Tales about Jari Litmanen paint a picture of a quiet, slightly eccentric genius who was dogged by misfortune. “When I think of Jari, I think of the sauna. He would go in there every day,” recalls ...

Jari Litmanen has battled back from health problems in recent years Remko de Waal/ANP/AFP via Getty Images As word gets around that Jari Litmanen is sat in the front bar, there’s a succession of ...

Former Liverpool forward Jari Litmanen has detailed how the Reds had tried to sign him twice before he eventually came to Anfield. The Finnish football legend – who won the Champions League with Ajax ...

The best footballer Finland has ever produced reflects on the highs and lows of his career and his anonymous life today in Estonia There are not many people who can get away with a leather jacket.

Teemu Pukki scored twice for Finland in their World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan on Tuesday, to break the all-time scoring record for his nation. The long-standing holder was the legendary Jari ...

Finnish football's finest attacking export, Jari Litmanen conquered Europe with AFC Ajax in the mid-90s and was still scoring for his country in 2010. To help mark UEFA's Jubilee in 2004, each ...

Interview: Legendary playmaker looks back with affection on his brief and bittersweet spell with Liverpool Chris Bascombe joined the Telegraph in 2011, serving 14 years as the Merseyside football ...

Former Liverpool midfielder Jari Litmanen says he was so sick from the coronavirus he didn't miss football in the slightest. Litmanen, 49, who also played for Barcelona and Ajax, needed an entire ...

Finnish footballer Jari Litmanen retired on October 29 with HJK Helsinki, ending an illustrious career. However, that farewell seems to have been only a pause, as the legendary midfielder announced ...

Jari Litmanen has divulged details after suffering from coronavirus, saying 'he's never been in such bad shape.' The former Liverpool, Ajax and Barcelona midfielder, who retired in 2011, was diagnosed ...

FULHAM coach Roy Hodgson believes veteran striker Jari Litmanen could yet play a crucial role in their fight for Barclays Premier League survival. Litmanen is back in training following a minor heart ...

Jari Litmanen, 49, who played for Liverpool, needed an entire month to recover after testing positive for COVID-19 and then needed a further two weeks to recuperate Get the latest football news in ...