Complex sentence: However, before a ball was kicked, he was replaced by former Liverpool, Newcastle United, Bayern Munich and German international midfielder Dietmar Hamann after Liverpool-based businessman Tony Evans attempted an ultimately unsuccessful takeover of the club.
Split into simpler sentences: However, before a ball was kicked, he was replaced by former Liverpool, Newcastle United, Bayern Munich and German international midfielder Dietmar Hamann. This was after Liverpool-based businessman Tony Evans attempted an ultimately unsuccessful takeover of the club.