Manchester United record most expensive squad EVER at £1.2bn, Uefa report February 14, 2024 The Manchester United squad that concluded the 2022-23 season was the most expensively-assembled team on record, a new report revealed this morning. An official Uefa document, titled European Club Finance and Investment Landscape Report, says the Old Trafford club’s 2023 financial year-end squad cost a collective €1.42bn (£1.21bn), which topples the previous record of €1.33bn [...]
Guardiola: Back to business for Man City against starving Copenhagen February 12, 2024 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has insisted that it’s “back to business” for the defending champions as they take on a “starving and hungry” Copenhagen, who have not played a competitive match in two months, in the Champions League Round of 16 tomorrow. City face their Danish opposition knowing Copenhagen pose dangers that aided in [...]
Arsenal reach new heights as they hammer West Ham in record win February 11, 2024 Mikel Arteta took Arsenal to heights Arsene Wenger never did on Sunday afternoon as the Gunners recorded their biggest ever away win against West Ham. The away side smashed six goals past West Ham to boost their hopes of mounting a serious title challenge against Liverpool and Manchester City. But skipper Martin Odegaard played down [...]
Premier League title race: Arsenal close gap to Liverpool but Man City lurking February 4, 2024 The Premier League title race was well and truly reignited last night after Arsenal’s 3-1 victory over Liverpool closed the gap between the two sides to two points with defending champions Manchester City lurking in behind. A Liverpool win would have opened an eight-point gap between themselves and both Arsenal and Manchester City, albeit Pep [...]
Europe fights back against Premier League’s financial dominance January 25, 2024 The trend could weaken the argument for a European Super League.
West Ham offer Kalvin Phillips escape route from Manchester City subs’ bench January 23, 2024 Phillips has played just over 900 minutes in 18 months at Man City.
Manchester United poach Omar Berrada from Manchester City in first major Ineos move January 21, 2024 Manchester United have insisted that poaching former Manchester City chief Omar Berrada can help the Red Devils “re-establish” themselves as “a title-winning club”. Berrada was serving as chief football operations officer for City Football Group – the parent management firm of City who run various clubs around the world – before resigning to make the [...]
Manchester City in Club World Cup final against Fluminense December 19, 2023 Manchester City will take on Brazilian side Fluminense in Friday’s Club World Cup final after beating Urawa Reds 3-0 last night in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. City went ahead through a Marius Hoibraten own goal on the stroke of half-time after the Norwegian stretched to clear a cross but found his own netting. Mateo Kovacic netted [...]
Trevor Steven: Man City’s treble, Bellingham and my other football highlights of 2023 December 19, 2023 Our columnist looks back over his favourite aspects of the sport in the last year.
Guardiola looking forward to talks with players in Saudi Arabia Pro League as Manchester City eye Club World Cup December 18, 2023 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has insisted that “all players and managers want to go to Europe” in response to Fifa expanding the Club World Cup from 2025 with the aim of addressing the imbalance in club football. European clubs have won the Club World Cup at every one of the last 10 editions and [...]