PEP Guardiola has warned one of his star players that he should focus more on football instead of social media. And how did the Manchester City ace respond? Via Twitter, of course.
THE Premier League transfer window has slammed shut with Everton the big winners on the final day ahead of the start of the season. Check out the major signings.
MANAGERIAL changes, new signings, off-field upheaval and a shortened transfer window all make the start of this Premier League season something of a step into the unknown.
SOCCEROOS young gun Daniel Arzani is a step closer to football’s top flight after completing his transfer from Melbourne City to sister club Manchester City.
SERGIO Aguero was involved in a clash with a Wigan fan as ugly scenes marred the end of the Latics’ shock FA Cup win over Manchester City.
RAHEEM Sterling’s latest late goal – a long, curling stunner – kept Manchester City well in front at the top of the Premier League with a 2-1 win at home to Southampton.
FORMER AC Milan, Real Madrid and Manchester City striker Robinho has been sentenced to nine years in prison by a court in Milan.
TOTTENHAM boss Mauricio Pochettino has lashed Pep Guardiola over comments he made about Spurs and Harry Kane, with the Manchester City manager responding shortly after.
IN the opening five games, the top two have each scored 16 goals already. The EPL title race has only just begun but who the hell can keep up with this pace?
SO much money spent, no more excuses. Is Pep Guardiola about to deliver for Manchester City? Free-scoring Liverpool will put that to the test on Saturday.
ARSENAL lose at Stoke, Liverpool can’t defend set pieces, more Wembley woes for Spurs and Jose Mourinho has a title in his sights … as you were, then.
THE Premier League returned with bang this weekend as Arsenal thrilled, Chelsea choked and one Manchester giant showed they’d learnt their lesson.
IT has been another busy off-season for Premier League clubs — we review who has spent wisely and who still has business to do.
EPL SEASON PREVIEW: The drama of the Premier League returns for a 26th edition this weekend with the stakes – and transfer fees – higher than ever.
SPOTTER’S GUIDE: Forget forecasting who will win the thing: these are the stories ‘guaranteed’ to happen this year. *Includes the ‘winner’ of the sack race.
A MANCHESTER City soccer star had sex with a prostitute while on a pre-season US tour … but refused to fork over her full fee.
MANCHESTER City have completed the signing of midfielder Bernardo Silva from Monaco, on a lucrative, long-term deal.
IF you had any doubts about where this Premier League title was going, this weekend fixed that. It’s Chelsea’s to lose while everyone else tears chunks out of each other.
DISPIRITING defeats, calamitous defending, wacky post-match interviews. Is the pressure getting to Pep Guardiola? Manchester City must make a statement against Tottenham this weekend.
MANCHESTER City have been charged by the Football Association with breaching its anti-doping procedures, the governing body said on Wednesday.
MANCHESTER City took a 3-0 victory over Hull on Boxing Day to keep PL leader Chelsea within six points but saw their England defender leave the pitch early.
CAN Sydney FC maintain their perfect start? Are the Mariners the A-League’s form team? Will Liverpool ever keep a clean sheet? All, some or none of these questions answered …
VICTORY win the fights but City win the FFA Cup war, Adelaide United have reason to be cheerful and Jose Mourinho humiliates himself. LISTEN HERE!
LATE TACKLE: As the Premier League title race settles in to an evenly matched five horse race, Jurgen Klopp might just have built a team that can go the distance.
THE EARLY TACKLE: Pep Guardiola’s halo has slipped a little in recent weeks. But suggestions he has lost his way may be wishful thinking on the part of his rivals.
AFTER Manchester City had two missed penalties against Everton, Pep Guardiola revealed his team doesn’t practice taking spot kicks at training.
A FORMER English Premier League player has been found not guilty of rape after a retrial, ending a five-year case that was condemned by women’s groups.
PEP Guardiola says Tottenham are genuine contenders for the Premier League title after Spurs ended his unbeaten start as Manchester City boss.
THE LATE TACKLE: The opening exchanges of this season are already proving the worth — and the failings — of the modern Premier League manager.
JOSE Mourinho and Pep Guardiola were once friends, but a decision by one of the greatest players ever led them to become bitter enemies.
RED or blue, United or City — with the best coaches and the biggest budgets, it could be argued Manchester is the centre of the football universe right now.
SERGIO Aguero rediscovered his accuracy from the penalty spot in scoring one of his two goals for Manchester City in a 4-1 win at Stoke in the Premier League.
THIS summer has seen the summer transfer window go up another level in the English Premier League. Here are the 25 most important moves. INTERACTIVE
MANCHESTER City has signed Everton and England center back John Stones for a reported 50 million pounds.
AARON Mooy won’t be playing for Manchester City next campaign after the EPL giants sent the Socceroo out on a season-long loan to a Championship club.
SOCCEROO star Aaron Mooy has swapped one city for another, moving to English Premier League outfit Manchester City from A-League club Melbourne City.
LEICESTER may have snaffled up all the proper baubles, but who are the winners and (very many) losers in our Alternative EPL Awards 2016? Find out here …
ALEXIS Sanchez’s 68th-minute equaliser secured a draw for Arsenal and dealt a potentially fatal blow to Manchester City’s Champions League hopes.
KELECHI Iheanacho struck a brace as Manchester City returned to third on the EPL table, while Stoke shipped four goals for the third successive match.
TEENAGE sensation Marcus Rashford struck again as Manchester United won 1-0 at City to rekindle their top-four challenge and compromise their derby rivals’ title hopes.
LEICESTER City’s Palace visit, Arsenal’s season on life support, some very happy Hammers, Rafa Benitez and Sam Allardyce face-off and the Manchester derby.
MANCHESTER City is facing a defensive crisis after captain Vincent Kompany and fellow centre half Nicolas Otamendi limped off injured against Dynamo Kiev.
MANCHESTER City is running out of time to bridge their deficit to EPL leaders Leicester after being held to a scoreless draw by strugglers Norwich.
SERGIO Aguero scored two goals despite missing a penalty as Manchester City used a dominant second-half performance to thrash last-place Aston Villa.
LIVERPOOL has avenged its weekend loss to Manchester City in the League Cup final in some style, winning the immediate return match at Anfield.
AGUERO is class and Kompany is key. Here are five things we learnt from Manchester City’s League Cup final win over Liverpool.
WILLY Caballero proved an unlikely hero with three penalty saves as Manchester City beat Liverpool 3-1 in a Wembley Stadium shootout.
LIVERPOOL’S 4-1 win over Manchester City was arguably the high point of Jurgen Klopp’s reign so far. Here’s how they can do it again on Sunday.
THIS Sunday sees a defining day in the Premier League title race, with the top four sides facing off. Here’s what can be gained and lost for those involved.
IT’S time to admit it. Leicester City really can win the Premier league title. While their rivals face fixture hell, the end is already in sight for the Foxes.
DO you believe now? Leicester City have done it again, going to Manchester City and beating them 3-1 to go further clear at the top of the Premier League.
SERGIO Aguero’s first-half strike handed Manchester City a 1-0 victory against Sunderland in the Premier League on Tuesday.
PEP Guardiola will take over as manager of Manchester City on a three-year contract starting next season, the English Premier League club has announced.
SERGIO Aguero twice came to Manchester City’s rescue with the team’s only shots on target to recover a 2-2 draw at West Ham on another forgettable night for City.
ROMELU Lukaku kept up his hot scoring streak by grabbing a late winner for Everton in the first leg of the League Cup semi-final.
MANCHESTER City’s shortage of recognised strikers was exposed in their draw away to struggling Aston Villa, who were led by their new manager for the first time.
MANCHESTER City go top of the Premier League after a scoreless draw at Old Trafford against Manchester United, with Wayne Rooney heavily criticised.
KEVIN De Bruyne takes the lead, Arsenal need to exploit the ‘Bayern bounce’, Jurgen Klopp looking for a first Liverpool win and the battle of the North East.
WITH Manchester United breathing down their neck, Manchester City stay on top with a 5-1 win over Bournemouth thanks to a first half Raheem Sterling hat-trick.
JOSE Mourinho and Arsene Wenger face off, Liverpool manager Brendan Rogers under pressure and Anthony Martial under the spotlight again …
NO home comforts in the EPL, chasing a title is easier than defending one, Liverpool the latest club in crisis and two more things we learned this weekend.
THE latest transfer news, same old Arsenal, Terry’s wobble and Coutinho’s class. All this and more in this week’s EPL Podcast. Listen here now.
CHELSEA FC’s ‘official’ match report of defeat to Man City is a monument to clumsy spin. Here’s how they might have reported on five other sporting calamities.
MANCHESTER City have finally reached a deal with Italian club AS Roma for striker Edin Dzeko, after the long-mooted deal was completed on Wednesday.
YAYA Toure scored twice in the first half as Manchester City began its Premier League campaign with an impressive win over West Brom. Watch the goals.
CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho has announced a new four-year contract to stay in charge of the EPL champions, while Manuel Pellegrini has extended at Man City.
MANCHESTER City have gambled on Raheem Sterling to add the spark to their squad, but with so many ageing stars, will it be enough to return the title?
MANCHESTER City star Yaya Toure said a positive result against Real Madrid on Friday night could propel them to greater European heights this season.
WE see the finished product, the team that will run out in front of a packed MCG crowd to face the might of Real Madrid on Friday night.
MELBOURNE Victory forward Kosta Barbarouses gives his analysis of the AS Roma v Manchester City match to Matt Windley.
RAHEEM Sterling got a taste of what to expect this season but also gave a glimpse of what he can do after his controversial $102m transfer from Liverpool.
TANDO Velaphi is an unlikely revolutionary, but the Melbourne City goalkeeper will create football broadcasting history when he is mic’d-up for friendly.
THE superstars, the clubs, their megabucks and the storylines off the pitch. Matt Windley lists the reasons you can’t miss the world’s best in the International Champions Cup.
SOME of the world’s best players, in the world’s biggest sport, playing legitimate matches in front of sellout crowds at the world’s best sporting arena. What’s not to get excited about?
MELBOURNE City will face English Premier League giant and sister club Manchester City on the Gold Coast next month.
SEVERAL clubs will be looking to avoid joining already relegated Burnley and QPR in English football’s second-tier next season in the penultimate EPL round.
SERGIO Aguero could miss Man City’s Australian tour due to the Copa America and a desire to ensure the forward is fit for the start of the next Premier League season.
IT’S a huge Manchester derby on Sunday with United having moved above City in the Premier League table. We pick out six of the best derbys at Old Trafford.
YAYA Toure’s future remains a hot topic at Manchester City and Inter Milan boss Roberto Mancini has spoken about a move for the star.
DAVID Silva and James Milner eased the pressure mounting steadily on Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini but it was a far from convincing.
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