Bradley was offered the chance to shine by Klopp last season, and he says he is ready to take the next step under Slot, who replaced the German in the summer.

“They are two different people but I have really enjoyed working under the new gaffer,” he added.

“I’ve learnt a lot from him and it’s been really good. Long may that continue.

“I’m still young, I’m only 21. I know I’m not the complete player and I still have loads of places I can improve.

“As long as I keep working hard, in the gym and on the pitch every day, I can only get better and hopefully I’ll continue to do that.”

Bradley is ambitious, and that is something that is no secret. Despite Trent Alexander-Arnold being ahead of him in the pecking order at Anfield, he says his “ultimate aim” is to be a regular starter under Slot.

“I want to be playing week in, week out for Liverpool,” he said.

“I know I have a tough challenge ahead of me but I want to give my all every day and see where that takes me.”

LAS VEGAS – Dana White doubts Conor McGregor turned down Justin Gaethje multiple times.

According to Gaethje’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, McGregor has said no to fighting Gaethje on five different occasions in past years. McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) and Gaethje (25-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) have traded barbs in the past but never fought each other.

“He (McGregor) got offered this fight at least five times,” Abdelaziz told Submission Radio. “He never wanted to have to do anything with Justin Gaethje. He said the reason he didn’t want to fight Justin was because Justin talked bad to him on Twitter and Instagram before, and the history we have with him. He didn’t want to lose to our team, I guess.

“Even the UFC told me this. ‘Hey, leave him alone. Don’t talk with him. He doesn’t like to fight people who talk bad to him on the internet. I promise you. He likes to be the one to start the talk and you retaliate.’ Why do you think (Michael) Chandler’s being so nice to him? Why? Because he was being told not to talk bad to Conor.”

White was asked about those allegations, and based on his history with McGregor, the UFC CEO doesn’t think that’s something he would do. White recounted the time McGregor agreed to fight Chad Mendes on short notice after Jose Aldo pulled out of their UFC 189 fight due to a broken rib.

”I don’t know if that’s true,” White said Tuesday during the Dana White’s Contender Series 75 post-fight news conference at the UFC Apex. “I’ve said this many times, and I’ll say it again: I mean, we actually have video footage of Lorenzo and I walking into his house that he (McGregor) was renting here. He just woke up, telling him that the fight fell out, and he’s literally leaving going, ‘Well, I’m going to train, let me know who I’m fighting when I get back.’ We’ve never had those kind of issues with Conor McGregor ever.”

McGregor is yet to return since breaking his leg in a TKO loss to Dustin Poirier in July 2021. He was booked to face Michael Chandler at UFC 303 in June but withdrew due to a broken pinky toe. Chandler has since moved on and is scheduled to rematch Charles Oliveira in the UFC 309 co-main event on Nov. 16 in New York.

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Former Republic of Ireland striker Stephanie Zambra has announced her retirement from football.

The 35-year-old won 58 Republic of Ireland caps and scored 14 international goals.

Under her maiden name Roche, she went viral in 2013 after scoring a superb goal for Peamount United against Wexford Youths.

The goal, which saw her twice flick the ball before volleying it into the top corner, saw her finish second in the Puskas Award the following year behind Colombia’s James Rodriguez.

After featuring for a number of clubs in the Republic of Ireland, Zambra had stints with ASPTT Albi in France, Houston Dash in the USA, Sunderland and Fiorentina.

She returned home in 2020 with Peamount and signed for Shamrock Rovers in 2022.

Her final match will be Shamrock Rovers’ final league game of the season against Shelbourne on Saturday.

“From kicking a ball around the streets of Shanganagh Cliffs to scoring goals for my country, I can truly say that football has given me enough memories to last a lifetime,” Zambra posted on social media.

“I hope that I’ve been able to inspire girls and show that dreams can come true with a bit of luck, lot of persistence and the self belief that you are good enough to become the best version of yourself.”

GEORGE BALDOCK has tragically died at the age of 31, according to shocking reports in Greece.

Former Sheffield United star Baldock was found dead at his home in Greece.

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The defender caused concern for his wife who lives in England after she was unable to make contact with him.

A mutual friend was asked to check up on him at his house in Glyfada.

According to local reports he was then found dead in his swimming pool.

Born in England, Baldock starred for Greek side Panathinaikos.

Baldock starred for the Blades between 2017 and 2024, making more than 219 appearances.

He had previously played for MK Dons, Oxford United, Tamworth and Northampton Town.

The 12-cap Greek international had joined Panathinaikos from Sheffield United this summer.

He had made four appearances for the club this season, including three in the league.

His most recent appearance came against Olympiacos on October 6.

Baldock missed out on the most recent Greece international squad, and had been ruled out of the September games against Finland and Ireland through injury.

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George Baldock has tragically died aged 31

2009-2017 – MK Dons 125 (2)

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2011 – Tamworth (loan) 3 (0)

2012 – IBV (loan) 18 (1)

2012 – Tamworth (loan) 15 (1)

2015-16 – Oxford United (loan) 47 (3)

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2017-2024 – Sheffield United 219 (6)

2024 – Panathinaikos 4 (0)

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Antonio Trocoli was arrested this past Friday on misdemeanor battery charges in Huntington Beach, Calif., following an incident allegedly involving Mackenzie Dern’s ex-husband, Wesley Santos.

Huntington Beach police confirmed the UFC fighter’s arrest in an email to MMA Fighting on Wednesday.

“A subject by the name of Antonio Trocoli da Silveira Filho was arrested by the Huntington Beach Police Department on Oct. 4, 2024, at approximately 8:30 a.m. in the 8700 block of Dolphin Street, Huntington Beach,” Huntington Beach police said in a statement. “He was arrested for misdemeanor battery, and the case has been sent to the Orange County District Attorney’s Officer for review.”

At this time, the Orange County district attorney’s office has not officially brought a case against the fighter following his arrest. Messages for further details on the case were not returned at the time of publication.

While police weren’t able to provide any further details on Trocoli’s arrest, Santos—a professional surfer who was previously married to Dern and shares a daughter with her—claims he was the victim in the battery.

Santos sent a statement to MMA Fighting about the alleged incident while also claiming that a video exists that captured the altercation from this past Friday.

“Mackenzie Dern is my ex-wife and after our divorce she married Antonio ‘Malvado’ Jose Trocoli da Silveira Filho,” Santos said. “We divorced and have shared custody of our daughter Moa, but Antonio never stopped following me. We had a deal that he would not be part of the custody but he was always nearby, threatening and disturbing in every custody change. He sent messages through Moa, saying he would beat me up, and Moa told me clearly.

“I dropped my daughter at school this past Friday and was going back home on a skateboard when I saw a white car stop, and I started recording. It was Antonio. He got out of the car and punched me, and the car kept moving [along], and he ran back inside the car. Cops were called, there were several witnesses, and Antonio was arrested for battery.”

Trocoli is yet to address the incident or arrest publicly.

The Brazilian fighter was actually signed and then released from the UFC back in 2019 after his Contender Series win was overturned to a no-contest when he tested positive for a banned substance. Trocoli eventually came back to the UFC with his debut back in June when he fell to Shara Magomedov. He is currently scheduled to fight Tresean Gore at a UFC Fight Night event scheduled for Nov. 9.

Joe Root said there are “many more runs still to get” after he overhauled Sir Alastair Cook to become England’s all-time leading Test runscorer.

Root went past Cook’s mark of 12,472 when he got to 71 on day three of the first Test against Pakistan in Multan.

The 33-year-old carried on and on, registering his 35th Test century and batting through the day for his unbeaten 176, taking England to 492-3 and a deficit of only 64 runs.

“I’m obviously proud, but still feel there’s plenty more left to do,” said Root.

Root’s tireless effort in the heat, allied to 141 not out from Harry Brook, has put England in a strong position in the series opener, despite Pakistan racking up 556 in their first innings.

Only once before have England conceded more runs in the first innings of a match and gone on to win, 130 years ago against Australia in 1894.

“I’m sure I’ll look back at it when I’m finished and be very proud of it, but I think more than anything just the way we played today as a team is what stands out,” said Root.

“We’ve still got an opportunity to win the game, which is really exciting. Hopefully we can kick on tomorrow.”

Root is playing his 147th Test, 12 years after making his England debut in India.

By passing Cook, Root has climbed to fifth on the all-time list of Test runscorers from all nations, behind greats of the game Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis, Ricky Ponting and Sachin Tendulkar. Tendulkar tops the list with 15,921, just over 3,000 ahead of Root.