Liverpool FC - This is our time

That was some costly losses.

Hope you can hang on to the last of the Champions League spots.

Luis Suárez, a man plagued with controversy during his time at Liverpool. Firstly, he was accused of racially abusing Patrice Evra, and at the end of last season, he received a ten match suspension for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanović. But he came back after his suspension earlier this season all guns blazing. Firing in 18 goals so far this season, Suárez is second in the goalscoring charts, only to Manchester United's Robin van Persie. The Dutchman has played seven more games than Suárez, however, and it has been questioned that, had Suárez been available from the start of the season, would he be higher than 'RVP's' current goal tally?

Regardless, he will not win the Golden Boot now. In Liverpool's 0-0 draw with Newcastle United last weekend, Suárez was stretchered off of the field after just half an hour, clearly in agony. It has today been revealed that the Uruguayan, 27, had torn his calf muscle, and is receiving the best medical treatment possible. It is reported that he will miss, not only the end of Liverpool's season, but also the FIFA World Cup in Brazil this summer. Liverpool have refused to comment further on the injury.

OUCH!! Tough break for Suarez. Looks like Karma caught up with him

Ouch....that's really unlucky mate!
Hopefully you can still do well without him, will be tough though

Wow, that was really tight! Good comeback after going down to Southampton 3-1, and well done for getting into the Champions League!

Congrats on finishing in the top 4

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Hofmann: You've Been Great

Having joined Liverpool on loan from Borussia Dortmund at the start of the season, it seems like it is finally time for Jonas Hofmann to return to Germany - but not without saying a special thank you to fans.

Speaking on LFCTV, the 20-year-old spoke fondly of his time at Anfield, and told our reporter that it was a real learning curve for him. Liverpool had an option to buy the winger at any time during his loan spell for £14.5 million, but with just a month left until he flies back to Dortmund, it seems unlikely. Hofmann's excellent mentality was noted throughout a season in which he made 25 first team appearances for the club, and helped us to qualify for Europe, scoring five goals in the process.

Sad news for Arsenal fans, and fans of football in general this lunchtime, as Arsène Wenger resigns from his post at The Emirates Stadium.


The Frenchman had been in charge at Arsenal for seventeen years, making him the longest serving manager of the club. Before that he had a spell at AS Monaco, where he signed the likes of Thierry Henry, Glen Hoddle and Jürgen Klinsmann. He was dismissed by the club in 1994. However, after Marseille were found guilty of match fixing in 1994, he claimed that the impact of bribery and corruption had influenced his decision to leave France.


Before he took over at Arsenal however, he spent two seasons at Japanese club Nagoya Grampus Eight, where he received the J. League Manager of the Year award in his first season.


When Bruce Rioch was sacked from Arsenal in 1996, Johan Cruyff was the bookies favourite to take over the vacant post. However, Arsenal fans were shocked when Wenger, who was virtually unknown in English football, was appointed. A month before he was chosen, he had advised the club to sign Patrick Vieira, who would later go on to become a club legend and captain the team. He proved his doubters wrong in just his second season by winning the Premier League and FA Cup. He brought in his former player Henry in 1999. The Frenchman would later make a name for himself as one of the greatest players in world football. Wenger would later lead the team to earn the famous "Invincibles" title after going the entirety of the 2003/2004 season unbeaten in the league.


Despite Wenger's successes - three Premier League titles, four F.A. Cup trophies and a string of managerial awards to his name - he was never able to lead his club to UEFA Champions League glory.


Whilst Arsenal fans will be grieving their loss over the pre-season, they will be feeling some relief, after a less than impressive Premier League campaign - Arsenal failed to qualify for any continental competition. Wenger did leave a strong squad behind, along with his legacy at Arsenal, and with the right management, the likes of Mesut Özil should be challenging the top four again next season. Fans will be hoping that the new manager of the club, whoever that may be, can get the best out of the talent at hand, and do the one thing Wenger never could - win the Champions League.

Wow...surprising to see Wenger resign
Good update btw!

Cut-Price Deal for Southampton Captain

"Liverpool FC is delighted to announce the signing of Southampton's Adam Lallana." were the latest words to appear on the Merseyside clubs' official website this morning.

The deal has been confirmed by both Brendan Rodgers and Michael Laudrup, and the former Southampton captain will now join up with the rest of the squad after the break. Rodgers confirmed that the deal had cost Liverpool £11 million, with Lallana having submitted a transfer request following Southampton's relegation from the Barclays Premier League.

The player also confirmed that Liverpool had inquired about his availability in the summer of last year, but were unwilling to pay the asking price, which Lallana tells us was 'around £30 million'. Lallana, a lifelong Everton fan, told BBC Sport of his delight at signing for The Toffees closest rivals.

Shaqiri Leaves Bayern München

FC Bayern München's Swiss midfielder, Xherdan Shaqiri, has today left the club, with the allure of English football seemingly too much for the 22-year-old to resist. The winger featured in under half of his team's Bundesliga matches last season, and his side suffered, finishing in 5th place in the league, below the likes of Schalke, Stuttgart, Gladbach, and the champions Dortmund.

Shaqiri has completed a move to Liverpool, for a fee of £18 million, and fans of The Reds have been discussing the transfer fee, with the majority of them considering it a coup. The player himself told Kicker that he is delighted to be playing for a club with UEFA Champions League football, something he would not have been able to do with Bayern.

Liverpool's Coutinho had played in Shaqiri's position successfully last season, and the Brazilian is beginning to make a name for himself at the club, so Shaqiri will have to impress in the pre-season if he is to take over from Coutinho. Coutinho, however, is versatile enough to play in the attacking midfielder role, a position that Liverpool's current formation utilizes, so things may run smoothly. We will see whether Shaqiri is cut out for the Premier League in the opening weeks of the campaign.

Both will be great signings and congrats at getting Shaqiri for so cheap - he's been a monster for United on my save!

Nice signings