Wales and Liverpool youngster Ben Woodburn provided the injury-time winner Wales needed to secure a home victory over Trinidad and Tobago.
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In news that never will have troubled the headline writers, Ben Woodburn has been sent on loan to Sheffield United, while Harry Wilson will also spend a year at Championship level with Derby County. It’s been a while now since both youngsters were first touted as Liverpool’s next big thing and almost two years since Woodburn scored his one and only first-team goal, becoming their youngest ever goalscorer.
Loan deals smack of the shop window, not very auspicious when it comes to a player’s long-term…
Xherdan Shaqiri comes on in the second half to set up Daniel Sturridge and score a brilliant bicycle kick as Liverpool take down Manchester United 4-1.
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Jurgen Klopp says Xherdan Shaqiri’s first appearance for the Reds surpassed his expectations.
Ben Woodburn is set to join Sheffield United on a season-long loan, a source confirmed to ESPN FC.
Woodburn, 18, joined Liverpool for their tour of the United States but did not travel to France on Monday for the team’s five-day training camp with the loan in the works.
A Wales international and Liverpool’s youngest goalscorer, Woodburn said he was happy for Jurgen Klopp to decide whether he spent the upcoming campaign on loan.
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CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — Ben Woodburn says he is entirely happy to let Jurgen Klopp decide whether he heads out on loan or continues his development around the Liverpool first team this season.
Sheffield United are among the host of English Football League clubs eyeing up a temporary deal for Woodburn this summer.
The 18-year-old was close a loan to Sunderland in January last season before Klopp decided against the move after Philippe Coutinho departed for Barcelona.
The Wales international…
Woodburn’s goal in Wednesday’s win was another high point for Liverpool’s top prospect.
IRKENHEAD, England — Steven Gerrard’s Liverpool Under-19s advanced to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Youth League after beating rivals Manchester United 2-0 on Wednesday.
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Ben Woodburn, MF/FW, Liverpool
Woodburn is probably Liverpool’s most high-profile youngster after becoming the club’s youngest goal scorer last season, although first-team minutes have been hard to come by in the current campaign. That means…
Ben Woodburn captains Liverpool’s UEFA Youth League under-19 side.
Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard has been impressed with the attitude of young striker Ben Woodburn.
Wales international Woodburn, the youngest goal scorer in Liverpool history, made nine appearances for the Reds’ first team last season but has made just one 45-minute substitute appearance this term.
Academy coach Gerrard has made Woodburn, who turned 18 on Sunday, captain of his UEFA Youth League under-19 side.
He is playing for the under-23s while training with the first team, and Gerrard has been…
After winning two in two with Wales, Gareth Bale believes the side have re-found their winning form.
Wales boss Chris Coleman feels he has been proven correct to give Ben Woodburn his international chance despite Jurgen Klopp’s opposition.
Liverpool teenager Woodburn has been a sensation in his first two Wales games when he has been used as a second-half impact substitute.
The 17-year-old scored a superb winner against Austria on Saturday just 261 seconds after stepping off the bench to make his debut.
Then, on Tuesday night, Woodburn turned provider with a brilliant run and cross for Hal Robson-Kanu…
After winning two in two with Wales, Gareth Bale believes the side have re-found their winning form.
LIVERPOOL — Liverpool Under-23s manager Neil Critchley says Ben Woodburn’s heroics for Wales in the past week “made the hair on the back of your neck stand up.”
Woodburn capped off his international debut by scoring the winner in a crucial World Cup qualifier against Austria on Saturday before providing an assist for the opening goal in the Tuesday night’s win over Moldova.
Critchley revealed there was jubilation among the staff at Liverpool’s Kirkby academy following Woodburn’s exploits on the…
Seventeen-year-old Ben Woodburn’s worldie on his international debut helped Wales edge Austria in World Cup qualifying.
Gareth Bale has revealed he helped persuade teenage sensation Ben Woodburn commit to Wales and reject England’s overtures.
Liverpool striker Woodburn announced himself on the international stage on Saturday with a dramatic World Cup winner against Austria — just 261 seconds after coming on as a 69th-minute substitute.
But Woodburn — who turns 18 next month on Oct. 15 — could have played for England as he had dual nationality being born in Nottingham and brought up in Cheshire.
The Football Association…
World Cup Qualifier: Ben Woodburn (74′) Wales 1-0 Austria
Chris Coleman was always convinced World Cup hero Ben Woodburn would choose Wales over England.
Liverpool teenager Woodburn scored on his international debut as Wales beat Austria 1-0 in Cardiff, less than five minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute.
Woodburn’s winner boosted Wales’ qualification hopes for the 2018 finals in Russia, but he could also have played for England.
The 17-year-old had dual nationality as he was born in Nottingham and raised in Cheshire, but he has been involved…