Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain have been informed by governing body UEFA that they must include five and not eight homegrown players in their Champions League squads for next season. Premier League champions City and Ligue 1 winners PSG were…
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Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal on Monday revealed for the first time that he turned down the chance of taking charge at Tottenham last season. Van Gaal, who is currently on duty in his role as Netherland coach, will officially join United…
Malcolm Glazer, the controversial American owner of English Premier League giants Manchester United, has died. He was 85. Glazer — the son of a Lithuanian immigrant who went on to build an diverse business empire — gained a global profile through…
Manchester United striker Danny Welbeck admits he is delighted by Louis van Gaal’s appointment as Old Trafford boss after falling out of favour last season. Welbeck considered leaving United after becoming frustrated at losing his place and then being…
Patrice Evra ended speculation that he was set to leave Manchester United by signing a one-year contract extension with the Premier League club on Friday. France left-back Evra was reportedly considering quitting United after eight years but, following…
Former Manchester City and Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy announced his retirement on Thursday. Bellamy, who had been playing for his hometown club Cardiff City for the last two seasons, decided to hang up his boots after coming to the conclusion that…
Former Manchester United manager David Moyes was being investigated by police on Thursday over allegations he assaulted a man in a wine bar. An incident between Moyes, 51, and a 23-year-old man is said to have happened in the Lancashire town of Clitheroe…
Yaya Toure’s future as a Manchester City player is in doubt after he appeared to endorse claims by his agent that he was unhappy with the Premier League champions. His agent, Dimitry Seluk, claimed that City had shown Toure a lack of respect by not…
Manchester City’s holding company, City Football Group (CFG), will become a minority shareholder in Yokohama F. Marinos in the first significant foreign investment in a J-League club, officials said Tuesday. Nissan Motor Co., the main shareholder, said…
Manchester United’s new coach Louis van Gaal insisted Tuesday that he has “no fear” of living in the shadow of emblematic former manager Alex Ferguson. Van Gaal, 62, will take over as the new manager of the English Premier League giants after the Dutch…
Louis van Gaal promised to “make history” and return Manchester United to winning ways after being named Monday as manager of “the biggest club in the world”. One of the worst-kept secrets within football finally became public knowledge when the Netherlands…
Ryan Giggs announced Monday he was retiring from his career as a player following his appointment as assistant manager to newly-installed Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal. The 40-year-old one-club man revealed his decision in an open letter to…
Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak insists the Premier League champions will still be major players in the transfer market despite UEFA’s recent sanctions. City face a spending cap after European football’s governing body limited the club’…
UEFA on Friday fined both Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain 60 million euros ($82 million, £49 million) and capped their Champions League squad to 21 for falling foul of financial fair play rules. Newly-crowned English Premier League champions…
Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal will have to wait until next week before being appointed as Manchester United’s new manager, British media outlets claimed on Thursday. Newspaper reports earlier in the day had suggested that the Dutchman’s appointment…
Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri said Wednesday that he was considering his future in international football after being left out of the French World Cup squad for a second successive finals. The 26-year-old — who had an outstanding season as…
Outgoing Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic admitted on Wednesday that the players “lost belief” during the campaign that has just ended, but says they never deserted former manager David Moyes. “It was a bad time and the players could have done…
South Korea’s former Manchester United star Park Ji-Sung announced his retirement on Wednesday, ending a trailblazing career that made him Asia’s most decorated player. Park, 33, said a long-running knee problem had finally forced him out of a sport…
France coach Didier Deschamps on Tuesday left Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri out of a young 23-man squad for this year’s World Cup in Brazil. Neither 26-year-old Nasri, who has won 41 caps, nor Monaco captain Eric Abidal, capped 67 times, feature…
Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany told the club’s supporters that this season’s double success would just be the start as they paraded the Premier League and League Cup trophies in front of their jubilant fans. Fresh from their 2-0 win at home…