Having seen their frailties at the back exposed and criticised for much of the first half of the 2017-18 campaign, the Reds sought to find a solution as the winter transfer window approached. An agreement was finally reached for long-standing target Van Dijk, with a club-record deal pushed through on January 1. It has not been the smoothest of starts for the 26-year-old on Merseyside, amid criticism of his weight and contribution, but Matip is convinced that Liverpool have acquired one of the best in the business....

VAR will be used at the World Cup for the first time this summer, but many players, pundits and fans are calling for it to be banned before then following the latest controversial decision. A late penalty from Lorenzo Insigne cancelled out Jamie Vardy’s first-half goal to see England and Italy share the spoils at Wembley, but the equaliser came when German referee Deniz Aytekin consulted the video following an incident between debutant James Tarkowski and Federico Chiesa in the penaly area....

The 27-year-old capped a beautiful display with an assist and a goal as the Blues cruised to a 2-1 win in Conte’s 100th match in charge of Chelsea in all competitions. Burnley looked set to claim a point thanks to Ashley Barnes’ leveler after Kevin Long had turned in Moses’ cross in the first-half. However, it was the Nigeria international - a threat down the right all game - who had the final say by thumping in a low drive that beat birthday boy Nick Pope....

The event was organized by Giffords, a gun control organization founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was permanently disabled following a shooting at a town hall event she held for voters in 2011. Former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe also headlined Friday’s event, and in a preamble he referenced several pieces of gun control legislation that failed to advance out of committee earlier this year when the current Virginia governor, Ralph Northam, convened a special session to address gun violence....

United eased past Swansea 3-1 on Sunday to end a four-match winless streak in the Premier League. Mourinho was forced to use a makeshift defense for the trip to Liberty Stadium, with Chris Smalling and Luke Shaw late withdrawals, while Daley Blind was only fit enough for the bench. Ashley Young, Phil Jones, Marcos Rojo and Matteo Darmian completed the back four, and Mourinho had some words for players who deemed themselves unfit for the match....

How Chelsea will profit from Juventus’ success Barkley is reported to have a new contract offer on the table, with his present deal having a year to run. However, the 23-year-old is thought to be weighing up his future at Goodison Park, with Arsenal and Tottenham said to be contemplating a move. Everton have just two matches remaining in their season and Koeman feels the time has come for Barkley to make up his mind....

Wayne Rooney’s hat-trick coupled with Ashley Williams’ effort condemned David Moyes’ men to their eighth league defeat this season. And the Ghana international who made his seventh league start this term has admonished the team to get over the defeat. “There are no words. We came here with lots of determination to do something. We leave here with zero points and four goals conceded. It’s not normal,” Ayew told club website....

The first match will be against Inter Forever at Stamford Bridge on Friday May 18 and will see players from the triple trophy-winning team of 1998 come together. Gianfranco Zola, Dennis Wise, Tore-Andre Flo, Graeme Le Saux and player-manager Gianluca Vialli will face the likes of Javier Zanetti, Youri Djorkaeff and Francesco Toldo - with further names to be announced. The match will celebrate the 20th anniversary of winning the League Cup, Cup Winners’ Cup and Super Cup in the same year, which Le Saux thinks helped paved the way for the club to be taken over by Roman Abramovich....

The 25-year-old has scored 11 goals in 12 appearances since his world record move from Barcelona, but his time in France has been plagued by speculation that he does not get on with Emery and, more recently, that he could make a move to Real Madrid . Neymar 13/2 to be CL top scorer Neymar was brought to tears at a press conference last week when Brazil boss Tite launched a staunch defence of his superstar striker after speculation over his relationship with Emery was once again brought up....

The Costa Rican goalkeeper has found himself in the firing line as a result of some disjointed performances from Zinedine Zidane’s side. The Madrid coach, along with club talisman Cristiano Ronaldo, has also been subjected to jeers from the stands. Navas accepts blame for latest error Navas, though, is not reading too much into the terrace taunts and is determined to play his way back into favour with Madridistas....

The Atletico Madrid forward is generating plenty of transfer talk ahead of the summer window, with a big-money switch away from La Liga expected to be made at some stage in the near future. ‘Griezmann definitely joining Man Utd’ Manchester United are reported to be leading the hunt for his services, with the Red Devils long-time admirers of his talents. Griezmann has helped to fuel such talk by airing a desire to play alongside France international team-mate Paul Pogba at club level....

Early goals from Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus set up a pulsating 2-1 win for Guardiola’s men when the sides met at the Etihad Stadium two weeks ago, making it three wins out of three in Group F for the Premier League leaders. Napoli responded to that setback by taking seven points from three games in the interim period to retain their position at the top of Serie A....

The England international continues to run down a deal at Emirates Stadium which is due to expire at the end of the season. Arsene Wenger has stated on a regular basis that he hopes to see fresh terms agreed, but no compromise has been reached and the Gunners are heading towards a summer of change. It has been suggested that Wilshere will be heading the same way as his outgoing manager, but a former fan favourite in north London remains confident that the 26-year-old will stay put....

Combs’ wife, Katrina “Kay” Combs, revealed to TMZ that the evangelist passed away in a Florida hospital after suffering kidney failure. In an interview with People, Katrina Combs has revealed that her husband of 25 years had been working on improving his health before taking sick. Freddie Combs’ weight had hit 920 pounds when he was hospitalized and near death in 2009. The health scare led to him losing almost 400 pounds through exercise and diet by the time he appeared on The X Factor three years later....

One man bedecked in Liverpool attire in Saint Denis had earlier claimed 200,000 fans of Jurgen Klopp’s team would descend on Paris ahead of the game, turning the French capital red. An exaggeration, of course, but there’s no doubt that the Premier League club’s travelling support will amass in huge, boisterous numbers on Saturday. There’ll be plenty of Madrid fans, too, from the Spanish capital and the arrondissements of Paris....

Herrera is as good as Kante The 35-year-old will play no further part for Jose Mourinho’s side this season having sustained a knee injury in United’s Europa League quarter-final tie against Anderlecht, and will see his current deal at Old Trafford expire in the summer. Speculation surrounding Ibrahimovic’s future has linked the striker, who has scored 28 goals this season for United, with a move to MLS, though Rashford believes it will be impossible to replace the Swede....

If this look feels a little plain for you, jazz it up by adding a crew neck or a puffer jacket. Put your phone, wallet, and keys into a fanny pack or a small backpack when you head out. Try styling yourself utilizing contrasting colors. For example, if you’ll wear light colors on your top half, wear dark colors on your bottom half. [2] X Expert Source Spencer ShimadaImage Consultant Expert Interview....

This method works best when there are lots of flowering plants for the bees to go get nectar from. However, if the flowering plants are all dying back for the winter, they may find your feeder again. Don’t worry—moving your hummingbird feeder won’t confuse the hummingbirds, especially if it’s not far away from its original spot. Leaky hummingbird feeders attract bees more than anything else, because it’s easy to sip the sweet sugar water off the side of the feeder....

Click here to find the 10 best things to so in New York City. Arthur Avenue Tourists flock to “Little Italy” on Mulberry Street in Manhattan only to find that the area is just a shlocky shell of its former self with restaurant barkers on the sidewalk trying to lure unlucky eaters into mediocre Italian restaurants where they will punish their palates with gooey, sloppy, forgettable, tasteless fare. But hop on the subway north to the Bronx and point yourself to Arthur Avenue, where you’ll find a much more pleasing Little Italy waiting for you....

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