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Manchester City against Aston Villa. The Phil Foden show dominated the match as the midfielder sealed his second hat trick of the season. Aston Villa had their moments, but Foden’s class was irresistible throughout. It was City’s best display of the season as a whole, according to their midfielder Rodri, …

Manchester City have won 17 of their last 18 Premier League home games against Aston Villa (L1), winning the last 13 in a row since a 2-0 loss in April 2007. Following their 1-0 win at Villa Park in December, Aston Villa are looking to secure their first league double …

When Marouane Fellaini announced his retirement from professional football last month, the former United midfielder was the subject of a reverent social media post from Jose Mourinho. Fellaini played under Mourinho during the latter’s two-and-a-half years as manager at Old Trafford between 2016 and 2019, and the player’s efforts across …

Since Major League Soccer’s inception almost three decades ago, no club has dealt as strongly in star power as Los Angeles Galaxy.   From homegrown heroes such as Cobi Jones and Landon Donovan through to iconic imports like David Beckham, Robbie Keane and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the game’s biggest names have …

Manchester City midfielder, Jack Grealish, has expressed confusion over why away teams always boo him. The playmaker said he now sees it as a compliment, being jeered anytime he steps into away pitches. With the help of the England international, Manchester City won the historic treble last season and is …

Xabi Alonso, who was seen by many as Liverpool’s top target to replace Jurgen Klopp as their manager, said on Friday he is staying at Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen next season. “It’s been a season of speculation regarding my future,” he told a press conference. “Up till now we have …

Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino revealed that 21-year-old Cole Palmer was disappointed about not getting enough game time in England’s recent friendlies against Brazil and Belgium. Despite his impressive performance in the Premier League this season with 11 goals and eight assists, Palmer was unable to feature in the first game …

Angel Di Maria, Alexis Mac Allister and Lautaro Martinez rescued Argentina on Tuesday as the world champions came from behind to beat Costa Rica 3-1 in an international friendly in Los Angeles.   The South American giants, missing injured captain Lionel Messi, wrapped up their two-match tour of the United …

Chelsea is reportedly ready to trigger the release clause of Napoli’s Victor Osimhen, despite concerns about breaching the English Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability rules. The former LOSC Lille forward who joined the Neapolitans for a fee in the region of €75 million could now command a fee of €120m-€130m …

Manchester City have received a major boost ahead of Sunday’s Premier League clash against Arsenal, with defender Kyle Walker’s injury considered “not too serious”. Walker pulled up during the first half of England’s friendly with Brazil on Saturday. The full-back was forced off after just 20 minutes with an apparent …