Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp dismissed speculation Barcelona star Philippe Coutinho could return to the Premier League leaders.

Coutinho has struggled to cement a spot in Barca s starting XI this season, having only arrived from Liverpool in a £142million deal last January.

The Brazil international has been linked with former club Liverpool as well as Premier League rivals Manchester United.

Asked about the rumours, Klopp told reporters: That is something I don t want to talk about. I would not say it is a potential transfer or a likely one.

Nothing to say. Whatever I say would open more stories and there is no story.

Phil is at Barcelona and as I know he fits really well and everything is fine.

Back at Anfield tomorrow, Reds 

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Scotland will feel the love of the Tartan Army at Hampden Park following the stunning start to their 2024 European Championship qualifying campaign and Steve Clarke hopes the good form continues against Georgia.

The Scots made it three wins out of three in Group A with a dramatic 2-1 comeback win in Oslo on Saturday.

The highly-acclaimed victory, thanks to late goals from striker Lyndon Dykes and midfielder Kenny McLean, followed home wins against Cyprus and top seeds Spain in March.

The composure The crowd The comeback

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— Scotland National Team (@ScotlandNT)

Clarke’s side now prepare to face second-placed Georgia in front of a packed-out national stadium, where they…

One of the perks of the Premier League of old was the fact that it was possible for a relegation-battling side to beat top opposition with a strong defensive display and extremely drilled counterattacking approach, especially at home in front of a booming stadium. That was the way of it when Nottingham Forest welcomed Liverpool at the City Ground on Saturday, with former Liverpool striker Taiwo Awoniyi netting the only goal of the game to being his new club vital three points.

Liverpool resurgence short-lived

Matches like this have been known to happen, so if observed as isolated event, it seems like small worry. But given the season Liverpool have had so far, to lose now to a team lying at the bottom of the table is an extremely painful blow.

Only Liverpool, many woul…

Brazilian-born midfielder Marcos Marquinhos is set to make his debut for Bulgaria in the crucial Euro 2012 qualifier against Montenegro next Saturday.

Marquinhos, the CSKA Sofia playmaker, has been playing in Bulgaria since 2006 but has only just gained his passport with national coach Lothar Mattheus the driving force.

Bulgaria, fourth in Group G behind England, Montenegro and Switzerland, have little hope of qualifying for next year s finals in Poland and Ukraine.

Marquinhos will be the second Brazilian to play for Bulgaria after defender Lucio Wagner, from Rio de Janeiro, played for the country from 2006 to 2009.

Wagner played for Levski Sofia for seven seasons.

Mattheus admitted the Balkan team s fate is no longer in its hands, as it is depe…

Tottenham attacker Manor Solomon’s injury problems have continued after he underwent minor knee surgery on Tuesday.

Solomon has not played for Spurs since September due to a meniscus injury to his right knee.

Ex-Fulham loanee Solomon had surgery in October and had hoped to return at the start of 2024, but has been beset by a string of setbacks.

We can confirm that Manor Solomon underwent minor surgery to his meniscus on his right knee yesterday (Tuesday, 19 March).

The forward will continue his rehabilitation with our medical staff.

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial)

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou revealed last week Solomon had made “no real progress” and that the medical team were looking at other strategies to aid his recove…

Asamoah Gyan is happy for Ghana to be looked upon as underdogs heading into the FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

The striker was at the centre of a torturous exit in South Africa four years ago, missing a penalty in the dying moments of extra-time with Ghana s quarter-final with Uruguay locked at 1-1.

Gyan showed admirable mental strength to step up and score Ghana s opening spot-kick in the ensuing shootout, but they were ultimately knocked out as Uruguay prevailed 4-2 to progress.

Four years on, Ghana have been drawn in a tough-looking Group G alongside Germany, Portugal and the United States, but the Al Ain forward is relishing being written off.

We have been rated as underdogs in the group, which we are happy about, Ghana told 7msport.com.

For the past eight y…

The Spanish media have lashed out at Vicente del Bosque s side after Spain were eliminated from the FIFA World Cup on Wednesday.

The reigning world champions suffered a 2-0 defeat to Chile at the Maracana, ensuring they will miss out on a spot in the round of 16, after the Netherlands had earlier prevailed 3-2 over Australia in Group B.

Wednesday s results saw the Netherlands and Chile move to six points each, while Australia and Spain sit third and fourth respectively on zero and Del Bosque s men await a brutal reception when they head home, judging by the headlines in their local media.

Spain s most popular newspaper El Pais declared Espana fue el Titanic (Spain was the Titanic), while their main rival El Mundo labelled the team s elimination as Fracaso Mundial (Glob…

Tom Huddlestone has signed a new two-year contract with Hull City.

The former Tottenham midfielder has been at the club since 2013 and made 47 appearances in all competitions last season as Hull secured an immediate return to the Premier League via the play-offs.

Huddlestone s deal keeps the 29-year-old at the KC Stadium until the end of the 2017-18 campaign.

He told the club s official website: It s an exciting time in the club s history and I m delighted to be a part of it.

My three years here have been a rollercoaster really with FA Cup finals, Europe, relegation and then promotion, but I believe there is a lot to look forward to in the next couple of years.  

Hull kick off the new season at home to champions Leicester City.

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West Ham have completed the signing of winger Gokhan Tore from Besiktas on a one-year loan deal.

Both clubs have confirmed the transfer, with the Premier League side holding an option to make the move for the 24-year-old a permanent one.

Turkey international Tore joined Besiktas originally on loan from Rubin Kazan in June 2013 and played under Hammers boss Slaven Bilic, completing a full move the following year.

He played 24 games in the Super Lig last season as Besiktas won the title by five points.

West Ham United are delighted to announce that Gokhan Tore has joined the club, read West Ham s statement.

Tore has been one of the star performers at Besiktas. Tore will add width, pace and trickery and is relishing the chance to showcase his tale…

If Zinedine Zidane’s departure came as a surprise to Real Madrid fans, then it’s definitely fair to say Cristiano Ronaldo’s decision to pack his bags and move to Turin came as a proper shock.

As Los Blancos prepared to head into the new season without two men who were directly responsible for three consecutive Champions League titles in 2016, 2017 and 2018, a question imposed itself:

Who would be the new leader of Real Madrid?

Filling up the void Portuguese superstar left behind was always going to be a difficult challenge and that’s one of the main reasons Real Madrid are given to repeat the last year’s success at the international level.

Real Madrid supporters were quick to divert the attention to the club record signing, Gareth Bale. The Welshman …