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2025 EFL Cup Final
The 2025 EFL Cup final was the final match of the 2024–25 EFL Cup. It was played between Liverpool and Newcastle United at Wembley Stadium in London, England, on 16 March 2025. It was the 65th EFL Cup final and the 18th to be played at the rebuilt Wembley. Newcastle United won the match 2–1 to secure their first EFL Cup title, their first trophy since the 1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, their first domestic trophy since the 1954–55 FA Cup and their first honour since the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup. Route to the final Liverpool As a Premier League club involved in UEFA competitions, Liverpool entered in the third round and were drawn at home to fellow Premier League club West Ham United. The match was played at Anfield on 25 September 2024, where Liverpool won 5–1 thanks to goals from Diogo Jota, Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo and goal for West Ham from an own goal by Jarell Quansah. In the fourth round, they were drawn away to Premier League club Brighton & Hove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium, currently branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE Limited, EE for sponsorship reasons, is an association football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the Wembley Stadium (1923), original Wembley Stadium, which had stood from 1923 until 2003. The stadium is England's List of national stadiums, national football stadium, and thus hosts the majority of the England national football team, England national team home matches and the FA Cup Final – the final of England's primary domestic club football competition. It is widely regarded as one of the most iconic football stadiums in the world, and is considered a hub for the English game. Wembley Stadium is owned by the governing body of English football, the Football Association, whose headquarters are in the stadium, through its subsidiary Wembley National Stadium Ltd (WNSL). With 90,000 seats, it is the List of stadiums in the United Kingdom by capacity, largest stadium in the UK and Lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brighton & Hove Albion F
Brighton ( ) is a seaside resort in the city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, south of London. Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age, Roman and Anglo-Saxon periods. The ancient settlement of "Brighthelmstone" was documented in the ''Domesday Book'' (1086). The town's importance grew in the Middle Ages as the Old Town developed, but it languished in the early modern period, affected by foreign attacks, storms, a suffering economy and a declining population. Brighton began to attract more visitors following improved road transport to London and becoming a boarding point for boats travelling to France. The town also developed in popularity as a health resort for sea bathing as a purported cure for illnesses. In the Georgian era, Brighton developed as a highly fashionable seaside resort, encouraged by the patronage of the Prince Regent, later King George IV, who spent much time in the town and constructed the Royal Pavilio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Adingra
Simon Kofi Adingra (born 1 January 2002) is an Ivorian professional association football, footballer who plays as a winger (association football), winger for club Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., Brighton & Hove Albion and the Ivory Coast national football team, Ivory Coast national team. Club career Early career A former player of Right to Dream Academy, Adingra joined Danish club FC Nordsjælland, Nordsjælland in January 2020. He made his professional debut on 18 April 2021 in a 2–2 league draw against F.C. Copenhagen, Copenhagen. He replaced Ivan MesÃk at the 68th minute of the game and went on to score his team's second goal. Brighton and Hove Albion On 24 June 2022, Adingra transferred to Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., Brighton & Hove Albion, signing a four-year contract. Ten days later, Adingra joined Brighton's Belgian sister club Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, Union SG on loan for the 2022–23 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise season, 2022–23 season. Adin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis DÃaz (footballer, Born 1997)
Luis Fernando DÃaz Marulanda (born 13 January 1997) is a Colombian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a left winger for club Liverpool F.C., Liverpool and the Colombia national football team, Colombia national team. DÃaz began his professional career in the CategorÃa Primera B at Barranquilla F.C., Barranquilla, before moving to Atlético Junior, winning CategorÃa Primera A, one Copa Colombia and one Superliga Colombiana. In 2019, he joined FC Porto, Porto for a reported fee of €7 million, winning two Primeira Liga titles, one Taça de Portugal, and one Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. After 14 goals in 18 league games in the first half of 2021–22, Liverpool signed him in a transfer worth €45 million (£37.5 million). He won the EFL Cup and FA Cup in his first season, and was man of the match in the 2022 FA Cup final, latter final. DÃaz made his senior international debut for Colombia national football team, Colombia in 2018. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarell Quansah
Jarell Amorin Quansah (born 29 January 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Liverpool. Youth career Quansah joined Liverpool at the age of five, from Woolston Rovers and Winwick Athletic in his native Warrington. Club career Liverpool Quansah signed his first contract with the Premier League club on 4 February 2021. During this 2020–21 season, he captained the Liverpool under-18 side that made it to the FA Youth Cup final, along the likes of Billy Koumetio, Melkamu Frauendorf, Max Woltman, Conor Bradley and Luke Chambers (footballer, born 2004), Luke Chambers. The 2021–22 Liverpool F.C. season, next season, he captained the 2021–22 UEFA Youth League, UEFA Youth League team, whilst also playing in the Professional Development League, Premier League 2 with the reserves, and playing a key role with the latter during the Lancashire Senior Cup victory. Quansah then made his first appearance on the team sheet with the sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Own Goal
An own goal occurs in sports when a player performs actions that result in scoring points for the opposition, such as when a Association football, footballer puts a ball into their own net. In some parts of the world, the term has become a metaphor for ''any'' action that backfires on the person or group undertaking it, sometimes even carrying a sense of "poetic justice". During The Troubles, for instance, it acquired a specific metaphorical meaning in Belfast, referring to an IED (improvised explosive device) that detonated prematurely, killing the person making or handling the bomb with the intent to harm others. A player trying to Match fixing, throw a game might deliberately attempt an own goal. Such players run the risk of being sanctioned or banned from further play. Association football In association football, an own goal occurs when a player causes the ball to go into their own team's Goal (sport), goal, resulting in a Scoring in association football, goal being scor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cody Gakpo
Cody Mathès Gakpo (; born 7 May 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left winger or forward for club Liverpool and the Netherlands national team. A PSV academy graduate, Gakpo made his first-team debut in February 2018. In the 2021–22 season, he won the Dutch Footballer of the Year award after scoring 21 goals in 47 games in all competitions. He signed for Liverpool in January 2023. Gakpo played youth international football for the Netherlands from under-18 to under-21 level. He made his senior international debut in June 2021 at UEFA Euro 2020. Early life Gakpo was born in Eindhoven and raised in the district of Stratum. His father was born in Togo and has Ghanaian ancestry, while his mother is Dutch. In 2007, he moved to the youth academy of PSV, where he then progressed through all of the youth teams. Club career PSV For the 2016–17 season, Gakpo was part of the reserve team Jong PSV for the first time but mainly featured in the under- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Salah
Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly (, ; born 15 June 1992), also known as Mo Salah, is an Egyptian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a right winger or Forward (association football), forward for club Liverpool F.C., Liverpool and Captain (association football), captains the Egypt national football team, Egypt national team. Often dubbed the "Egyptian King", he is widely regarded as one of the best players of his generation and one of the greatest wingers of all time. He is known for his clinical finishing, dribbling, speed, and playmaking abilities. Salah began his senior career in 2010 at Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC, Al-Mokawloon, departing in 2012 to join FC Basel, Basel, where he won two Swiss Super League titles. In 2014, he joined Chelsea F.C., Chelsea for a reported fee of £11 million, but limited gametime led to successive Loan (association football), loans to ACF Fiorentina, Fiorentina and AS Roma, Roma, who later signed him permanently for â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diogo Jota
Diogo José Teixeira da Silva (born 4 December 1996), known as Diogo Jota, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward or left winger for club Liverpool and the Portugal national team. Jota is known for his clinical finishing, explosive pace, and dribbling ability. Jota started his career with Paços de Ferreira, before signing for La Liga club Atlético Madrid in 2016. After two seasons in the Primeira Liga, he was consecutively loaned to Primeira Liga club FC Porto in 2016 and EFL Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2017. Having helped them gain promotion to the Premier League, he joined the club in 2018 for a reported €14 million and went on to make 131 appearances for them, scoring 44 goals. In 2020, he signed for Liverpool for a fee reported to be £41 million. Jota is a former Portugal youth international, representing his country at under-19, under-21 and under-23 levels. He made his senior international debut in November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UEFA Club Competitions
UEFA club competitions, referred improperly by the mass media as European football, are the set of club tournaments organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), generally in professional and amateur association football and futsal. The term was established in 1971 by the confederation to differentiate the men's football competitions under its administration, the first in history being held at a pan-European stage, from other international competitions carried out in the continent between 1960s and 1990s, such as the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, International Football Cup and Karl Rappan Cup, Cup of the Alps, Balkans Cup and the restructured Mitropa Cup (as well as some which had already been discontinued by late 1950s such as the Latin Cup). All these tournaments were organised by private bodies and/or at least two national associations and concerning one of more regional areas of Europe, that were not being recognised by UEFA for historic-statistical purposes. Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is the home of Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur in North London, replacing the club's previous ground, White Hart Lane. With a seating capacity of 62,850, it is the List of football stadiums in England, third largest football stadium in England and the largest club ground in London. It is designed to be a multi-purpose stadium and is the home of the National Football League, NFL in the UK. It features the world's first dividing, retractable football pitch, which reveals a synthetic turf field underneath for NFL International Series, NFL London Games, concerts and other events. The construction of the stadium was initiated as the centrepiece of the Northumberland Development Project, intended to be the catalyst for a 20-year regeneration plan for Tottenham. The project covers the site of the now demolished ground White Hart Lane and areas adjacent to it. It was conceived in 2007 and announced in 2008, but revised several time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tottenham Hotspur F
Tottenham (, , , ) is a district in north London, England, within the London Borough of Haringey. It is located in the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Greater London. Tottenham is centred north-northeast of Charing Cross, bordering Edmonton, London, Edmonton to the north, Walthamstow, across the River Lea, to the east, and Stamford Hill to the south, with Wood Green and Harringay to the west. The area rapidly expanded in the late 19th century, becoming a Working class, working-class suburb of London following the advent of the railway and mass development of housing for the Lower middle class, lower-middle and working classes. It has been home to the Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur since 1882. The parish of Municipal Borough of Tottenham, Tottenham was granted Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland), urban district status in 1894 and municipal borough status in 1934. Following the World War II, Second World War, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
