Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is to step down from the role at the end of the season, saying he is “running out of energy”. Klopp was appointed in October 2015 and his contract was due to run until 2026. He won the Champions League in 2019 before leading Liverpool to their first league title in 30 years in 2019-20.
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Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc says he is “pleased” to have extended his contract with the team for “several more seasons to come”. The 26-year-old made his Formula 1 debut with Sauber before signing a five-year contract after an impressive first season with the team in 2019. Monegasque Leclerc finished fifth in the drivers’ championship last season.
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Liverpool “can never take these things for granted” after they saw off Fulham to set up a Carabao Cup final with Chelsea, says manager Jurgen Klopp. The Reds led 2-1 from the first leg and their draw at Craven Cottage was enough to get the job done and set up a Wembley final on 25 February.
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Chelsea blew away Middlesbrough with a rampant first-half display to record a 6-2 aggregate victory and clinch their place against either Liverpool or Fulham in the Carabao Cup final. Boro stunned the Blues with a 1-0 win at the Riverside Stadium in the first leg but failed to hold on to their lead shipping four goals in the first half.
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Madrid will join the Formula 1 calendar and host the Spanish Grand Prix from the 2026 season. The Spanish capital will stage a new race on a circuit on a planned 3.4-mile, 20-corner layout in the area around the city’s IFEMA exhibition centre, which is 10 miles from the centre of Madrid and close to its international airport.
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