French fullback Benjamin Mendy became the latest young star to leave Monaco when he joined Manchester City on a $67 million transfer, a fee that breaks the club record set earlier this monthfor Kyle Walker.
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Man City signs Kyle Walker, making him most expensive defender ever
Manchester City acquired Tottenham defender Kyle Walker for a transfer fee with add-ons that could rise to 53 million pounds (more than $69 million). With the add-ons, it would make Walker themost expensive defender in history, eclipsing the fee of $65 million Paris St. Germain paid for Chelsea’s David Luiz in 2014.
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Manchester United is back on top on Forbes rich list
Manchester United, valued at $3.69 billion, returned to the top in business magazine Forbes’ annual list of soccer’s most valuable clubs for the first time in five years. Real Madrid, which had beenfirst for the last three years, dropped to third below United and Barcelona. Six English teams were in the top 10. German champion […]
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NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]
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Bernardo Silva: You don't say no to Pep
Portuguese midfielder Bernardo Silva, a key player for Monaco during its spectacular 2016-17 season, will leave France for Manchester City. Silva, 22, has made 58 appearances for Monaco,recording 11 goals and 12 assists. Monaco beat Manchester City in the round of 16 of the Champions League. Silva cited the chance to work with Manchester City […]
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Guardiola housecleaning begins at Manchester City
Argentine goalkeeper Willy Caballero, Spanish winger Jesus Navas and French outside backs Gael Clichy and Bacary Sagna are all leaving Manchester City, part of what isexpected to be a massive housecleaning by manager Pep Guardiola.
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What They're Saying: Pep Guardiola
“Shocked. Can’t believe what happened last night. My deepest condolences to the families and friends of the victims. #Ilovemanchester” — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiolaafter 22 people were killed and 59 injured in a terrorist attack at a Ariana Grande concert his wife and two daughters attended at the Manchester Arena. (@PepTeam via Twitter)
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EPL race for third and fourth will be decided on Sunday
The English Premier League race for third and fourth place and the final two tickets to next season’s UEFA Champions League will be decided on Sunday. Arsenal kept its hopes of finishing in the topfour alive thanks to a 2-0 win over Sunderland on a pair of late goals from Alexis Sanchez. Manchester City, a […]
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Pep Guardiola looks on the bright side
In Pep Guardiola‘s first season managing in England, Manchester City won’t win a trophy and isn’t assured even of finishing in the top four in the Premier League, but he’s happy about onething: he’ll get a second chance. “In my situation at a big club,” he said on Monday. “I’m sacked. I’m out. If it […]
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U.S. Abroad: Lloyd scores at Wembley, Morgan injured
Five years after scoring both U.S. goals in the Olympic gold-medal game at Wembley Stadium, Carli Lloyd returned to the mecca of English soccer and won the English Women’s FA Cup withManchester City in front of a record crowd of 35,271 fans. Lloyd scored on a header for the third goal in a 4-1 win […]