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Liverpool look for new sporting director after Richard Hughes formally leaves

Published by The Guardian on September 5, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET

Hughes in line for similar role at Saudi club Al-Hilal FSG president Mike Gordon leads search for successor Liverpool are searching for a fourth sporting director in four years after confirming that Richard Hughes has stepped down from the role. Hughes’s departure has been long expected, with the 47-year-old in line to take up a similar position with the Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal. He informed Liverpool of his intentions to leave early this year, after the departure of his friend Michael Edwards as chief executive of football for Fenway Sports Group, the club’s owner. Continue reading...

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