IN this congested season like no other, coaches are typically using the English League Cup to rest and rotate key players.Not Pep Guardiola.The Manchester City manager fielded all of his top available stars against Burnley on Wednesday in a bid ...
Oct 1, 2020
LISBON, Portugal - Gabriel Jesus was crouching on the field and crying. Not even the Manchester City jersey covering his face could mask the agony.Raheem Sterling was lying across the turf, his hands crossed over his eyes.Then, the Lyon players broke ...
Aug 16, 2020
LONDON - Seven months after leaving Pep Guardiola's side, Mikel Arteta outwitted his mentor to ensure his first season as Arsenal manager will end with an FA Cup final.In only his 25th match as a manager, Arteta masterminded a 2- ...
Jul 19, 2020
BARCELONA star Lionel Messi and Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola have donated €1 million ($1 million) each to help fight the spread of the coronavirus.Guardiola made his donation to the Barcelona Medical College, which said on Twitter the money would be ...
Mar 25, 2020
LONDON - English Premier League champion Manchester City was banned by UEFA from the Champions League for two seasons on Friday for "serious breaches" of spending rules and failing to cooperate with investigators in a seismic ruling against one of world football' ...
Feb 15, 2020
WOLVERHAMPTON, England - Matt Doherty scored in the 90th minute to complete Wolverhampton's comeback from two goals down to beat 10-man Manchester City, 3-2, on Friday, dealing a further blow to the champions' faint hopes of a third ...
Dec 28, 2019
MANCHESTER, England - A record-tying victory in the last 16 and a quarterfinal lineup lacking at least three of Europe's top teams suggests this just might be Manchester City's year in the Champions League.No matter how much ...
Mar 13, 2019
MANCHESTER, England - Liverpool can't now win the Premier League unbeaten. Manchester City has renewed hope it won't be surrendering the trophy at all.A title defense faltering a week ago is back on track for Pep Guardiola after ...
Jan 4, 2019
LONDON - Benjamin Mendy enthralls and infuriates Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola."Mendy has a lot of things to improve," Guardiola said after City's 2-0 Premier League victory at Arsenal on Sunday. "Hopefully we can convince him to be calm, ...
Aug 13, 2018
BY committing to Manchester City until 2021, Pep Guardiola is laying the groundwork for a period of sustained Premier League dominance with the newly-crowned, record-breaking champions.England could also be beneficiaries of Guardiola broadening the tactical outlook. Coach Gareth Southgate ...
May 18, 2018
MANCHESTER, England - Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he will speak with the club at the end of the season about extending his contract.Guardiola has one more season remaining on his current three-year deal with the new Premier League champions ...
Apr 21, 2018
LONDON - After finishing his first season in England empty-handed, Pep Guardiola finally collected his first trophy with Manchester City on Sunday.Thanks to some familiar faces.Despite recruiting more than $600 million in talent in around 18 months, Guardiola relied on ...
Feb 26, 2018
BRISTOL, England - Pep Guardiola reached his first final in English football as Manchester City ended second-tier Bristol City's memorable run in the League Cup on Tuesday to stay in contention for silverware on four fronts.Man City won the ...
Jan 24, 2018
MANCHESTER, England - Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says Gabriel Jesus is likely to be out for between four and six weeks after sustaining ligament damage in his left leg.The Brazil striker limped off in tears midway through the first half of ...
Jan 3, 2018
MANCHESTER, England - Manchester City left back Benjamin Mendy has ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, likely keeping the France international out for most of the season in his first year in English soccer.It is a major blow for ...
Sep 29, 2017
BRIGHTON, England - Avoiding the strains and struggles endured by its title rivals, Manchester City is off to a winning start.City took 70 minutes to break through Brighton's resistance and was aided by the English Premier League newcomer's ...
Aug 13, 2017
MANCHESTER, England - Pep Guardiola promised Manchester City would rein in its unprecedented levels of spending after overseeing an outlay of approaching $500 million in his first year in charge."It is going to finish, it is unsustainable," Guardiola said on Friday. "Of ...
Aug 12, 2017
LONDON - The way Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho have been spending, the Premier League trophy should be returning to Manchester in May.In an offseason that has seen more than £1 billion (US$1.3 billion) invested in players, Manchester rivals City ...
Aug 10, 2017
WEST BROMWICH, England - In the first year of English soccer's 'super coach' era, one has stood out from the rest.Chelsea was a huge club drifting and in need of a proper shake-up when Antonio Conte arrived in July, ...
May 13, 2017
MANCHESTER, England - Manchester United held on following Marouane Fellaini's late sending-off for headbutting Sergio Aguero to draw 0-0 at Manchester City in the English Premier League on Thursday (Friday, Manila time), keeping the race for Champions League qualification ...
Apr 28, 2017
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