PARIS, - New Liverpool forward Hugo Ekitike will not celebrate his first cap for France during next month's World Cup qualifiers after national team manager Didier Deschamps decided not to include him in the squad named on Wednesday.

Liverpool's transfer target Alexander Isak has been named in Sweden's squad for the upcoming international matches, despite being sidelined by Newcastle United. The 25-year-old forward hasn't been involved in either of the Magpies' first two Premier League games and has been out of the picture at the North East club since early July.

The Alexander Isak transfer saga has entered what Lewis Steele has described as “deadline week” with the Newcastle striker’s future set to be decided before the window shuts. Speaking on his Lewis Steele YouTube Channel,

Slot sent on 16-year-old forward Rio Ngumoha in stoppage time and the teenager found a dramatic winner in the 110th minute

Liverpool have relinquished 2-0 leads in chaos-filled matches to start the season, and things seem to get crazier as the matches go on

Crystal Palace are stepping up their recruitment plans following Eberechi Eze’s £67.5 million move, with Liverpool midfielder Harvey Elliott emerging as a leading target. According to Football Insider, Palace are preparing talks with Liverpool as they search for a creative player to fill the void left by Eze’s departure.

The teenager ripped up the record books on Monday night by becoming the club’s youngest ever goalscorer, aged 16 years and 361 days, with a last-gasp winner at Newcastle United. It bumped Ben Woodburn, who had held the record for nine years by scoring aged 17 years and 49 days, into second place.

Sixteen-year-old Rio Ngumoha saved Liverpool from embarrassment after 10-man Newcastle came back from 2-0 down in a thriller at St. James' Park.

Freddy Adu issues a warning to Liverpool's new teenage star Rio Ngumoha after scoring late winner against Newcastle. Watch the Premier League on DAZN in Canada

Alexander Isak has been named in the latest Sweden squad for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers despite his ongoing standoff with Newcastle United. The 25-year-old has not featured for Newcastle this term, either in preseason or in the club’s opening two games of the new season – the 0-0 draw with Aston Villa and 3-2 home defeat to Liverpool.

LONDON -- The man accused of ramming his car into a parade of Liverpool soccer fans in May as the team was celebrating its Premier League triumph is to face a further 24 charges, including two relating to victims who were babies.