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Donald Trump's ambassador to Greece warned the US can collapse "any country we want" in an argument with a Greek minister, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Kimberly Guilfoyle reportedly clashed with Greek energy minister Stavros Papastavrou during a dinner with officials in Athens in March, though both sides have pushed back on the claims.

Referring to the impending collapse of the Romanian government, Guilfoyle is claimed to have said: "We can do that to any country we want. We can do that here."

Papastavrou pointed out that the US could not replace the government of Greece, given it is elected by its citizens, the WSJ added.

Guilfoyle's lawyer disputed the WSJ's characterisation of the exchange, the news outlet added, and representatives of the Greek government have since said no threats were made.

In a statement to Greek publication Kathimerini, party general secretary Konstantinos Kyranakis said he attended the event, adding: "I was right there. There was no threat to Greece."

Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis said: "There was never an issue of the Greek government being threatened. And to be serious, something of the sort would never have been acceptable."

The White House was approached for comment.

The alleged threats would have been particularly sensitive in Greece, given the country faced economic collapse in 2015 after a devastating debt crisis and multi-year depression.

Romania's pro-EU government collapsed in May after a no-confidence vote ousting prime minister Ilie Bolojan. The country's currency fell to a record low against the Euro ahead of the vote.

Guilfoyle, a former media personality who was previously engaged to Donald Trump Jr, was announced as US ambassador to Greece in December 2024.

Welcoming her nomination, she said at the time: "It was the democratic values born in Greece that helped shape the founding of America. And now, we have an opportunity to honor that history by bringing better days here at home and abroad.

"As ambassador, I look forward to delivering on the Trump agenda, supporting our Greek allies, and ushering in a new era of peace and prosperity."

The 57 year-old is a lawyer who served as a prosecutor in California before turning to a career in television on Fox News.

"For many years, Kimberly has been a close friend and ally," Trump wrote in his announcement on Truth Social.

"Her extensive experience and leadership in law, media, and politics along with her sharp intellect make her supremely qualified to represent the United States, and safeguard its interests abroad.

President Donald Trump said Monday that a "SICK conspiracy" is being waged against artificial intelligence and the data centers that run it by what he described as a group of "Conspiracy Theorists, Treasonists, Traitors, and Leakers" — two days after the heads of the largest American AI companies publicly called on their own industry to slow down.

Writing on Truth Social, Trump attacked one of them, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, and suggested that no new regulations on AI are needed because of powers the government already has.

"The Trump Administration has stopped AI 'people' from doing bad, or potentially bad, 'things,' like Dario (Anthropic!), who is now pretending to be a 'perfect little angel' — and we will continue to do so!" Trump wrote. "We already have tremendous CRIMINAL and REGULATORY power over these companies!"

He did not say what conduct he was referring to, what the criminal power consists of, or who the conspirators are.

"The only control or 'guardrails' that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!" he said.

He added: "There is a SICK conspiracy going on against AI and Data Centers, and the only one that is happy about it is China. WHOEVER WINS AI, WINS! We are leading China, and all others, and will continue to do so."

In a subsequent post an hour later, he alleged that "the only reason" for what he called the "AI/Data Center outburst" was "because the United States is leading, by a lot, every other country."

"Don't kill the Golden Goose," he said.

Trump's rant comes after Amodei published an essay on Saturday in which he argued that AI companies should deliberately slow the rate at which they make their models more capable.

"We must slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities of AI models. Progress will still seem fast, and we must make wise use of the time we gain," Amodei wrote. "The measures I propose to advance the frontier at a safe pace will not be easy. But I believe we owe it to humanity to try."

He warned that within six to 12 months, a swarm of rogue AI agents could be capable of "taking over the entire internet with a persistent botnet," causing what he estimated as hundreds of billions of dollars in damage. He said Anthropic would unilaterally give outside evaluators employee-level access to verify its safety procedures, and called on competitors to match it.

In response, OpenAI's Sam Altman posted that he agreed "that we need to pace the frontier" and said his company would open itself to external evaluators too.

Elon Musk, who runs xAI, posted on his own platform that"Dario is right," while Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis also signed on.

Trump's post follows a negative reaction to the whole episode on the part of stock markets, with Nasdaq futures falling more than 1 percent overnight and chip stocks sliding on Monday, with Intel down close to 6 percent, Micron around 5 percent and Nvidia roughly 3 percent, as investors priced in the possibility that the companies buying the hardware intend to buy it more slowly.

Defender Ronald Araujo believes Liverpool are "growing" as a team under Andoni Iraola after they beat Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.

Araujo, who is on a season-long loan from Barcelona, started at right-back for the second game in a row and got an assist as the Reds came from 1-0 down to defeat Diego Simeone's side.

"We've got a great team and, little by little, we're growing too - meeting all the coach's demands and reaching a higher level," said the 27-year-old Uruguay international.

"Liverpool is a big club like Barcelona. I'm working hard, as you can see also on the pitch. I am happy here and hungry for more.

"Liverpool are a great club and I'm really looking forward to continuing to give my all so I can keep contributing to the team."

On his first experience of a Champions League night at Anfield, Araujo added: "I love playing in this stadium. It's a very special and lovely place, and when we're also able to show off all our hard work here with a good result, it makes us feel very satisfied.

"We were up against a great opponent, who we knew had already had some good nights here, but we stood up to them, played a great match and came away with the win, which was the important thing."

Andoni Iraola is looking forward to experiencing his first Champions League game as a manager when Liverpool take on Atletico Madrid at Anfield on Wednesday.

"It's a special night for me - everyone talks about Champions League nights at Anfield and also the first game is against a strong opposition," said Iraola.

"Diego Simeone is doing an incredible job as a manager, all the years achieving every season the goals of the club is remarkable. It's a big challenge for us. I played against him as a player and when he was a coach and also coached against him. He has much more experience than me but I hope tomorrow, we can give him a good game."

Iraola is winless in his four games against Simeone's Atlético Madrid, losing three of them and drawing once.

Liverpool face four games in 12 days and Iraola admitted it will be a "challenge" but revealed Bradley Barcola is "ready to play more minutes" after the £123m signing made his debut off the bench at Ipswich on Friday.

Earlier in the week, Dominik Szoboszlai told TNT Sports that "no one can stop us" if Liverpool can rediscover their intensity of old.

Asked how he would balance the desire for intensity with such a hectic fixture schedule, Iraola said: "I think it's something that has to be in us - we have to be always as intense as possible because I think we are better like this, sometimes we have to control games and be on the ball more.

"But you can be on the ball and still be intense by moving the ball fast and making runs. I don't want my players to think we have to save energy because we have a game in three days. You play 55 minutes for me and you are dead and ask for a sub, then perfect. We have a top level 55 minutes and then a top level 35. If I have to choose, I prefer that they are not with a calculator thinking let's win a little bit and not a lot because we have to play in three days. Let's push and do our the best is the way to get used to a higher rhythm. We need to increase our rhythm and the only way is pushing and being more demanding."

Cody Gakpo is a doubt for the Atletico Madrid fixture after he missed training on Tuesday as a precaution but there was good news for Iraola, with Joe Gomez returning to training after recovering from a muscle injury he sustained in July during Liverpool's pre-season tour of the USA.

South Park is celebrating its win at the 78th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards with a jab at the president.

The Comedy Central hit, created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, took home the Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program at the ceremony Sunday in the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California. It beat out fellow nominees Bob’s Burgers and Rick and Morty.

The show's 27th season focused largely on the storyline of President Donald Trump getting pregnant with Satan's child. The winning episode was "Sermon on the Mount," the premiere of the controversial season. The creators have previously explained why the season kept targeting Trump.

The official South Park X account posted, "Congratulations to Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and the entire South Park team on their Emmy win for Outstanding Animated Program!"

The post included a graphic of several South Park characters, including Cartman, Kenny and the gang, as well as Satan and, of course, Trump. The animated version of Trump is holding the Emmy Award, though his pants and underwear are down.

In a previous interview with The New York Times, the show’s creators explained how politics naturally became a central theme, leading to some of the show’s highest ratings in decades. “It’s not that we got all political,” Parker said. “It’s that politics became pop culture.”

When public figures began facing repercussions for speaking out against the president, like Jimmy Kimmel, Stone and Parker only became more interested in exploring the topic.

“Trey and I are attracted to that like flies to honey,” Stone said. “Oh, that’s where the taboo is? Over there? OK, then we’re over there...we just had to show our independence somehow.”

The season wasn't originally planned to be so Trump focused. The president's appearance was originally planned to be a one off, but the reaction to the episode made it a recurring trope.

“We’re just very down-the-middle guys,” Parker said. “Any extremists of any kind, we make fun of. We did it for years with the woke thing. That was hilarious to us. And this is hilarious to us.”

Some recurring gags during season 27 included Trump's relationship with Satan, the president's small genitalia, and former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's dog killing spree.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that his threat to impose 50 percent tariffs on every aircraft Canada sells into the United States began with a favor for a wealthy friend who was trying to buy a private jet and could not.

Speaking in the Oval Office at an event convened to celebrate the summer travel season, Trump volunteered the account unprompted, in response to a question about whether trade talks with Ottawa would resume.

"I had a case about a week ago where a friend of mine was buying the Gulfstream jet, and he said, 'You know, it's a crazy thing. We're not able — that Canada won't certify Gulfstream,'" the president said.

"Gulfstream is the best private jet, considered the best of the best, and they won't certify it in Canada because they make a competitor, Bombardier Global Express, and so their competitor didn't want them to have competition."

The friend, Trump said, put him in touch with the manufacturer directly. "He's very friendly with Gulfstream. He told the head of Gulfstream to call me, gave him the numbers. We called. We spoke."

What the head of Gulfstream told him, according to the president, was that the company had spent "$60 million trying to get certified in Canada" over roughly nine years without success.

"So I immediately said, 'I'm putting a major tariff on Bombardier and other things that they sent until they're certified,'" Trump said. "They got certified in two hours."

He then described a call from Prime Minister Mark Carney, whom he did not name. "I got a call from the Prime Minister. 'President, what seems to be the problem?' I said, well, you have a little problem. For nine years, you didn't certify Gulfstream." He said he told Carney the United States would tariff "various products, including Bombardier," and that "within 30 minutes, I guess it took maybe less — everything got certified."

"He told me they spent millions and millions of dollars on legal fees over about a nine-year period trying to do it," Trump said. "I did it in a matter of moments."

The president appeared to be recalling a series of events from the beginning of this year, starting with a threat in a January 29 Truth Social post in which he complained that Canada was "effectively prohibiting the sale of Gulfstream products in Canada through this very same certification process" and that if the situation was not "immediately corrected," he would charge "a 50% Tariff on any and all aircraft sold into the United States of America."

He also said the United States was decertifying the Bombardier Global Express, an action that falls to the Federal Aviation Administration rather than the president.

Republicans attending their party's upcoming midterms convention in Dallas, Texas, will be able to buy a photo opportunity with President Donald Trump for $88,600, according to a report.

The Wall Street Journal cites an invitation to the Republican National Committee's event on September 9 and 10, which reveals that donors will also have the chance to join the president at a roundtable event by shelling out a cool $250,000.

For those who find the price tag too steep, a picture with Vice President JD Vance is going for less the half than the president at $35,000.

The parties usually only hold national conventions in the summer prior to a presidential election, not for the midterms, and do so to formally crown their nominee for the White House.

With no candidate to certify, it is unclear what it will mean for attendees to be "delegates" at this month's bash at the American Airlines Center – but that has not stopped state party websites making "honorary delegate" status available for as much as $20,000.

Members of the House of Representatives are reportedly being charged even more to be there – $25,000, according to Puck News – with some top-tier tickets priced at $100,000.

The convention has also been criticized for involving corporate sponsors, with one unnamed Republican consultant recently telling The Huffington Post that the gathering was "not a real convention" and "a grifter free-for-all."

Texas Rep. Beth Van Duyne, finance chair of the National Republican Campaign Committee, has defended the high cost of attendance, telling TMZ DC the GOP needs to "make sure that we're supporting other candidates who are in very tough, competitive races around the country," arguing it is a way of ensuring everyone plays their part and contributes.

A Dutch drug addiction and mental health institute warned users on Friday about potentially lethal ecstasy pills shaped to look like the head of President Trump.

The respected Trimbos Institute said that several of the pills have been handed in recently at a network of centers that test drugs for users before they take them.

The institute warned in a "Red Alert" published on its website and social media that they contain a high concentration of a chemical called PMMA, or para-methoxymethamfetamine. The chemical is similar to MDMA, the active ingredient in ecstasy pills.

The institute says if PMMA is found in an ecstasy pill, then the pill is contaminated and could be lethal. Users don't feel the effect of the drug right away, the institute said, and could take a higher dosage, which could lead to overheating, epileptic seizures, loss of consciousness or heart problems.

"Absolutely do not use these pills," the institute warned.

It released a photo of the pills that have a depiction of Mr. Trump's head on one side and on the other side "NL" and "Trump" stamped into the surface on either side of a vertical line. One of the pills has a green face, and another is yellow.

"We do not know of any victims where PMMA was found in their blood," she told The Associated Press.

Producing, selling and using ecstasy is illegal in the Netherlands, but it's widely used, particularly at clubs and music festivals. A government report in 2024 said that some 550,000 people took the drug in a year.

The Trimbos Institute tests drugs through its national network of 12 participants and 34 testing locations in the Netherlands.

President Donald Trump reportedly plans to mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at the Pentagon, not Ground Zero in New York City – in part because he cannot give a speech.

The president had initially intended to join former presidents and other officials in Manhattan on September 11, but those plans were changed after memorial planners seemingly reminded Trump's team that politicians are barred from speaking at the site to maintain its nonpartisan stance, the New York Times reported.

Instead, Vice President JD Vance will represent the White House in New York City while Trump goes to the Pentagon, which also came under attack on September 11, 2001.

White House Spokesperson Anna Kelly said in a statement: "On the 25th anniversary of this tragic day, the President will remember those who were killed at the hands of evil terrorists, honor their loved ones, and pay tribute to the brave first responders who put their lives on the line to rescue their fellow Americans."

She added, "As a proud New Yorker, President Trump has spoken about his own experiences watching the horrific events of September 11, 2001."

A plaque has been unveiled at the former home of Liverpool Football Club's most successful manager Bob Paisley.

He took over in 1974 after Bill Shankly's shock resignation and in his nine seasons in charge, Paisley won six league titles, three European Cups, three League Cups, a Uefa Cup, Super Cup and three Charity Shields. He was also manager of the year on six occasions.

Originally from Hetton-le-Hole on the outskirts of Sunderland, Bob Paisley spent 45 years at Liverpool as a player, physiotherapist, coach, assistant manager, manager and director.

He lived for many years in the Liverpool suburb of Woolton where today a plaque was unveiled at his former home on Bower Road.

Bob Paisley, wife Jessie and their family lived at several addresses in Woolton but it was here at a relatively humble bungalow that Bob could relax away from the limelight and enjoy family time with his three children and grandchildren.

Its also where spent his final years before his death from Alzheimer's disease aged 77.

The Paisley family and Liverpool legends including Ian Rush, Sammy Lee, and John Aldridge were among those in attendance at the property on Bower Road.

Ian Rush, who was signed by Paisley as a teenager from Chester City said he was "something special".

"He was very important in my career," he said.

"He'd seen a raw 18 year old... and he helped me in my first year.

"I was very shy. I didn't know what to do, he just helped me through and he gave me the chance... he gave me the confidence and that's why he was such a special manager."

Another player Paisley gave his debut to was Sammy Lee. He joined the Reds just as Bill Shankly departed.

"For me, as a young boy coming to Liverpool, you couldn't wish for a better coaching team than what I had, led by the great Bob Paisley."

Using the bathroom or having a cry is about to become more expensive for North Americans as the US and Canada enter a full-fledged trade war that threatens to flush away decades of peaceful trading between the two nations.

After trade negotiations broke down between the two countries last weekend, Mark Carney, the Canadian prime minister, vowed to match US tariffs "dollar for dollar" and unveiled a list of nearly 900 American goods that will face 25% to 50% tariffs starting on 8 September.

Paper products are among the hardest-hit sectors, with Canada threatening to put tariffs of between 25% and 50% on "toilet paper or face tissue stock" from 8 September in retaliation for a 50% hike from Washington DC.

Though American toilet paper and tissues are often made domestically, they heavily rely on lumber-rich Canada for raw materials. Procter & Gamble, the owner of Charmin toilet paper, said last year that it would have to increase prices amid tariffs that were in place at the time.

The US imported $328m worth of toilet paper from Canada in 2024, according to the World Bank, making it by far the largest exporter of the product to the US. Retailers including Costco source much of their paper products from the country.

The US accounts for more than 20% of global tissue consumption despite having only 4% of the world's population. The average American uses 141 rolls of toilet paper per year, making them No 1 for No 2s globally, just ahead of Germans, each using an average of 134 rolls annually.

It's not just paper products that could rise in price. The trade war highlights the deep economic ties shared between the two countries as consumers continue to worry about inflation on both sides of the border.

US tariffs are specifically affecting Canadian liquor, including popular whiskey brands Crown Royal and Canadian Club, which are currently under a 50% tariff.

While Canada has not introduced a tariff on American liquor, most Canadian provinces have introduced their own bans on American alcohol, in retaliation for earlier tariffs on Canadian products. Donald Trump used these province-wide bans on American alcohol as part of his legal justification for his new tariffs against Canada.

Carney has asked province leaders to consider putting American liquor back on the shelves, though as the Nova Scotia premier Tim Houston told CBC News: "Whether Nova Scotians or Canadians will actually buy it when it's back on the shelves, that's a whole other discussion."

With negotiations down the drain, it's unclear if or when the tariffs will be lifted. But the Trump administration is adamant that "there's no possible way" the trade dispute with Canada will affect US consumers, according to Jamieson Greer, the US trade representative.

"The fundamentals are good," he said. "I don't think this is going to affect anything."

President Donald Trump threatened to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America" amid his escalating tariff war with Canada.

"The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don't expect to doing much business with Ontario any longer," the Republican president wrote on Truth Social on Tuesday morning. "Thank you for your attention to this matter!"

One of the five Great Lakes, Lake Ontario straddles the border between the U.S. and Canada. It is bounded to the north by the province of Ontario and to the south by New York. Its name comes from the Huron word "Ontarí'io," which means "beautiful water."

Trump, a longtime real estate mogul with an eye for branding, has previously taken an interest in renaming prominent geographic features. Last year, he rebranded the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and restored Alaska's Denali to its former name, Mount McKinley.

The president's remarks capped a tumultuous week in U.S.-Canada relations, marked by the collapse of trade negotiations, the imposition of steep tariffs and a bitter exchange with Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who called Trump a "dictator."

Victor Munoz is hoping his 'amazing' 2026 continues by making a strong start to the season with Liverpool.

The forward sealed a transfer to the Reds earlier this summer while he was in North America as part of Spain's World Cup-winning squad.

Back in March, meanwhile, the 23-year-old scored on his international debut, which he earned partway through an eye-catching campaign in La Liga with Osasuna.

Reflecting on the past eight months, Munoz said: "Stuff's happened really, really quickly this whole year, but as a person I try to take these things in my stride and calmly.

"But it has been an amazing year with everything that's happened and everything's been really positive as well.

"I've been very happy how things went, playing in Spain and then getting the chance to represent the country at the World Cup – that was like a dream come true, being a part of all that.

"And now signing for Liverpool, it means that the year's going to continue and hopefully end in a real positive way as well."

He added: "I can't wait to get under way with playing in the league season.

"But in terms of my aims and objectives, initial ones are to get used to the pace and the speed of the game here in England, to grow as a player and also to just try to improve with every day that goes by in training and then in games."

Liverpool get their 2026-27 Premier League campaign up and running away at Newcastle United on Sunday afternoon.

Supporters got a glimpse of Munoz's skills during the pre-season meetings with AS Monaco and Como 1907 at Anfield.

"My first impressions of getting that taste of things at Anfield were amazing," he said. "To see the stadium with that amount of fans in for a pre-season game was fantastic, and I think things are only going to get better and better.

"I'm coming here having not played that much football of late with the injury I [had], so it's a process at the moment. It's a settling-in process.

"I think things will get better and better, as I say, with more and more training, taking part in sessions and featuring in games with the team.

"So, I'm looking forward to it all going positively as time passes."

Munoz's adaptation is being aided by working closely with head coach Andoni Iraola, a fellow Spanish speaker.

The No.23 said: "He can explain all the tactical stuff that he wants to get over to me, explain to me certain game situations and runs and movements that he wants me to do alongside my teammates and to fit in with them.

"I'm totally aware that he really favours this constant high press and he's always searching to find space in behind defences, and I think that's something which I'm hopeful will suit my game.

"Certainly the training sessions that we've had up to now, we've been really trying to work on all this stuff that I mentioned and put it into practice."

Tributes in remembrance of Kevin Keegan will take place when Liverpool visit Newcastle United on Sunday.

Keegan, an icon of both clubs, passed away at the age of 75 last month and it has now been confirmed that he will be honoured at this weekend’s Premier League fixture at St. James’ Park.

Newcastle today released the following information to supporters regarding the plans in place to remember Keegan:

We are asking supporters to arrive early in order to be part of honouring Kevin’s life.

A video tribute will be played on stadium screens looking back at Kevin’s legendary playing and managerial career.

There will also be a stadium display by Wor Flags that includes home and visiting supporters.

On the pitch, a centre-circle mosaic will be laid after the players’ warm-ups that is made from shirts left at St. James’ Park by supporters in his memory.

A minute’s applause

Immediately before kick-off, the players will gather around the centre circle for a minute’s applause as we remember Kevin and celebrate his contributions to both clubs.

Both teams will warm up wearing shirts dedicated to Kevin, and the teams will wear black armbands during the match.

Players past and present honouring Kevin

Kevin’s family and a number of former players will be special guests of the club for the match, including members of Kevin’s famous ‘Entertainers’ side.

A short private ceremony will be held between both clubs and Kevin’s family before kick-off.

Van Dijk

The current Liverpool captain opted for an occasion before he wore the armband on a permanent basis.

"There's plenty but the one that stands out is Barcelona at home," he says.

In May 2019, Liverpool defied very, very long odds to overturn a three-goal deficit and reach the Champions League final.

The 4-0 win against Barça in the second leg of a semi-final is possibly Anfield's greatest European night, even without the context Van Dijk reminds us of.

The Dutchman continues: "I think from the away game in Barcelona up until the home game, it was just such a crazy experience.

"Because away we obviously lost 3-0 but we came in the dressing room after the game thinking, 'How did we lose here 3-0?'

"Obviously we lost but it didn't feel that way. We had opportunities and we felt like we can still turn this around.

"Then we went to Newcastle and Newcastle away is always difficult. We scored in the last minute through Divock [Origi] with a header but then obviously we had some injuries – big injuries – in terms of Mo [Salah] being out, Bobby [Firmino] being out if I'm correct. And then we have to turn the 3-0 defeat around here.

"The whole build-up, the ride to the stadium, it felt special, it felt really like something is going to happen.

"And the manager said it as well: he doesn't believe that any team can turn this around against Barcelona, but with us he believes.

"As the game goes, we score the 1-0 [and it's] 1-0 at half-time. Gini [Wijnaldum] comes on and the rest is history.

"After the game when we were standing there in front of the Kop, we knew that we were not going to lose this final."

Gerrard

While not settling on one moment outright, Gerrard also reflected fondly on the journey to lifting club football's biggest prize in 2005.

A comeback for the ages versus AC Milan secured European Cup No.5, but the ride Rafael Benitez's side enjoyed to Istanbul is a key component to the story.

Gerrard begins: "It's difficult to pick one. Everyone's heard Istanbul a million times, but if you go back the whole journey, there were games...

"Olympiacos we went 1-0 down here and we had to get three. Before that game finished, we scored three really quickly and I scored one here, 86 minutes, to get us through.

"Then you go to the Chelsea game in the semi-final, which was a similar atmosphere to the Barcelona [game] where the fans are in earlier, European night. Then you have the goal: was it over the line, was it not over the line?

"It's difficult for me to pick one game because of what happened on the journey."

Souness

Souness nonchalantly regales us with his memories of the three European Cup finals he won as a Liverpool player.

The Scot's final act in Red was captaining the team to glory in AS Roma's backyard in 1984, having raised Old Big Ears previously in 1978 and 1981.

"So many fond memories. I think I'm the same in maybe one night in Europe," Souness offers. "But the three finals I played in were poor games.

"The first one, [Club] Brugge at Wembley, we were the winners the previous year and they didn't want to give us a game, just sat in and tried to counter.

"The second one was in Paris against Real Madrid. It's very different football now they play in Spain to then. It was cynical. If you watch the first half an hour of that game, you could have done away with the ball.

"The last one, the way it turned out for Roma [in] playing at home in a final, no-one fancied us, but we really fancied ourselves. Then it went to penalties.

"None of them were great games of football."

Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Oman if it "gets in the way" of talks with Iran.

The president threatened to attack the US ally after Iran said it was in negotiations with the Gulf country to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

"If Oman gets in the way, we'll bomb the s--- out of them," Mr Trump told Fox News.

The 60-day memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran is set to expire on Monday.

Earlier this month, Tehran said it had agreed a shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz with Oman, which sits on the other side of the vital waterway.

Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola says his side "needed" a clean sheet in their 2-0 friendly win over Como but warned they "need training" time in the weeks to come.

Liverpool drew 0-0 with the Italian side in a behind-closed-doors friendly on Sunday and then won an encounter in front of fans at Anfield later in the day.

The shutouts followed friendlies where the Reds conceded three against Monaco and four against Leeds.

"I think we need a little bit this feeling of finishing with a clean sheet, winning the game," Iraola said after the 2-0 success.

"Still, the first half has been better than the second, but at least we kept our organisation, our composure and we found a way to finish with a clean sheet, 2-0. I think we needed this feeling before we start."

On the conditioning of his players, with a week to go until they face a trip to Newcastle in their Premier League opener, he added: "I think we are better than we were last week. Still, I hope next week we are better than we were today. It's normal but first halves are still better than second halves. But today a lot of players played 90 minutes, 80 minutes and they finished [with] no cramps, apparently nothing major. So, it's keep building these fitness levels, this also [mentality] even when you are not as fresh [to] keep the focus so you don't make the big mistakes. I think it's an improvement but still – especially second half – we need to be better.

"At the end, we need training, we need to train together. Some of the players that have started playing today, we need to build relationships, the players to have this option to solve problems by themselves in the pitch, analyse what we can improve – especially second half today. This needs time. So, I think we can use these two, three weeks – we have full weeks – so we are ready for the league."