Though just 20 years old, Raheem Sterling is proving himself to be one of Liverpool’s best players. As a result, he wants more money and perhaps a move to a club with a better chance of winning trophies. Though a natural part of the business, this puts Liverpool in a difficult position. As long as Sterling performs as well as he is, he holds all the cards. So the only way the club can gain an advantage in this situation is to try and cut down his market value in other ways.
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Liverpool unveil new 2015/16 home kit that all TRUE fans will buy
Liverpool have unveiled their new home kit for the 2015/16 season. Though this one carries the badge of Warrior parent company New Balance for the first time, it’s still red. Some people might say that the shirt is indistinguishable from every other Liverpool home shirt ever made and isn’t worth paying £50 for, but those people aren’t real fans.
Mario Balotelli is Instagramming his sick notes now
Four days after missing Liverpool’s disastrous trip to London (where they lost 4-1 to Arsenal) with minor training ground injury, Mario Balotelli also skipped their trip to Blackburn for the FA Cup quarterfinal replay. Though a Philippe Coutinho goal was enough to send Liverpool to Wembley and a semifinal date with Aston Villa, Balo’s absence was enough for yet another pundit to criticize him.
Raheem Sterling is a money grabber and so are you
Raheem Sterling and Liverpool have come to an impasse. He would like more money, and perhaps a different club, and they would like him to stay for the money he’s currently on. Sterling, who is 20 years old with 14 England caps and in his third full season with the club, is currently making £35,000 a week and has reportedly turned offers from £100,000 a week to £180,000 a week.
All of those figures are high for a player his age. So why does he think he’s worth so much? Here’s where he ranks amongst Liverpool players in a few key stats this season…
The very best images from Liverpool’s all-star charity match
Anfield played host to a charity match on Sunday that doubled as Steven Gerrard’s testimonial before he heads to Los Angeles this summer. Gerrard and former teammate Jaime Carragher picked their squads and got a head start on the banter a couple weeks ago, but it all came together over the course of 90 thoroughly enjoyable minutes during the international break.
Conspiracy Theory: Steven Gerrard set Mario Balotelli’s bathroom on fire in 2011
Steven Gerrard and Mario Balotelli are men with two very different reputations, but recent events prove that this is the result of Gerrard’s concerted efforts to distract from his own misdeeds.
Liverpool fans had to hold Mario Balotelli back from a confrontation with Chris Smalling
In the aftermath of Steven Gerrard’s stomp and go performance in Liverpool’s 2-1 loss to Man United, Mario “I do what I want” Balotelli entered the match and promptly earned a yellow card himself. A bit later, the Italian striker got into a tussle with Chris Smalling by the touchline and, in order to prevent him from suffering a similar fate to Gerrard, several Liverpool fans held Mario back from charging at his opponent.
DTotD: Steven Gerrard sent off 48 seconds after entering Liverpool-Man Utd match
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard did not start Sunday’s highly anticipated match against Manchester United, but with his side down 1-0 at halftime, he was brought on for Adam Lallana. And 48 seconds later, he was sent off.
Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher have a laugh while picking all-star charity match teams
Steven Gerrard and former teammate Jamie Carragher will captain the star-studded teams set to play each other in a charity match on March 29. And when they got together to divide up the players at their disposal, they had a few laughs at their and each others’ expense.
BBC match reporter fills in for injured linesman
Matt Mesiano was in attendance at the Conference South match between Hemel Hempstead Town and Bath City last weekend as a reporter for BBC Three Counties Radio, but ended the match as a linesman.