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Maurizio Sarri's side welcomed the champions of England, Manchester City to Stamford Bridge, as they looked to catch up with the Citizens at the top of the Premier League table. The Blues came into the game at the back of a loss and were keen on beating their rivals on the night and taking back all three points from the game in hand. On the other hand, it was Pep Guardiola's side that wanted to continue winning and keep their undefeated streak going.

Results and points may be hard to find for Manchester United recently, but Jose Mourinho will remain at the helm of the club. Or that is at least what the Portuguese manager’s agent Jorge Mendes believes. One of European football’s super-agent, Jorge Mendes insists that Jose Mourinho is “very happy” at Manchester United and remains “fully committed” to the club amid his links to Real Madrid. Earlier reports suggested that Jose Mourinho is looking out to Real Madrid president Florentino Perez to take

Paris Saint-Germain star man Neymar provided a hint that he might switch to the Premier League one day. He claimed that every player has to play English football’s top division at least once in their career. The Brazilian moved to the French capital following a staggering €222million deal last year – a move that raised many eyebrows. Prior to the transfer, he was linked with Manchester City and Manchester United. When asked by Manchester City full-back Benjamin Mendy if he would ever like

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is seemingly unconcerned by UEFA’s latest inquiry into the Premier League champions. The manager has instead welcomed the decision and wants swift action to be taken on the issue, so the club can entirely focus on football. Manchester City were alleged to use sponsorship deals to circumvent Financial Fair Play regulations, something similar to what Paris-Saint Germain were accused of in the previous year. The investigation will be carried out for irregularities in Manchester City’s spending in 2014,

It wasn’t only a dream season in terms of trophies for Manchester City last season, but also from a financial point of view. The defending Premier League champions netted a total of £3.9m from players to appear at the World Cup from the club’s squad, beating heavy-weights like Real Madrid and Barcelona. And while it is a proud moment for any player to get the national call-up, it is merrier for the player’s club as well. FIFA, the governing body of football, pays

The English champs traveled to Vicarage Road to face Watford in their mid-week fixture in the Premier League, with the hopes of taking back all three points from the match. Manchester City extended their lead on the top of the Premier League table, as they beat Javi Gracia's side 2-1, in a game that was more or less dominated by them. However, Pep Guardiola's side had to eventually defend well to hold on to their lead and take back all three points from the

Premier League winners Manchester City could be banned from European football action as early as next season as UEFA looks set to take strong action should the club be found to have flouted financial fair play (FFP) rules. An independent investigation by European football’s governing body into City’s behavior was recently opened after leaks from German newspaper Der Spiegel claimed on City barring FFP rules and making signings. Three weeks ago, UEFA announced it would re-open cases if new information came to light.

Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City are cruising through the premier league this season with 38 points in 14 matches. They haven’t lost a match in the league yet and are looking to wrap up the title for a second consecutive year. Last year, City finished with England’s first ever 100-point top-flight total losing just 14 points on their way. But the question that arises is, are they shaping into one of the best Premier League sides? Surely they have a long way to go,

Considering how often we are told the Premier League is the best, most competitive and most unpredictable league in the world, the table is starting to take on a strikingly unsurprising shape. Before this game week, three teams have reached 12 games with unbeaten records for the first time in the English top flight. The competition has gone serious enough that every team in title contention needs to have a positive performance every game week. It now looks a long time that Claudio Ranieri’s Leicester

Former German international Hans-Peter Briegel has slammed Pep Guardiola, claiming that his tactics have had an adverse effect on Germany national side’s disastrous 2018. According to him, teams must look at the main objective of the game, which is to get three points, instead of applying a certain ball-retention pattern of play. Joachim Low’s troops have endured a dismal calendar year. Following a shock exit in the FIFA World Cup, the four-time World champions saw themselves knocked out of their group in the

Manchester United have continued their financial dominance over Manchester City, per KPMG Football Benchmark. There is an opposite gulf on the pitch, but Jose Mourinho's side are continuing their financial stronghold on the rivalry off the pitch. While Pep Guardiola’s side won the Premier League last season by a staggering 19 points, earning 100 points while United finished second with 81 points, United maintained financial dominance over City throughout the season. The study reported at SoccerX shows that City’s revenue growth since the

Currently, one of the brightest English sensations, Jadon Sancho has been awarded the Bundesliga Player of the month for October, 24 hours after he got his debut England cap against USA. The teenager entertained the Wembley crowd with his speed, flicks and sublime touches, a charismatic player, England direly needs for Euro 2020. https://twitter.com/Bundesliga_EN/status/1063446595084140544 Sancho left Manchester City for lack of first team football to join German outlet, Borussia Dortmund. The 19-year-old impressed the national selectors with his run of 5 goals and

English Premier League side Arsenal have said they want to be involved in talks regarding the European Super League, however, don't want to 'damage' the reputation of the Premier League by walking away. The North-London club is the first to admit the secret talks of forming a European Super League are on. This league would involve the top clubs in Europe and would compete with the Champions League if it comes into existence as per plan from 2021. Based on recent links from the German publication,

The former Spanish international  David Silva has now himself named team-mate Bernardo Silva as the perfect David-Silva-replacement, in a recent interview. The 32-year-old superstar retired from international football earlier this year and has been focused on his club career, with whom he signed a one-year extension last November. However, despite his focus being on putting in the best performances for Manchester City, he is not getting any younger, which is a well-known fact. Due to this, it seems that he has decided now to name

Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has undergone knee surgery on Wednesday and is expected to be sidelined again for weeks. The defender underwent surgery on his left knee in Barcelona after pulling out of the France squad, Manchester City confirmed on their official website. "The 24-year-old defender attended Dr. Cugat’s clinic in Barcelona where scans revealed that surgery was required. That surgery was conducted on Wednesday evening, and everyone at Manchester City wishes Benjamin a speedy recovery", the statement read. Mendy also took

The English Football Association (FA) is planning to cut down the number of overseas player from 17 to 12 in order to deal with Brexit and boost the number of homegrown players. This will cause a serious problem as 13 clubs from the top tier in English football have more than 12 players with the Manchester City and Spurs topping the charts with 17 players. The proposal is likely to be put forward to the Premier League clubs this week in order to

European soccer’s governing body; UEFA on Monday said that Financial Fair Play Investigations (FFP) could be reopened after recent leaks of Der Spiegel claimed Manchester City and Paris St-Germain overvalued sponsorship deals to help meet the rules. UEFA has been adamant FFP has "without question" been successful in helping clubs avoid controversial debts since its inception seven years ago. Every club affiliated to UEFA faces an annual assessment against the break-even requirements and many have been investigated and either sanctioned or cleared. However,

Manchester City star Raheem Sterling was seen showboating in the Manchester derby as City crushed Manchester United to a 3-1 win. After the referee blew the final whistle, City manager Pep Guardiola was seen having a discussion with the England international. In the post match press conference, Guardiola was asked about the incident and the former manager of Bayern Munich did not enjoy a few movements made by the former Liverpool winger against Manchester United on Sunday. "I like a lot when he

Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City have maintained their unbeaten start to their Premier League campaign with a 3-1 victory over arch-rivals Manchester United in the derby at the Etihad Stadium. City were dominant through the game, especially in the early stages and took the lead through a marauding David Silva before Sergio Aguero doubled the lead just after the half-time kickoff. Jose Mourinho’s side pulled one back through a well-taken penalty from Anthony Martial after brought down Lukaku in the box. But it turned

Jesse Lingard remains hopeful that Manchester United can use their recent form at the Etihad, including last season’s victory over Manchester City to help his side beat the local rivals in the derby match on Sunday. The English Premier League winners were on the verge of clinching the title against Jose Mourinho’s side and were in the driving seat after a 2-0 lead during the halftime. However, the Red Devils managed a comeback because of a brace from Paul Pogba and Chris Smalling’s