Kostas Tsimikas had never scored a senior goal for Liverpool before Saturday’s FA Cup final but asked Jurgen Klopp to be the seventh taker at Wembley because it gave him the ‘opportunity to win the game’

Liverpool penalty hero Kostas Tsimikas revealed that he had requested to be the seventh taker at Wembley – and it turned out to be his lucky number as he struck the kick that won his side the FA Cup. Tsimikas has never scored a senior goal for Liverpool but the left-back took his opportunity after…

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Kostas Tsimikas had never scored a senior goal for Liverpool before Saturday’s FA Cup final but asked Jurgen Klopp to be the seventh taker at Wembley because it gave him the ‘opportunity to win the game’

Liverpool penalty hero Kostas Tsimikas revealed that he had requested to be the seventh taker at Wembley – and it turned out to be his lucky number as he struck the kick that won his side the FA Cup. Tsimikas has never scored a senior goal for Liverpool but the left-back took his opportunity after…

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MATT BARLOW: Romelu Lukaku’s £97.5m Chelsea return has not worked out on any level and his muted FA Cup final display proved it… he wants to do his own talking but his displays have largely been silent this season

Romelu Lukaku let it be known on the eve of the FA Cup final that he wanted to do his own talking. It was a rebuke for his agent, Federico Pastorello, who had given an interview in the Italian media, in which he said there was ‘clearly a problem’ and that there would be talks…

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MATT BARLOW: Romelu Lukaku’s £97.5m Chelsea return has not worked out on any level and his muted FA Cup final display proved it… he wants to do his own talking but his displays have largely been silent this season

Romelu Lukaku let it be known on the eve of the FA Cup final that he wanted to do his own talking. It was a rebuke for his agent, Federico Pastorello, who had given an interview in the Italian media, in which he said there was ‘clearly a problem’ and that there would be talks…

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EXCLUSIVE: Wembley watershed looms but Manchester City star Caroline Weir warns women’s football is still way behind in ‘getting the respect we deserve’ ahead of today’s FA Cup final against Chelsea

Last month, Barcelona set a world record for a crowd at a women’s club football match when more than 91,000 people packed into the Nou Camp to see their Champions League semi-final against Wolfsburg. A week later, Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano became the first female boxers to top the bill at Madison Square Garden in…

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EXCLUSIVE: Wembley watershed looms but Manchester City star Caroline Weir warns women’s football is still way behind in ‘getting the respect we deserve’ ahead of today’s FA Cup final against Chelsea

Last month, Barcelona set a world record for a crowd at a women’s club football match when more than 91,000 people packed into the Nou Camp to see their Champions League semi-final against Wolfsburg. A week later, Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano became the first female boxers to top the bill at Madison Square Garden in…

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‘How often in my life is it better to shut up’: Jurgen Klopp jokes Sadio Mane’s shootout miss is 50 per cent HIS fault after he told star man to change side – before dedicating FA Cup final success to neuroscience company that trained Liverpool for penalty glory

Liverpool claimed the second leg of a potential historic Quadruple by beating Chelsea in the FA Cup Final – but only after they nearly blew the penalty shoot-out with some dodgy advice from manager Jurgen Klopp. Both Mo Salah and Virgil van Dijk went off injured during the goalless 120 minutes before Kostas Tsimikas struck…

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‘How often in my life is it better to shut up’: Jurgen Klopp jokes Sadio Mane’s shootout miss is 50 per cent HIS fault after he told star man to change side – before dedicating FA Cup final success to neuroscience company that trained Liverpool for penalty glory

Liverpool claimed the second leg of a potential historic Quadruple by beating Chelsea in the FA Cup Final – but only after they nearly blew the penalty shoot-out with some dodgy advice from manager Jurgen Klopp. Both Mo Salah and Virgil van Dijk went off injured during the goalless 120 minutes before Kostas Tsimikas struck…

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Emma Hayes’ side are on course to break the 45,423 attendance record but the Chelsea manger admits her ‘ultimate goal’ is to ‘fill out’ Wembley stadium during a future FA Cup final

Emma Hayes believes that, in the next few years, the women’s FA Cup final will be a Wembley sell-out. Following a year of record crowds watching the WSL, Sunday’s cup final between Chelsea and Manchester City is on course to break the 45,423 attendance record, with more than 50,000 tickets sold. ‘We should fill it,’ said…

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Steve Clarke insists Andy Robertson ‘did the right thing’ by celebrating Liverpool’s ‘fantastic season’ just 72 hours before Scotland’s World Cup play-off with Ukraine as he reveals skipper joined squad ‘in a great place’

Steve Clarke last night gave Andy Robertson his full backing after the Scotland captain was pictured drinking beer 72 hours before tonight’s World Cup showdown with Ukraine. The Liverpool star was filmed with a bottle in his hands during an open top bus parade on Sunday to celebrate the Anfield side winning the Carabao Cup and…

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