Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp denied rumors that Mohamed Salah would be leaving following a falling out between them, saying: “I had no argument with Mo especially after the Chelsea game”, according to a Reuters report. Before the Huddersfield match rumors of an argument between Salah and Klopp spread after the Chelsea match, against the backdrop of an alleged request by Salah to leave the Reds which Klopp has categorically denied.

Pyramids FC defender Ali Gabr takes the centre stage against former club Zamalek after scoring the winner 1-0 on Tuesday to fire his team to the top of the Egyptian Premier League table. Gabr s 24th minute goal dropped Zamalek off the top and could stand between the Whites and their first league title since 2015.

A french report has said that Egyptian football superstar Mohamed Salah is unhappy at Liverpool, with France s Telefoot reporting that the situation did not seem good for his stay in Liverpool and that he might try to leave by summer. Another report by Spanish newspaper Diario AS a few days ago pointed to a dispute between the player and his coach, Jurgen Klopp, after which Salah demanded to leave the team, though this was refuted by Salah s agent, Rami Abbas.

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane is bemused by his team s fans attitude towards Gareth Bale after they booed the Welsh forward during Saturday s 3-0 La Liga victory over Athletic Bilbao. When quizzed on why a player who has won four Champions Leagues in five seasons in Madrid – including scoring decisive goals in two of the finals – is given such a hostile reception by fans Zidane said; “I don t know. Honestly, I don t understand it.”

In an interview with TIME, the Red s legendary striker Mohamed Salah expressed his strong belief in the importance of gender equality in the Middle East, calling on men to treat women respectfully. “I think we need to change the way we treat women in our culture,” Salah said, insisting this change is not something “optional.”

Egypt and Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah has been included in the list of Time s Most Influential People in 2019, unveiled Wednesday. The 26-year-old forward was named under the “Titans” label and is the only footballer on the list. Salah has been a phenomenon in the English Premier League since joining Liverpool in summer of 2017.

Manchester United fans touched down in Barcelona on Tuesday dreaming of another miracle at Camp Nou. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer completed the club s most famous comeback there in 1999 and hopes to see a repeat on the same turf, this time against Barca in the Champions League quarter-finals. Solskjaer s 93rd-minute winner 20 years ago lives on in United folklore as they came from 1-0 down to beat Bayern Munich 2-1 and clinch Europe s premier prize.

A second-half goal from winger Ibrahim Hassan lifted Zamalek to the CAF Confederation Cup semi-final with a nervy 1-0 victory over Morocco s Hassania Agadir in Suez on Sunday. Hassan s smartly-taken volley from a tight angle four minutes into the second half separated both sides after the first leg ended in a 0-0 draw.

A spectacular strike from Mohamed Salah helped Liverpool maintain their two point lead over Manchester City in the Premier League title race with a 2-0 win over Chelsea at Anfield on Sunday. City won 3-1 at Crystal Palace earlier on Sunday meaning Liverpool have 85 points with four games to go and City are on 83 with an additional match to play.

Zamalek slumped to a 2-1 defeat to Masry in an Egyptian league game at Suez stadium on Thursday, making way for archrivals Ahly to advance into the league summit with nine games left for the Cairo giants in the season After the defeat, the white Knights sit second on the league table with 57 points, just one point behind Ahly who are now leading the table with 58 points after claiming a 2-1 win over Maqassa on Wednesday.

Tottenham face an anxious wait to discover the full extent of Harry Kane s latest ankle injury after manager Mauricio Pochettino voiced concerns the forward could be out for the rest of the season. Kane limped off the pitch after a challenge with England teammate Fabian Delph during Tuesday s Champions League quarter-final first-leg win over Manchester City at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

After the stunning 5-0 loss to South African giants Mamelodi Sundowns away from home, Ahly players and technical staff have apologised to the team s supporters, promising to return to winning ways ahead of Saturday s return game at home. The Egyptian giants suffered their worst continental defeat after being blown away by the South African champions in the first leg of the Champions League quarter finals.

Egypt s Zamalek were given a let-off on several occasions to hold Hassania Agadir to a 0-0 away draw in the first leg of the African Confederation Cup quarter-final on Sunday. Agadir s Palestinian forward Tamer Seyam was guilty of two glaring misses either side of the interval and Zamalek keeper Mahmoud Gennesh pulled off some fine saves to keep the hosts at bay.

All eyes will be on strike duo Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez as Barcelona visit Manchester United in the Champions League this week, but defensive lynchpin Gerard Pique is proving equally important to the Catalans treble bid. The centre back returns to Old Trafford for the first time since he left Manchester United in 2008 to rejoin Barcelona, in Wednesday s quarter-final first leg.

Despite the goalless draw with Niger and 1-0 loss to Nigeria last week, Egypt s national football team has held its position at number 57 in the FIFA global football rankings, published on 4 April. The Pharaohs remain in eighth place among African countries, behind Senegal (23), Tunisia (28), Nigeria (42) and Morocco (45). They are fourth among Arab countries, after Tunisia, Morocco and Qatar.

The defensive strategy of rivals Ittihad made Ahly s mission more difficult in Tuesday s 2-0 league victory according to the Reds head coach Martin Lasarte, who insisted that rotating his players was a risk against the Alexandria-based team. "The match was difficult because of the defensive strategy deployed by our opponent. We made some faults in the first half, but we restored the balance after the break," Uruguayan Lasarte said in the press conference after the match.

After failing to move the venue from the damaged Borg El-Arab pitch in Alexandria, Ahly will be hoping to turn their fortunes around and bounce back to winning ways when they take on Ittihad of Alexandria on Tuesday. The defending champions were held to a goalless draw by current league leaders Zamalek on Saturday in a game that was marred by heavy rains on the Mediterranean city that flooded an already poor pitch.

Every week, I offer a glimpse of the kind of intelligence assessments that are likely to come across the desk of the President of the United States, modeled on the President s Daily Briefing, or PDB, which the director of national intelligence prepares for the President almost daily. Sam Vinograd Here s this week s briefing: President Trump s threats to close our border and his order to cut US assistance to Central American countries -- a pledge he has made before but hasn t followed through on -- will undoubtedly create a perfect storm of increased migration flows at our southern border, strained relationships with key partners, and new economic risks for everyday Americans. His actions are also likely perceived globally as a signal that he doesn t care what his own Cabinet members have to say. Their ability to protect us going forward is directly undermined.

The Confederation of African Football sent another letter to the Egyptian Football Association requesting they move Ahly s Champions League quarter-final and Zamalek s Confederation Cup quarter-final games from Alexandria s Borg El-Arab Stadium to another venue, the EFA announced on Sunday. The pitch of the Alexandria-based stadium looked to be in very poor condition again during the recent Cairo derby between Ahly and Zamalek, which finished in a goalless draw.

Liverpool s Egyptian winger Mohmed Salah defended himself after being criticized for his lengthy goal drought, hinting that he is being unfairly treated by the media. Salah helped his side earn a difficult 2-1 win over Tottenham on Sunday when Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris parried out his back post header but the ball struck the unfortunate Belgian central defender and rolled over the line in the 90th minute.