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Liverpool have been handed a huge boost in their pursuit of a new winger. The Reds still have conversations to have with Mohamed Salah soon after his return from AFCON, with Egypt now into the last four. The Egyptian is reportedly unhappy with his role under manager Arne Slot this season. But with focus for now being switched elsewhere, FSG have identified a potential young candidate who wants to become a Liverpool player and is willing to snub other advances from some of Europe's biggest clubs.

Image source, Getty Images A reward for promotion? A bye to the third round of the FA Cup. And the prize? A showcase clash with trophy-laden Chelsea under The Valley lights. For Charlton fans, it was the kind of glamorous tie that reminds you why the cup still matters. Yet as the fog rolled in to SE7 on a bitterly cold January night, you had to wonder, has the occasion come at a cost?

If you still have the stamina for more football quizzes, we have curated a fresh batch of challenges to test the depth of your footballing obsession, all courtesy of Kwizly. From the storied history of the world's oldest cup competition to the global reach of the World Cup, there is plenty here to keep you occupied. We'll start with a tribute to the tactical masterminds of the domestic game. We want to see how many FA Cup-winning managers you can name, from 2025 backwards.

What football fans expect from sports sites has shifted completely. Dry match reports about yesterday's game don't cut it anymore. People want real-time numbers, instant updates, and analytics they can actually dig into. Site owners who want to keep visitors around have no choice - static pages need to become living information hubs, and data visualization tools make that happen. High-quality infographics are becoming just as important an element as original articles.

The East Africans, who have only played two international games since February 2020, have been drawn against Eswatini. Eritrea withdrew from the same stage of qualifiers for the 2023 Afcon, and were excluded from the draw for the 2025 edition. The national team also pulled out of qualifying for the 2026 Fifa World Cup just a week before they were due to play their first game against the continent's top-ranked side Morocco.

Luka Vuskovic started out at Hajduk Split in Croatia, debuting at 15 years of age and became the club's youngest-ever goalscorer in a league match five days after his 16th birthday. It was a sign of things to come. The 6ft 4in central defender, who is currently on Tottenham's books, hails from a family of footballers which includes grandfather Mario, father Danijel and brother, also Mario.

Chelsea are interested in signing the Feyenoord winger Anis Hadj Moussa. The 23-year-old has done quite well for the Dutch outfit, and he has 10 goal contributions to his name this season. According to a report from Santi Aouna, Chelsea have been in contact with his agent, and it will be interesting to see if they follow up with an official proposal to get the deal done.

We can joke about it now but it's unacceptable to lose a goal like that. Dom obviously knows that. He's been magnificent for us this season and he was again really good. He just had a lapse of concentration, and we can't afford too many of them in the six-yard box. I don't think Gio [Mamardashvili] was too happy. He wants to keep a clean sheet, the defence wants to keep a clean sheet as well, so it wasn't great.

The West Coast provides the perfect environment for us to prepare for the second half of the season,

Lucas Paquetá wants to leave West Ham and return to Flamengo in the January transfer window, sources have told ESPN. The Brazil midfielder's desire is to rejoin his boyhood club and is such that he has authorised his agents to transmit his wish to the Rio de Janeiro-based club. According to sources, the aim is to "encourage" Flamengo to make an offer in the region of £35 million ($47m) that the Hammers would be willing to consider.

On Monday 22 December, just after the final league game of 2025, the French Football Federation issued a bombshell statement: three of PSG's wins this season had been turned into defeats (0-3) because of a licensing issue regarding the Canada international Florianne Jourde. The sanction followed a complaint by Fleury after they lost their league game against PSG 4-0 on 8 November. They referred to the absence of a request for an International Transfer Certificate (ITC) at the time Jourde's licence was registered.

"It was like this new era had come. I wasn't sure if I would ever feel that again. I think back to 2013 and 2014 and all the newness of what that felt like, and all the excitement around that. I didn't feel I'd ever have that again -- and I had it again last year. It was really fun turning up to work every day and working with the staff and the players was really, really fun. And that was credit to everybody involved in the environment we tried to create."

Arsenal are reportedly not prepared to sell defender Ben White in this January's transfer window despite reported interest from Everton. The Gunners are seemingly keen to keep hold of White, according to football.london, with Everton's interest also not yet confirmed anyway. White has been a key player for Arsenal down the years, though he's no longer the automatic first choice for Mikel Arteta's side.