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                                                                                          By Vusmann Liverpool's fairytale season is hugely credited to their eccentric gaffer, Jurgen Klopp. The Reds are one match away of conquering Europe once more, a feat they last achieved 13 years ago.  For the past three seasons, I have been worried by Klopp's negligence on his team's state of defense. Klopp's Liverpool has been known for scoring and letting in goals virtually at the same rate. With that approach it became impossible for them to challenge for top honours because forwards wins you games and defenses wins you titles.  The acquisition of Dutch stalwart Virgil van Dijk on its own sent a firm message to the Kop faithfuls and its  compet...

By Nkosana Manfred The Champions League sit on the crest of club football. The World Cup is also at the apex of football tournaments albeit for nations. The argument on which one is at the top attracts vehement debates from football lovers world over.  Viewership for both finals in 2014 strongly suggests that the World Cup calls the shots, with 3,2 billion viewers as opposed to 1,9 million viewers for the Champions League. Do numbers tell the whole story? You decide. The Champions League is an annual event whilst the World Cup is a four-year event. Is the comparison even fair? Factoring in that one is club based where player loyalty can shift seasonally while for the other the pool of player selection isn’t as flexible, maybe comparing the two is an extreme unnecessity for the passionate football lovers to engage in. While the analysts deliberate on trends and fashions as this article purposes to do. The relationship between the Champions League and the World Cup is always ...