Liverpool reappoint Julian Ward as sporting director following Richard Hughes departure
The club has appointed the former technical director for owners Fenway Sports Group to replace Hughes, who left for Al-Hilal.
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First reported by The Guardian Sport, 47 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 26 Sept 2026. The Guardian Sport published first, on 26 September at 08:20 UTC; BBC Sport followed 48 min later. The most recent article, from www.espn.com, appeared on 26 September at 12:47 UTC.
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- Julian Ward
- Richard Hughes
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