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Liverpool January transfer window: Centre-back dilemma under Arne Slot

January is almost here, and Liverpool’s squad looks strong yet exposed. Arne Slot won the Premier League title in his debut season, yet the title defence has disappointed, with Liverpool sitting 4th in the Premier League. The pressure point is centre-back.

Giovanni Leoni joined for £26m in the summer, suffered an ACL injury on his debut in September, and is expected to miss the rest of the season.

Report: Liverpool make final decision on Marc Guehi ahead of January window
Liverpool Make Final Decision on Marc Guehi Move Ahead of January Transfer Window

Credit to The Daily Mail for the original report, which again points Liverpool towards a familiar need, reliable centre back depth. Slot’s system asks defenders to cover space and play forward, so the margin for error is thin. As one club source type put it to me recently, “You can plan a season, you cannot plan an injury list.

The Dallas Cowboys have released cornerback Trevon Diggs, sources told ESPN’s Todd Archer.

Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs is facing a felony charge of strangulation and a misdemeanor charge of assault from alleged Dec. 2 incident.

Jordan Poole, sir, what are you doing?
The horrid New Orleans Pelicans had a real opportunity to earn their ninth win of the season on Monday night with a very good New York Knicks team in town, but ultimately gave away a late lead in what turned into their fourth consecutive loss.
Poole, who is averaging just under 17 points per game for New Orleans this season, elected to try to take things into his own hands in the closing seconds. The word ‘try’ is the keyword in the previous sentence.

The old rules of kayfabe became a pawn for one of Triple H’s creative obsessions in 2025 — getting one up on the audience. Is that a good thing?WWE via Getty Images

Does kayfabe still apply in modern WWE? I know — it’s the sort of cliched topic that wrestling forum types can debate for hours on end. But after the year we’ve just seen, we need to ask the question of where reality and fiction start and end in Triple H’s WWE.
Obviously, the basic laws of kayfabe will never change.

Cornerback Trevon Diggs (7) signed a five-year, $97 million contract extension with the Dallas Cowboys in July. File Photo by Aaron Josefczyk/UPI
Dec. 30 (UPI) — The Dallas Cowboys released veteran cornerback Trevon Diggs, a league source told UPI on Tuesday.
Diggs will now go into the waiver process and become a free agent if unclaimed. The Cowboys signed the six-year veteran to a five-year, $97 million contract extension in July.
Diggs, 27, joined the Cowboys as a second-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.

Raspadori wanted by Roma and Galatasaray, as Atletico Madrid set demands
According to reports, Roma are only prepared to offer a loan with option to buy for €17m, so Atletico Madrid could give Giacomo Raspadori to Galatasaray.
The Italy international is frustrated at the lack of playing time in Spain since the €22m plus bonus move from Napoli in August.
He still managed to contribute two goals and three assists, but of the 14 competitive appearances for the club, only four were in the starting XI.

For many of you, the fantasy football season came to an end in Week 17. For others, it’s still going into Week 18 and the NFL regular-season finale. If that’s the case, you’ll still need to get lineup advice, which will be tricky to navigate as teams decide to rest players for the postseason.
Below you’ll find our consensus half-PPR rankings for each position from analysts Justin Boone, Scott Pianowski, Matt Harmon and Joel Smyth.

CAF Africa Cup of Nations
Uganda 1 – 3 Nigeria FT
Uganda’s Salim Magoola (right) lasted just 11 minutes before being shown a straight red card for handling outside his box [Getty Images]
A much-changed Nigeria swept aside Uganda 3-1 to make it three wins from three at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), as their opponents were reduced to 10 men and forced to use all three goalkeepers in their squad.
Having already secured top spot in Group C, coach Eric Chelle rotated eight starters from the victory against Tunisia, with Victor Osimhen captaining the side.