Here is your Liverpool digest for Saturday, November 5.
Every word of Jurgen Klopp's passionate criticism of World Cup in Qatar after cameras had stopped
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has launched an impassioned criticism about the decision to award Qatar the upcoming World Cup.
The tournament will be the first ever to be held in winter and will kick off when the hosts entertain Ecuador on November 20.
FIFA's decision to host the tournament in Qatar has been heavily criticised due to the history of human rights abuse in the nation and the build-up has seen repeated concerns aired around the suffering of low-paid migrant workers who helped build the stadiums needed for the Gulf nation to take part. Discriminatory laws that criminalise same-sex relationships have also been strongly condemned.
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On Friday, it was reported that world football's governing body have written to each FA at the World Cup and pleaded with them to steer clear of becoming entangled in the political and societal issues that have dominated the news agenda.
In a strong response to questions about the upcoming tournament and the controversies that are expected to overshadow the football itself, Klopp said more critiquing of FIFA should have been forthcoming when the decision was initially announced in 2010.
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Tottenham face injury crisis ahead of Liverpool with with five first-team players out
Antonio Conte will need to solve an attacking shortage when his Tottenham side comes face-to-face with Liverpool on Sunday.
The Reds will head to North London desperate to register a first away win of the season after back-to-back defeats against Nottingham Forest and Leeds United dented their Premier League ambitions.
Spurs sit 10 points above Jurgen Klopp's side in third place, but they have been rocked by the loss this week of one of their star players. Heung-Min Son has been ruled out of Sunday's clash after the club confirmed that the forward needs to undergo surgery to fix a fractured eye socket, sustained during the 2-1 Champions League victory against Marseille on Tuesday evening.
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