Liverpool’s manager Arne Slot claims that his side has a “big responsibility” to win the club’s 20th top flight title against Tottenham on Sunday.
With only four games left, the Reds need just a point against Spurs to win the Premier League, as a result of their draw with Crystal Palace on Wednesday.
Jurgen Klopp’s reign as Liverpool’s manager came in 2019-20 when the Covid pandemic prevented fans from entering stadiums.
Everyone is anticipating Sunday, but we know there is still work to be done, and that’s at least one point, said Slot, “because we are aware that the last time this club won the league was Covid time.”
“That’s what we know, and hopefully our fans also do the same,” he said, “and they support us in the best way possible, like they have all season, and are aware that we still need a point.”
We are undoubtedly aware of that. We have a lot to look forward to, but we also have a responsibility for Sunday.
Tottenham, who have lost 18 league games this season and have their main focus set on a Europa League semi-final first-leg against Bodo/Glimt on Thursday, have lost without winning at Anfield since 2011.
Slot based on Premier League experience
After taking Klopp’s place at Liverpool last summer, Slot is in his first season as manager. He has previously won the Dutch title with Feyenoord.
His team are 12 points clear of second-placed Arsenal.
Although it has been suggested that the top flight hasn’t been as competitive as it has in recent years, Slot believes it’s a “difficult league to win.”
He said, “I’ve only been here for a year, so I can only tell you what I’ve been through this season.”
It’s never been as exciting to achieve a top-four or top-five finish. In previous years, it was quite clear which clubs would likely hold the top three or four positions.
There has never been an easy game in my opinion, which makes it a really challenging league. Wining a football game has always been very difficult.
Not just the other teams in this league find it challenging to win a game by three or four goals. That may have been simpler two, three, four, or five years ago.
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There is no need to spend a fortune on this exercise bike, which can compete with Peloton and other similar brands of exercise bikes.
We may link to affiliate links in this article, but we will make money off of any purchases we make. more information
Best-selling exercise bike to rival Peloton has £113 off with limited-time offer(Image: Amazon)
A sturdy and comfortable exercise bike is a top choice among shoppers who want to do some cardio without going to the gym, making it easy to stay in or get in shape from home.
Getting your hands on a top-rated exercise machine doesn’t have to cost a lot, especially with well-known names like Peloton currently selling for £2199 on Amazon.
If 15% off on Amazon doesn’t seem like much, the good news doesn’t stop there. A home exercise bike is currently available for purchase. Customers can save £113 off its original price of £219.99 with a massive £80 discount voucher.
READ MORE: Zara McDermott just introduced the Medik8 serum, which she claims to use to help pigmentation.
This exact silky halterneck dress is still in stock and Meghan Markle wore it this spring.
The UREVO Magnetic Resistance Exercise Bike is currently on offer for £113 less(Image: Amazon)
This UREVO exercise bike boasts a smoother and quieter ride than traditional chain-driven bikes and comes equipped with a 22LBS flywheel. You can wave goodbye to worrying about disturbing your family, roommates, or neighbors when you want to work out in the early mornings or late at night. Its quiet running also makes it ideal for use without causing a disturbance while on the phone or watching TV.
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Without the need for fancy watch or ring-style experience, the bike comes with an LCD monitor that records your heart rate, time, speed, distance, calories burned, and steps. This will help you stay on top of your fitness goals. This also saves you time because this bike has a built-in phone stand, and it also has a place for your water bottle in the car.
This gem has 5-star reviews that Amazon customers are raving about incessantly. One customer exclaims, “The Urevo has been fantastic, it’s very comfortable, and it’s easy to adjust. Both my husband and I use it, and he’s 6’3″. Even if you’re on or just over the upper limit of the weight limit, it’s still a very robust machine. You can watch TV with your family while using it while it’s quiet, and nothing gets in the way of it. The seller was fantastic, the product arrived quickly, and they immediately fixed our issue with the digital display. Really pleased with it”
Another user comments, “Great addition to the home exercise equipment. It folds away, making it even easier to put together and even more convenient to store. All the features required to keep track of your pulse, distance, goals, etc. The bike seat is surprisingly comfortable, and there are plenty of tension levels to make things even more challenging. Great value for money”!
And a third gushes, “Excellent home exercise equipment. I bought it so I can work out while the weather is awful. Although the instructions and images were helpful, they were very well packaged and took some putting together. When assembled, it is extremely sturdy. I enjoy using the monitor because it provides me with an overview of my accomplishments. Under our stair cupboard, it folds up quite neatly for storage. a good starting point for exercise at home.
And this particular customer exclaims, “I love my bike, and I received it about two weeks ago. Every single day, I spin on it. Everything was put together in a single box, which was quite simple. The quality of this bike is excellent. No jerky movements when using the resistance because it is stable. Even when I push the bike, the adjustable frame makes it very quiet and comfortable. excellent quality
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A free beginner-friendly running plan from BBC Sport and the government’s Department of Health and Social Care is Couch to 5K.
Hunderte of thousands of non-runners have been able to complete 5 km thanks to the nine-week structured program.
Since its launch in 2016, the ground-breaking, free fitness app NHS Couch to 5K, developed in collaboration with BBC Sport, has received more than seven million downloads.
How can the NHS Couch to 5K app be downloaded?
Beginners are guided through the gradual transition from couch-bound spectators to confident runners by the app, which enables newcomers to run three times per week.
Users can gain access to Beyond Couch to 5K once they have completed the nine-week program. This new feature will encourage people to become more adept at running and help them increase their speed, endurance, and technique.
The podcast about the Couch to 5K.
BBC Sport has also launched a new podcast on BBC Sounds – The podcast about the Couch to 5K. – presented by Giovanna Fletcher.
Jo Whiley, a presenter for BBC Radio 2, Charley Marlowe, and Lindsey Burrow, the widow of rugby legend Rob, join Fletcher in the opening episodes.
Fletcher said: “Being part of The podcast about the Couch to 5K. has been such a joy. Running can do wonders for your mind and body, and this podcast is all about offering support, motivation and a friendly voice to keep you going – no matter where you are on your journey.”
Minister for public health and prevention, MP Ashley Dalton, said: “We are committed to preventing ill health before it starts, including lowering the barriers to exercise and getting the entire country fit.”
The NHS Couch to 5K App is a fantastic illustration of this; it provides everything we need, including encouragement, support, and a welcoming voice that cheers you on every step.
Whiley, who appears in the first episode of the new podcast, used to dislike running but now works as a Couch to 5K app’s coach.
It’s one of the best things I’ve ever accomplished in a career, according to Whiley.
I’ve attended so many different festivals where people of all shapes, sizes, and fitness levels have come over and said “Capachat to 5K!” My life has been changed by it. “
The first episode of The podcast about the Couch to 5K. is available on BBC Sounds now. Further episodes will be released weekly from 5 May.
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Hibernian head coach David Gray has accepted a new contract that will run until 2028.
Additionally, assistant coaches Eddie May, Craig Samson, and Liam Craig have agreed to stay longer at Easter Road.
Former first team coach and club captain Gray, 36, completed his fourth season as caretaker manager last June and was given a three-year contract to do it full-time.
With five games left, Gray’s side travel to the Dons on Saturday (15:00) and are three points clear of Dundee United and Aberdeen.
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The board’s support is something I’ve been very open about, and it means a lot to me to be supported by [owners] the Gordon Family and [sporting director] Malky Mackay.
The season has had its ups and downs, but everyone’s hard work has contributed to the turnaround we’ve experienced. The players and the staff have worked tirelessly to put us in the position where the [Premiership] split is now.
We want to keep making the supporters proud as a group as a whole. We can’t thank them enough for supporting us every step of the way this season.
According to Mackay, the management team “deserves their new contracts.”
After meeting with senior officials on April 24, the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) met with senior officials to discuss appointing a second-in-command for its aging leader, Mahmoud Abbas.
During an Arab summit in early March, Abbas, the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) president, promised to establish the position. However, it is still unclear who will ultimately fill the position.
According to experts, the goal is to prevent a power conflict after Abbas leaves his post, which Israel might then use to annex the West Bank, ethnically cleanse Gaza, and prevent the PA from dissolving.
However, Dianna Buttu, a former legal advisor to the PLO, believes that replacing Abbas with a vice president position in the PA will not prevent power struggles; rather, it could only aggravate the situation.
She warned that “the more splintered the PA becomes, the more there will be a power vacuum,” which external actors, primarily Americans and Israelis, will fill.
Legitimacy crisis
After Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat passed away in November 2004, Abbas, 89, has ruled without a popular mandate since the government’s dissolution in 2007, has taken control of the PLO and PA.
The PA and PLO are ruled by his Fatah party. The long-defunct parliament has vanished, and Abbas has been criticized for appearing to support unsuccessful elections efforts.
The PLO is in charge of succession when there is no parliament, which Abbas has delayed by enacting. For instance, last year, it was decreed that Rawhi Fattouh, the Palestinian National Council’s head, would take office as interim president if the position suddenly became vacant until elections are held.
Khaled Elgindy, a visiting scholar at Georgetown University’s Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, said Abbas had put this off because he feared that if he introduced someone forward, they would be competing.
The Oslo Peace Accords, signed by Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin as prime ministers in 1993 and 1995, established the PA.
As Israel’s occupation grew more violent and oppressive, and Israeli settlement land grabs continued, the PA lost credibility with Palestinians.
Since Oslo, there have been more than 750 000 people living in Palestinian-owned settlements, which are prohibited by international law.
The PA’s authority was restricted to the West Bank areas that it had some control over as a result of a violent conflict with Hamas in Gaza in 2007.
After a alleged Israeli settlers attack on December 4, 2024, a Palestinian man inspects the damage at his home in Huwara, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
In contrast to the PLO, the PA did succeed in becoming the de facto Palestinian representative on the global stage.
However, as people’s suffering increased and the PA continued to coordinate security with Israel as it was stated in the Oslo Accords, Abbas’ popularity decreased.
Palestinians are also suspected of being ineffectively protecting them from Israeli forces and settlers while using its authority to impose sanctions on opponents and civil activists.
Regardless of who he appoints, “Abbas’s handpicked successor probably won’t win people over,” Elgindy said.
Hussein al-Sheikh, Abbas’s close friend and PLO Executive Committee secretary-general, is often the name that comes to mind.
Al-Sheikh also serves as the head of the Palestinian Authority’s General Authority for Civil Affairs, which issues the permits that Israel has approved to let a few Palestinians circumvent the restrictions that Israel has put in place in the occupied West Bank.
The International Court of Justice, the world’s highest legal body, views Israel’s restrictions on Palestinians’ freedom of movement as apartheid.
Critics accuse Sheikh of acting as a liaison for the occupation because of his long-standing relationship with the Israeli authorities.
Omar Rahman, a Middle East Council for Global Affairs expert on Israel-Palestine, said, “Nobody likes him [among Palestinians].” Al-Sheikh’s relationship with Israel and his perceptions that he is a victim of massive corruption are tainted by his behavior.
External pressure
According to analysts, the pressure on Abbas to appoint a successor has increased over the years and is expected to increase as he has become more dependent on Arab states, according to Al Jazeera.
Rahman claims that Egypt is particularly interested in ensuring succession.
Egypt convened and hosted an Arab League summit in March to discuss its reconstruction plan for Gaza in response to President Donald Trump’s call to “Middle Eastern Riviera” and ethnic cleansing of the region.
Egypt’s mention of being one of the nations where Palestinians could be “moved to” was vehemently rejected and refuted by its reconstruction plan.
The PA-led creation of a Palestinian technocratic administration, which would allow the PA to carry out the reconstruction of the devastated enclave without causing any displacement, was a part of the proposal.
Hussein al-Sheikh, the PLO Executive Committee’s secretary general, meets with foreign ministers in Amman, Jordan, in November 2023.
However, Hamas and Israel object to it because they currently govern Gaza and Israel has criticized the PA as ineffective.
Abbas appears to have launched an offensive, blaming Hamas for not hand over captives and disarming them during the meetings and delivering angry broadsides against the organization for allowing the continuation of Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
According to Tahani Mustafa, an expert on Palestinian internal politics with the International Crisis Group, many Arab states are eager to see a change of guard in the PA because of Abbas’ failure to reconcile his Fatah faction with Hamas.
Fatah and Hamas have signed a number of agreements since 2007 to rescind the Palestinian national movement’s divisions following fighting.
According to Mustafa, “I think there has been a lot of frustration] among Arab states] regarding Abbas’ role as a spoiler and obstacle in efforts to form a united Palestinian front, which has given Israel a pretext to continue doing what it has been doing in Gaza,”
Can the PA be revived by a vice president?
Buttu believes Abbas should hold elections for Fatah, the PLO, and the PA rather than creating a new political post.
The last time voting was held was shortly before the Hamas and Fatah conflict in 2006. In those legislative elections, Hassan won a sizable majority.
Given what she describes as Abbas’s lack of political will to revive Palestinian institutions, she fears that the creation of a new vice president position won’t solve the legitimacy crisis or power vacuum once he leaves.
Abbas, she told Al Jazeera, “does the bare minimum to get the Arab states off his back.
She acknowledged that due to Israel’s devastating war and genocide in Gaza and its violence and movement restrictions in the West Bank, elections might prove to be challenging technically.
She added that Palestinians could still access voting options, perhaps through an online process or portal.
There is a lot of opposition to this appointment of a vice president, according to Fatah itself. They all agree that elections should be held instead, Buttu told Al Jazeera.
