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Manchester City midfielder David Silva is reportedly set to become the face of David Beckham’s new MLS franchise Inter Milan next season. According to a report from Tony Evans in The Independent, Silva is attracted by the idea of becoming Miami’s marquee signing in their inaugural season. Silva, who is going into his tenth season at Manchester City, agreed a …

Stephen Ireland is viewed by many as one of Ireland’s most gifted yet unfulfilled footballers. Despite playing alongside players such as Carlos Tevez, Patrick Viera and Vincent Kompany, Ireland only ever made six international appearances for the Boys in Green. Various off-field issues have created the narrative that the midfielder is somewhat difficult to work with. However, in a wide-ranging …

Stephen Ireland has detailed the struggles he faced early on in his Manchester City career earning just £85 a week while trying to raise two kids alone.  The Irish midfielder broke on to the Manchester City first team in 2005 and would go on to become a fan favourite at the club before a series of unfortunate events resulted in …

Professional footballer Stephen Ireland has opened up on his exile from the Republic of Ireland national side. In a wide-ranging exclusive interview with Sam Lee of The Athletic, the former Manchester City midfielder spoke at length about the early days of his career, his fallout with various managers and his low-key lifestyle. However, what was most interesting was Ireland speaking …

The video assistant referee was at the centre of the action once again in a clash between Tottenham and Manchester City as it denied Gabriel Jesus and the champions a late winner. Jesus curled the ball past Hugo Lloris in the Spurs goal with just seconds left on the clock and the game finely poised at 2-2 before it was …

Irish goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu was named on the Manchester City bench for the first time during their pre-season victory over Yokohama. The 17-year old has been a part of City’s pre-season tour of Asia but had failed to make the matchday squad for their previous games. Bazunu did not make an appearance off the bench as City ran out 3-1 …

“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 …