Liverpool star Hugo Ekitike was ruled out with a serious Achilles injury back in April and it could be some time before the Frenchman returns to the pitch at Anfield

The World Cup will be without some big names (Picture: Getty)

Playing at the World Cup is one of the proudest moments of any footballer’s career.

But for some of the biggest stars in the game, their World Cup 2026 dream has turned into a nightmare, with injury robbing them of the chance to appear in North America this summer.

Several of these players have seen their dreams dashed agonisingly…

Today's Liverpool news sees the club eye one of Europe's most in demand stars while Hugo Ekitike is is given a harsh truth

Liverpool play host to Crystal Palace at Anfield on Saturday afternoon as they vie for a strong finish to the season to secure European football in 2026/27

Hugo Ekitike’s season is over (Picture: Getty)

It happened in an instant in the most innocuous of circumstances. But that one moment has left Hugo Ekitike faces a long and painful road back to football.

The Liverpool striker, his club’s top scorer this season having instantly taken to life in the Premier League following a £79million move from Eintracht Frankfurt last summer, went down…

Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitike will miss the rest of the season and the World Cup after suffering a ruptured Achilles tendon in the Champions League

Liverpool's season will now end without silverware as the club were dealt a triple blow in their Champions League elimination

jateng.jpnn.com , LIVERPOOL - Pelatih Liverpool Arne Slot merasa khawati dengan kondisi striker andalannya, Hugo Ekitike yang mengalami cedera yang disebut 'tidak terlihat baik' saat Liverpool menghadapi Paris Saint-Germain di leg kedua perempat final Liga Champions UEFA di Anfield, Rabu (15/4)dini hari WIB.

JPNN.com - JAKARTA - Penyerang Tim Nasional Prancis Hugo Ekitike absen di Piala Dunia 2026. Pelatih Timnas Prancis Didier Deschamps mengonfirmasi bahwa Ekitike absen di Piala Dunia 2026 karena mengalami cedera achilles saat membela Liverpool pada leg kedua perempat final Liga Champions 2025/2026.

It's a tough task to make anyone reading this blog to feel bad for the reigning Premier League champions, a team still solidly in contention for Champions League qualification for next season, and an organization that spent a fortune, perhaps badly, this past summer. (This task becomes infinitely tougher if you are yourself a fan of the presumptive next champions of the league.) But dammit, I'm…

Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitike is set to be sidelined for up to nine months after the extent of the injury he sustained in the Champions League defeat against PSG emerged

Liverpool were beaten by Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League tie, having lost the first leg 2-0 in Paris, and were dealt a further blow when Hugo Ekitike was stretchered off

Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitike appeared to pick up a serious injury during his side's defeat to Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield and Reds boss Arne Slot has offered an update on the Frenchman

Hugo Ekitike suffered a suspected Achilles injury in Liverpool’s 2-0 defeat to PSG (EPA)

Hugo Ekitike was forced off with a suspected Achilles injury during Liverpool’s 2-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday night.

The French striker started alongside Alexander Isak for the second leg of Liverpool’s quarter-final tie against the Champions League holders.

In the…

Arsenal summer signing Viktor Gyokeres (Picture: Getty)

Joleon Lescott has named two Premier League strikers Arsenal ‘should have signed’ instead of Viktor Gyokeres.

Gyokeres has endured an underwhelming first season at the Emirates Stadium following his £64m summer move from Sporting.

The 27-year-old scored almost a goal a game in Portugal but has been nowhere near as prolific in the Premier…

Jamie Carragher believes Liverpool’s new signings are struggling to step up (CBS Sports)

Jamie Carragher took aim at several Liverpool players after their 2-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, including Hugo Ekitike, Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz and Ibrahima Konate.

Arne Slot’s side struggled to cope with PSG at the Parc des Princes as goals in each half from Desire Doue…

Rayan Cherki wore Hugo Ekitike’s Liverpool shirt on Manchester City’s bench (TNT Sports)

Rayan Cherki was ordered to remove Hugo Ekitike’s Liverpool shirt on the Manchester City bench during their FA Cup tie on Saturday.

Pep Guardiola’s side ran out 4-0 winners against Liverpool, with Erling Haaland scoring a hat-trick while Antoine Semenyo also found the net in the second half.

Mohamed Salah…

Liverpool will be left with a huge void in their squad when Mohamed Salah leaves the club at the end of the season and Arne Slot has called on other players to step up

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Liverpool may have been largely unsuccessful in their endeavours of defending their Premier League title this season, but Thierry Henry thinks one player has thrived

Jurgen Klopp was the man who bought Mohamed Salah to Liverpool with the Egyptian going on to score over 250 times - but the German has cited one man who could pass that figure

Jurgen Klopp insists he and Liverpool were ‘100 per cent convinced’ about signing Mohamed Salah (The Anfield Wrap)

Jurgen Klopp has dismissed suggestions that he did not want to sign Mohamed Salah for Liverpool.

Earlier this week, Salah announced that he is calling time on his nine-year stint with Liverpool at the end of the season and will leave Anfield on a free transfer.

Salah joined…

Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitike has joined France's squad despite suffering a dead leg in the Reds' damaging 2-1 Premier League defeat to Brighton on Saturday

Liverpool were handed a new injury worry during the 2-1 defeat to Brighton on Saturday with Hugo Ekitike hobbling off during the game after Alisson missed out

Hugo Ekitike lasted just eight minutes against Brighton before he suffered an injury (Credits: AP)

Liverpool manager played down the severity of Hugo Ekitike’s injury in the wake of Liverpool’s damaging defeat against Brighton.

Already without Mohamed Salah and Aleksander Isak, the Reds were rocked early on at the Amex Stadium when their France international striker went down in agony following…

Liverpool have suffered their latest injury blow as Hugo Ekitike was forced off in the opening ten minutes against Brighton with what appeared to be a dead leg

Mohamed Salah came off early on Wednesday evening (Picture: Getty)

Mohamed Salah is an early injury doubt for Liverpool’s Premier League clash with Brighton on Saturday after picking up a knock in the Champions League against Galatasaray.

Salah missed a first-half penalty but was on the scoresheet after the break as Liverpool overturned a first-leg deficit to advance to the Champions League…

Liverpool boss Arne Slot (Picture: TNT Sports)

Arne Slot was keen to remind Paris Saint-Germain how close Liverpool came to beating them last season as the two sides prepare to meet again in the Champions League.

Liverpool booked their spot in the competition’s quarter-finals with an impressive 4-0 home win against Galatasary at Anfield.

The Reds were trailing 1-0 after the first leg but were…

Noa Lang cut his thumb on an advertising board at Anfield (AP)

Galatasaray winger Noa Lang was forced off with a nasty hand injury during his side’s Champions League defeat to Liverpool on Wednesday night.

The Dutch midfielder was brought on as a half-time substitute but left the pitch on a stretcher in the 80th minute.

Lang sliced the thumb on his right hand after appearing to catch it on an…

Liverpool have won their last three Premier League games, but Mohamed Salah's barren run in front of goal is showing no signs of ending anytime soon and he has been brutally criticised