Welcome to day 42 of the Pundit Arena daily sports brainteaser challenge. Each day, we’ll give you a sporting brainteaser question and you have to guess the correct answer before the time runs out. You have five minutes to try to answer the question. Can you solve it?https://t.co/YkgudvmjA0 — Pundit Arena (@PunditArena) July 4, 2020 The brainteaser is designed to test …
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Jurgen Klopp cut a tetchy figure in an interview following Liverpool’s 4-0 defeat to Manchester City on Thursday night in only their second league loss of the season. The Liverpool manager fielded his strongest side against City and despite creating chances throughout they fell to a heavy defeat at the Etihad thanks to goals from Kevin De Bruyne, Raheem Sterling, …
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Gary Neville has said that Liverpool defender Andy Robertson was ‘playing like he had a week on the lash’ after his disappointing first-half performance against Manchester City. Liverpool were crowned Premier League champions last week and despite fielding a very strong side on Thursday night, they found themselves 3-0 down at half-time against Manchester City following goals by Kevin De …
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Jurgen Klopp believes Liverpool and Manchester City won’t be alone in challenging for the Premier League title next season. Liverpool travel to the Etihad on Thursday as Premier League champions and will receive a guard of honour from Pep Guardiola’s side. City’s defeat to Chelsea last week saw the Merseyside club sail out of reach to end a 30-year wait …
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Carlos Tevez has included seven Man United teammates in his dream XI selection, however, there was no room for any of his former Man City teammates despite leaving Old Trafford to join their cross-city rivals in 2009. The former Argentina international moved to the Premier League in 2006 where he joined West Ham. Tevez would join Man United a year …
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Ex-Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy has labelled guards of honour “a load of nonsense” as Manchester City are expected to applaud Liverpool onto the pitch when the sides meet at the Etihad Stadium on Thursday. Liverpool were crowned league champions for the first time in 30 years last week as Manchester City’s loss to Chelsea confirmed the Merseyside club’s long-awaited title …
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Last weekend the FA Cup quarter-final stages concluded with Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United advancing to the last four. City will face Arsenal while United will take on Chelsea in what’s set to be an exciting set of semi-finals. But how well do you remember the competition in years gone by? We’re giving you five minutes to name …
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Liverpool’s 30-year-wait for an English league title was ended on Thursday night following Manchester City’s 2-1 defeat to Chelsea. City needed to beat Frank Lampard’s side in order to keep the title race going however they failed to continue their sparkling form since the restart which had seen them defeat Arsenal 3-0 and Burnley 5-0. Despite dominating much of the …
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Stephen Ireland is plotting a return to football. Ireland is 33 and has not played professionally since 2018. But the former Manchester City and Stoke City midfielder hopes to one day earn another professional contract and even play for the Republic of Ireland again. His last contract was with Bolton Wanderers two years ago. The midfielder announced his intentions in …
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Jamie Carragher has outlined that he believes there is no future for defender David Luiz at Arsenal after more costly errors from the Brazilian. Luiz was left on the bench for Arsenal’s first game back after the COVID-19 suspension, but an injury to Pablo Mari meant that the Brazilian came on in the first half of the clash against Manchester …
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The Premier League will return from its hiatus with two fixtures on June 17th. Manchester City will host Arsenal while Aston Villa will face Sheffield United in the two opening fixtures, both of which are games in hand for the respective clubs. Another game may be played on June 19th, which is a Friday, with the full fixtures understood to …
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When the 2019/2020 Premier League season eventually goes down in the history books, it will be remembered as unquestionably the most bizarre campaign of all time. Coming to a halt with nine games left and Liverpool just two games away from their first ever Premier League title, 19/20 has been an unprecedented rollercoaster for all involved. The end of season …
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Manchester City have announced the sad passing of Dolors Sala Carrió, the mother of manager Pep Guardiola, as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The 82-year-old was residing in Barcelona where the family are from. In a short statement, the club expressed their deepest sympathies for Guardiola and her family. “The Manchester City family are devastated to report the death …
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The Premier League this season could be labelled as possibly one of the least competitive ever, as evidenced by recent results in the Champions League knockout stages. It seems a long time ago that the two English clubs, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur, were battling it out in Madrid for European glory. Although it wasn’t the most aesthetically pleasing of showcases …
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Manchester City have lodged an official appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport [CAS] following their two-year ban from all European competitions. The ban is set to start from the beginning of next season after the club breached UEFA’s Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Regulations. They were also fined £30 million for the offence. Now, the club have …
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Steven Gerrard has said he is “really interested” by the news that Manchester City could potentially be punished by the Premier League. Man City were banned from the Champions League for two seasons and fined €30m by UEFA last week after it was deemed that they broke Financial Fair Play rules between 2012 and 2016. The English champions deny the …
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Manchester City have been banned from European competitions for two years starting next season after seriously breaching UEFA’s Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Regulations. UEFA announced the decision on Friday while City were also given a fine of €30m (£25m) in what is the most severe punishment for a breach of FFP to date, and an indication as to …
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Elaquim Mangala was the most expensive defender in English football when he signed for Manchester City from Porto in 2016, but his spell in the Premier League was largely disappointing. Mangala struggled during his time at City and despite featuring heavily under Manuel Pellegrini he would end up spending a season and a half of his five years on loan …
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