“Liverpool continued their preparations for the new season with back-to-back wins in their double-header against Athletic Club. Head coach Arne Slot was able to give the majority of his first-team squad valuable minutes across the two Anfield games as the players continue to build their fitness. In the first friendly, which consisted of a mixture of youth and experience, Liverpool raced into an early lead with goals from 16-year-old Rio Ngumoha and Darwin Nunez. Ben Doak added a third before half-time and Harvey Elliott scored the fourth after 58 minutes. Gorka Guruzeta netted a consolation late on for the away side as the game finished 4-1. …”
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What we learned from Liverpool’s games against Athletic Club: Ngumoha, Nunez, Wirtz and more
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“FIFA is facing a class-action lawsuit over its transfer rules that could include claims from every professional footballer who has played in the European Union or the United Kingdom since 2002, according to the newly created Dutch foundation behind the move. Launched on Monday, the Amsterdam-based Justice for Players (JfP) is the first group to attempt legal action against world football’s governing body using the Court of Justice for the European Union’s (CJEU) ruling in the Lassana Diarra case last October. …”
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