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Mar 28, 2023
By theguardian.com

Alfredo Di Stéfano, can you hear me? Your boys took one hell of a beating!

We probably shouldn’t be waving big meaty slabs of succulent temptation in front of fate’s drooling maw, so apologies in advance to all affected supporters should the worst happen this evening. But facts are facts are facts: Scotland have a surprisingly good record against Spain. Their first-ever World Cup qualifying match that wasn’t part of the old Home Championship was against the Spanish at Hampden in May 1957, and if you think the Scots are underdogs tonight, then this was another level altogether. Scotland’s team was made up from players from Clyde, Charlton and second-tier wastrels Liverpool, while Spain were a glamorous amalgam of the brightest stars from Barcelona and Real Madrid. The Spanish forward line that evening consisted of Ladislao Kubala, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Luis Suárez and Paco Gento. Time to crank that old Sunday Post-o-meter up to 11: jings, crivvens, help ma boab!

Sep 08, 2022
By theguardian.com

Jürgen Klopp may have no quick fix for struggling Liverpool’s problems

It was approaching midnight when Jürgen Klopp found himself in one more unusual situation at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. He had been on the receiving end of a hiding, had issued a rare public apology to Liverpool fans inside the stadium and now, uncharacteristically, he tried to fight the post-match adrenaline and keep his thoughts in check.

Jun 19, 2022
By msn.com

Benteke 5th, Firmino 3rd: Every Liverpool No.9 of PL era ranked on goals scored

When you think of Liverpool number nines, your mind tends to automatically go to the greats of the past – the likes of Ian Rush and Ian St John. So the natural assumption is that this trend of world class number nines continued into the Premier League era. That was not necessarily the case, however.