News about John Arne Riise

Former Liverpool star John Arne Riise has revealed why he stopped clapping a fan chant sung about him in the Anfield terraces during the ex-left-back's esteemed career at the club. The full-back spent seven seasons at Liverpool after joining the club from Monaco in 2001 and was a key figure in helping the Reds win a magical Champions League title.

John Arne Riise has called out former Liverpool team-mate Craig Bellamy for continuing to talk about their extraordinary bust-up at a training camp in Portugal in 2007. Ahead of a meeting with Barcelona in the Champions League, the side were preparing at a resort in the Algarve, and on a night off, Riise and Bellamy are thought to have tangled after the latter tried to convince the former to take part in karaoke. Riise reportedly told Bellamy to 'shut the f*** up or I'm going to smash you!', to which Bellamy replied: 'I'm gonna f****** kill you, you ginger ****!'

Chelsea and Liverpool's seasons have been like night and day, but when it comes to the Carabao Cup in Sunday's final, it will not matter one bit. Since being on the verge of losing in their quarter-finals against Newcastle, the Blues haven't had a straight path to the final before Mykhailo Mudryk's stoppage time equalizer helped Chelsea move forward on penalties. And they were defeated by Middlesbrough in the semi-final first leg before thumping them in the second leg. Liverpool's path to the final has been marginally more straightforward, with victories against Leicester, Bournemouth, West Ham, and Fulham in the run-up to Sunday's showdown.

In their latest managerial role, a former Liverpool cult hero appears unrecognizable. The player, who joined Liverpool in a £7 million contract back in 2008, has served in a variety of coaching positions and is now first-team manager at Pro Vercelli's Serie C team. He joined the Reds to fill the gap left by departed full-back John Arne Riise, who joined Roma in the summer, but made 18 appearances in two years.

Martin Tyler has become one of modern football commentary's most iconic figures, narrating some of the most exciting moments in a club game. So the news that he was being cut from Sky Sports for cost-cutting reasons brought home how important the 77-year-old has been to football on Saturday. This season was the first time he had missed a Premier League trophy lift in 20 years, bowing out of the Manchester City coverage due to a sore throat. His work has been lauded by fans and fellow media professionals since joining Sky in 1990. In April 2003, he was named Premier League Commentator of The Decade, and he's now retired for two decades.

CRAIG HOPE IN OSLO, NORWAY: Here he is, strolling across the balcony of his new £2.6 million apartment, just me and Erling Haaland, on a leafy and deserted backstreet of Oslo's most affluent district. But first. Wander around this alluring city, where Nordic cool shines even brighter than the sun's setting, a tapestry of chic architecture, quirky drinking dens, and youthful, radiant faces, with no trace of the Manchester City star. No billboards were found. There are no murals on display. No neon advertisements illuminated Karl Johans street, despite the slew of designer shops. And in its windows, the Nike store only has female footballers.

Given the large sums won by footballers in Europe's most competitive leagues, few will imagine players in dire financial hardship. But where clubs give talented young players stratospheric salaries, financial mismanagement, or extravagant, out of control spending will quickly follow, and a number of actors have seen their fortunes plummet as they have declined as quickly as they began.

ALVISE CAGNAZZO: The league's heavyweight sides all won significant victories, including Napoli, who maintained their ascendancy at the top of the table, over the weekend. After beating Sassuolo 2-0, the Naples team is now 15 points ahead of nearest rival Inter Milan, who are expected to win their first Scudetto since 1990. Meanwhile, Inter Milan, AC Milan, and Roma all won, while Salernitana plightened despite new boss Paulo Sousa's arrival.