Ryan Babel

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A product of Ajax FC?s youth system, Babel had his first taste of first team football just a few weeks after his 17th birthday. In 5 years he has played and scored for all the Netherlands national Teams from U17 through to senior level. Babel transferred to Liverpool FC in July 2007 and has been terrorising defences with his pace and trickery ever since.

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Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez was less than pleased with the decision to send off Ryan Babel in the Reds' 2-1 Europa League defeat at Benfica. Babel was red-carded for pushing home defender Luisao in the face, a confrontation sparked by a tough challenge on Fernando Torres. Liverpool led 1-0 in their quarter-final first leg when Babel was dismissed, before the home side hit back to win the... [more»]

Liverpool's Dutch winger Ryan Babel is pleased to have regained a first-team spot with the Reds, having seemed likely to leave the club in the January transfer window. The 23-year-old was unhappy with a lack of opportunities at Anfield earlier on in the campaign, but has now started to impress, finding the net in the 4-1 win over Portsmouth on Monday evening. He told the club's official... [more»]

Argentina winger Maxi Rodriguez is close to joining Liverpool after arriving in England for a medical. The 29-year-old Atletico Madrid wideman is believed to have agreed an 18-month deal with the Reds after the two clubs settled on a fee in the region of £2million for his services. Rodriguez will be in the stands when the Reds take on Reading in an FA Cup third round replay on Wednesday... [more»]

Liverpool's Dutch forward Ryan Babel has denied recent comments attributed to him attacking manager Rafa Benitez over his lack of first-team opportunities at Anfield. The 22-year-old Netherlands international has scored 17 goals in 105 appearances for the Reds since his £11.5million arrival from Ajax in the summer of 2007, although well over half of those outings have come as a substitute. The... [more»]

Disgruntled Liverpool forward Ryan Babel will not be moving to Bayern Munich, according to the Bundesliga side's director of sport Christian Nerlinger. The Netherlands international has been linked with a move away from Anfield in January after expressing his unhappiness in an interview last week. However, when asked about the speculation, Nerlinger told Liga Total: "I do know anything about... [more»]