With less than a month left, an unprecedented quadruple no longer seems an impossible dream. In fact, even with only the Carabao Cup secured so far, the Reds can already claim they are closer to it than any English side has managed before. Many have tried too. Since it first became achievable in 1960, there have been 120 other attempts by 15 clubs to become champions of England, conquer Europe and win the FA Cup and League Cup in the same campaign. We have seen three different trebles from those teams and 17 more did a double of some kind. But, date-wise, no side has got this far into the season with their hopes still alive of an amazing clean sweep. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61292082
I'm really trying to savor these days and not let my anxiety about this great team possibly only having a League Cup to show for this season overshadow the fun we're all having. It's so hard though!
Europe’s elite club competition is as lucrative as things come in football. The cash that can be earned from the Champions League simply gives sides an outstanding chance of remaining at the top of the pyramid. And Liverpool have so far netted a whopping €80.94 million from the competition this campaign judging by the figures. Some €15.64 million was banked for qualifying for the Champions League alone. No wonder there was so much relief when the Reds made a an unlikely late surge into the top four last season amid a defensive crisis. In the group stages, clubs earn a cool €2.8 million per victory. Liverpool's unblemished record meant they garnered €16.8 million for their six games. And for reaching the knockout stages, an additional €9.9 million made its way into the Anfield coffers. Indeed, at that stage, the Reds' total Champions League earnings for the campaign was €42.34 million. That meant the fee £36 million fee splashed out for Ibou Konate from RB Leipzig last summer was virtually retrieved. Then the last 16 began - and Luis Diaz entered the fray after he arrived from Porto in the January transfer window. How inspirational he has proven, adding to Klopp’s attacking options profusely. Triumph over Inter Milan resulted in €10.6 million being amassed. Then getting past Benfica in the quarter-finals accumulated another €12.5 million. And for reaching the final, Liverpool's revenue from this campaign’s tournament by defeating Villarreal has now swollen by another €15.5 million. The Reds had to survive a scare in the second leg against the Yellow Submarine on Tuesday night. Their two-goal advantage from last week’s win on Merseyside perished by half-time. However, Diaz was brought on at the interval and the whole complexion of the game changed with a talismanic performance. Goals from the Colombia international, Fabinho and Sadio Mane ensured Liverpool marched into the final. Diaz has not only proven key to the Reds being on the cusp of a seventh European Cup but helped net an additional €38.6 million during his time on Merseyside. That's not too shy of the initial £37.5 million - which works out at circa €44.5 million - Klopp's troops paid for the winger’s services. Talk about a signing literally paying for itself if you factor in TV revenue on top.
PALO ALTO, Calif., May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Zone7, the AI-driven human performance platform is expanding its service to Liverpool Football Club ("Liverpool FC"), a leading professional football club in the English Premier League, for a further two years and will cover the men's, women's and Under 23 teams. Liverpool FC has been using Zone7's technology since the start of the 2021/2022 season. The platform analyzes comprehensive player information, including in-game and training data, as well as biometric, strength, sleep, and stress levels to create injury risk signals and practical intervention methods that aim to improve athlete performance while lowering injury incident rates. "Zone7 has been a helpful resource over the last nine months, supporting our internal load monitoring systems to help optimise the level of care that the Fitness and Medical Team provides to each player on a daily basis," said Conall Murtagh, First-Team Fitness Coach for Liverpool FC. "The platform's innovative features, underpinned by artificial intelligence, have the ability to harness all forms of athlete performance data. It is a very exciting development for the future load management of elite football players. We look forward to the service expanding to cover our women's and under 23 teams." Tal Brown, Co-Founder and CEO of Zone7, added: "We are delighted and humbled to continue our work alongside Liverpool FC's world class fitness, medical and data operators. The Club has been a true pioneer in data science adoption across several functions." Liverpool FC is one of England's most successful clubs, both currently and historically. In recent years, the men's first team has won the EFL's Carabao Cup (2022), its first Premier League title (2020), the FIFA Club World Cup (2019), as well as its sixth European Cup (2019). For several reasons, the men's first team has seen a reduction in non-contact injuries compared to the previous seasons. Zone7 has helped other leading football (soccer) teams reduce injury incidence rates by as much as 50%. In the last 12 months, the Company has also onboarded new adopters across La Liga, the National Football League (NFL), and the National Basketball Association (NBA). https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/zone7-expands-service-to-liverpool-fc-301549906.html
more on LFC's usage and success with Zone7 https://www.liverpool.com/liverpool...erpool-injury-jurgen-klopp-extension-23930400
I'm getting tired of reading this. I've seen it a number of times in the last few weeks. https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...-liverpool-real-madrid-its-big-cup-final-baby Liverpool "qualified thanks to a last-gasp headed equaliser against West Brom" it's totally wrong. yes, we got 2 added points due to Ali's header - and my God it was fabulous - but we ended in 3rd place, 2points above Chelsea. if we'd tied West Brom, we'd both have 67 points, but our GD was better anyhow (26 vs 22). ... so we'd still have ended up 3rd even if Ali had stayed on his line.
Yeah, that's gonna go down in the same vein as "they lost the title in 2014 thanks to Crystal Palace."
Who is your Liverpool player of the season 2021-22? vote, vote, vote !!! https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60924930
Manchester City's Kevin de Bruyne and Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo join a trio of Liverpool players among nominations for the Professional Footballers' Association men's players' player of the year award. Forwards Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah, along with centre-back Virgil van Dijk are the three Reds names on the list. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61660447
Jagger, Richards and Wood are three old cockroaches who will never die... even though they're beginning to look like they have.
Six of our players named in the team of the year, voted by their peers. (3 from City ) https://theathletic.com/news/pfa-pr...he-year-ronaldo-salah-de-bruyne/mPO0l7G4S946/