He won cups and improved players but most of all the German knew that what matters most is how football makes you feel

"I want [to win] everything this season but it wouldn’t change my mind if we did and nor would it change my mind if we didn't win anything. It's a decision I made independent of any kind of results."

Klopp has made the surprise announcement he will leave Liverpool at the end of the season, admitting he is “running out of energy” after entering into his ninth year in charge of the club.

Only Klopp and those closest to him will know how great the toll of managing Liverpool has been, even if he referenced it in his announcement. But he will leave as a manager whose standing with Liverpool supporters is as great as any figure in the club’s history.

Reports in the UK media that he flatly rejected a four-year deal have been disputed by FAI sources but the candidature of Lennon is being seriously considered as the headhunting exercise takes an unforeseen turn.

Marseille’s Stade Velodrome will stage Ireland’s meeting with France next Friday night.

Less than four months on, Ireland will travel to Marseille next week to meet their Six Nations rivals in the opening game of the 2024 championship.

Stay Away Fay looks an intriguing contender in the Cotswold Chase.

The departures of two Liverpool legends, separated by 50 years, have striking similarities but potentially one fundamental difference

Crowley is in line to inherit the number 10 jersey for next Friday night’s 2024 Six Nations opener against France.

He appealed against the initial sanction but an appeals committee has agreed with the punishment imposed.

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Liverpool have also confirmed that sporting director Jorg Schmadtke will depart the club.

The world number one’s 6-1 6-2 6-7 (6) 6-3 loss in the semi-finals was his first at Melbourne Park since a fourth-round defeat by Chung Hyeon in 2018, ending a 33-match streak taking in four titles.

The 22-year-old Italian was seen as the most likely rival to stop Djokovic claiming an 11th title in Melbourne ahead of the tournament after beating him twice in two weeks at the end of last season at the ATP Finals and Davis Cup.

An FAI delegation is this week in England attempting to conclude talks on a preferred candidate for presentation to the FAI board on Tuesday for ratification.

Andre Quinn spent five years in total with Cavan GAA, three as Head of Athletic Performance and two as Head of Performance. He breaks down some of the mystique around S&C and reveals his cancer journey.

The Independent TD's more unorthodox leanings may have been met with an eye-roll and a snigger, but observers of the rise of the far right realise he can no longer be dismissed, writes Elaine Loughlin

Despite predictions of their imminent demise, many humble bookshops are learning to survive and thrive, writes Colin Sheridan 

The man who was relatively low profile during his Ireland playing career is to be catapulted into the top job of Irish sport tasked with reviving the team’s fortunes.