We’re now at that awkward period between Christmas and New Year.
It lasts roughly a day, but there is less major sport than the before or after periods.
Still, that doesn’t mean there isn’t anything happening: here’s a look at the sporting headlines from while you were sleeping.
Alisson’s history bid
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has urged his teammates to write their own history.
The Brazilian was a key part of the side which, under Jurgen Klopp in 2019-20, ended the Reds’ 30-year wait for a league title.
That season, they won the English Premier League at a canter, amassing a whopping 99 points during a season disrupted by the Covid-19 outbreak, with second-place Manchester City a massive 18 points further back.
Approaching the midway point, Arne Slot’s 2024-25 vintage sit six points clear of an Arsenal side battling to end their own, long title duck, having played a game less.
Asked to compare Slot to Klopp, he told reporters: “I don’t think it is too similar.
