5:58 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City had their Champions League semifinal against Real Madrid signed and sealed three times, but still ended up with their prospects of a place in next month’s final in the balance. Pep Guardiola’s team have become football’s most exciting team, but their sense of adventure could cost them
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2:17 PM ET After Gabriel Jesus had put four goals past his Watford side on Saturday, Roy Hodgson compared the Manchester City striker to Ronaldo — the Brazilian original. It is a comparison that O Fenômeno himself made — but almost six years ago, and it is not a view that has been voiced since.
5:56 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Pressure? What pressure? Manchester City watched Liverpool take top spot in the Premier League table on Tuesday night and then promptly claimed it back. For now it’s as you were in the title race with six games to go, although Pep Guardiola and his players were reminded
6:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MADRID — On a night when Atletico Madrid tried everything to make Manchester City lose their heads, Pep Guardiola’s players showed they have the steel as well as the silk to win the Champions League. By the end, it was the home side who lost their cool when Brazilian defender
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6:36 PM ET Adam Brown The January transfer window is almost upon us and, naturally, all the gossip on who’s moving where is heating up. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz as we count down to the 2022 winter window. TOP STORY: Schick in City’s sights Manchester City could be ready to reveal
8:33 AM ET Barcelona have completed the signing of winger Ferran Torres from Manchester City, it was announced on Tuesday. Sources told ESPN that Barca were nearing a €55 million ($62m) deal for Torres, with the move now completed. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t have ESPN? Get instant access Manchester
3:21 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Man City’s attacking power is no surprise, but their brief collapse vs. Leicester showed the weaknesses that give the chasing pack hope. James Williamson – AMA/Getty Images MANCHESTER, England — For the first 25 minutes at the Etihad Stadium on Boxing Day, Manchester City showed why they’re favourites to win the
4:51 AM ET The summer transfer window was unlike any other; see all the major deals and check out how we graded the biggest signings. And just because the window is shut until January, that doesn’t mean the rumours won’t keep coming. Here’s the latest gossip and speculation. TOP STORY: Barcelona eye Man City trio
6:42 PM ET Luke Thrower The summer transfer window was unlike any other; see all the major deals and check out how we graded the biggest signings. And just because the window is shut until January, that doesn’t mean the rumours won’t keep coming. Here is the latest gossip and speculation. TOP STORY: Bayern, Man
6:52 PM ET Toni Kroos could leave Real Madrid this summer. Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images The summer transfer window was unlike any other; see all the major deals and check out how we graded the biggest signings. And just because the window is shut until January, that doesn’t mean the rumours won’t keep coming.
3:47 PM ET Manchester City celebrated their fourth Premier League title in five years in spectacular style on Monday as fans thronged the streets of the city to party with their heroes for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. City nearly lost their crown to Liverpool on the last day of the season on
11:53 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City are sweating on the fitness of John Stones ahead of the Manchester derby after the defender picked up an injury on international duty. Stones was forced off during the first half of England‘s 3-3 draw with Germany at Wembley on Monday night with a hamstring problem. – Stream
1:30 PM ET Chelsea bounced back from an opening-day loss to beat Manchester City 2-0 in the Women’s Super League (WSL) on Sunday. Champions Chelsea slumped to a 2-1 defeat away to newly promoted Liverpool last week, but Fran Kirby‘s first-half strike and a second-half penalty from Maren Mjelde were enough to get them back
5:30 PM ET Jack Grealish has dismissed repeated criticism of his playing style from Graeme Souness by revealing Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has urged to him to show the “balls” to adapt to a different approach. The 27-year-old moved from Aston Villa to City last summer in a £100 million transfer and although Guardiola’s
9:30 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City put in a dominant performance against Wolves away as they won 3-0 to leapfrog Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (U.S.) Jack Grealish took just 55 seconds to open the scoring as he latched on to a
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola says he is “delighted” with Jack Grealish‘s performances for Manchester City and has told the England midfielder to ignore the noise around his start to the season. Grealish has been criticised for a perceived slow start to the new campaign and was substituted after 58 minutes of the
4:30 AM ET Matchday Two of the Champions League group stage is wrapped up, providing fans with late drama, upsets and plenty of goals. We asked our writers Rob Dawson, Alex Kirkland and Mark Ogden to answer some of our burning questions. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (U.S.) What caught your attention
6:23 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Erling Haaland scored a spectacular goal to help Manchester City beat Dortmund in the Champions League. Getty Images Pep Guardiola hailed Erling Haaland‘s winner against former club Borussia Dortmund as a cross between Johan Cruyff and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The Norwegian striker earned Manchester City a 2-1 win against his former club