“We are going to take a beer together and decide what is best, especially for the club. He is an incredible human being and he helps me a lot. I always said I could not use him a lot, but this club iswhat it is because of people like Vincent. When he is fit, he […]
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Domestic trophies no longer enough for Europe's top coaches
Massimiliano Allegri has just made history at Juventus, becoming its first coach to win the Italian title five times in succession, the club’s seventh consecutive scudettooverall. Yet again, however, he failed to win the Champions League, a trophy that Juventus hasn’t hoisted into UEFA’s confetti shower for 23 years. There is consequently much fan and […]
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What They're Saying: Christian Eriksen
“I think I must be one of the luckiest guys on the planet today. With the last one they scored, I thought it was over. Thank God the ref gave offside. The whole game was a roller-coaster. It wasgoals, goals, goals, goals and drama everywhere.” — Tottenham star Christian Eriksen, who gave the ball away […]
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What They're Saying: Pep Guardiola
“They are taller and stronger than us. In some areas they will be better than us. They have done incredibly well in this competition. What they do, they do really well. We have watched many games tosee what they do.” — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola on League Two (fourth tier) Newport County, which the […]
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Watch: The Leicester City strike that downed Man City
The defending EPL champ dropped to third place, seven points behind leader Liverpool and a point behind Tottenham, with a 2-1 loss to Leicester capped by Ricardo Pereira‘s 18-yardrocket in the 81st minute. Manchester City, which lost only two games in the entire 2017-18 title season, had fallen, 3-2, to Crystal Palace four days before […]
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What They're Saying: Pep Guardiola
“The reason to pass the ball is to move the opponent. To just pass the ball makes no sense.” — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, on his team’s 44-pass sequence lasting one minute and 55 seconds that ended in IlkayGundogan scoring the insurance goal in City’s 3-1 win over Manchester United. (BBC Sport)
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Watch: Sergio Aguero explain why he was a Liverpool fan
Argentine striker Sergio Aguero, whose 144 goals have helped Manchester City to three EPL titles, answers fans’ questions in this 4-minute interview.
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MLS Focus: NYCFC hands reins to Guardiola assistant Torrent
New York City FC didn’t wait long to name a replacement for departing Patrick Vieira, announcing Manchester. City assistant Domenec Torrent as its new head coach within hours after theFrenchman was introduced as the new Nice coach on Monday. Despite his earlier denials, Vieira’s move to Nice had been in the works for several weeks, […]
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Trivia: Manchester City's record-breaking EPL season
Most points: 97 1. *Manchester City (2017-18) 95 2. Chelsea (2004-05) 93 3. Chelsea (2016-17) 92 4. Manchester United (1993-94) 91 5. Chelsea (2005-06) 91 5. Manchester United (1999-2000) Most goals: 104 1. *Manchester City (2017-18) 103 2. Chelsea (2009-10) 102 3. Manchester City (2013-14) 101 4. Liverpool(2013-14) 97 5. Manchester United (1999-2000) 97 5. Manchester […]
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Watch: Pep Guardiola give a speech
Here’s what the Pep Guardiola told his players and staff when they met for the first time after Manchester City clinched the English Premier League title.