Manchester City failed to win for the eighth time in nine games in a 2-2 draw at Crystal Palace on Saturday as high winds caused the Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool to be postponed. City had the chance to…
Fifa finally agree massive $1b broadcast deal for Club World Cup – 1 day before draw takes place
Streaming platform DAZN has agreed a worldwide deal to broadcast Fifa’s controversial Club World Cup free to air. Club sources have previously expressed frustration and concern at Fifa’s failure to sell rights until now for next summer’s tournament in the…
Man City suffers first league loss since December; Arsenal crashes as Liverpool goes top
Manchester City suffered their first Premier League loss since December as Bournemouth stunned the champions, while Arsenal were rocked by Newcastle and Liverpool seized top spot on Saturday. City were unbeaten in their previous 32 league games, dating back to…
Man City fined £2m for delaying kick-offs 22 times
Manchester City have been fined £2.09m for repeatedly coming out late for both the start of matches and after half-time. The club accepted they had breached Premier League rules 22 times “without good reason, external”. The Premier League said the…
Ederson’s Man City future uncertain – Guardiola
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he cannot be sure Ederson will remain at the club this summer. The Brazilian goalkeeper has been the subject of interest from the Saudi Pro League. Guardiola said at the end of last season…
Man City win record 4th English title in a row as Foden scores twice
Imperious Manchester City beat West Ham 3-1 at Etihad Stadium to become the first team to win the English league title four seasons in a row. With City needing a win to be sure of holding off Arsenal, who started…
Erik ten Hag calls criticism of Man United scraping into FA Cup final “a disgrace”
Erik ten Hag has hit back at criticism of Manchester United’s FA Cup semi-final win over Coventry City describing some of the reaction as “embarrassing” and “a disgrace”. United secured their place in the FA Cup final for a second…
Guardiola slams semi-final scheduling: ‘‘I don’t understand how we survived’’
After Manchester City beat Chelsea 1-0 to reach a second successive FA Cup final Pep Guardiola was scathing about the scheduling of the semi‑final, 72 hours after the “punch in the face” of losing Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final to Real…
Brighton 0-3 Arsenal: Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz, Leandro Trossard goals send Gunners top of Premier League
Arsenal kept a fifth consecutive away clean sheet as goals from Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz and Leandro Trossard earned a 3-0 victory at Brighton to move them top of the Premier League. Manchester City had moved above the Gunners and…
Premier League could ‘‘abolish points deductions’’ for ‘‘luxury tax’’ as Man City await FFP outcome
The English Premier League are considering the possibility of scrapping points deductions in order to introduce a ‘luxury tax’ on clubs, according to reports, as Man City await the outcome of their FFP case. Both Everton and Nottingham Forest have…