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English and European Champions Manchester City will unveil a permanent tribute to three of their greatest players ahead of next Tuesday’s Champions League Group G clash with RB Leipzig. City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak and owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, have had a long held desire to recognise the club’s storied past …

Haaland v Salah: Who will win battle of hotshots? All eyes on the Etihad Stadium on Saturday as the weekend schedule kicks off with a clash between the division’s top two teams and its top two strikers. Manchester City lead Liverpool by a single point with the reigning champions hoping to …

Newcastle United will be allowed to loan players from sides controlled by their Saudi Arabian owners in the January transfer window after a vote on a temporary ban on related-party loans did not get enough support from Premier League clubs. Thirteen Premier League clubs voted in favour of the temporary ban on loan …

Paulo Bento’s start with the UAE could barely have gone any better. Facing his first competitive assignment since his July appointment, the Portuguese built upon a trio of friendly victories with two wins to open qualification to the 2026 World Cup. The UAE cast aside Nepal, as admittedly they were expected to do, …

Following the final international break of 2023, the Saudi Pro League returns for an important phase that will take us through to the mid-season break when the league pauses for the AFC Asian Cup and the African Cup of Nations in January. With several big games across the weekend, it promises to …

Everton boss Sean Dyche has expressed shock at the “disproportionate” 10-point penalty imposed on the club but insisted he and his players are ready to take on the latest challenge put in front of them. Dyche was trying to enjoy a short break during the international window when he got …

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola insists he would stay at the club even if they were relegated to League One, the third tier of English football, should they be found guilty of breaking Premier League financial rules. City’s fate has been brought back into focus following Everton’s 10-point deduction last week, …

Jurgen Klopp, the Liverpool manager, walked into the club’s canteen the other day and found himself grinning at the convivial scene. Darwin Nunez, Alexis Mac Allister, Luis Diaz and Alisson were all in conversation. “Uruguay, Argentina, Colombia and Brazil,” Klopp thought to himself, and, out loud, asked: “What’s the biggest …

Liverpool’s last visit to Manchester City was a watershed moment in Jürgen Klopp’s reign and Trent Alexander-Arnold’s career. Klopp knew before the 4-1 drubbing in April there would be fundamental changes to his team over the summer. But it was an instant tactical switch in the aftermath of the defeat that triggered …

On pure aesthetics, Liverpool and Manchester City have forged a rivalry to send purists weak at the knees. The 2-2 draw they produced 19 months ago was widely feted as a high-water mark in English football, with Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola, fresh from a final-whistle embrace, ladling honeyed tributes on …