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Ref. 1422R4W · Updated 36d ago

Liverpool rehire Julian Ward as sporting director to replace Richard Hughes

Club’s owners FSG move swiftly to fill key post Move comes amid upheaval in Anfield hierarchy Liverpool have appointed Julian Ward as their sporting director for a second time following the departure of Richard Hughes to Al-Hilal. Ward, who was Liverpool’s sporting director for o...

Independent sources
2
First reported by
The Guardian
Original source
The Guardian 26 Sept
Last updated
36d ago

Why this status?

Assigned by our editorial team · 36d ago
  • Single-source claim: initial report lacks independent corroboration after multi-day monitoring window.
  • Staying at Rumour: we won't raise the status without a second independent outlet confirming it.

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Claim timeline & provenance

4 entries · newest first
  1. 20 Oct
    16:16
    RecordCorroboratingpt

    O médio Alessandro Schöpf e o treinador Dietmar Kühbauer abordaram, antes do voo rumo a Lisboa, o duelo com os verdes e brancos na Champions

    www.record.pt
  2. 29 Sept
    08:13
    Liverpool OfficialLiverpool FCCorroborating

    Share In his latest column, Liverpool FC Women head coach Gareth Taylor reflects on the win over Everton at Anfield, before looking ahead to another busy week of league and cup football.

    www.liverpoolfc.com
  3. 26 Sept
    09:08
    BBC SportCorroborating

    Julian Ward becomes Liverpool's sporting director for the second time following the departure of Richard Hughes.

    www.bbc.co.uk
  4. 26 Sept
    08:20
    The GuardianAndy HunterOriginal

    Club’s owners FSG move swiftly to fill key post Move comes amid upheaval in Anfield hierarchy Liverpool have appointed Julian Ward as their sporting director for a second time following the departure of Richard Hughes to Al-Hilal.

    www.theguardian.com

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