Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola regretted after a scorching defeat by Olympique Lyon, the English side’s fourth straight UEFA Champions League elimination on Saturday. Since the Spanish coach took charge of City, the Manchester team has failed to reach the semifinals of Europe’s most important …
Read More »No Bale or Ramos as Real Madrid look to turn around first leg defeat
Madrid, Spain | XINHUA | Real Madrid look to overturn a 2-1 home defeat from the first leg when they visit Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium on Friday night in the return leg of their last 16 Champions League tie. When City outplayed Madrid in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium at the …
Read More »Manchester City signs Dutch defender Ake from Bournemouth
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | English Premier League side Manchester City announced on Wednesday that Dutch international Nathan Ake has signed a five-year deal with the club to the summer of 2025. The 25-year-old defender, departing from relegated Bournemouth, became City’s second signing of this summer after the club completed …
Read More »Manchester City to play in Champions League after UEFA ban overturned
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Manchester City will play in the Champions League next season after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) overturned the club’s two-year ban from European football. In February, UEFA confirmed that Manchester City had been banned from European competitions for the next two seasons …
Read More »100 days later: Premier League returns after coronavirus exile
London, United Kingdom | AFP | The Premier League makes its eagerly anticipated return on Wednesday after 100 days in lockdown, with Manchester City’s clash against Arsenal taking centre stage at the start of a frenetic dash to finish the season. While the coronavirus pandemic means the Premier League will look …
Read More »Guardiola says Man City are not ready for punishing Premier League return
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Pep Guardiola fears his Manchester City players are not ready for the gruelling demands of the Premier League restart. Guardiola’s reigning champions host Arsenal behind closed doors on Wednesday in the second game of the Premier League’s return to action following the coronavirus hiatus. City play again on Monday …
Read More »‘We all want the Champions League’ – Oyarzabal urges Real Sociedad to give surprise season a final flourish
Madrid, Spain | AFP | “I am happy where I am, I feel loved,” says Mikel Oyarzabal, Real Sociedad’s captain and creator, often linked with Manchester City but whose best chance of playing in the Champions League next season might be to stay where he is. Real Sociedad are fourth in …
Read More »Sterling calls for more black managers in football
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester City star Raheem Sterling has urged English football to use the global anti-racism protests to initiate debates and find solutions regarding the lack of black representation in top leadership positions in the sport. Calling for racial justice, thousands of protesters have rallied across the …
Read More »Hearing opens as Man City appeal two-year European ban
Lausanne, Switzerland | AFP | Manchester City’s appeal against a two-year ban from European competition opened before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday by videoconference, a court official told AFP. City are accused of overstating sponsorship revenue to hide their failure to comply with UEFA’s financial fair-play (FFP) …
Read More »Racism ‘only disease right now,’ says Sterling
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester City and England footballer Raheem Sterling on Sunday insisted that racism is “the only disease right now”. The 25-year-old, who has often and powerfully spoken out on discrimination, admitted his remarks may appear ill-chosen as the globe fights the coronavirus pandemic. “I know this might sound a little bit …
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