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Jurgen Klopp’s side take on Barca in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final tie at Camp Nou on Wednesday. Footage has emerged showing two separate incidents of individuals being pushed into fountains, apparently by Liverpool fans. Police in riot gear were seen on La Rambla on Tuesday night, having reportedly shepherded visiting supporters away from Placa Reial. Writing on Twitter on Wednesday, Moore said: “We proudly sing that we’ve conquered all of Europe....

Lincoln routs buys Wenger time The Spaniard has spent the large part of the season in reserve at Anfield, with Reds boss Jurgen Klopp preferring makeshift left-back James Milner in his backline. When he has been called upon, too, he has regularly been the club’s weakest performer. Rather then keeping his head down and working hard in training, though, Moreno has shared his latest brainwave. Alongside a tiger with a headband, in what looks like a tribute to legendary rapper Tupac, sits a panda wearing a monocle and a top hat smoking a pipe, and an English Bull Terrier posing in boxing gloves....

As Luis Suarez bagged a fourth hat trick of his Liverpool career, he is already drawing comparisons to the great number 7’s this club has produced over the years. Keeping hold of Suarez might just be the best piece of business the club has done this summer. He and Daniel Sturridge – SAS as they have famously come to be known, have got off to a great start, scoring 18 league goals between them this season....

The German acknowledges that Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City are still in the mix, but has already written off the claims of Manchester United and Tottenham. The quartet Karius considers to be in the hunt occupy the Champions League places at present, with only three points separating table-topping Chelsea from Arsenal in fourth. Klopp calms Woodburn excitement The Blues have enjoyed a remarkable run of form, with seven straight wins carrying them to the top-flight summit....

That was exactly the situation following Liverpool’s 3-2 defeat to West Ham United on Sunday. The German manager had a bone to pick with the match officials and then hit out at VAR as well. In the end, though, Klopp was magnanimous enough to admit that Liverpool weren’t at their best and that the Hammers deserved to take home the three points. David Moyes’ side has been the team of the season so far and they once again proved that their form is no fluke by giving the Reds a fight at the London Stadium....

Liverpool are of course without Daniel Sturridge who could be out for six weeks. The Reds are also missing Jose Enrique and Sebastian Coates who are out long term. Kolo Toure will be subject to a late fitness test before the game but there are many fans who believe he has earnt a seat on the bench for this match after his last performance. For Norwich, manager Chris Hughton has quite a few bodies missing....

In case you didn’t know… Moreno suffered a blow to his ankle, an injury that kept him out for months together. The former Sevilla man returned at the start of 2018 but has been pushed down the pecking order due to the establishment of Andrew Robertson at left back. The heart of the matter Consequentially, Moreno has only played the full 90 minutes once this season in the Premier League. In total, so far, the 26-year-old has only mustered 154 minutes in the league....

It’s a rematch of the League Cup final back in February, when the two teams played to a 0-0 draw, but Liverpool hoisted the trophy after a wild penalty shootout. Not a single penalty had been missed through the first 10 rounds of the shootout, and Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher scored his 11th round effort before stopping that of Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga. After that triumph, the Reds’ pursuit of a historic season is still alive....

The Reds lie six points behind Manchester United, who sit in fourth position, but with the Red Devils having a superior goal difference, they are poised to keep a Champions League spot out of the home side’s reach. Palace occupy 12th spot in the Premier League, eight points clear of safety. Steven Gerrard will play his final match at Anfield for Liverpool, with the Reds skipper heading off to MLS after their match against Stoke City at the end of the month....

Liverpool’s first half of the season has been far from their usual lofty expectations, with the Reds mired in mid-table for much of the first 14 games, before successive victories over Tottenham and Southampton in their final two games saw them climb to a respectable sixth on the ladder, albeit with a seven-point gap between themselves and the final Champions League place. A squad significantly affected by various injuries is slowly coming back to full-strength, with almost all of Liverpool’s non-World Cup players attending this mid-season camp in Dubai, harbouring different levels of match-fitness....

The Reds were hoping to open up a gap at the top of the table, with title contenders Man City not playing until Sunday. Tottenham were looking to do the same in fourth place, with fierce rivals Arsenal also not involved on Saturday. In the end, it finished 1-1 — a result that doesn’t help either side in any significant way. The draw sent Liverpool top on goal difference but handed City and advantage, while Arsenal will now look to pull away from their local rivals before next week’s north London derby....

The Reds built on an important weekend victory over champions Manchester City as their Uruguayan striker netted a first-half header. Things should have been more comfortable given the hosts’ general dominance of the game, however, they were ultimately left indebted to goalkeeper Alisson Becker for the three points. The Brazilian’s first-half penalty save from Jarrod Bowen and a brilliant late stop from Tomas Soucek at close range proved key to the victory....

Jurgen Klopp’s side are four points clear of champions City having only lost once in the Premier League this season - at the Etihad Stadium on January 3. In theory, Liverpool also have a clearer run to the title as they are out of both domestic cups, whereas City are in the FA Cup fifth round and have booked an EFL Cup final clash with Chelsea. And Mane feels Liverpool, who are at home to Leicester City on Wednesday, can still get even better....

Ever since Sept. 11, America has been doing all the things it can remember from World War II, whether the real one or the Tom Hanks one: standing united, flying the flag, praying, God-blessing itself. It continues to tell itself stories of heroism and self-sacrifice by ordinary citizens: the passengers who rushed the hijackers, the guy who stayed in the building with his quadriplegic friend. And it’s got a therapeutic task to occupy itself: making sure Sept....

Lawmakers investigating the January 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol held a last-minute hearing on Tuesday to hear witness testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson, who served as an aide to Trump’s ex-Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, in what analysts have described as a potential “smoking gun.” At the end of the hearing, Cheney, a Wyoming congresswoman who is one of the two Republicans to sit on the panel, showed evidence alleging that members of Trump’s circle pressured members of his administration who have agreed to testify before the committee....

The House Homeland Security Committee agreed on the formation of a 10-member commission on Friday to investigate the deadly violence at the Capitol. A vote on launching the proposed commission is due to take place in the House next week, the Associated Press reported. The bill was negotiated between House Democrats and Republican Congressman John Katko of New York. In a statement, Cheney said: “All members, especially House and Senate leaders, should support this effort and there should be no delay in passing this bill to find the facts and the truth about what happened on January 6th and the events leading up to it....

Mauricio Pochettino’s side, cruising at 3-0 midway through the second half, weathered a late fightback from the home side to win 3-2 at Molineux on Saturday. Erik Lamela, Lucas Moura and Harry Kane put Spurs in control before league debutant Juan Foyth gave away two spot-kicks, converted by Ruben Neves and Raul Jimenez. Goalkeeper Lloris warned that Spurs had to tighten up after losing leads against Inter Milan and PSV in Europe already this season....

Portugal stunned Les Bleus on home soil two years ago, recording a 1-0 extra-time win at the Stade de France through unlikely hero Eder after Cristiano Ronaldo hobbled out of the final injured. Head coach Didier Deschamps made it two major finals out of two on Tuesday when Samuel Umtiti headed in the only goal to down Belgium in St Petersburg. Although boss and skipper remain, this is a much-changed France squad – a hearty injection of exceptional young talent meaning only nine members remain from the 23-man squad that contested the European Championship....

How did Greenpeace do it? By getting one of the lobbyists to admit that he talks to moderate Democrats about issues that the company he represents cares about frequently—in some cases, every week—to move legislation in this divided Congress. Wow. Stop the presses! I don’t have any knowledge of the corporation in question’s lobbying operations, so I can’t comment on its operational practices specifically. However, as a former member of Congress, I can speak to how absurd it is that so many advocacy organizations and reporters have misused this fake interview to claim that lobbying categorically tilts the political playing field in favor of corporate America....

Diamond is trying to resuscitate the theory known as geographic determinism. Largely abandoned by historians some 60 years ago, this view holds that where people lived determined their degree of civilization. Yes, the immediate reason that Pizarro defeated the Incas was that the Europeans had steel swords, horses, ships and writing, and they carded germs like smallpox that wiped out some 95 percent of the Americas’ pre-Columbian population. But the ultimate cause-why did the Europeans have these things?...