Anthony Martial confirmed his nine-year stay with Manchester United will come to an end when his contract expires in June.
The France forward announced on Monday that he will not be playing for the Red Devils next season, though the news was expected after an injury-hit spell in Manchester.
Martial scored 90 goals across his United career but had to deal with multiple injury setbacks in recent seasons – last appearing in the home defeat to Bournemouth in December.
The 28-year-old took to Instagram to confirm the decision as Martial joins Raphael Varane in leaving Erik ten Hag s side ahead of the 2024-25 campaign.
It s with great emotion that I write to you today to say goodbye, the former Monaco attacker wrote on social media as he prepares to leave wh…
Manchester City have confirmed defender Nicolas Otamendi has signed a new deal, which will run until 2022.
Otamendi s initial deal was due to expire in 2020, with his new terms tying him to City for an additional two campaigns.
The Argentina international came under fire for some sloppy performances following his reported £32million move from Valencia in 2015, but he has shown vast improvement in Pep Guardiola s second season at the helm and has only missed one Premier League game this term.
Otamendi has successfully adapted to the passing style demanded by former Barcelona boss Guardiola, leading the Premier League in completed passes at 2033.
The 29-year-old scored the winner as City defeated arch-rivals Manchester United 2-1 at Old Trafford last month…
The countdown continues and off the back of our here comes a piece on midfielders you’ll need to keep your eye on during the World Cup in Russia.
We start with a duo of Balkan boys who are ready to hit the stage on contrasting foundations and work our way through the continent with a look towards another three midfielder who could make a big impact both for their teams and the tournament in total.
Here goes nothing.
Luka Modric
The Croatian superstar is in all likelihood heading towards his last World Cup. The Real Madrid playmaker is 32, but is showing no signs of slowing down after an imperial season with the Champions League winners.
Former Dinamo Zagreb and Tottenham Hotspur star is under great scrutiny in his homeland for reportedly making false…
Kieran Tierney s participation at Euro 2024 is officially over after he was forced to leave the Scotland camp due to a hamstring injury he sustained in their draw with Switzerland.
The Arsenal full-back – who spent the 2023-24 season on loan at Real Sociedad – was carried off on a stretcher late on in Wednesday s 1-1 draw in Cologne.
Boss Steve Clarke immediately ruled Tierney out of their third Group A game, against Hungary on Sunday, and he will not be available for future games if they progress to the knockout rounds.
Writing on Instagram, Tierney said: Heartbroken doesn t cut it. Love this team and these boys. This too shall pass.
Assistant head coach John Carver added on Friday: He is heading home to be assessed by Arsenal and that s all I can r…
St. Louis City will play their first MLS game without Bradley Carnell after the head coach was dismissed ahead of Thursday s meeting with San Jose Earthquakes.
Carnell s departure was confirmed this week after failing to triumph since mid-May, slipping down to 12th in the Western Conference standings after a nine-game winless run.
St. Louis were guided to a first-place finish in the West last season, their maiden campaign in MLS, yet they are preparing for a new era with technical director John Hackworth in interim charge.
Given Bradley s many contributions to the club, this was not an easy decision,” said City s sporting director Lutz Pfannenstiel.
Unfortunately, based on our results to date, we believe a coaching change is in the best interest of th…
Cristiano Ronaldo has been named The Best FIFA Men s Player for 2016, beating Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann to the honour.
The Real Madrid forward added to his victory in the Ballon d Or with another individual triumph at Monday s ceremony in Zurich.
It caps a superb year for Ronaldo, who also won the Champions League and Club World Cup with Madrid, as well as Euro 2016 with Portugal.
But is Ronaldo really performing better than his rivals?
With the help of Opta data, we compare his club statistics from the start of the 2016-17 season to see if his trajectory points towards another individual accolade next year as the race for 2017 s top honours begins.
GOALS
After scoring 51 times in 48 appearances at club level last season, Ronaldo has…
Pep Guardiola knows the fate of the Premier League title race is in Manchester City s hands, as he urged his players to leave nothing to chance.
City head into the final day of the season in pole position, two points ahead of Arsenal and on the brink of an unprecedented fourth straight Premier League title.
Guardiola s team will be champions again if they beat West Ham at home. They could still win the league with a draw, but only if Arsenal fail to beat Everton.
And Guardiola s message to his team was a clear one.
At that moment, the destiny is in our hands, he said. But if you are waiting for [Arsenal] to drop points again, you are wrong.
If you were thinking Arsenal were going to lose at Old Trafford [against Manchester United] forget about i…
Lionel Messi will make his first start of the 2019-20 season after being named in Barcelona s team to face Villarreal.
A calf injury kept Messi out of action in the early weeks of the campaign, though he came off the bench against Granada on Saturday.
Barca lost that match 2-0 and have made their worst start to a LaLiga season for 25 years as a result, taking seven points from five games.
Under pressure coach Ernesto Valverde has responded by thrusting Messi into his starting line-up, the captain replacing Carles Perez in Barca s front three.
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Messi crowned FIFA s Best Men s Player on Monday will make his 400th LaLiga start for Barca and he becomes only the second non-Spanish player, after Don…
Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has been named the winner of the Best FIFA Men s Coach award for 2016.
Ranieri beat off competition from Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane and Portugal boss Fernando Santos to win the award.
The Italian led Leicester City to a historic Premier League triumph in 2015-16 season, leading a team that had narrowly escaped relegation a season prior to the first top-flight title in their history.
While Leicester s title defence has been largely disappointing, the Foxes sit 15th in the table and just six points clear of the relegation zone after 20 matches, their form in their maiden Champions League campaign has been impressive.
Leicester conceded just one goal in their opening five group matches, four of which they won, to…
Pep Guardiola believes the best way to defend Manchester City amid their current hearing is by winning games.
An independent hearing into City s 115 charges for alleged breaches of the Premier League s financial rules began last month.
The alleged breaches relate to a period between 2009 and 2018, and City were charged and referred to an independent commission in February 2023 after a four-year investigation.
City strongly denies the charges.
If found guilty, the club could face huge fines, points deductions and possibly even relegation from the top-flight.
Despite the severity of the potential punishment, Guardiola insists his trust in the club remains unbroken.
I m part of this club, deep inside of my bones and the best way to defend th…