Willy Caballero’s goalkeeping heroics and an unshakeable team spirit lay at the heart of Manchester City’s astonishing 5-3 Champions League win over Monaco, according to Yaya Toure. Pep Guardiola’s men opened the scoring through Raheem Sterling but found themselves 2-1 and 3-2 behind before Sergio Aguero netted his second equaliser of the contest and John … Read more
Manchester City struck three times in the last 19 minutes as they came from behind to beat Monaco 5-3 in a sensational UEFA Champions League meeting. It had looked like being the visitors’ night when ex-Manchester United striker Radamel Falcao, already with a diving header and missed penalty to his name, made it 3-2 with … Read more
The 19-year-old Brazil striker limped out of City’s Premier League win at Bournemouth on Monday after just 15 minutes and underwent tests on Tuesday morning. The club are unsure how long the player will be sidelined but there are fears he could be out for up to three months. A statement from the club read: … Read more
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola will find out the full extent of Gabriel Jesus’s foot injury on Tuesday after the teenager’s thrilling introduction to Premier League football was checked early on in the 2-0 win at Bournemouth. The Brazil striker removed his right boot and received treatment on the field before making way for Sergio … Read more
Pablo Zabaleta insists team-mate Sergio Aguero is strong enough to deal with the loss of his place in Manchester City’s starting XI. Aguero has found himself out of Pep Guardiola’s line-up, with the City boss opting for Gabriel Jesus for the past three successive games. After being left on the bench for City’s 2-1 Premier … Read more
They signed a striker who has all the makings of a superstar, and dropped their error-prone goalkeeper for a more option. They created chance after chance in what was one of the most one-sided 45 minute displays of Premier football this season. Yet Pep Guardiola must still be wondering what needs to be done to … Read more
Midfielder Yaya Toure has been recalled to Manchester City’s Champions League squad. Toure, 33, was left out of the 25-man list for the group stage but has since become a first-team regular again, and replaces the injured Ilkay Gundogan. New arrival Gabriel Jesus, who scored in the 4-0 win at West Ham on Wednesday, comes … Read more
The battles for the thirty-one spots for the World Soccer cup finals in Russia in 2018 has been underway for some time. The struggle for Europe’s places have been predictable. The big teams are playing big, with occasional hiccups and England, as usual, is flattering to deceive. Except for 1966, when it delivered as host, … Read more
Gabriel Jesus scored his fifth goal in six international matches on Tuesday as Brazil extended their lead at the top of the South American zone World Cup qualifying standings with a 2-0 victory over Peru. Jesus struck just before the hour mark at the Estadio Nacional with a cool finish after Philippe Coutinho’s piercing run … Read more
Brazil’s Neymar (Center) competes in the match against Argentina at Mineirao stadium, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil on Nov 10, 2016. Brazil beats Argentina 3-0 in a 2018 World Cup qualifier. [Photo/Xinhua] Neymar scored one goal and set up another as Brazil heaped further misery on Argentina with a 3-0 victory in their World Cup qualifier … Read more
Brazil head coach Tite gives instructions to his players during a training session at Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on Tuesday, ahead of their World Cup qualifier against Argentina. A resurgent Brazil returns to the scene of the most humiliating defeat in its history today when it faces Argentina in a titantic 2018 World Cup … Read more
Douglas Costa has expressed his delight at returning to the Brazil squad after being forced to withdraw from a number of recent call-ups through injury. The Bayern Munich forward was forced out of this year’s Copa America and Olympic Games with muscle problems, which also kept him out of two previous squads since coach Tite’s … Read more
Neymar gets his 300th goal for Brazil Neymar scored his 300th career goal on Thursday as gave Brazil an early lead against Bolivia in World Cup qualifying. The Barcelona star linked with Manchester City-bound forward Gabriel Jesus to lauch a counter-attack that ended with Neymar rolling the ball into an empty net. It was the … Read more