By AFP 13 January 2022 | 9:47 am Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes the League Cup semi-finals should be played over one leg in future to reduce fixture congestion. Liverpool’s German manager Jurgen Klopp watches his players from the touchline during the English FA Cup third round football match between Liverpool and Shrewsbury Town at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on January 9, 2022. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) / Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes the League Cup semi-finals should be played over one leg in future to reduce fixture congestion. Klopp’s side host Arsenal in the semi-final first leg on Thursday after the match was delayed for a week due to a coronavirus outbreak in the Liverpool camp. Chelsea have already booked their place in the February 27 final at Wembley after dispatching Tottenham 3-0 on aggregate before Liverpool have even started their semi-final. Liverpool eventually said their Covid tests were false positives, but Klopp is convinced Football League chiefs should get rid of the two-legged encounter. The semi-finals are held immediately after the hectic Christmas programme and Klopp knows one less match would provide valuable time to rest and recover. “Covid is around and with the amount of fixtures we have it is really tricky to fit them all in so a second semi-final is actually only good for one thing – it’s for the EFL probably from a financial point of view,” Klopp said. “But we should or could find a solution in the future, not for this year obviously because we didn’t ask for it, no, just in general. “I think all top-class people in football, especially the coaches, agree that we have to reduce the amount of games, in the long-term definitely. “But a lot of people around try to do it the other way and that will not lead in the right direction definitely. It will not be the right outcome. “So at one point we have to talk about these things but not for this game: we have two semi-finals and we are happy and hopeful that we can play both and that’s what we want to do.” Latest NOW Rihanna’s song Stay has surpassed YouTube’s one billionaire stream mark earning her the chance to join the billionaire club. The American-based Barbados singer crosses the billion streams milestone on the streaming stage with her ballad Stay and feature a producer from Nashville Mikky Ekko. Lifted from Rihanna’s Billboard 200-leading album from 2012, Unapologetic, the mellow tune… 5 mins ago Nigerian singer, CKay’s worldwide hit song, ‘Love Nwantiti’ was certified Gold in the US on January 10, 2022. This took place after the record was certified Gold in the UK and France. The record surpassed charts streams across the world in 2020 to topping major charts. This made history and emerged CKay as Africa’s biggest… 15 mins ago Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet have publicly announced their split up. The former couple made a joint release statement which was posted on their Instagram account on Wednesday. “We have all felt the squeeze and changes of these transformational times… A revolution is unfolding ~and our family is of no exception… feeling and growing from… 21 mins ago With the crisis escalating in Sudan, there have been 15 reports of attacks on healthcare workers and health facilities since last November, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. NEW YORK, USA, January 13, 2022,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-According to WHO’s Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, Dr. Ahmed Al-Mandhari, the Organization is following the escalating crisis “with great concern”. So far, 11 incidents have been confirmedin the capital, Khartoum, and other… 27 mins ago Caroline Hutchins (Danjuma) has spoken about her divorce from ex husband Musa Danjuma for the first time since the couple split. Taking to Instagram, the former Nollywood actress shared her experience during the divorce, nothing that her divorce from Mr Danjuma made her feel like a failure. She revealed that she had held herself responsible…
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