Manchester City have avoided a transfer ban after admitting breaching Fifa rules on signing youth players. The Premier League champions have been fined 370,000 Swiss Francs (£315,000). Fifa said City breached article 19 of its regulations: “International transfers of players are only permitted if the player is over the age…
Manchester City won the Community Shield on penalties after edging Liverpool in an entertaining game in front of a raucous Wembley. Georginio Wijnaldum‘s penalty was saved by City goalkeeper Claudio Bravo, before Gabriel Jesus scored the winning kick. The meeting between two outstanding sides did not disappoint. City’s Raheem Sterling…
Manchester City say they are “disappointed, but regrettably not surprised” after being referred to Uefa’s financial control body adjudicatory chamber. In 2014, the Premier League champions were fined £49 million ($63 million) and subjected to squad, wage and spending caps in a settlement agreed with football’s European governing body following…
Premier League winners, Manchester City’s celebrations have been stopped on its track as Uefa financial investigators are reportedly expected to press ahead with recommendations for a Champions Leaue ban withing the next week. Yves Leterme, the chairman and chief investigator of Uefa’s club financial control body, has been leading the…
Vincent Kompany‘s thunderous strike earned Manchester City a nervy 1-0 win over Leicester City on Monday, setting them on course to retain their Premier League title if they win on the final day of the season. City moved back one point clear of Liverpool despite not being at their fluent…
James Milner has said he will become a Manchester United fan for the first time in the hope they can aid Liverpool’s bid to win the Premier League title. The versatile veteran has played for three of United’s fiercest rivals – Leeds, Manchester City and Liverpool – in the course…
Tottenham overcame Manchester City in a classic encounter at Etihad Stadium to reach the last four of the Champions League for the first time on away goals in an exciting seven goal thriller. Spurs were protecting a 1-0 lead from the first leg but an opening 21 minutes of chaotic…
Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling struck twice against Crystal Palace as the reigning champions got their ninth straight Premier League win. The impressive victory briefly lifted Pep Guardiola‘s side, who had started the day second in the table, one point clear to the top. However, Liverpool returned to the summit…
Heung-min Son‘s late goal gave Tottenham a crucial and well-deserved advantage over Manchester City in a thunderous Champions League quarter-final first leg. In a searing atmosphere in their vast new stadium, Spurs overcame the loss of Harry Kane to a serious looking ankle injury – sustained when he challenged Fabian…
The draws for the Champions League quarter-finals are out as Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur will face off in an all-Premier League clash. Manchester United, who staged a dramatic comeback against Paris Saint-Germain to make the last eight, will take on Lionel Messi‘s Barcelona in the other headline tie. Dutch…
