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Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Jurgen Klopp was standing in part of his legacy as his thoughts turned to another aspect of it. Now, the off-field decisions are being taken by others. “I just try to provide the basis for the future,” he said. Liverpool’s deluxe training ground is part of it. So is the team that he has reshaped in the last couple of years. There is an added element of uncertainty with his imminent departure, the possibility that his side…

Trump backtracks on false claim about gag orderSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailDonald Trump is back at Manhattan Criminal Court for the latest instalment of his hush money trial on Friday, where testimony continues.Former aide and press secretary to Mr Trump, Hope Hicks is currently testifying.Ms Hicks was a crucial part of the 2016 Trump campaign and allegedly part of at least 10 telephone conversations with Mr Trump and former fixer and attorney Michael Cohen regarding the hush money payments and alleged reimbursements.Her…

Watch as Wrexham stars party in Las Vegas after securing promotion to League One.The Welsh side – owned by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney – have been living it up in Sin City as their impressive rise up the football pyramid continues.Wrexham won the National League title at the conclusion of the 2022/23 season to secure their return to the Football League and wasted no time jumping up another division – to League One – this year.It’s fair to say the players earned their trip to the States this summer and footage shared by Hakkasan Nightclub shows them partying the…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USInvestigators looking for three missing tourists in Mexico say they have found three bodies, according to reports Friday afternoon.Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their friend Carter Rhoad, from the United States, were reported missing after failing to show up to their accommodation in Baja California on Saturday 27 April.Three people have been arrested and authorities have now reportedly found bodies.The grim discovery was made at La Bocana, a popular fishing and camping destination near…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden has been named the Football Writers’ Association’s men’s player of the year, while City forward Khadija Shaw won the women’s award.England international Foden, 23, who has scored 24 goals in all competitions this season, including his goal in their Club World Cup final victory, won 42 per cent of the vote, ahead of Arsenal’s Declan Rice and his City teammate Rodri.Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard, Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins and Chelsea forward…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsSuch is the abidingly sexist nature of our society that it’s rare pleasure to meet a successful female entrepreneur. Rarer still to meet six at once and to hear them recount their experiences on the way to the top.The occasion was the launch of the E2Exchange (E2E) Female Track 100 for 2024. In association with The Independent, E2E, the business networking and mentoring organisation, has published the definitive index of the 100 fastest-growing female-led or…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emails Just like the Olympic athletes, the cyberwarriors that will be crucial for the success of the Paris Games are deep into training for the big event.They have turned to friendly hackers to probe their cyberdefenses, like boxers who use sparring partners to ready them for a championship fight. They have studied and analyzed the strengths, tactics and weaknesses of their opponents. Those could be anyone from teenage showoffs and ransomware gangs to Russian military…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter England have been handed a boost for Euro 2024 after Uefa confirmed teams will be permitted to select up to 26 players in their squads.Gareth Southgate’s options have now increased for the tournament in Germany.The Uefa Executive Committee confirmed on Friday that the maximum squad size of the teams participating has now changed from the original quota of 23 to 26 players.Southgate is due to announce his squad on 8 June, after two friendlies against Bosnia and…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsAn Israeli assault on the Gaza border town of Rafah would bring the “slaughter” of hundreds of thousands of civilians and be a huge blow to aid operations in the entire enclave, a UN official has said.Israel has repeatedly warned of an operation against Hamas in the southern city, where around a million displaced people are crowded together, having fled months of Israeli bombardments triggered by Hamas fighters’ deadly cross-border attack on 7 October.“It could…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Countries competing at this summer’s European Championship will be allowed to name 26-player squads, UEFA has confirmed.England boss Gareth Southgate, Scotland manager Steve Clarke and their continental counterparts had been preparing to return to 23-man squads for the tournament in Germany, after being allowed expanded groups at Euro 2020 to help cope with the knock-on impact of the coronavirus pandemic.The 2022 World Cup also featured 26-man squads due to it taking place in the winter.The issue was…