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• Liverpool's faint hopes of silverware were well and truly snuffed out by PSG but finally there ARE reasons for Arne Slot's men to be cheerful on Merseyside, writes LEWIS STEELE15 April 2026, 10:04 am
  LEWIS STEELE AT ANFIELD: There is no hiding that this has been a tricky second album after a smash hit for Slot last season.
  
• Chelsea legend John Terry pitches up at Colchester United game amid '£14m takeover' - as one of his family members starts the match!15 April 2026, 9:46 am
  The England and Chelsea legend, 45, pitched up for their League Two clash against Accrington Stanley at the JobServe Community Stadium in Essex.
  
• Hugo Ekitike 'out of the World Cup and rest of Liverpool's season': Worrying reports emerge from France on £79m striker's injury15 April 2026, 9:38 am
  Hugo Ekitike has been ruled out of this summer's World Cup after pulling up with an injury on Tuesday night, according to reports in France.
  
• These are the Man United stars who are being badly exposed as Michael Carrick risks Sir Jim Ratcliffe's impulsive wrath, writes CHRIS WHEELER15 April 2026, 8:24 am
  CHRIS WHEELER: Just when Manchester United looked to be coasting into the Champions League, along came Leeds to sow some seeds of doubt.
  
• Arne Slot warns Liverpool stars they face summer FIRE SALE and will flog 'good players' after £450m spend fell flat with no trophies15 April 2026, 8:17 am
  Liverpool are preparing to sell 'good players' this summer after the season following their £450million transfer spend ended without silverware, Arne Slot has warned.
  
• Barcelona star left bleeding on pitch in gruesome scenes after being kicked in the FACE by Atletico Madrid goalkeeper in dramatic Champions League second leg15 April 2026, 8:13 am
  Somehow the Spaniard came back on looking as clean as ever within minutes of the gruesome scenes - with one fan online praising his 'die for Barcelona' attitude.
  
• Arsenal learn their would-be Champions League opponents as Atletico Madrid see off Barcelona despite TWO defensive shockers and a bloody clash - and here's why Mikel Arteta and Co might like what they saw, writes KIERAN GILL15 April 2026, 8:07 am
  KIERAN GILL: Here we were thinking Diego Simeone might have his Atletico Madrid side pull the shutters down in front of their goal, as if closed for business.
  
• Carlo Ancelotti asked Brazil's PRESIDENT if he should pick Neymar for World Cup - as politician reveals his advice to manager15 April 2026, 7:53 am
  Brazil's president has revealed that Carlo Ancelotti picked his brain over whether to select Neymar for the World Cup. 
  
• Revealed: Fitness update on Aston Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez ahead of Europa League clash with Bologna - and reason he withdrew from Nottingham Forest clash in the warm-up15 April 2026, 7:34 am
  The Argentina goalkeeper was named in the starting XI for last Sunday's match at Nottingham Forest but pulled out during the warm-up - the third time this has happened this season.
  
• Fresh World Cup fury as fans face 775 PER CENT price hike after ticket scandal: 'This is a shakedown'15 April 2026, 3:14 am
  FIFA, soccer's world governing body, has been accused of a 'shakedown' over the news, which comes after ticket prices sparked outrage across the world.
  
• High school soccer star dead at 17 after drowning in Georgia park: 'Feels like a nightmare I haven't woken up from'15 April 2026, 3:09 am
  The authorities were alerted to a possible drowning shortly before 8pm on Saturday, April 11. It is said that a dive team found his body less than an hour later.
  
• 'You could see immediately he was in a different stratosphere': The coaches who know Michael Olise best reveal what makes Bayern superstar so special, the roots of his friendship with Bukayo Saka - and why Reading's owner still 'thanks him every night'15 April 2026, 1:00 am
  Those who recall watching Olise at Selhurst Park, the Madejski Stadium and park pitches back in the day remember a talented kid full of tricks, creativity and potential. Now he is all that and much more.
  
• Retrial begins over death of Diego Maradona: Football icon's medical team accused of 'treating him like an animal' in 'house of horrors' return to court in Buenos Aires14 April 2026, 11:36 pm
  The retrial of Diego Maradona's medical staff, who have been accused of 'treating the football icon like an animal in a house of horrors', has begun. 
  
• Liverpool 0-2 PSG (0-4 agg): Energy and emotion but no goals as Reds finally turn up for Arne Slot but suffer same fate, as Ousmane Dembele double and defensive steel seals win14 April 2026, 10:44 pm
  IAN LADYMAN AT ANFIELD: So now we know that there is another side to the champions of Europe. PSG of France can defend, too.
  
• Hugo Ekitike's injury is 'bad', claims Liverpool team-mate Ibrahima Konate - as Arne Slot laments 'especially hard' blow to key player, with World Cup dream in doubt14 April 2026, 10:41 pm
  Hugo Ekitike's World Cup dream is in doubt after he was taken off on a stretcher during Liverpool's Champions League defeat by Paris Saint-Germain.