Arsenal end away day torment and dent Manchester City’s title bid January 18, 2015 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes a long-awaited triumph over one of their principal Premier League rivals could prove the turning point in a stuttering season. Midfielder Santi Cazorla scored a penalty and set up Olivier Giroud to head the second as the Gunners inflicted a major dent on Manchester City’s title defence and did leaders [...]
I can rule Europe after Manchester City transfer, says £28m Wilfried Bony January 14, 2015 MANCHESTER City’s newest recruit Wilfried Bony is hoping that his record-breaking £28m move will help him to realise his dream of winning the Champions League. The Ivory Coast striker yesterday officially completed his transfer from Swansea to the Premier League title-holders for a fee of £25m plus £3m in potential extras – a club record [...]
Wilfried Bony could be Manchester City’s most expensive January transfer window signing ever January 7, 2015 Manchester City are understood to be on the verge of signing Ivorian striker Wilfried Bony from Swansea City, but may need to break their January transfer window record in order to seal the deal. Bony will reportedly cost the reigning Premier League champions upwards of £30m, even though he is soon to jet off on [...]
January transfer window 2015: Chelsea and Manchester City top list of Premier League’s winter spenders January 5, 2015
Champions League draw: Arsenal gifted easy Monaco draw, but Chelsea and Manchester City handed tough ties December 15, 2014 Arsene Wenger will head back to his old stomping ground Monaco next year, after Arsenal drew the French side for the Champions League last 16. Meanwhile, Manuel Pellegrini and Jose Mourinho will be wary of two tough-looking draws for Manchester City and Chelsea, against Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain respectively. The Gunners have failed [...]
Manchester City are the lowest prize money earners in the Champions League knockout stage December 12, 2014 With the Champions League group stage now wrapped up, the executives at Europe’s elite clubs will be counting up the cash their teams have earned. Real Madrid are this season’s biggest earners so far, having won a total of €14.6m in prize money from Uefa for their performances in Europe. No other Champions [...]
Manchester City’s £200m City Football Academy development signals new holistic approach in pursuit of success December 10, 2014 In Manchester City’s annual report for the 2013-2014 season, chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak professed that “we are never focused only on our men’s first team”. On Monday City officially revealed just how much attention it has been paying to other areas of the club with the opening of its new £200m youth development [...]
Uefa coefficient: Why Arsenal should fear and Manchester City should celebrate the proposed rule change October 9, 2014 The Champions League is about to start living up to its name. From next season onwards, the top seeds for the Champions League draw will all be exactly that – champions, so said Uefa general secretary Gianni Infantino said today. The eight teams in pot one for the group stage draw will be [...]
Manchester City could be about to land one of the biggest sponsorship deals in Premier League history – reports October 6, 2014 Manchester City could be set for one of the most lucrative sponsorship deals in Premier League history, according to reports. The Premier League champions are only three years into a decade-long sponsorship deal with Etihad Airways, worth around £400m, but are in talks over a five-year extension which would add a further £320m to [...]
Manchester City to foot Frank Lampard bill after Chelsea move amid claims of FFP dodge August 5, 2014 Manchester City-bound Frank Lampard will have his wages paid in full by his new employers amid suggestions the transfer is a ploy to flout European football’s Financial Fair Play regulations. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger raised concerns after news broke that Lampard, who spent 13 years with Chelsea and scored a club record 211 goals, is [...]