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Liverpool intend to appoint a new sporting director before finalising a successor to manager Jurgen Klopp, 90min understands. The Reds are on the lookout for a replacement to Klopp but are first aiming to bring in a sporting director after Jorg Schmadtke left the club following the end of the January transfer window, and there is expected to be a lot of quick movement on this front. However, sources have told 90min that there is not a frontrunner to fill the vacancy at this stage, and Liverpool even reached out to former sporting director Michael Edwards to see if he wanted to return on a consultancy basis and help find other suitable names. During an informal conversation with FSG chief and club director Mike Gordon, Edwards declined this opportunity. Klopp is in need of replacing / Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/GettyImages Having left Liverpool at the end of the 2021/22 season, Edwards is now a non-executive director at Ludonautics, a Sports advisory Business he formed alongside Live...

Chelsea will listen to offers for striker Armando Broja across the remainder of the transfer window as they prepare to recruit a new big-name striker this summer, 90min understands. Broja, an academy graduate, has fought his way back from a nasty injury to make 19 appearances across all competitions this season, contributing two goals and two assists. Head coach Mauricio Pochettino has openly confessed his admiration for the 22-year-old, who he has liked to former Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane at this young stage of his career, but sources have confirmed to 90min that those in charge at Chelsea are prepared to field offers for Broja either this window or in the summer . With Nicolas Jackson ahead of him in the pecking order already, Broja's minutes stand to fall even further this summer as Chelsea are planning to make a significant signing to bolster their attack. Napoli's Victor Osimhen, whose contract contains a release clause worth over £100m, is a serious target....

Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street hit a 15-month high ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting that traders hope will end with the final increase in this interest rate cycle BEIJING -- Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street hit a 15-month high ahead of what traders hope will be the Federal Reserve's final increase in this interest rate cycle. Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul declined. Tokyo and Sydney advanced. Oil prices retreated. Wall Street's benchmark S &P 500 index rose 0.3% on Tuesday after companies reported bigger profits than expected. On Wednesday, investors expect the Fed to raise its key lending rate by 0.25 percentage points to a 22-year high. They hope the U.S. central bank can manage a “soft landing,” extinguishing inflation while avoiding a recession. “This could be the last rate hike for the Fed” as inflation pressures ease, Brad Bernstein of UBS Wealth Management said in a report. Bernstein said central banks in Europe and J...

Ahead of an expected deluge of GOP probes, President Joe Biden's son Hunter has retained high-powered defense lawyer Abbe Lowell to help navigate congressional oversight. Ahead of an expected deluge of Republican probes , Hunter Biden has retained high-powered defense lawyer Abbe Lowell to help navigate congressional oversight, according to another attorney for the president's son. The Department of Justice is currently probing the younger Biden over whether he paid sufficient taxes on income he received while serving on the board of directors of a Ukrainian natural gas company, as well as the manner in which he paid off tax obligations in recent years. Congressional Republicans last month unveiled plans to push ahead with an investigation into President Joe Biden's family once the GOP takes control of the House in January. Lawmakers said their primary focus will be finding out whether the elder Biden was more involved in his son's dealings than previously known...