Sergio Aguero and Kevin De Bruyne led the tributes as David Silva brought his trophy-laden spell at Manchester City to an end.
Having signed a short-term contract extension amid the coronavirus crisis to keep him at City until the end of the campaign, Silva finally ended his 10-year stint at Etihad Stadium following the club s defeat to Lyon in the Champions League on Saturday.
It was ultimately a disappointing end for the 34-year-old, who joined City from LaLiga club Valencia in 2010 and went on to win four Premier League titles, two FA Cups and the EFL Cup on five occasions.
On Monday, City revealed plans to immortalise Silva in statue form, while the World Cup-winning midfielder will also have a bespoke mosaic dedicated to him, reflecting his contribution to …
Cristiano Ronaldo will not feature in the Champions League semi-finals for the first time since 2009-10 after Juventus were shocked by Ajax.
Not since Real Madrid suffered a last-16 exit at the hands of Lyon almost a decade ago had Ronaldo missed out on the Champions League s final four.
But Ronaldo s run of eight consecutive semi-finals and three successive titles came to an end courtesy of Ajax s 2-1 second-leg victory over Juventus in Turin on Tuesday.
Ronaldo scored his 126th Champions League goal – and 65th in the knockout stages – to give Juve a 28th-minute lead.
1 2018/19 will be the first Champions League season not to feature Cristiano Ronaldo at the semi-final stage since 2009-10, when he was eliminated at the Last 16 stage with Real Madrid.…
Newport maintained their play-off push following a seventh win in 11 League Two matches as they hammered hosts Harrogate 4-1.
Offrande Zanzala bagged his first goals since January 2023 with a brace while strike partner Will Evans took his season’s tally to 24 in all competitions and Seb Palmer-Houlden was also on target before George Thomson pulled one back for the Sulphurites.
Evans opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 31st minute after home defender Liam Gibson handled a long ball into the box by Kyle Jameson.
The 26-year-old forward found James Belshaw’s bottom-right corner as the Sulphurites’ keeper dived in the opposite direction.
Two minutes later the lead was doubled when Aaron Wildig saw an initial shot well saved by Belshaw befor…
Stefano Pioli is not surprised by Milan s incredible run of form as his side look to match a club record when they travel to Udinese on Sunday.
The Rossoneri are unbeaten since resuming action in June following the coronavirus-enforced break, including winning four of their opening five Serie A matches this campaign.
Only in 1995-96 and 2003-04, under Fabio Capello and Carlo Ancelotti respectively, have Milan won five of their opening six matches since it became three points for a win in the competition.
However, the 18-time Italian champions dropped points for the first time in the 3-3 draw with Roma on Monday and Pioli is wary about Sunday s opponents Udinese, even though they are in the bottom three.
I am not surprised, no, because I ha…
Juventus wide player Juan Cuadrado has tested positive for coronavirus and will miss the clash with Serie A leaders Milan on Wednesday.
The Colombia international is asymptomatic but has begun a period of self-isolation, the Italian champions confirmed.
The news comes just a day after left-back Alex Sandro was ruled out after returning a positive test for the virus.
It means head coach Andrea Pirlo will be without two of his first-choice full-backs for the game at San Siro against Stefano Pioli s side, who are the only unbeaten team in Europe s top five leagues in the 2020-21 season.
The club said in a statement: Juventus Football Club announces that, during the checks provided for by the protocol in force, Juan Cuadrado has emerged positive with COVID-19…
Leicester’s boss Brendan Rodgers is addressing the rumours surrounding the possibility of James Maddison’s exit from the club. The manager admits that, should a really high bid come in for the midfielder, there would be nothing he could do to stop the transfer, .
The Foxes’ coach would really like to keep the 22-year-old at the King Power Stadium, but he acknowledges that such offers can be tempting for a player. Rodgers said that Maddison is one of the young players he would like to keep, but said he knows how the market works and is being realistic. However, selling Maddison is not an idea he wants to entertain and he doesn t wish to invite any offers.
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Hoping to find a route to the top of the Premier League table in midweek, Manchester City will make the trip to Villa Park on Wednesday night.
Aston Villa
Starting with the hosts, marking their return from November s international break with a new boss in their dugout, Aston Villa certainly appear to be enjoying life under Steven Gerrard. While some in their camp might have been looking over their shoulder at the drop zone, the now-former Rangers boss once again saw his side impress over the weekend. Finding a way to build off of their 2-0 victory against Brighton, the Clarets were last seen on Saturday landing a 2-1 win away at Crystal Palace. Now sat within touching distance of finding a route into the top-half of the table, Villa w…
When FIFA last year announced they were set to introduce limits on the number of players teams could send out on loan, unsurprisingly many people s first thoughts turned to Chelsea.
At the time, the Blues remarkably had 28 players at other clubs, though this was by no means a recent trend: in 2018-19 that figure was 41.
The hoarding of talent might be a solid ploy when looking to stunt the growth of a rival team or generate long-term revenue on Football Manager, but in the real world it was a practice that had long attracted criticism.
While by no means the only club in the world to have lots of young players out on loan, Chelsea have – rightly or wrongly – arguably been the most synonymous with it.
Some feel this has directly contributed to the club …
Diego Simeone said he knew Atletico Madrid had to win after the LaLiga leaders moved a step closer to the title after defeating Real Sociedad.
After Barcelona dropped points, Atletico could be within one victory of claiming their second league crown of Simeone s tenure following Wednesday s 2-1 win over Sociedad.
Yannick Carrasco and Angel Correa struck in the space of 12 first-half minutes to give Atletico a 2-0 lead inside half an hour in the Spanish capital midweek.
Carrasco has been involved in 14 LaLiga goals this season (six goals and eight assists), equalling his record in a same campaign in the competition (14 in 2016-17 – 10 goals, four assists).
La Real set up a grandstand finish through Igor Zubeldia but Atletico held on to move four points c…
Mikel Arteta has cautioned his Arsenal team they must be at their best if they are to beat Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday.
After title rivals Manchester City won 4-0 at Fulham on Saturday to put Pep Guardiola s men within two victories of the Premier League title, Arsenal will look to keep the pressure on with a triumph at Old Trafford.
Those have been hard to come by of late for the Gunners, however, winning just one of their last 16 Premier League visits to United.
With that history in mind, Arteta knows his side will have to put in a top performance to claim the three points on Sunday, telling reporters: I think every game has a different context.
We know the difficulty. It s in our history when you look at what we ve done over there. So …