Manchester City midfielder Rodrigo Hernandez has once again proved he is not your typical footballer by completing a degree in business administration and management. The Spaniard enrolled on a Business Studies and Economics course at Castellon University and stayed in student accomodation while he was playing professionally in La Liga for Villarreal. And even as his career has progressed to...Full Story »

Lionel Messi has confirmed that one day, he will go back to live in Barcelona - and perhaps even play for the club he spent 21 years at. Messi sensationally left Barca over the summer after 672 goals and 288 assists in 778 appearances for the Catalan outfit. He is yet to score a league goal in the navy of PSG and yet the legendary no.10 has already got his eyes set on a return to the city th...Full Story »

Birmingham will assess Tahith Chong ahead of their home game against Bristol City.The winger, on loan from Manchester United, felt his hamstring tighten up in training on Friday and missed the win at Middlesbrough.Chong has undergone a scan and his involvement on Tuesday night will depend on the results.Kristian Pedersen is also a doubt after a hamstring problem saw him substituted at the Rivers...Full Story »

Borussia Dortmund are 'confident' of keeping Erling Haaland next season. The Norway striker has been linked with a number of clubs after becoming a bonafide star in Germany. Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Real Madrid have all been linked with Haaland. But according to Bayern Munich legend Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Dortmund chief Hans-Joachim Watzke believes he can r...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola says “many, many things” went wrong as Manchester City suffered their first home loss of the season to Patrick Vieira’s impressive Crystal Palace side.Wednesday’s surprise Carabao Cup exit at West Ham was compounded by a shock defeat for the reigning Premier League champions at the Etihad Stadium.Wilfried Zaha got Pep Guardiola’s 200th league match at ...Full Story »

Joey Barton believes that the fortunes of his Bristol Rovers side are “starting to turn” after earning a 1-0 win at Harrogate.Substitute Nick Anderton scored the only goal of the game after the hour mark to seal a rare away win for the 16th-placed Pirates, who were relegated from League One last season.Having previously failed to claim an away win since last December, Rovers have now...Full Story »

Nigel Pearson gave much of the credit to long-suffering Bristol City fans after finally marking his spell as manager with a home win at the 15th attempt, overcoming Barnsley 2-1.Two goals just before the break from Andreas Weimann saw the Robins come from behind to register the first three-point haul on their own ground since January.In all, the unhappy sequence stretched back 18 games, only thr...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers ended Harrogate’s long unbeaten run at home in League Two as Nick Anderton’s strike snatched a 1-0 win at the EnviroVent Stadium.Rovers boss Joey Barton came under fire last week over his “holocaust” comment, but proved his managerial nous as two of his substitutes combined to score the game’s only goal.After a scoreless first half and little in the w...Full Story »

Crystal Palace ruined Pep Guardiola’s 200th Premier League match in the Manchester City hotseat as Wilfried Zaha and Conor Gallagher secured a win as impressive as it was surprising against the 10-man hosts. Few predicted Saturday afternoon ending in anything other than celebration for the reigning champions, yet the well-drilled visitors triumphed thanks to an intelligent and energetic...Full Story »

Andreas Weimann’s first-half double ended Nigel Pearson’s Ashton Gate nightmare as Bristol City came from behind to beat Barnsley 2-1 in a tense Sky Bet Championship game.The visitors took a 28th-minute lead when Devante Cole got behind City’s defence on the right and pulled the ball back for Aaron Leya Iseka to shoot home from close range.Home fans were becoming restless until...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola should have a near fully-fit squad to choose from when Manchester City host Crystal Palace in his 200th Premier League game in charge.Raheem Sterling returned from a back problem to play in City’s penalty shoot-out defeat to West Ham in the Carabao Cup in mid-week.Ferran Torres is the only long-term absentee.Crystal Palace will make a late decision on the fitness of Wilfried ...Full Story »

Bristol City will be without defender Nathan Baker for their home game against Barnsley.Baker was taken to hospital after suffering a nasty head injury in last week’s home defeat to West Brom.Midfielder Andy King has had surgery to repair hamstring damage and will be out until December.Striker Tommy Conway (ankle), midfielder Joe Williams (hamstring) and winger Antoine Semenyo (knee) are a...Full Story »

Harrogate defender Connor Hall could return for the Sky Bet League Two clash with Bristol Rovers.Hall missed the last two games through injury but he is poised to be restored at centre-back.Midfielder Alex Pattison missed the 3-2 defeat to Hartlepool last Saturday because of injury and could also recover in time to face Rovers.Defender Rory McArdle remains a long-term absentee.Bristol Rovers bos...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola could not find fault with Manchester City’s performance despite tasting defeat in the Carabao Cup for the first time in five years.Holders City, who had won this competition the previous four seasons, finally lost their grip on the trophy as they were beaten 5-3 on penalties by West Ham following a goalless draw at the London Stadium.Phil Foden’s missed penalty proved d...Full Story »

Manchester City’s grip on the Carabao Cup was finally loosened as West Ham knocked out the holders on penalties.Phil Foden missed from the spot for City while West Ham scored all five of theirs to reach the quarter-finals.City had won this competition in six of the past eight seasons, including the last four.In fact Tuesday marked five years to the day since they were last eliminated from ...Full Story »

The 30-year-old was on the scoresheet as his side beat Brighton 4-1 on Saturday. Taylor Ward shared footage from the gym with fiance Riyad Mahrez She put the Man City star through his paces Taylor is the daughter of Real Housewives of Cheshire star Dawn Credit: Instagram @taylorwardx And he wasted little time in getting back to training this week as he worked up a sweat with gym buddy Taylor...Full Story »

West Ham are set to be without Vladimir Coufal for the Carabao Cup visit of holders Manchester City.Coufal is unlikely to be risked as he recovers from a groin injury so Ben Johnson or Ryan Fredericks will deputise at right-back.Club captain Mark Noble, wing-back Arthur Masuaku and forward Andriy Yarmolenko will be pushing for starts with boss David Moyes rotating his squad.Manchester City will ...Full Story »

There aren’t many positions in Manchester City’s star-studded squad that need reinforcing but one area of the pitch manager Pep Guardiola will be wary of is the defensive midfield role. Despite having both Rodri and Fernandinho at his disposal, with the latter set to turn 37-years-old next summer, the Citizens would do well to bring in the Brazilian’s long-term successor and ...Full Story »

Rudiger in talks with Man City, Tottenham and Juventus Antonio Rudiger is negotiating with Manchester City, Tottenham and Juventus, according to Gianluca Di Marzio. The Chelsea defender's contract expires at the end of the season and clubs are lining up to sign him, with Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain also interested. Man City to move for Zakaria Manchester City are planning a move fo...Full Story »

Leicester City should prepare themselves for a fight over midfielder Youri Tielemans. The playmaker’s contract at the King Power Stadium is set to expire in 2023 and following what has been a hugely impressive rise, the Belgium international is now understood to be a target for several top European clubs. That’s according to a recent report from Italian outlet Calciomercato, who c...Full Story »