Liverpool: Liverpool’s owners have backed down on plans to increase ticket prices following a mass walkout protest at their Anfield stadium on Saturday. Around 10,000 fans headed for the exits during the 2-2 Premier League draw with Sunderland, in protest against the highest-priced 77-pound ticket for next season. Principal Owner John W Henry, chairman Tom Werner and President Mike Gordon issued a statement yesterday, saying those plans had been scrapped and the most expensive ticket would now be £59.
Warnock: Neil Warnock is in pole position to become Rotherham’s new manager until the end of the season. The former Sheffield United, QPR, Crystal Palace and Leeds manager is set to replace Neil Redfearn at the New York Stadium, with the task of keeping the Millers in the Championship.
Friendly: Wales will travel to Sweden for their final pre-Euro 2016 friendly before heading to France. The game will take place at Stockholm’s 50,000-capacity Friends Arena on Sunday, June 5 – six days before Wales start their European Championship campaign against Slovakia in Bordeaux. It will pit together two of the greatest names in world football in the shape of Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Wales forward Gareth Bale.
Downing: Keith Downing has been handed the England Under-20s reins on a permanent basis. The former West Brom coach and caretaker boss has been working as head coach on an interim basis since July. Downing, whose time at the Hawthorns included a spell as England manager Roy Hodgson’s right-hand man, will take control of his first Under-20s match as permanent boss on March 27, when Ghana are the visitors to Doncaster’s Keepmoat Stadium.
Mido: Former Egypt international striker Mido has been fired by Zamalek little more than a month after he took charge of the Cairo giants for the second time. Mido, whose playing career took him to clubs in England, France, Italy and Spain, was dismissed on Tuesday, hours after second-placed Zamalek lost 2-0 to premier league leaders Al Ahli in the Cairo derby, played in Alexandria for security reasons.
Gough: Former Ibrox captain Richard Gough has put himself forward for election for the board of the Rangers First supporters’ group. Gough, who also acts as a “global ambassador” of Glasgow club Rangers, is among 23 candidates for a seat on the five-strong board of the shareholding group, which owns a 3.5 per cent stake in the club and has more than 14,000 contributors.