Football: Liverpool agree to sign Endo from Stuttgart

Liverpool have agreed on a deal that will bring Japanese midfielder Wataru Endo from Stuttgart on a long-term contract, subject to international clearance and work permit application, the Premier League club said Friday. The 30-year-old Endo has played 50 matches for Japan, including all four of his country's World Cup games in Qatar late last year. He was named the national team's new captain in June. Endo, who hails from Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo, moved from the J-League's Urawa Reds to Belgium's Sint-Truiden in 2018 and then to Stuttgart in 2019, where he became the German side's capta...