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Liverpool failed to overcome a three-goal deficit and was eliminated from the Europa League on Thursday despite beating Atalanta 1-0 in the second leg of their quarterfinal matchup. The result officially ended Liverpool's hopes of a treble of trophies in manager Jurgen Klopp's final season at Anfield, though the feat had looked unlikely after the Italian team won 3-0 in the first leg in Merseyside. We won the game and that was the reaction we wanted to show, Klopp told TNT Sports. It was difficu
KOLKATA: On a day Mohun Bagan won their maiden League Winners Shield, the city witnessed the launch of another football club, United Kolkata Sports Club with an ambitious goal to play in the top-tier Indian Super League. Mohun Bagan won the ISL Shield defeating Mumbai City FC 2-1 here on Monday. The club, which has named former India footballer Deepak Mondal as its head coach during the launch here on Monday, will kick off its journey from the First Division in the Calcutta Football League in th
FRANKFURT: Bernd Hlzenbein, who won a crucial penalty in West Germany's victory over the Netherlands in the 1974 World Cup final, has died. He was 78. Hlzenbein's former club Eintracht Frankfurt said in a statement Tuesday that he died Monday while with his family, without giving further details. One of the greatest we have ever had, the club wrote on social media. Hlzenbein played 40 games for West Germany but is best known for his role in the 2-1 comeback victory over the Netherlands to win th
The male coach of a Brazilian women's soccer team resigned after accusations against him of sexual harassment drew league-wide protests. Kleiton Lima left Santos club in September when the accusations were brought to light by the media. He was restored as the women's coach on April 2 when Santos officials said they found no evidence of wrongdoing. But, since Friday, players across the league protested his return, and Santos said in a statement on Monday that Lima made a personal decision to leav