Trevor Steven: Manchester City won’t rest until they have caught Real Madrid June 11, 2023 By winning the Champions League for the first time, Manchester City have planted their flag in the history books and equalled Manchester United’s treble, but I don’t think this achievement is about legacy. It’s about how they become Barcelona, Real Madrid or Bayern Munich. And there isn’t a magic answer; it’s about sustained and absolutely [...]
Treble-winning Manchester City deserve more credit, says Pep Guardiola June 11, 2023 Pep Guardiola hopes Manchester City’s treble-clinching Champions League victory will see his team get the credit they deserve for an era of extraordinary success. City edged out Inter Milan 1-0 in Istanbul on Saturday night to become kings of Europe for the first time and only the second English team to complete the continental treble. [...]
What next for Manchester City if they win the Champions League? June 8, 2023 When the Abu Dhabi United Group bought Manchester City almost 15 years ago, the new owners’ stated aim was to turn a club who had gone 30 years without a major trophy into a major European force. On Saturday against Inter Milan in Istanbul, City could tick the last box on their checklist by winning [...]
West Ham fans clash with police after historic European win June 8, 2023 West Ham fans clashed with Czech riot police following their victory in the Europa Conference League final last night. The Hammers beat Fiorentina 2-1 in Prague to lift their first major trophy in 43 years. But scuffles broke out after the final, PA report this morning, after police “tried to confiscate a lit flare”. Fans [...]
Qatar’s Sheikh Jassim makes final takeover bid for Manchester United and sets deadline June 7, 2023 Qatar’s Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani has made a fifth, take-it-or-leave it offer for Manchester United in an attempt to break the deadlock over the club’s possible sale. Sheikh Jassim has given United owners the Glazers until Friday to accept his improved bid or he will walk away from the long-running negotiations. The move puts [...]
Ange management: Tottenham Hotspur confirm Postecoglou as new coach June 6, 2023 Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed the appointment of treble-winning Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou as their new head coach. The 57-year-old, who has won league titles in his native Australia, Japan and Scotland, has signed a four-year contract. Postecoglou is the long-term replacement for Antonio Conte, who was sacked in March after just 16 months in charge. [...]
Manchester City named world’s most valuable football club brand June 6, 2023 Treble-chasing Manchester City have added another title – the world’s most valuable football club brand. City have received the accolade from leading brand consultancy Brand Finance, whose annual Football 50 list is published today. The Abu Dhabi-owned club have overtaken Real Madrid at the top of the rankings for the first time following their sustained [...]
Trevor Steven: David Moyes deserves to stay at West Ham whatever happens this week June 5, 2023 This week’s Europa Conference League final could prove to be a pivotal moment for West Ham United and David Moyes. Merely reaching a match of this size means that West Ham’s name will travel around the world over the next few days, but lifting a first trophy of note since 1981 it can catapult the [...]
Man City vs Man United 1999: How would 2023 treble stack up? June 4, 2023 As the result of a match, where a trophy was up for grabs, turned Manchester blue yet again, City went within one win of an iconic treble – something English football has not seen since United’s feat in 1998-1999. So with their 2-1 FA Cup final win over United leaving Pep Guardiola’s side two thirds [...]
FA Cup final: Pep Guardiola and Erik ten Hag cup final records compared June 2, 2023 For a manager accused of over-thinking big games, Pep Guardiola almost always gets it right when a trophy is in sight – but his opponent in Saturday’s FA Cup final, Erik ten Hag is no slouch either. Late on a balmy April evening in 2011, Angel di Maria scampered down the left flank towards the [...]