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World Cup Viewer's Guide: US seeks repeat of 1950 upset
Read full article: World Cup Viewer's Guide: US seeks repeat of 1950 upsetThe hastily assembled American squad was a ragtag group that included a mailman, a grave digger, a dishwasher and a school teacher the first time the United States faced England at the World Cup.
Senegal latest team hit by virus days ahead of African Cup
Read full article: Senegal latest team hit by virus days ahead of African CupSenegalโs national soccer team has been forced to delay its flight to the African Cup of Nations in Cameroon after three more players and six members of the backroom staff tested positive for the coronavirus.
Liverpool-Arsenal semifinal match off after COVID-19 cases
Read full article: Liverpool-Arsenal semifinal match off after COVID-19 casesLiverpoolโs match against Arsenal in the English League Cup semifinals has been postponed following a COVID-19 outbreak in the squad that has forced the club to close its training center.
'Big Sam' pulls off another stunner at Anfield in EPL
Read full article: 'Big Sam' pulls off another stunner at Anfield in EPLWest Bromwich Albion's manager Sam Allardyce shouts during an English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and West Bromwich Albion at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England, Sunday Dec. 27, 2020. (Clive Brunskill/Pool via AP)A trip to Anfield has become the most daunting match in English soccer. Unless, that is, you are Sam Allardyce. Go back to April 2017 and it was Allardyce who led Crystal Palace to a 2-1 win over Liverpool at Anfield. Indeed, Allardyce is unbeaten in each of his last four league games at Anfield.
Van Dijk injury causes concern for frustrated Liverpool
Read full article: Van Dijk injury causes concern for frustrated LiverpoolEarly in what proved to be a painful Merseyside derby for Liverpool, Van Dijk was the subject of a reckless lunge by Jordan Pickford that saw the Everton goalkeeper clatter into the extended right leg of the Netherlands defender. Van Dijk roared in agony and, tellingly, stayed down. There was no official word from Liverpool on the potential length of his absence, but Van Dijk reportedly left hospital on crutches in the evening. Van Dijk might have been marking Keane and Calvert-Lewin for both of those Everton chances. For Southamptonโs second goal, Kurt Zouma underhit a back pass before goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga made two errors in a matter of seconds to allow Che Adams to score.