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Getty Images Simon Stone Chief football news reporter 13 December 2024 Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says he is “fine” despite admitting his sleep and diet are being affected by the worst run of results in his entire managerial career. In an interview with former Italy international Luca Toni for …

Defending champions Manchester City have been drawn against Juventus, Wydad and Al Ain in the group stages of the FIFA Club World Cup of 2025. Pep Guardiola’s City, who beat Brazilian side Fluminense to win the tournament for the first time in 2023, begin their title defence against Morocco’s Wydad. …

Nigeria international, Ademola Lookman, has been shortlisted for the 2024 CAF Men’s Player of the Year award. This was announced on the official website of the Confederation of African Football on Thursday. Lookman, who plays for Atalanta, is the only Nigerian among the five nominees for this prestigious award. The …

Getty Images Joe Rindl BBC Sport journalist 10 December 2024 600 Comments Six wins out of six, top of the league, and “one of the world’s best keepers” returning to the starting XI – are Liverpool favourites to win the Champions League? Arne Slot’s side have made a dream start …

EPA Simon Stone at Old Trafford Chief football news reporter 7 December 2024 646 Comments On the day co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe called Manchester United “mediocre” in an interview with popular club fanzine ‘United We Stand’, the team unfortunately reinforced the assessment with their on-pitch performance. As many were quick …

Getty Images 4 December 2024 595 Comments Premier League leaders Liverpool drew 3-3 with Newcastle in an enthralling match at St James’ Park which was described as one of the best games of the season. The Reds twice trailed and then led thanks to a double from the ever-reliable Mohamed …

The coaching crew of German side, Bayer Leverkusen, led bg manager Xabi Alonso is hoping that injured Nigerian forward Victor Boniface would return to action soon. Alonso, who made this known during a media chat, said he remains optimistic of having Boniface play again before the end of the year. …

1 hour ago The problem for all the teams chasing Liverpool is that I don’t see the Premier League leaders as having any real weakness at the moment. Arne Slot’s side probably put Manchester City out of the title race by beating them at Anfield on Sunday, to leave them …

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Simon Stone Chief football news reporter at Old Trafford 9 hours ago 407 Comments New Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim celebrated victory on his Old Trafford debut thanks to a thrilling 3-2 …

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. 3 hours ago Zambia and Orlando Pride forward Barbra Banda has been voted BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year. She received the most votes from readers of the BBC Sport website after …