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(FILES) In a file picture taken on December 31, 2011 Swansea City's Northern Irish manager Brendan Rodgers looks on before the English Premier League football match between Swansea City and Tottenham Hotspur at Liberty Stadium in Swansea, South Wales. Liverpool were poised to wrap up their two-week search for a manager later Thursday by completing the signing of Brendan Rodgers from Swansea. Rodgers, 39, was offered the Anfield job on on May 30,... more 

(FILES) In a file picture taken on December 31, 2011 Swansea City's Northern Irish manager Brendan Rodgers looks on before the English Premier League football match between Swansea City and Tottenham Hotspur at Liberty Stadium in Swansea, South Wales. Liverpool were poised to wrap up their two-week search for a manager later Thursday by completing the signing of Brendan Rodgers from Swansea. Rodgers, 39, was offered the Anfield job on on May 30, 2012 and his employers at the Welsh club have agreed to release the highly rated coach from his position at the Liberty Stadium. AFP PHOTO / PAUL ELLIS RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or “live” services. Online in-match use limited to 45 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.PAUL ELLIS/AFP/GettyImages less