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Crystal Palace shock Man City at Etihad

Ihesiulo Grace 30 October 2021 0

Crystal Palace upset 10-man Manchester City to spoil Pep Guardiola’s 200th Premier League match as manager at Etihad Stadium. Palace went ahead inside six minutes as Wilfried Zaha pounced on Aymeric Laporte’s poor ball and exchanged passes with Conor Gallagher before scuffing beyond

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UCL Final: Chelsea, Manchester City fans face strict Portuguese travel requirements

Ihesiulo Grace 14 May 2021 0

English fans travelling to Portugal for the Champions League final between Chelsea and Manchester City have been told they must fly in and out of the country within 24 hours. The Portuguese government also said supporters would have to operate in “bubbles”, arrive and depart only on charter planes, and face COVID-19 tests for the […]

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Chelsea 1-0 Man City: Hakim Ziyech’s goal puts Blues into FA Cup final

Ihesiulo Grace 17 April 2021 0

Chelsea ended Manchester City’s quadruple bid as Hakim Ziyech’s goal secured a 1-0 win at Wembley to send Thomas Tuchel’s side through to the FA Cup final. Ziyech converted Timo Werner’s squared pass after Chelsea sprang the Manchester City offside trap 10 minutes into the second half and the goal proved decisive in a game […]

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Uncertainty over Guardiola Man City deal with time starting to run out

Ihesiulo Grace 17 November 2020 0

Pep Guardiola is still to decide on his Manchester City future with the clock ticking down on his current contract. The City boss is set to leave the Etihad Stadium at the end of the season, with the club still waiting to find out if he is willing to commit to another year in charge. […]

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Man City, Liverpool reach 4th Round of League Cup

Ihesiulo Grace 25 September 2020 0

Holders Manchester City needed a Phil Foden goal 15 minutes from time to see off Bournemouth 2-1 and reach the fourth round of the League Cup, while Liverpool ran riot in a 7-2 win at Lincoln on Thursday. READ ALSO: Man City to erect statue outside Etihad in honour of David Silva Daily Times Nigeria […]

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Man City confirms IIkay Gundogan is COVID-19 positive

Ihesiulo Grace 21 September 2020 0

Manchester City midfielder,  IIkay Gundogan is the third player to contract coronavirus in recent weeks. READ ALSO: Carabao Cup: Liverpool to meet Arsenal or Leicester City A statement from City read, “Ilkay is now observing a 10-day period of self-isolation in accordance with Premier League and UK Government protocol on quarantine, “ “Everyone at the club

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Man City to erect statue outside Etihad in honour of David Silva

Ihesiulo Grace 18 August 2020 0

David Silva has made his last appearance for Man City after 10 years of impeccable contributions, earning him a tribute statue outside Eithad Stadium. READ ALSO: Mikel back In English Football, Joins Stoke City Speaking of the tribute, Man City chairman said, “David Silva is a transformational player — a quiet leader who has acted […]

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Arsene Wenger picks 2 clubs favorite to win Champions League

Ihesiulo Grace 4 August 2020 0

Former Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger has picked two clubs as his favourites to win this season’s Champions league. Wenger who was asked to predict this year’s winner in an interview with Europe 1 said, ‘‘When you are playing a match against Atalanta or Atletico Madrid, anything can happen. ‘‘But for me, Manchester City and PSG […]

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Manchester City To Learn UEFA Appeal Fate On Monday

Ihesiulo Grace 11 July 2020 0

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on  Friday announced that Manchester City will discover the result of their appeal against a two-year ban from UEFA competitions on Monday. Man City were banned by UEFA and handed a 30 million euro ($34 million, £27 million) fine for allegedly overstating sponsorship revenue to hide that they had not […]

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Manchester City to appoint Lillo as Guardiola’s assistant

Ihesiulo Grace 5 June 2020 0

Manchester (UK) – Pep Guardiola is set to appoint his former mentor Juanma Lillo as his assistant coach at Manchester City, reports in the Spanish media on Friday indicated. Manchester City did not replace Mikel Arteta when he left his role as Guardiola’s assistant to become Arsenal manager last December. Now, Spanish newspapers Marca and […]

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Manchester City’s 2020/21 home kit leaked

Ihesiulo Grace 21 May 2020 0

Manchester City’s home third kit ahead of the new season has been leaked. With the english premier league clubs given the go-ahead to resume training in a bid to complete the current campaign, 2019/20 season is close to returning and Man city is all set. The Puma Manchester City 2020-21 third prediction as leaked by […]

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CAS sets date for Manchester City appeal

Ihesiulo Grace 19 May 2020 0

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has set aside three days in June to hear Manchester City’s appeal against a two-year ban from European competition for breaching fair play rules. Updated listings posted on the CAS website on Tuesday set a June 8-10 date. European soccer’s governing body UEFA imposed the ban in February […]

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Manchester City target PSG youngster Michut

Ihesiulo Grace 11 May 2020 0

Manchester City are interested in Paris Saint-Germain youngster Edouard Michut.  City are said to be ready to make an offer to buy out the remaining year of the 17-year-old’s youth contract this summer.  READ ALSO: Manchester United set to sign Barcelona youngster Marc Jurado  However, if they are not able to agree a deal, City still hope […]

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Premier League calls off Man City v Arsenal match over coronavirus

Ihesiulo Grace 11 March 2020 0

Wednesday’s match between Manchester City and Arsenal has been postponed “as a precautionary measure,” the Premier League said, announcing the first match in the top competition to be called off due to the novel coronavirus. The league said that the decision followed the announcement on Tuesday that the owner of English second-tier club Nottingham Forest

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How De Bruyne lead Manchester City against Real Madrid

Ihesiulo Grace 27 February 2020 0

Madrid – Manchester City pulled off a stunning late fightback to beat hosts Real Madrid 2-1 in Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League last 16 first leg fixture. In the game which had Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos sent off, Kevin De Bruyne kept his cool to beat Belgium team mate Thibaut Courtois from the penalty kick […]

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Manchester City officially appeal against European ban

Ihesiulo Grace 26 February 2020 0

Manchester City’s appeal against their two-year European ban has been officially registered by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, CAS announced on Wednesday. The Premier League club who were fined 30m euros (£25m) for “serious breaches” of Uefa’s financial regulations have vowed to fight the sanction. READ ALSO: Breaking: Maria Sharapoava announces

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Manchester City beat West Ham 2-0 in first game since Europe ban

Ihesiulo Grace 20 February 2020 0

Manchester City cruised to a 2-0 victory over West Ham United on Wednesday evening in their first game since their European ban was announced.  In a game that was originally postponed because of storm Ciara, Rodri put the Premier League champions ahead with a 30th minute header and Kevin de Bruyne secured the result with […]

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Manchester City beat relegation-threatened West Ham United 2-0

Ihesiulo Grace 20 February 2020 0

Manchester (UK) – Manchester City showed no signs of letting their off-field problems distract them as they comfortably beat relegation-threatened West Ham United 2-0 in their re-arranged English Premier League (EPL) game on Wednesday. Manchester City took the lead on the half hour from a well-worked corner kick routine, Rodri rising to meet Kevin De […]

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Klopp sympathises with Guardiola after Manchester City’s European ban

Ihesiulo Grace 16 February 2020 0

 Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said he had sympathy for his Manchester City counterpart Pep Guardiola in the wake of the English champions’ two-year ban from European football. The ban was dished out by UEFA for the club’s alleged breaching of Financial Fair Play rules. Manchester City’s domestic title challenge are all but over, with Liverpool […]

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Manchester City face more questions after UEFA’s two-year ban

Ihesiulo Grace 16 February 2020 0

Manchester City have said they will appeal their two-year ban from European competition, but the suspension could have further implications in the coming months. UEFA announced on Friday that the ban for the next two seasons was for “serious breaches” of its financial fair play rules, namely City overstating sponsorship revenue for four years between […]