2023 Soccer News, Rumors, Scores, Stats, Standings

PA Media: Video
Jurgen Klopp does not expect to buy centre-half cover for injured Joel Matip
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is not planning to buy a centre-back to cover Joel Matip’s expected absence for the rest of the season but admits the nature of the Premier League means all clubs are “only two injuries away from a real problem”. Matip’s anterior cruciate ligament injury means Klopp now has five senior players unavailable – Diogo Jota, Andy Robertson, Thiago Alcantara and Stefan Bajcetic – with midfielder Alexis Mac Allister doubtful for the weekend trip to Crystal Palace after sustaining a problem in the midweek win over Sheffield United.
PA Media: Sport
Mauricio Pochettino insists pressure is always ‘massive’ at Chelsea
The Blues failed to build on Sunday’s 3-2 victory over Brighton when they fell to Scott McTominay’s late header at Old Trafford on Wednesday.
Yahoo Sports
2027 Women's World Cup bids: U.S., Mexico jointly enter a three-horse race
The U.S. and Mexico formally submitted their bid on Friday.
The Independent
Everton offer Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea a lesson in how to salvage an expensive mess
PREMIER LEAGUE PREVIEW: Both clubs have been guilty of overspending in the transfer market and underwhelming on the pitch in recent seasons. But they are going in different directions ahead of their meeting at Goodison Park on Sunday, writes Richard Jolly

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