With less than three months to go until this summer’s festival of international football, anticipation is rising. For millions of football fans around the world, the 21st edition of the ultimate football event will be the sports highlight of the year, and for those lucky players who have a chance to line up to represent … Read more
Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City has spent big to bolster their defence this summer, but showed they will be a force to reckon with at the other end this season in a 4-1 friendly win over Real Madrid on Wednesday. A second-half blitz in front of 93,000 fans at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum saw City secure … Read more
This weekend sees some blockbusters coming in England. But would they live up to the billing? And a few thoughts on key issues around the Premier League. The Emirates game may not be that good The big game this Premier League weekend is supposed to be at the Emirates, involving Arsenal and Manchester United. But … Read more
The ex Barcelona boss hopes that his side’s fierce rivals win the trophy this term, speaking of his wishes after a 5-0 win over Crystal Palace. Goodwill is normally in short supply across Manchester’s footballing divide but City manager Pep Guardiola hopes his old foe Jose Mourinho wins the Europa League with United. City strengthened … Read more
Manchester City strengthened their Premier League top-four aspirations with a 5-0 thrashing of a woeful Crystal Palace side at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. City never looked back after David Silva’s 50th goal for the club in the second minute although it was not until the second half that the floodgates opened with Vincent Kompany, … Read more
Manchester City could recall Gabriel Jesus to the starting line-up against Middlesbrough on Sunday but will be without Claudio Bravo. Jesus made his return to action off the bench in Thursday’s Manchester derby and could be handed a start at the Riverside Stadium. Bravo, however, sustained a calf injury in the same game and Goal … Read more
Arsenal will face Chelsea in the FA Cup final after beating Manchester City 2-1 after extra-time in a closely fought semifinal at Wembley on Sunday. City were unfortunate not to be in front at the end of a first-half that was low on quality or clear-cut chances, having had a Sergio Aguero goal questionably ruled … Read more
Arsenal will face Chelsea in the FA Cup final after beating Manchester City 2-1 after extra-time in a closely fought semifinal at Wembley on Sunday. City were unfortunate not to be in front at the end of a first-half that was low on quality or clear-cut chances, having had a Sergio Aguero goal questionably ruled … Read more
Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho says he is ready to fight for his place in the team, amidst competition from Gabriel Jesus and Sergio Aguero. The Nigeria international, 20, has scored seven goals this season but has found first-team chances harder to come by than during his debut campaign. Despite only five Premier League starts … Read more
Arsenal came from behind twice to salvage a draw against fellow Champions League contenders Manchester City. The Gunners, having picked up a single victory in their previous five games, showed the sense of belief manager Arsene Wenger has always pointed to, as they denied Pep Guardiola’s side a potential route back into the title race. … Read more
Arsenal came from behind twice to salvage a draw against fellow Champions League contenders Manchester City. The Gunners, having picked up a single victory in their previous five games, showed the sense of belief manager Arsene Wenger has always pointed to, as they denied Pep Guardiola’s side a potential route back into the title race. … Read more
Manchester City and Liverpool had to settle for a point apiece as they battled out a thrilling draw at Etihad Stadium. A hugely entertaining game was littered with talking points, astonishing misses and a sense of injustice for both sides as they felt they were on the receiving end of debatable decisions from referee Michael … Read more
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola wants his players to embrace the pressure of their Champions League last-16 tie against Monaco – even though he knows the club’s critics will “kill them” if they do not progress. Ex-Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss Guardiola has won the competition twice as a coach, and never failed to reach … Read more
Everton have secured a 3-0 victory over Manchester City at Goodison Park, in what will be one of their most comfortable wins of the . Romelu Lukaku got the rolling in the first half, before Kevin Mirallas, Tom Davies and Ademola Lookman sealed the three points to once again leave Pep Guardiola fuming with his … Read more
Manchester City moved up to second in the Premier League table as Arsenal squandered a lead to lose for the second successive game. Theo Walcott’s cool fifth-minute finish from Alexis Sanchez’s pass put the Gunners in control at the interval – but the second half brought a familiar painful fate for manager Arsene Wenger and … Read more
Yaya Toure marked his first Premier League start under Pep Guardiola in predictable style. The Ivorian played a one-two with Nolito in the box, before side-footing the ball home in the 39th minute – the only shot on target– to send into the dressing room a goal up after a pedestrian first half. The Eagles, … Read more
Belgium’s Eden Hazard crosses in the first half. The Netherlands and Belgium drew 1-1 in a friendly in Amsterdam on Wednesday. In the 126th edition of the ‘Derby of the Lowlands’ Belgium were the favorite with the highest quality players, like Eden Hazard, Kevin De Bruyne, Axel Witsel and Jan Vertonghen, while the Netherlands are … Read more
Liverpool were last top of the table in May 2014 – the season they narrowly missed out on the title Liverpool went top of the Premier League for the first time under manager Jurgen Klopp with an emphatic victory over Watford at Anfield. Sadio Mane’s acrobatic header finally put the Reds ahead after a host … Read more
Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez have been named on the 2016 Ballon d’Or award shortlist for the world’s best player. Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale, Manchester United’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba, and Manchester City’s Kevin de Bruyne and Sergio Aguero also feature. Other Premier League names on the list are West Ham midfielder … Read more
Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne faces around a month on the sidelines with a hamstring injury. The Belgium midfielder limped out of City’s 3-1 victory at Swansea City on Saturday afternoon after playing a part in two of the Blues’ goals. Pep Guardiola revealed after the match that De Bruyne would undergo scans on … Read more