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The Liverpool manager, Brendan Rodgers, has insisted that his side do want a place in Europe next season via the Uefa Fair Play League, declaring that he was joking when he implied the opposite four days ago.
A news article on 2013-05-03 23:00:00 from: The Independent
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Finland, Norway and Sweden are currently positioned to get an extra spot in the Europa League but, should England move up the rankings, the Reds could be afforded a place
A news article on 2013-05-02 06:38:00 from: Goal
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• Qualification would mean club’s season starting on 18 July
• ‘I want to get there through right means’ – Brendan Rodgers
Liverpool do not want a place in Europe next season via the Uefa Fair Play League, according to manager Brendan Rodgers.
The Anfield club have an outside chance of securing Europa League qualification via the fair play route, whereby Uefa offer a place to the top-ranking club in each of Europe’s top three fairest leagues. England currently lies fourth behind Finland, Sweden and Norway but Liverpool could be offered a place if the Premier League’s position improves over the final weeks of the season.
The highest-placed teams above Liverpool in the Premier League and its fair play index – Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester United – are all likely to qualify for European competition through their league placings.
Liverpool’s season would start on 18 July if they entered the Europa League at the second qualifying round, and the second leg would clash with the club’s lucrative pre-season tour of south-east Asia and Australia.
“It’s highly unlikely we’d get that route as it is for the top three countries and we are fourth, but it is not something I would be keen on,” Rodgers said. “I want to get there through the right means, through our performance level, and if we have to have a year where we are not in Europe it is going to give us an opportunity to push on.”
A news article on 2013-05-01 21:30:00 from: The Guardian
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Raheem Sterling has been revitalised by his recent rest at Liverpool, according to one of his England U21 coaches.
A news article on 2013-03-23 15:49:00 from: Football 365
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STEVEN GERRARD has urged England to be ‘professional’ tonight as they prepare to face the world’s worst national team.
A news article on 2013-03-22 08:42:00 from: Liverpool Echo
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Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers believes teenager winger Raheem Sterling will benefit from being at the European Under-21 Championships this summer if he makes it into Stuart Pearce’s England squad.
A news article on 2013-03-20 10:26:00 from: ESPN
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We may be six months on from the London 2012 Olympics but many sports are still reaping the benefits from one of the most successful Games in history, none less so than women’s football. And England Ladies captain Casey Stoney believes the rapidly approaching new FA Women’s Super League season can be the best yet, with no shortage of thanks to last summer’s Olympics.
A news article on 2013-03-17 08:30:00 from: The Metro
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• Liverpool and England winger did not attend Friday’s hearing
• But 18-year-old was allowed to enter not guilty plea
The Liverpool and England winger Raheem Sterling will stand trial over the alleged assault of a woman in Liverpool, a court heard on Friday. The 18-year-old is charged with common assault after a 27-year-old woman, who is known to the player, suffered “slight” facial injuries, police said.
Sterling did not attend the hearing at Liverpool magistrates court on Friday but was allowed to enter a formal not guilty plea to the charge through his solicitor, Mick Hogan. It was the third hearing in relation to the allegation that the footballer has not attended and district judge Lloyd issued a warning to him that the trial would go ahead without him on 20 May if he failed to turn up.
She said: “I am sure he understands that he will need to attend. If he doesn’t the trial will proceed without him.” Earlier in the short hearing, she had questioned his absence, saying: “It would be much more useful if he was here. But anyway, there it is. We have got what we have got.”
The offence allegedly took place in the Toxteth area of Liverpool on 2 November. Sterling was initially summonsed to Liverpool youth court as the incident happened when he was 17, but he turned 18 in December and the matter was transferred to the adult courts. The Jamaica-born player, who lives in Woolton, Liverpool, was not present for his youth court hearing earlier this month.
Sterling made his senior international debut for England last November against Sweden and has earned plaudits for his performances for Liverpool this season.
A news article on 2013-03-01 13:16:00 from: The Guardian
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Raheem Sterling will stand trial over the alleged assault of a woman in Liverpool, a court heard on Friday.
A news article on 2013-03-01 12:52:00 from: Football 365
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• Liverpool manager attributes slump to ‘demanding’ league
• ‘That zip has gone and that’s down to fatigue’
Brendan Rodgers has said he fully expected Raheem Sterling to suffer a dip in form as the effects of a debut Premier League season impact on the Liverpool winger.
The 18-year-old made a rare appearance for Liverpool’s Under-21s on Monday night in a game against Manchester United that has become subject to a Football Association investigation. A United supporter confronted the Liverpool striker Adam Morgan on the pitch at St Helens’ Langtree Park stadium and two flares were set off in the stands. There were also reports of distasteful chants from visiting supporters, although Merseyside Police received no complaints. The FA will write to Liverpool and United for their observations.
Liverpool lost the game 1-0, with Sterling playing as Rodgers looks to continue his development out of the limelight. Sterling enjoyed an eye-catching start to his senior Liverpool career, making 16 consecutive Premier League starts from August and his full England debut against Sweden in November, though his contribution has waned in recent months. His manager insists that is no surprise given the gruelling nature of the Premier League.
“This is a kid we’re talking about so we have to take a wee step back,” said the Liverpool manager. “What he’s done since he stepped onto the pitch against Bayer Leverkusen in a friendly to Manchester City [for his league debut] as a 17-year-old, I dare you to look around Europe and tell me a 17-year-old who has made such an impact in one of the big leagues. There aren’t many.
“It is so mentally and physically draining this league. It hurts experienced professionals and this boy has just stepped up from the Academy and played first-team football and earned a contract off that. We have to nurture that and at times he’s got to have that mentality to keep learning.”
Only Steven Gerrard and Luis Suárez have made more first-team appearances for Liverpool this season than Sterling, who has started five of the last 14 matches and faced greater competition from January signings Daniel Sturridge and Philippe Coutinho plus an improved Stewart Downing.
Rodgers added: “I was talking to him the other day about this, and if he didn’t kick another ball this season he’s had a good one. It’s a very physically demanding league and what you’re seeing now is more tiredness of the legs when before he could go up to people and take them on. That zip has gone and that’s down to fatigue. Was that to be expected? Yes it was.
“He will have experienced that before but not in the limelight like it is now. He’s made such an impact that everyone is looking at him now. But the job is to nurture him. He’s started his career at first-team level way before many get the opportunity. He’s still got lots of improvement to make in his game. Over the years we will look at his plan and development and act accordingly.”
A news article on 2013-02-26 22:30:00 from: The Guardian
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