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Liverpool’s efforts to organise a suitable behind-closed-doors friendly match ahead of their Champions League final have taken a blow, according to reports.

The Reds incredible semi-final comeback in the Champions League against Barcelona saw them book a place in Madrid where they will take on Tottenham in the final.

The showpiece event will take place on June 1, meaning there is a three-week break between the end of the Premier League season and the final.

Jurgen Klopp has taken his players to Marbella to train while The Times claim that Liverpool wanted to ‘arrange a game to maintain match sharpness’.

However, organising a match against a top-level opponent is proving difficult with the timing of a potential friendly coming as most players at other clubs jet off on holiday.

That could leave Klopp facing the prospect of preparing his side against an under-23 or academy side with the likes of Roberto Firmino – who has not appeared for the Reds since May 1 – in need of run out.

 

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Manchester United will appoint three former players to a new transfer committee as they look to avoid past mistakes in the transfer market, according to reports.

Since the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013, United have struggled to reach the heights they enjoyed under their legendary manager.

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer enjoyed a honeymoon period when he was first appointed as caretaker boss earlier this season but the results and performances have taken a bad turn since he was appointed permanently.

The Norwegian will be tasked with re-shaping United’s squad after being left with a number of under-performing players on high wages.

The likes of Alexis Sanchez, who is reportedly on wages in the region of £500,000-a-week, are going to be tough to move out of the club with a lack of potential suitors.

And now The Sun claims that United are ‘assembling a committee’ of ex-players in a ‘radical rethink on player recruitment’.

Darren Fletcher, a title winner under Ferguson, will be asked to head up the three-man panel with Rio Ferdinand approached, while Nicky Butt was also at the meeting with Fletcher at Carrington.

In a change to their previous transfer policy, United will now be ‘seeking young hard-working and hungry players’ that want to succeed at Old Trafford.

 

Manchester United Under-23s boss Ricky Sbragia has left the club, Press Association Sport understands.

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Having previously had a spell in charge of the second string, the Scot returned to the club in 2017 to lead the Under-23s.

United were relegated from the top tier of Premier League 2 in 2017-18 and last season finished sixth in the 12-team second division.

Press Association Sport understands that Sbragia has now left the club by mutual consent, with head of academy Nicky Butt to focus on the youth system’s structure as United move forwards.

United’s former second-string boss Warren Joyce is available after leaving A-League side Melbourne City earlier this month.

 

Serie A side Napoli have joined the race to land Liverpool defender Nathaniel Clyne, according to reports.

Clyne was on loan at Bournemouth from the Reds for the second half of last season where he made 15 appearances in all competitions.

The former Southampton full-back has only played 10 matches for Liverpool in the last two seasons with a serious back injury in the 2017-18 campaign hindering his progress.

And Goal claims that Napoli, who are on the lookout for a new right-back, ‘have made an approach to sign’ Clyne from Liverpool.

Napoli ‘have made contact with the Reds’ over Clyne, who is understood to be valued at £15million by the Merseysiders.

Bournemouth and West Ham have also been linked with moves for Clyne but will now face competition from the Serie A outfit.

 

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is looking to make all of his summer transfers before the players jet off on their pre-season tour, according to reports.

United had a resurgence after sacking Mourinho and appointing Solskjaer, who won 14 of his 19 games while in caretaker charge of the club, but it is now eight defeats in his last 12 matches, highlighting the scale of the rebuilding job ahead in the summer.

As part of that rebuilding job, the Norwegian is looking for young, hungry players that can make the step up with a number of surprising names linked to United in recent weeks.

The Sun claims that Solskjaer’s plan is ‘to have his squad in place when he returns to training at the start of July’.

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The report adds that there are four players in particular that Solskjaer is looking at including Daniel James, whose £15million transfer should be wrapped up next month.

Sean Longstaff is another named by The Sun, with The Telegraph saying on Wednesday that an offer for the midfielder is expected before the weekend.

The other two names are Stoke City’s Nathan Collins and Norwich City’s Ben Godfrey, who both play centre-back for their respective clubs.

 

PREM TRIO AMONG JAMES’ SUITORS
Jorge Mendes is getting to work on finding James Rodriguez a new club so, of course, the Premier League big-hitters are getting dragged into it.

James is coming to the end of a two-year loan stay at Bayern Munich and though the Bundesliga champions have the option to make him a permanent signing for £37million, it seems neither the club nor the player are too keen on extending their relationship.

So the Colombia star will return to Real Madrid, where he will be immediately shown the door again. The Mirror reckons this has alerted the attention of Liverpool , Manchester United, Arsenal, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain, which gives the 27-year-old a lot of attractive offers which his form hasn’t really warranted.

 

SPURS’ ASENSIO ENQUIRY REBUFFED
Real are rather less prepared to let Marco Asensio leave the Bernabeu.

Apparently, Tottenham have been in touch to enquire about the Spain international but AS reports that the answer was abrupt: to sign Asensio, it will cost Spurs €700million to meet his release clause.

The biggest revelation perhaps is that “Mauricio Pochettino is passionately in love with Asensio” but the 23-year-old doesn’t feel the same way. He’s just as keen to stay at Real as Zinedine Zidane is to keep him.

 

MAN UTD LINKED WITH SEVEN MORE
Let’s check in at Old Trafford. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is keen to get things moving and The Sun reckons he wants four players in sharpish.

But the Daily Mail reckons United have cooled their interest in Aaron Wan-Bissaka after being quoted silly money for the Crystal Palace right-back. Instead, they will go for Thomas Meunier who doesn’t seem too fussed where he plays next season.

Perhaps Meunier could share a lift to Manchester with Adrien Rabiot. The PSG midfielder is out of contract this summer and the Manchester Evening News claims United are “still monitoring” the 24-year-old. That might be tricky given Rabiot hasn’t played since December. And Ed Woodward is leaving it late if he hasn’t already made a firm approach.

Woodward is apparently acting more decisively over Matthijs De Ligt. United apparently offered the Ajax captain £12million a year to join this summer but Sport claims the Red Devils have gone even higher, which is wonderful news for Mino Raiola and his attempt to squeeze more money out of Barcelona.

 

AND THE REST
Arsenal want to Ryan Fraser but Bournemouth are demanding £30m…Newcastle are eyeing CSKA Moscow right-back Mario Fernandes… Inter Milan will offer £30m plus Ivan Perisic for Romelu Lukaku… Man City want £15m for midfielder Fabian Delph… Leeds are keen to bring Delph back to Elland Road… Napoli are favourites for Kieran Trippier… Arsenal are among the clubs chasing Reading striker Danny Loader… Fulham are looking at Newcastle’s Dwight Gayle and Nottingham Forest striker Britt Assombalonga to replace Aleksandar Mitrovic.

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Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness has confirmed that the Germans are working on a deal to bring Manchester City’s Leroy Sane to the Allianz Arena.

A recent report in the Daily Record recently claimed that Bayern ‘have been granted permission’ to speak to the City winger, who has not played perhaps as much as he might have expected this season.

The report added that City have taken a ‘pragmatic’ stance on the 23-year-old. They ‘would prefer to retain’ him but accept that his ongoing refusal to extend a contract that expires in 2021 will eventually harm his value.

And Sane is ‘unhappy with his status’ so City could cut their losses.

When asked about Sane recently, Bayern sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic told Sport Bild: “I don’t comment on names.”

“We will try to do something for the new season, so we must also clarify how much money we have available for it.”

However, Hoeness has now confirmed that the Bavarians are interested in the Germany international.

“We are dealing with this player,” Hoeness told Sueddeutsche Zeitung.

 

 

by Rob Shimshock

An Antifa news site sells badges saying “hate cops” and “hospitalize your local fascist” along with other memorabilia.

The retailer and news site, It’s Going Down, describes itself as “a digital community center from anarchist, anti-fascist, autonomous anti-capitalist and anti-colonial movements.”

It’s Going Down sells a 24-pack of stickers with slogans such as “This is an Antifa zone. Nazis, cops, and Klan go home” and “Become ungovernable: resist fascism and oppression” for $15.00. Along with the aforementioned “hospitalize your local fascist” badge, the site also sells badges reading “no more presidents” and “not gay as in happy, queer as in f*** you.”

Another sticker available for purchase states “lustful wrath against the cis-tem,” playing on “system” with the prefix of “cisgender,” the term used to describe individuals who identify as the gender matching their birth sex.

It’s Going Down does not typically feature articles from named authors, instead publishing pieces from anonymous contributors and groups like the Twin Cities General Defense Committee, whose members describe capitalism as “authoritarian theft” and have advocated disarming cops.

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by Gabrielle Okun

A National Football League(NFL) team will have male cheerleaders for the first time ever, according to a USA Today Wednesday report.

The Los Angeles Rams are changing NFL history by including male cheerleaders Quinton Peron and Napoleon Jinnies as a part of their spirit squad, USA Today reported. LA natives Peron and Jinnies truly broke barriers by becoming the first male cheerleaders for any NFL team.

“I thought, ‘Why not me? Why can’t I do this?’” Peron said during an interview with “Good Morning America” Wednesday.

Jinnies emphasized the auditions were quite strenuous. “They were unlike anything I’ve ever been to. I’m used to getting a call after or an email,” Jinnies said, referring to other auditions. “This one was about three weeks long, and we had a bunch of rehearsals in between and an extensive interview process, but it was really humbling and amazing to be invited every time you came back,” he added, according to ABC News.

LA Rams cheerleading captain Emily Leibert also praised the decision during the interview. “They really just fit the bill to be a Los Angeles Rams cheerleader. They are intelligent; they are eloquent; they are more than qualified to be ambassadors out in the community,” Leibert said. “They bring so much energy, and there’s something so magnetic about their performance; you really can’t take your eyes off them.”

Both the Baltimore Ravens and Indiana Colts have male members on their teams, but the men work as stuntmen rather than cheerleaders.