Izuchukwu OkosiLiverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has received a two-match ban for comments he made about referee Paul Tierney after his side’s 4-3 victory over Tottenham on April 30.
It means the German will miss Sunday’s match against Aston Villa at Anfield.
The second game is suspended until the end of the 2023-24 season, providing Klopp does not commit any further breaches in that time.
Klopp suggested Tierney has “something against” the Reds after the Spurs game.
The German has also received a £75,000 fine having admitted he regretted making the controversial comments.
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Five heavyweight contracts are set to expire at Liverpool this summer, signalling the dawn of a new era at Anfield.
Roberto Firmino, Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, James Milner, and Arthur’s departures offer both a financial breather and an opportunity to infuse fresh talent into the squad.
An official announcement on Wednesday saw the Reds officially confirm the imminent departures of Firmino, Keita, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Milner. The termination of Arthur’s loan deal, without triggering the £32.3 million option to buy, marks another critical decision by the club.
Detailed insights from Spotrac highlight a weekly wage liberation of £480,000 with Firmino (£180,000), Keita (£120,000), Oxlade-Chamberlain (£120,000) and Milner (£60,000) leaving the squad.
The loan deal with Arthur, who rakes in £110,000 weekly at Juventus, leaves an additional £55,000. There’s still a chance that Adrian (£58,000 per week) might also depart, further freeing the wage bill.
Meanwhile, Newcastle United host fellow Premier League high-flyers Brighton & Hove Albion at St James’ Park this evening looking to press home their claim to Champions League football.
A win on Tyneside this evening would put the Magpies four points clear of fifth-placed Liverpool with just two games of the top flight season left to play. It would also all but end the Seagulls’ charge towards the CL places and go some way to cementing third place as their own.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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