Manchester City and Arsenal players dominated the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Premier League Team of the Year announced during the PFA awards ceremony on Tuesday. Five players from the Gunners as well as four players from the title-winning City team made up the star-studded side, while one each from Liverpool and Aston Villa made up the XI. For Mikel Arteta's men, team captain Martin Odegaard and...
England coach Gareth Southgate has confirmed that Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka will miss the Three Lions' friendly with Bosnia and Herzegovina on Monday. He was part of the 26 players that trained on Sunday but Southgate said the 22-year-old will be rested. The 22-year-old is expected to make a return to the squad when England take on Iceland on Friday in their final warm up game...
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola hailed English fullback Kyle Walker for his impressive ‘genetics’ after their 3-1 win at the Olympic Stadium over West Ham United at the weekend. The former Barcelona manager praised the 33-year-old England international, who recently signed a new two-year contract extension until 2026 with the treble winners, for his impressive performances thus far this season. Walker, who has captained City in...
Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior and Manchester City forward Erling Haaland lead the star-studded team of the season in the just concluded 2023–23 UEFA Champions League campaign, as announced by the organisers on Sunday. The full eleven which was selected by UEFA’s Technical Observer Panel and was released on their official Twitter handle includes seven players from the newly-crowned champions, City, and two players each from...
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