because we went 3-1 up and so then it’s easier to control the game than when you’re 1-0 down all the…

FRANKFURT, Germany — Arne Slot said he hopes Alexander Isak “isn’t out for a few weeks” after the Liverpool coach admitted concerns over the £125 million ($167 million) forward’s fitness following a groin injury during Wednesday’s 5-1 Champions League win against Eintracht Frankfurt.Liverpool emphatically ended their four-game losing streak against the Bundesliga side in Germany, but a hamstring injury sustained by Jeremie Frimpong and Isak’s groin setback took the gloss off the win for the Premier League champions.Isak’s struggle for form and fitness continued, however, with the former Newcastle striker having an unproductive 45 minutes before being replaced at the…

Jeff CarlisleOct 22, 2025, 05:57 PM ETCloseJeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC.Midway through the second round qualifying match in the U.S. Open Cup between Bellevue Athletic and the eye-catching name of Sharktopus FC, Sharktopus manager Leo Ohannesian noticed something odd. The Bellevue players seemed a little too friendly with the referee.”As a passionate soccer coach, I could disagree with the calls,” Ohannesian told ESPN. “There were some questionable ones, but there was [other] stuff during the game. They were calling him ‘buddy’ and by his first name, and I was like, ‘That’s kind of…

Post-match, the captain reflected on the performance and the result, as well as the importance of remaining intent on improvement.Read his Q&A below…On how much Liverpool needed a win and a ‘statement’ on the night…Listen, I don’t know if it’s a ‘statement’ but obviously it’s a win and something to build on. Onto the next.On whether there’s a sense of relief for the squad…We are – or at least I am – in the football business for quite a while, so I don’t think it’s relief but obviously we were all disappointed with losing games. It was a positive that…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday it is providing a base of operations for U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in the San Francisco area as part of its effort to support federal efforts to track down immigrants in the country illegally and provide border and maritime security.The San Francisco Chronicle, citing an anonymous source with knowledge of the operation, reported more than 100 CBP and other federal agents will begin arriving Thursday at the base in Alameda, a move immediately condemned by San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and California Gov. Gavin Newsom. The two Democrats…

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — For Donah Falia and the other young people whose weeks of protests paved the way for Madagascar’s military coup last week, the change at the top has brought no immediate relief to their lives.The 20-year-old accounting student still has to wait in line for hours to get water from a tank in his neighborhood on the outskirts of the capital, Antananarivo, because the taps at home generally only work at night, and sometimes not even then. The job market is just as dry.“For us, personally, there is no answer here yet. I still don’t see any…

Chess’s international governing body said Wednesday it’s considering disciplinary action against a former Russian world champion who persistently leveled unproven cheating allegations at Daniel Naroditsky in the year leading up to the American grandmaster’s death.The Charlotte Chess Center in North Carolina, where Naroditsky trained and worked as a coach, announced his death Monday. He was 29. The cause of death has not been made public.Russian grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik, who held the world title for several years in the early 2000s, began accusing the California-born pro of cheating in online chess last October. He continued to share his suspicions on social…

Mohamed Salah was dropped to the Liverpool substitutes’ bench by coach Arne Slot for Wednesday’s Champions League clash against Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany following a five-game run without scoring.Florian Wirtz, the £100 million ($133.58m) signing from Bayer Leverkusen, started in midfield after being benched for the Premier League defeats against Chelsea and Manchester United.With Liverpool aiming to avoid suffering a fifth successive defeat for the first time since September 1953, Slot recalled former Frankfurt forward Hugo Ekitike to the starting lineup in place of Salah, while £125 million summer signing Alexander Isak keeping his place in the team despite scoring…

Team newsEkitike started the affair and was one of five changes made by Slot, with Jeremie Frimpong, Andy Robertson, Curtis Jones and Florian Wirtz the others to come into the XI.Liverpool: Mamardashvili, Van Dijk, Konate (Gomez, 74), Wirtz, Szoboszlai, Isak (Chiesa, 46), Jones, Gakpo (Salah, 74), Ekitike (Mac Allister, 74), Robertson, Frimpong (Bradley, 19). Unused subs: Woodman, Misciur, Endo, Kerkez, Ngumoha.First half Giorgi Mamardashvili was called into an early save off Ritsu Doan, although the flag was raised after the attacking phase concluded for offside. Liverpool then gained a foothold as Alexander Isak forced goalkeeper Michael Zetterer into a pair…

TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Mark Carney set a goal for Canada to double its non-U.S. exports in the next decade, saying American tariffs are causing a chill in investment. Carney, who will release his government’s budget on Nov. 4, said Wednesday many of Canada’s former strengths — based on close ties to America — have become vulnerabilities. “The jobs of workers in our industries most affected by U.S. tariffs — autos, steel, lumber — are under threat. Our businesses are holding back investments, restrained by the pall of uncertainty that is hanging over all of us,” Carney said. U.S.…