METRO – Luis Suarez has his price, admits Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers

Brendan Rodgers fully expects a fight to keep Luis Suarez at Liverpool this summer, and admits every player has a price.

A news article on 2013-05-22 07:30:00 from: The Metro

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GOAL – Rodgers admits Liverpool in battle to keep Suarez

The Anfield boss believes the Uruguay international is happy at the club but is expecting the forward to attract interest from sides during the summer transfer window

A news article on 2013-05-22 06:30:00 from: Goal

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F365 – Rodgers: Suarez is not for sale

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers fully expects star striker Luis Suarez to be at the club next season.

A news article on 2013-05-22 05:47:00 from: Football 365

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LIVER BIRD – Cheerio Carra!

We all dream of a team of Carraghers…Image: guardian.co.uk Well, here we are, the end of the season. This one in particular seems to have flown by and unfortunately I a have to admit I’ve found myself a bit bored this season, I just haven’t felt fully entertained, only at certain points, here’s hoping next season we can improve on that! Sunday of course may be the last game of the season but with Liverpool destined to finish in 7th place win, lose or draw all of the focus is on the retiring James Lee Duncan Carragher. I’ve always loved Carragher, from schoolgirl crush to adult crush to having a general soft spot for traditional old fashioned defenders, I just feel that he’s a credit to not only his sport but to sportsmanship and to gentlemen as a whole. On Sunday there will be a guard of honour for Carragher who retires after 16 years at one club, something you don’t see very often at all these days. There will be presentations, talks and of course banners and you can be certain a rather noisy version of “Team Of Carraghers” will be ringing around Anfield, all in all it should be a very special occasion. So special in fact that even Carragher’s Mom will be attending the game. Onto the match… Injuries for Liverpool mean they are without Steven Gerrard and Daniel Agger. Also out is Suarez, still serving that ban but there is a hope that Skrtel may be able to feature this time after missing out on the last match. For QPR they are without Taarabt, Campbell and Wright-Phillips but they won’t be too worried as they’re only really playing for pride. The last time the two sides met was in December last year, on the score sheet were the missing duo of Daniel Agger and Luis Suarez, Suarez getting 2 for his side. In terms of QPR’s visits to Anfield, they don’t come often and so we have to go back to March 1991 to find a win for the Londoners. Stat Sandwich The Reds have scored the most league goals since January scoring 39 times. QPR haven’t won in their last 8 games. Daniel Sturridge has found the back of the net 6 times in his last 4 games. I think Liverpool have the win sealed here, with no real pressure on them and everybody wanting the side to end on a high and with the added emotion of it being Carragher’s last game. This will be Carragher’s 737th game, a truly remarkable achievement I’m sure you will agree and I seriously hope we can send him off in style with a win and somebody please, set the poor lad up! Lol #CarragherHatTrickLike “The Liver Bird” on Facebook – www.facebook.com/TheLiverBirdsBlog

A news article on 2013-05-18 12:18:00 from: The Liver Bird

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TTT: Premier League Preview 2012/13: Q.P.R. (H)

TTT: Premier League Preview 2012/13: Q.P.R. (H)

By Gary Fulcher, Daniel Rhodes and Mihail Vladimirov. Liverpool bring the 2012/13 campaign to an end with a visit to Anfield of relegated Queens Park Rangers on Sunday, 3pm kick off UK time. The Reds secured a comfortable 3-0 victory in the reverse fixture back in December, thanks to a brace from Luis Suarez and a Daniel Agger header. The corresponding fixture last season ended with a 1-0 victory for Liverpool courtesy of a Luis Suarez strike. A victory for Brendan Rodgers’ side will see us reach 61 points, our highest total since the 2009/10 where we ended the campaign with 63 points and a 7th place finish that will be repeated this time out. Premier League record since the two clubs met back in December: Liverpool – P: 17 W: 8 D: 6 L: 3 F: 39 A: 17 GD: +22 Pts: 30 Q.P.R. – P: 17 W: 3 D: 6 L: 8 F: 14 A: 23 GD: -9 Pts: 15 Q.P.R. have failed to win any of their last eight Premier League matches – six defeats, two draws – and have won just four league games all season. They’ve scored the fewest goals (30), picked up the fewest points (25) and have the worst goal difference (-29) in the division and have failed to scored in 15 matches; the joint highest in the division shared with Stoke City and Swansea City. Liverpool have scored 70 league goals this season, our highest tally since we scored 77 in 2008/09. The only other occasions where we’ve scored 70 league goals or more in a Premier League season was in 1995/96 (70) and 2000/01 (71). We are unbeaten in seven league games (four draws, three wins) and if we avoid defeat against the Hoops, we will equal our longest unbeaten run of the season (eight: five draws, three wins), which began at the end of September and ended late November. The match-day officials for this fixture are: Referee: M Atkinson Assistants: P Kirkup, S Burt; Fourth official: R Madley TEAM NEWS Steven Gerrard (shoulder), Daniel Agger (back), Joe Allen (shoulder), Raheem Sterling (thigh) and Martin Kelly (knee) are all ruled out through injury for Liverpool, while Luis Suarez is suspended and Martin Skrtel (illness) is doubtful. Q.P.R. are missing Shaun Wright-Phillips (foot) and DJ Campbell (fractured foot), while there are doubts over Julio Cesar (back) and Christopher Samba (hamstring). Liverpool: Goalkeepers: Reina, Jones, Gulacsi Defenders: Johnson, Wisdom, Flanagan, Skrtel, Coates, Carragher (c), Enrique Midfielders: Lucas, Coutinho, Henderson, Downing, Sterling, Assaidi, Shelvey, Suso Strikers: Sturridge, Borini Q.P.R.: Goalkeepers: Green, Cerny, Murphy, Julio Cesar Defenders: Traore, Samba, Hill (c), Yun Suk-Young, Onuoha, Bosingwa, Fabio, Harriman, Ehmer, Mbia, Young Midfielders: Diakite, Derry, Park Ji-Sung, Taarabt, Granero, Jenas, Hoilett, Townsend, Andrade Strikers: Johnson, Mackie, Remy, Zamora, Hulse, Bothroyd, Balanta, Hitchcok, Hewitt This post is for subscribers only. Member-only content – you need to subscribe to read it ! A subscription costs only £3.50 per month. Find out what you get with your subscription, or Subscribe now.

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A news article on 2013-05-17 10:45:00 from: The Tomkins Times

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GOAL – Sturridge can be a top European forward, insists Liverpool boss Rodgers

The 23-year-old striker bagged a sublime hat-trick as the Reds coasted to a 3-1 win over Fulham and his manager believes he can become one of the best players on the continent

A news article on 2013-05-12 18:33:00 from: Goal

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ECHO – Liverpool FC News: Liverpool FC fans on the 220th Mersey derby and their hopes for next season

This week’s contributors have their say on another frustrating Anfield draw and where they feel the Reds need to improve during the summer

A news article on 2013-05-09 11:43:00 from: Liverpool Echo

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ESPN – Suarez escapes FIFA punishment over punch

Uruguay striker Luis Suarez will face no further action from FIFA despite being caught on camera throwing a punch at Chile defender Gonzalo Jara during a World Cup qualifier in March.

A news article on 2013-05-09 11:05:00 from: ESPN

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ECHO – Liverpool FC News: Liverpool FC Transfer Rumour Mill: Reds summer swoop for Barca’s Tello and Jackson Martinez

Liverpool are reportedly refusing to give up on signing highly rated Barcelona star Cristian Tello.

A news article on 2013-05-09 10:45:00 from: Liverpool Echo

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ECHO – Liverpool FC News: Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone is big fan of Liverpool FC’s Luis Suarez

ATLETICO Madrid ; boss Diego Simeone ; has admitted his ; admiration for ; Liverpool striker Luis ; Suarez.

A news article on 2013-05-09 08:16:00 from: Liverpool Echo

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