Pep Guardiola has claimed that he has told the Manchester City board he wants the squad size to be reduced for next season, otherwise he will quit the club. Guardiola said that it is impossible for him to leave out so many players from the matchday squad and wants a tighter squad next season. During…
Pep Guardiola (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Pep Guardiola has revealed he intends to pause his football career after departing Manchester City, though he remains uncertain about complete retirement.Having extended his contract until June 2027 last November, the 54-year-old’s tenure at the Etihad would reach 11 years.His City stint surpasses his previous managerial…
Welcome to The Briefing, where every Monday during this season The Athletic will discuss three of the biggest questions to arise from the weekend’s Premier League football. This was the weekend when Aston Villa closed in on the Champions League places, Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace shared as many red cards as goals, Arsenal slipped up…
“Always I have to be careful for the respect for the players that have played incredible roles, but there’s no doubt he’s one of the greatest for sure,” said Pep Guardiola of Kevin De Bruyne’s impending exit from Manchester City. De Bruyne’s impact at City since joining from Wolfsburg in 2015 has been huge, with…
The Athletic has appointed Chris Weatherspoon as its first dedicated football finance writer. Chris is a chartered accountant who will be using his financial acumen as The BookKeeper to explore the money behind the game. He is starting with a series this week analysing the financial health of some of the Premier League’s biggest clubs. You…
Manchester City’s Abdukodir Khusanov, second right, scores an own goal. (AP Photo) Manchester City stumbled in their Champions League qualification pursuit, drawing 2-2 with Brighton, whilst Nottingham Forest secured an impressive 4-2 victory over Ipswich on Saturday.Despite goals from Erling Haaland and Omar Marmoush, Brighton maintained their seven-match unbeaten sequence through Pervis Estupinan’s free-kick and…
Manchester City are having a bad season, there is no doubt about that. But there is a difference of opinion when it comes to deciding why this is the case. Your more casual observer might put it down to Rodri’s absence with a long-term knee injury, and of course there is a lot of truth…
The expanded Club World Cup begins in 100 days, with the 32-team tournament taking place in the United States from June 14. It is the first time the club edition of the World Cup will mirror the national team version of the tournament. There have been worries about the additional workload on players — FIFPro…
Photo Credit: @realmadrid on X Real Madrid received a penalty on Friday due to their supporters’ conduct, which UEFA considered “discriminatory behaviour“, during the Champions League play-off second leg against Manchester City. However, the television coverage and journalists in attendance did not document any untoward incidents during the match. Defending champions Real Madrid won 3-1…
Maybe Manchester City’s hopes of reaching the 2024-25 Champions League’s round of 16 were not over within five minutes, after Kylian Mbappe’s early goal, or even eight, after John Stones’ game-ending early injury, but were actually over before last night’s second leg started. When news filtered through that Erling Haaland would not be in Pep…