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      Home > News > Sports > Soccer

    Adebayo  Akinfenwa has got his wish

    Adebayo Akinfenwa has got his wish


    The 38-year-old striker said for Liverpool's Premier League winning boss Jurgen Klopp to get in touch on WhatsApp so they can celebrate together, after his Wycombe Wanderers won promotion to the second-tier of English football for the first time.

    And so Klopp's done just that.

    Here's the exchange.



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