Liverpool

Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish has called on the boardroom's warring factions to sort out their differences quickly for the good of the club. Dalglish, regarded as Liverpool's finest-ever player and who also managed the club between 1985 and 1991, has spoken out as the current crisis over control of the club threatens to rumble on into the summer. Co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett have fallen out now for several months, and Hicks has been searching the financial markets - banks as well as hedge funds - to try to raise the money to buy-out Gillett and fund the new stadium. Dubai International Capital - the investment arm of the Dubai government - also still retain a long-term interest in a takeover of the club. Talking in his weekly column for the club's LFC magazine, Dalglish said: "The current impasse cannot continue much longer. Players around Europe are starting to look at where they want to play next season, and it is not fair for Rafa Benitez to try to enter negotiations with an arm behind his back."