The sky is most definitely still blue and Manchester City won once again to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League on matchday nineteen.
In another dominant performance from the champions elect Sergio Aguero netted twice, with Raheem Sterling and Danilo also getting on the scoresheet to wrap up a 4-0 victory.
Dominance
The Citizens are well on course to break a number of records including the most points accumulated in a Premier League season as well as the most goals scored and with their next two games coming against teams in the bottom half of the table few would bet against them finishing 2017 with a flourish.
Manchester United lost more ground in the ‘title race’ as they only managed to draw with Leicester City, with Jamie Vardy a…
Vincent Kompany believes Manchester City overcame strong Merseyside ties to take control of the Premier League title race at Everton.
Edin Dzeko notched a brace as City secure a gripping 3-2 win to edge ahead of their opponents local rivals Liverpool on goal difference at the top of the table.
An Everton victory would have left Liverpool well placed to secure a first title for 24 years, leading to suggestions of mixed emotions in the Goodison Park stands on Saturday.
That was certainly not the case on the field as Everton threw everything at City in a thrilling finale, but saw their hopes of UEFA Champions League qualification ended.
It was hard and very intense as well I was thinking that the Everton players have got a lot of friends at Liverpool, Kompany joked …
On-loan Swansea City attacking midfielder Jonathan De Guzman has insisted he has not thought about whether he will remain at the Liberty Stadium or return to Spain in the summer following his season-long loan deal, while adding that his future at the Estadio El Madrigal is dependent on the club earning promotion to La Liga, .
I expect to talk with Villarreal within a couple of months. Much will depend on if the club returns to La Liga, De Guzman told Voetbal International.
But whether I will return to Spain or keep playing for Swansea City, that is something I haven t thought about yet. Currently I am just happy I play on a regular basis.
De Guzman, 25, has been absolutely brilliant for Michael Laudrup s side this season, totaling four goals and…
Anthony Martial and Luke Shaw have come into the Manchester United team for a crunch derby against Manchester City at Etihad Stadium.
Forward Martial takes the place of young striker Mason Greenwood, while Shaw steps in at left-back for Ashley Young.
Both Greenwood and Young were named as substitutes by manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
It means United will start with Martial in attack along with Marcus Rashford, who scored both his side s goals in the 2-1 win over Tottenham on Wednesday, and Daniel James.
With captain Young out of the starting XI, Harry Maguire takes the armband for the visitors.
City boss Pep Guardiola has made a single alteration to the side that trounced Burnley 4-1 on Tuesday, as England defender John Stones replaces Nicolas Otam…
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Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale has been linked with a move away from the Santiago Bernabeu all season, and such rumours have been fuelled with Manchester United manager Louis Van Gaal admitting the Welsh international is among his list of wanted stars.
Bale, 25, joined Real Madrid from Tottenham Hotspur for a world record £85M in the summer of 2013, and enjoyed a dream debut campaign scoring in the Copa Del Rey and Champions League final en route to the double.
But this season has seen him looking human at times, with supporters getting on his back for a perceived greediness when in possession. Even teammate Cristiano Ronaldo admitted it was an issue in previous games, but he wo…
Conor Gallagher rose up through the international ranks alongside Bukayo Saka and has backed England’s latest hat-trick hero to get even better.
Saka took home the match ball after hitting three in Monday’s 7-0 thrashing of North Macedonia at Old Trafford on Monday night, a result which leaves England on the cusp of securing Euro 2024 qualification.
The 21-year-old’s second strike was the pick of the bunch as a brace for captain Harry Kane, a Marcus Rashford finish and Kalvin Phillips’ first England goal wrapped up a fine win in the last game of a long season.
It was a campaign which also saw Saka score three goals at the World Cup, with the progression of the Arsenal ace coming as no shock to Gallagher.
“I played with Bukayo since, I think, the…
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has been confirmed as a prime candidate for the Italy head coach job.
Alessandro Costacurta, the vice-commissioner of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), plans to hold talks with Conte over the prospect of a return to the position he left in 2016.
Among the potential candidates, he would be, for me, the best, Costacurta told La Gazzetta dello Sport. I ll definitely talk with him in a couple of months.
Speculation has persisted for much of this season over Conte s future, who has struggled to build on the success of his first season at Stamford Bridge, when he won the Premier League title and reached the FA Cup final.
The former Juventus boss, who admitted this month that anything is possible when it comes to his possible…
Dutch forward Ryan Babel has admitted that he plans to leave Amsterdam Arena at the end of the current campaign.
The 26-year-old joined Ajax on a free transfer from Hoffenhaim last summer, but numerous injuries prevented him from giving his best on his return to the club.
Babel s contract at the club is set to expire in the summer, and it appears the forward prefers a move abroad at this moment in time.
“I had to contribute something, but it is unfortunately not what I expected,” Babel explained to NUsport.
“It s my ambition to play at a nice foreign club and succeed there. If that does not happen and Ajax want me to continue that I can talk with Ajax.”
Ryan Babel came through the youth ranks at Ajax and was predicted a bright future in t…
MLS last fixture before the international break proved a feisty one, with 10-man Columbus Crew coming back to draw 2-2 with rivals FC Cincinnati.
Aiming for their third win in four games, Jaap Stam s Cincinnati team were ahead inside 24 seconds when Edgar Castillo s powerful effort found the roof of the net, sending the huge crowd at TQL Stadium into raptures.
It marked Castillo s first strike in three seasons, as well as bringing up the fastest goal of the 2021 MLS campaign.
Lucho Acosta s third goal for Cincinnati – who recorded their first win over the Crew last season – put the hosts 2-0 ahead before the half-hour mark, and Columbus seemed all but down and out when Harrison Afful received his second yellow card in the 42nd minute.
Yet Caleb Po…
Ajax s Amsterdam ArenA will be named the Johan Cruyff ArenA from the 2018-19 season onwards, the club have confirmed.
The decision has been made following discussions between the Eredivisie club and the local authority, which co-owns the venue.
Ajax will unveil a new logo for the ground on April 25, on the day Cruyff would have turned 71.
The Netherlands and Barcelona great died in 2016 after a battle with lung cancer.
Ajax CEO Edwin van der Sar told the club s official website: Johan Cruyff is the greatest football player Ajax have produced. Partly thanks to him, Ajax are a big name, at home and abroad. It s nice that the stadium is named after him.
Cruyff s family added in a statement: We re pleased with this news, and that the stadium can now …