Manchester City on Sunday agreed a fee of around 28 million pounds ($42.4 million) to sign Swansea striker Wilfried Bony, sources tell ESPN. The 26-year-old was the highest scorer in thePremier League for the calendar year of 2014 and is currently on duty for Ivory Coast at the African Nations Cup. Sources tell ESPN that […]
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Pellegrini: Man City Not Looking to Sell Toure
After reports in England surfaced claiming that Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has decided to sell struggling midfielder Yaya Toure, the Chilean on Friday was forced to comeout and say that selling the Ivorian in January had never crossed his mind. Toure, who has struggled for form this season, was sent off during City’s 2-1 […]
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NYCFC: "No Truth" to Lampard Loan Extension Rumors
New York City FC head coach Jason Kreis denied rumors linking new signing Frank Lampard with an extended loan stay at Manchester City. The 36-year-old is on a short-term loan with thePremier League champ until the MLS pre-season begins in January, although NYCFC’s first league game isn’t until March. “There is no truth to that […]
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Drogba: "I'm Like a Diesel, I Need Time"
Didier Drogba admits that he needs time to regain his fitness and confidence after squandering chances in Chelsea’s UEFA Champions League Group G opener against Schalke on Wednesday.”For a first game it was kind of OK,” the former Ivory Coast striker said of his performance after the game, which finished 1-1. “The good thing is […]
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Drogba Announces Ivory Coast Retirement
Didier Drogba on Friday announced his retirement from international soccer with the Ivory Coast. The 36-year-old, who rejoined Premier League giant Chelsea from Turkey’s Galatasaraylast month, made 104 appearances for his country, scoring 63 goals. His final appearance came during the Ivory Coast’s last-gasp 2-1 defeat to Greece in the World Cup group stage on […]
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Toure Pledges Man City Stay
Yaya Toure on Friday vowed to remain at Manchester City as he called for an end to the speculation regarding his future that began immediately following Manchester City’s Premier Leaguetitle win in May. At the time, Toure’s agent, Dimitri Seluk, claimed that the club had disrespected his client by forgetting his 31st birthday. Over the […]
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Greek Win Marks End of an Era for Ivory Coast
Greece is once again improbably through to the second phase of a major competition after beating the Ivory Coast, 2-1, in Fortaleza on Tuesday. Giorgios Samaras’ 93rd-minute penaltymost certainly spells the end of the African giant’s golden generation featuring Didier Drogba, Soloman Kalou and possibly Yaya Toure, who are all on the wrong side of […]
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Colombia is cruising and Greeks make history
By Mike Woitalla (@MikeWoitalla) Colombia continued its brilliant run with a 4-1 win over Japan to finish first inGroup C while Greece became the tournament’s biggest underdog — along with Costa Rica – to reach the second round, thanks to a 2-1 win over Ivory Coast. Here’s what we think about the latestknockout round qualifiers. […]
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Toure: Man City Would Not Let Me Visit My Dying Brother
Yaya Toure has once again put himself at odds with his club, Manchester City, after claiming that the club did not grant him leave during City’s Premier League title celebrationtour to visit his sick brother, Ibrahim Toure, who died of cancer last week. In an interview with France Football, the three-time African player of the […]
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Colombia's Rodriguez Exuding MVP Form
If FIFA were to give out the Golden Ball (awarded to the World Cup’s most valuable player) after just two matches, Colombia’s James Rodriguez just might be the favorite to takehome the prize. The AS Monaco, who scored the third goal and helped set up two others in Colombia’s 3-0 win against Greece last week, […]