Steven Gerrard believes a Liverpool victory in the Europa League final would be a springboard to a Premier League title challenge next season. Axel Witsel 2018 . The former Reds captain, currently playing for LA Galaxy in MLS, insists Jurgen Klopp could attract a greater calibre of player if they deny Sevilla a third successive trophy on Wednesday and secure Champions League qualification.Writing in his column in The Telegraph, Gerrard warned against the alternative path of a season without European football next term and the potential difficulties it could pose the club in the transfer market. Europa League final preview Liverpool take on Sevilla in the Europa League final in Basel Winning the final against Sevilla will mean a European trophy, a place in history for all those players and the sense they are at the beginning of a new era under one of the greatest coaches of his generation, Gerrard said.All the talk in August would be about what was next for Jurgen Klopps side - a possible title challenge. With the calibre of player they could attract, and Champions League qualification, there would be confidence Liverpool could challenge.Then there is the darker road, the one none of us who love Liverpool want to contemplate. Its the second final defeat in a matter of months, disrupting the feel-food-factor achieved in securing that flight to Switzerland, undermining the meaning of those notable wins over Manchester United, Borussia Dortmund and Villarreal. Gerrard won the Champions League in 2005 and the Europa League in 2001 Not just another year without a trophy, but no European competitions at all next season. That would have an impact on the quality of players Klopp could attract, the financial rewards for the club and the morale of the squad. In both 2001 and 2005, I came off the pitch saying they would be the catalysts for a new era of success. We were given the perfect platform to go on and we never took it, especially after Istanbul. Also See: Liverpool v Sevilla preview Coutinho issues rallying cry Klopp: Now become legends Medals the focus for Milner Voetbalshirt Thomas Vermaelen .Morse gets a $1 million signing bonus and salaries of $7 million next season and $8 million in 2016 under the agreement announced Wednesday. Shirt Toby Alderweireld . -- Terry Francona likened the atmosphere at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday to a playoff game in October. http://www.voetbalshirtwinkelbelgie.be/voetbalshirt-kevin-de-bruyne.html . Campbell, playing on loan with Greek club Olympiacos, found the net with a left-footed shot in the 44th minute off a pass from second-half substitute Jorge Rojas to open the scoring at Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica.Maria Sharapova has accused the International Tennis Federation (ITF) of trying to make an example of her after she was initially banned for two years for testing positive for meldonium. Sharapovas doping ban was reduced to 15 months on Tuesday after she successfully appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), meaning she will be free to return to tennis on April 26, 2017. But while speaking on an American chat show, the former Wimbledon champion criticised the ITFs handling of her case, claiming it was not neutral, unlike the CAS. The ITF has said appropriate steps were taken to publicise any changes. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. The ITF also added that it would continue to review the process of communicating changes to the prohibited list to players with the aim of ensuring that no player can claim that they had not been fully informed. Voetbalshirt Eden Hazard. Sharapova tested positive in January at the Australian Open, just a few weeks after meldonium had been put on the banned list. She had been taking the drug since 2006 for health problems and denies it enhances performance.Hear what Sharapova had to say by clicking the video above…You can watch Englands tour of Bangladesh, plus Premier League football and the Japan Grand Prix on Sky Sports. Upgrade now and enjoy three months at half price! Also See: Sharapova ban reduced Sharapova banned for two years WTA Schedule Tennis on Sky Jerseys NFL Cheap China NFL Hoodies Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Wholesale Cheap NFL Hoodies ' ' '