Manchester City, the reigning Premier League champion, have been banned from all UEFA competitions for the next two seasons. The Pep Guardiola side are also fined the sum of £24.9m for "serious breaches" of financial fair play regulations. In a statement on Friday, the European football body said City "overstated its sponsorship revenue in its accounts and in the break-even information submitted to [...]
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Tottenham Hotspur defeated wasteful Manchester City, thanks to goals from debutant Steve Bergwijn and Heung-Min Son. In an entertaining encounter high on drama, Pep Guardiola's Man City peltered Tottenham's goal and should have taken the lead minutes from a VAR-awarded penalty kick five minutes before halftime. But Ilkay Gundogan's kick was saved by Hugo Lloris who also prevented Sterling from tucking the rebound. The duo of Sergio Aguero and Riyad Mahrez also missed an open goal before Jose [...]
Algeria's Riyad Mahrez scored as Manchester City came from a goal down to defeat Leicester City, his former club, 3-1 at the Etihad stadium. In the battle of the challengers, it was the third-placed defending champions who proved their mettle with Ilkay Gundogan and Gabriel Jesus' goals ensuring victory against Leicester, who had Super Eagles of Nigeria's Wilfred Ndidi on the [...]
Liverpool got a major victory against Manchester City 3-1 thanks to goals from Fabinho, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane in an exhilarating encounter which had a touch of VAR controversy. In the early season potential title decider, Jurgen Klopp's side inflicted a third league defeat on Pep Guardiola's City who dropped to fourth on the log and are nine points behind [...]
Adama Traore scored two goals to help Wolves beat Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium – a result that leaves the Champions eight points behind Liverpool at the Premier League summit. The loss is Man City's second of the season and is also the second time they would be dropping points at home in a season with just eight games played. It [...]
Liverpool proved their title credential with a deserved 2-1 away win over Chelsea at the Stamford Bridge to maintain their 100% start to the season. Goals from Trent Alexander-Arnold and Roberto Firmino ensured Jurgen Klopp’s Reds made it six wins from six. The win means Jurgen Klopp’s juggernauts have won 15 league games on the bounce. They also became the first team [...]
Fans of Manchester City in Nigeria were thrilled on Saturday after the Premier League champions paraded its haul of trophies in Lagos. The event took place at the Radisson Blu Anchorage hotel, Victoria Island. Among the trophies displayed include; the Premier League trophy, the FA Cup, the FA Women’s Cup, the Carabao Cup, the WSL Cup and the Community Shield. The fans also [...]
The 2018/19 English Premier League champions, Manchester City Football Club, will be parading both their men's and women's haul of trophies for their fans in Lagos. Pep Guardiola’s men clinched the EPL title with a 4-1 victory over Brighton at the Amex stadium on in an unprecedented title race. The world Trophy Tour will stop in Lagos, Saturday, August 31 for their [...]
Manchester City defeated Liverpool 5-4 on penalties after both sides played out an entertaining 1-1 at Wembley stadium to retain the FA Community Shield. Raheem Sterling gave the Premier League winners the lead but Liverpool’s Joel Matip cancelled the advantage 13 minutes from time to force penalty shootout. It was City’s sixth triumph from their thirteenth appearance in the traditional curtain raiser [...]
Vincent Kompany, Manchester City captain, has announced he will leave the club this summer, 11-years after joining the Etihad side. Kompany is returning to his homeland, to take charge of Anderlecht as a player-manager. He leaves the Etihad after 360 appearances, since joining from Hamburg in 2008, winning four Premier League titles, two FA Cups and four League Cups along the way [...]
Manchester City broke a 116-year record by thrashing Watford FC 6-0 to win the FA Cup final at the Wembley on Saturday. Man City victory over Watford saw them achieve the biggest FA Cup final win since Bury beat Derby 6-0 in 1903 Guardiola's men added the FA Cup to their Premier League title and Carabao Cup win, becoming the first English men's [...]
Manchester City has been crowned champions of the 2018/19 English Premier League season, clinching back-to-back titles. Pep Guardiola's men clinched the EPL title with a 4-1 victory over Brighton at the Amex stadium on Sunday in an unprecedented title race. Man City now becomes the first team to retain the title back-to-back since Manchester United a decade ago. Glenn Murray's header in the [...]
Yaya Toure, former Ivory Coast midfielder, has announced his retirement from playing football and is set to launch a coaching career, according to his agent. The 35-year-old former Manchester City, Barcelona play-maker has made the decision after having his contract at Greek club Olympiacos terminated in December, says Dimitri Seluk, the Ivorian's agent, on Friday. Seluk revealed that Toure will now concentrate on a career [...]
Manchester City prevailed 1-0 over Burnley thanks to Sergio Aguero’s second-half strike, helping Pep Guardiola’s team reclaim first position on the English Premier League table. Following Liverpool’s 5-0 win on Friday, a meeting against the sturdy Burnley was seen as a real test for City’s relentless juggernauts. Although it was a tough afternoon, City dominated and Aguero’s goal just after the [...]
Liverpool and Manchester City players dominate Professional Footballers Association (PFA) 2018/19 season Team of the Year for England's top flight. Despite Liverpool's strong presence, one of its top men, Mo Salah, is missing from the star-studded team of the year. Both title-chasing teams are neck-to-neck at the top of the English Premier League standings– one point apart– in a season where they [...]
The Video Assistant Referee was the centre of attraction as Atlético Madrid defeated Juventus 2-0 and ten-man Manchester City came from behind to win 3-2. For all Atletico's start like raging bulls, the Old Lady of Turin fashioned two good opportunities in the first 15 minutes, Jan Oblak tipping over Cristiano Ronaldo's free kick while Leonardo Bonucci headed wide from a [...]
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