Manchester United are not ready yet to become the dominant force in English football they were during the trophy-laden years of the Alex Ferguson era, manager Jose Mourinho has said.
United have finished seventh, fourth and fifth in the Premier (...)
Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne believes the Premier League side can reach this season's Champions League final as they head into Wednesday's last-16 second leg at AS Monaco with a 5-3 lead.
City, who have struggled to translate their (...)
Manchester United forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic was handed a three-match ban with immediate effect on Tuesday after admitting a charge of violent conduct and accepting the standard penalty, the FA said.
The charge followed an incident just before (...)
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has heaped praise on Leroy Sane for his recent run of good form, saying his improvement comes as a result of a learning process that still has a long way to go.
The 21-year-old German international, who joined (...)
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is concerned that his side's inability to win home games may cost them a Champions League qualification spot this season.
United remained sixth in the Premier League after being held to a 1-1 draw by (...)
Manchester United's League Cup triumph over Southampton has boosted their belief that the Premier League giants have the ability to add both the Europa League and the FA Cup to their trophy haul this season, right back Antonio Valencia said.
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Sergio Aguero scored twice as Manchester City survived an early scare to romp into the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 5-1 home drubbing of second-tier Huddersfield Town in a fifth-round replay on Wednesday.
City, third in the Premier League table, (...)
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has no doubts he will carry on playing next season but the 33-year-old is unsure whether he will still be at the Etihad Stadium.
Four-times African footballer of the year Toure has been in fine form since (...)
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has warned his side to beware of Monaco's "killers in the box" when they host the principality club in the first leg of their Champions League, last 16 tie on Tuesday.
Monaco have proved too strong for City's (...)
Manchester United's Zlatan Ibrahimovic came off the bench to score the winner as they recovered from an early deficit to beat Championship strugglers Blackburn Rovers 2-1 away in the FA Cup fifth round on Sunday.
The Swedish hitman entered the fray (...)
Manchester United reclaimed their Premier League crown in style on Monday as Robin van Persie's hat-trick inspired a 3-0 win over Aston Villa that gave them an unassailable 16-point lead over Manchester City and erased the pain of last season.
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Manchester United has agreed terms with Borussia Dortmund for the transfer of midfielder Shinji Kagawa, the English Premier League club said Tuesday, with the Japan international needing to pass a medical and obtain a work permit to complete the (...)
FIFA President Sepp Blatter halted a whistle-blowing program designed to help root out match-fixing in soccer before it could even start to work, FIFA's outgoing head of security said Wednesday.
The plan to grant anonymity and protection to players (...)
Manchester City's rebel striker Carlos Tevez arrived here Tuesday taking manager Roberto Mancini's olive branch with one hand and hurling an accusation he was treated “like a dog” with the other.
The 28-year-old is heading back to the Premier (...)
If Alex Ferguson is still making New Year's resolutions at the age of 70 his hopes for 2012 should be for Manchester United to shake off the lethargy that has handed the Premier League initiative to Manchester City and for an end to its injury (...)
Portugal scored six goals against Bosnia including a Cristiano Ronaldo double to grab a ticket to the Euro 2012 finals while Ireland, Czech Republic and Croatia completed the lineup without the need for a frenzied finale to their playoff wins on (...)
Manchester City's new striker Sergio Aguero netted twice on a spectacular debut after coming off the bench in its 4-0 home win over promoted Swansea City Monday as the potential Premier League title challenger made an impressive start.
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A patient 72 from Jonathan Trott helped England to a 16-run win over Sri Lanka in the final ODI at Old Trafford Saturday, giving the host a 3-2 series win which allowed it to gain some revenge for its 10-wicket World Cup quarterfinal humiliation.
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times world champion Stephen Hendry was left contemplating his future after a 13-4 thrashing by Mark Selby in the second round of the World Snooker Championship Monday. The 42-year-old Briton said he would make a final decision “in the summer” but (...)
Andrew Strauss challenged England to whitewash Australia after it won by just one wicket here at Old Trafford to go an unbeatable 3-0 up in their five-match One-Day International series.
Victory meant Ashes-holder England, which defeated Australia (...)
England batsman Ian Bell swelled his average against Bangladesh to 197 with an unbeaten 87 on the opening day of the second test at Old Trafford Friday.
Playing his sixth test against Bangladesh, Bell helped England to a competitive 275 for five (...)
Lancashire chief executive Jim Cumbes has warned an English county club could go bankrupt after he announced a post-tax loss of 546,000 pounds ($804,900) for 2009.
The annual report of the Old Trafford-based club, which is hosting England's second (...)
Burnley, one of the most famous names in English football, is on the march again and promising to bring the glory days back to Turf Moor.
Twenty five years since their last appearance in the semifinals of a major competition, the Clarets have (...)
Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Manchester United on Friday as club manager Alex Ferguson said he wants to extend the Portugal winger's contract and warned Real Madrid to stay away from his players. Ferguson also said that Ronaldo, who played with an (...)