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“Pep is literally a genius. He makes the game so simple. Even in some of his team meetings he is so intense, he’s a perfectionist.” _____ On Saturday, Tyreke Wilson made his debut for Ireland’s U21s in their third-place playoff against Mexico at the prestigious Toulon Tournament. The day before he had been informed by manager Stephen Kenny that, having …

“I’m different. I know I’m different,” Jack Byrne says, and he’s not wrong. The Dubliner isn’t a typical Irish midfielder and his journey has been anything but straightforward. He only turned 23 earlier this year, but he has had a unique career and packed a lot into it. The Shamrock Rovers midfielder sat down with Pundit Arena to reflect on …

A new survey has revealed the most valuable players in the five major European Leagues with PSG’s French wonderkid Kylian Mbappé topping the charts. The survey was conducted by The CIES Football Observatory which takes into account a wide array of variables such as age, contract, position, minutes, goals, international status and team results, and also featured a host of Premier …

Manchester City defender Vincent Kompany has announced that he will leave the club this summer to take up a role as player-manager at Belgian side Anderlecht. Kompany explained that he would be leaving the Premier League champions on Sunday, a day after he successfully captained the side to FA Cup victory over Watford, before confirming his return to Anderlecht. The …

Sheffield United’s Chris Wilder has been crowned the League Managers Association manager of the year after guiding the Blades to Premier League promotion. Wilder becomes only the fifth manager outside of the top flight to have won the award and the first since Eddie Howe in 2015 after he led Bournemouth to the Premier League. Sheffield United defied many people’s …

Manchester City have denied accusations that their players celebrated winning the Premier League with a chant relating to Liverpool fan Sean Cox or the Hillsborough tragedy. A video emerged on social media over the last number of days which appeared to show Manchester City players and staff singing an alternative version of the “Allez Allez Allez” song, which is typically sung …

UEFA are set to recommend that Premier League champions Manchester City receive a Champions League ban following the conclusion of a lengthy investigation into their financial conduct later this week. The governing body have been investigating City over the past few of months following a number of damaging leaks which revealed alleged rule-breaking from the club, with members of the …

The prize money for all 20 teams in this season’s Premier League has been revealed following the conclusion of the dramatic 2018/2019 campaign. Manchester City clinched their second title in a row and their fourth in eight years after they defeated Brighton 4-1 on the final day of the season, despite Liverpool breathing down their necks throughout the season. Klopp’s …

Manchester City’s victory over Brighton at the Amex Stadium handed Pep Guardiola’s side their second Premier League title in a row despite Liverpool’s valiant challenge. The two sides were separated by just a point going into the final day, and it was Liverpool, the challengers, who had the early upper hand after Sadio Mané’s 21st goal of the season gave …

Last night, Liverpool did the unthinkable as they defeated Barcelona by 4-0 to advance to the Champions League final. Klopp’s men had to overturn a three-goal deficit at Anfield without two of their key players in Roberto Firmino and Mo Salah but completed the most remarkable of turn arounds thanks to a double from Divock Origi and Gini Wijnaldum. The …

Former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has hit out at his old club over their failure to back him in the same way Manchester City and Liverpool have backed Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp respectively. Mourinho spent two and a half years at Manchester United but his time at the club came to an end following a string of disappointing …

Paul Poga was a surprise inclusion in the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Team of the Year which was announced this morning.  The team is dominated by the two clubs who are currently battling for the Premier League title, Manchester City and Liverpool. City have six representatives in the team and they include Ederson, Aymeric Laporte, Bernardo Silva, Fernandinho, Sergio Aguero, …

Manchester United fell to a 2-0 defeat to bitter rivals Manchester City at Old Trafford on Wednesday night and it continues a poor run of form for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side.  United’s slide since Solskjaer took over as permanent manager has been alarming for supporters of the Red Devils and those worries were compounded based on the performance against Pep …

Manchester City and England forward Raheem Sterling has called for harsher punishment for racist abuse as the problem continues to worsen in the game. Sterling has been one of many victims of racism over the last number of months, with the 24-year old suffering abuse while playing for Manchester City away to Chelsea and on international duty for England against …

UCD and Irish U21s pair Liam Scales and Neil Farrugia have reportedly been invited to train with Manchester City U23’s following their impressive displays this season. Both Farrugia and Scales are very highly rated and have taken excellently to life in the top flight after helping UCD to the First Division title last season. Daniel McDonnell on the Independent.ie is reporting …

There are many reasons out there for a person to be turned right off of Manchester City. And they stretch across the spectrum to and away from all sorts of importance levels. At the top is obviously not so much the money that lifts them, rather where it comes from and how it’s earned, with their backers’ wallets filled via everything …

As another Premier League campaign comes to a close, it is time now to draw our attention to the annual end of season awards. On Saturday, the nominees for the PFA Player and Young Player of the Year were announced with the likes of Raheem Sterling, Virgil Van Dijk and Declan Rice in contention for awards. The PFA will also …