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  • England eyes Pep Guardiola for Three Lions coaching job

    England eyes Pep Guardiola for Three Lions coaching job

    The Football Association (FA) in England is eyeing Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola for the Three Lions managerial position.

    Recall that Guardiola’s current contract ends in 2025 and the Spaniard could be leaving his role as the coach of Manchester City.

    According to the Daily Mail, Southgate looks likely to step down after Euro 2024.

    Although his contract expires in 2024, the prospect of the 53-year-old guiding the Three Lions to the 2026 World Cup has not been ruled out.

    However, Guardiola remains a serious option for the FA.

    The only stumbling block would be his contract at City, which runs until 2025.

    Eddie Howe, Mauricio Pochettino and Graham Potter had all previously been considered options to take on the role.

    Howe presently tinkers Newcastle United while, Pochettino is the head coach of Chelsea FC.

  • EPL: Guardiola to miss Manchester City matches after undergoing back surgery

    EPL: Guardiola to miss Manchester City matches after undergoing back surgery

    Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola will miss a couple of games for in the English Premier Leagues due to a surgery in Europe.

    Guardiola has undergone emergency surgery on a back problem, the club confirmed in a statement on Tuesday.

    Guardiola underwent the procedure in Barcelona, where he is now recovering.

    The 52-year-old will miss Man City’s Premier League matches away to Sheffield United and at home to Fulham before returning after the September international break.

    “Pep Guardiola has today undergone a routine operation on a back problem.

    “Everyone at Manchester City wishes Pep a speedy recovery, and look forward to seeing him back in Manchester soon,” Man City’s statement read.

    This is coming after Guardiola led Man City to beat Newcastle United 1-0 last weekend.

  • EPL: Guardiola takes a swipe at Chelsea for spending £1bn on players in the last one year

    EPL: Guardiola takes a swipe at Chelsea for spending £1bn on players in the last one year

    Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola has stylishly taken an indirect jibe  at Chelsea for spending over £1bn on players in the one year, saying fans would have roasted him if it was City that did the same.

    Romeo Lavia’s arrival from Southampton in a £58million deal takes the Blues’ spending to almost £1billion under Todd Boehly.

    Guardiola added that Premier League rivals are not getting enough media attention like they would have if it was the other way round.

    “I couldn’t sit here if we spent what Chelsea spent in the last two transfer windows – you would kill me,” Guardiola said.

    “You will kill me, that is for sure. We’d be under scrutiny like you couldn’t imagine.”
  • EPL: Haaland scores brace as City maul Burnley 3-0 in Premiership opener

    EPL: Haaland scores brace as City maul Burnley 3-0 in Premiership opener

    Manchester City on Friday defeated newly promoted Burnley 3-0 in the first game of the 2023/2024 Premier League season.

    Pep Guardiola’s men bounced back from the agony of losing the Community Shield to Arsenal to register a win against Burnley at Turf Moor.

    It was a match where Guardiola faced his former player and captain Vincent Kompany who is the coach of Burnley.

    Prolific striker, Erling Haaland started off from where he stopped last season by banging in two first half goals to begin his goal-scoring campaign this season.

    City defender, Rodri added a third after the break to ensure City took all maximum points.

    City’s first home league fixture will be against Newcastle United next Saturday.

    The Citizens will have another opportunity to win a silverware thus season when they confront Europa Cup winner, Sevilla football club of Spain  on Wednesday.

  • EPL: Guardiola speaks on exiting Manchester City next season

    EPL: Guardiola speaks on exiting Manchester City next season

    Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has revealed that he could extend his contract beyond 2024 if such an opportunity presents itself.

    For the first time in the club’s history, Guardiola guided City to win treble for the English club side last season.

    There have been suggestions that Guardiola could leave the Etihad after winning the European Cup.

    The 52-year-old, who signed a two-year contract extension last November, has previously said he would take a sabbatical when he leaves Manchester before potentially managing a national team.

    But for now, it seems the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss will be staying put and could stick around longer.

    He said: “I signed a contract for another two years because I feel comfortable — and nothing has changed whether we won [the Treble] or didn’t win.

    “I’m happy and the people are happy, the board and the hierarchy especially because they decide in the end which manager is going to lead this group of players.

    “If they are satisfied, I’m still satisfied. I want to defend what we won and maybe at the end of the season, if I am tired, we will talk with the club — or maybe extend more.”

  • UCL: Not our best performance but it was written in the Stars that we will win – Guardiola

    UCL: Not our best performance but it was written in the Stars that we will win – Guardiola

    Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has reacted to winning the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League trophy, saying it was very difficult for him to win it.

    The Premier League champions completed the Treble this season, thanks to a 1-0 win over Inter Milan in Istanbul.

    Speaking to BT Sport after the Inter game, Guardiola said “it was written in the stars” that they would win finally get their hands on the Champions League trophy.

    “It’s so difficult to win it. This competition is a coin.

    “It was written in the stars. It belongs to us.

    “We weren’t at our best level. After the World Cup the team made a step forward and we were there. It wasn’t our best performance,” he said.

  • UCL: Manchester City coach, Guardiola named best manager of all time

    UCL: Manchester City coach, Guardiola named best manager of all time

    Former Real Madrid defender,  Jonathan Woodgate has noted that winning the Champions League with Manchester City has finally confirmed Pep Guardiola as the greatest manager of all time.

    Rodri’s goal in the 68th minute helped Manchester City win the trophy for the first time in their history.

    Woodgate, speaking to BBC Radio Live, hailed the Spaniard for his innovative work.

    “It confirms Pep Guardiola is the greatest. He changes the way we look at football. He’s an innovator. He puts people in different positions and he makes it work.

    “He improves every player he works with and if someone doesn’t want to work with him, he gets them out of the team.

    “He installs a great team spirit, Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland have talked about it. Tonight the spirit got him over the line,” he said.

  • UCL Final: Inter Milan bigger than Manchester City – Guardiola admits

    UCL Final: Inter Milan bigger than Manchester City – Guardiola admits

    Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has revealed that Spanish club side Inter Milan is a bigger club than them.

    Guardiola made this comment while speaking with BT Sport ahead of Saturday’s Champions League final at Istanbul stadium, Turkey.

    City are looking to win the trophy for the first time, while Inter wants to end a 12-year wait for it, after winning it under Jose Mourinho in 2012.

    “I saw Inter’s games and we tried to do our game. Everything finishes with a game and the team who performs best over 95 minutes will win.

    “Inter Milan is bigger than us, in terms of history in this competition, and we are favourites to win the game, but what’s important is that, at 10pm Istanbul time, we do the best performance possible and that can make the difference,” Guardiola said.

  • EPL: Guardiola reacts to De Bruyne’s ‘shut up’ comment

    EPL: Guardiola reacts to De Bruyne’s ‘shut up’ comment

    Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has shed more light into his relationship with star midfielder, Kelvin De Bruyne.

    According to Guardiola, it’s normal for his players to get angry on the pitch, the Spaniard told journalists in England.

    Recall that De Bruyne was heard telling his manager to “shut up” during their 4-0 win over Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final second leg in midweek.

    But Guardiola has revealed that the Belgian shouts at him even during training.

    “We shout at each other and I like it. Sometimes it’s a little bit flat, I like this energy.

    “It’s not the first time. You don’t see but he shouts at me in training. This is what we need. After that he becomes the best,” Guardiola said.

  • UCL: ‘Shut your mouth’ – De Bruyne lashes out at Guardiola

    UCL: ‘Shut your mouth’ – De Bruyne lashes out at Guardiola

    Visibly angry Kevin De Bruyne was captured by the camera screaming  at Guardiola and telling the manager to shut up during their Champions League second leg semi-final thrashing of Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night.

    Manchester City spanked Real Madrid by 4-0 at the Etihad to reach UCL final by 5-1 on aggregate.

    The Premier League champions secured a place in the final of Europe’s elite competition where they will play Italian giants, Inter on June 10.

    Two first-half goals from Bernardo Silva handed City a deserved lead, while a late double from Manuel Akanji and Julian Alvarez completed the victory for Guardiola’s side.

    Madrid improved after the break and although they still barely troubled City, an anxious Guardiola was seen losing his cool with De Bruyne on the touchline when the Belgian lost the ball at one point in the second half.

    Television cameras caught Guardiola telling De Bruyne to pass the ball and City’s talisman screamed ‘shut up, shut up’ at his manager after losing possession.

    ‘At 2-0 we rushed a lot,’ Guardiola told Spanish broadcaster Movistar after the City’s win.

    ‘Right after the break [Ilkay] Gundogan lost a ball, Kevin made three transitions that weren’t necessary and we rushed a lot when we had to do the opposite, sink them and turn them, sink them and turn them.

    ‘But it’s normal. It gets close, you rush, and it has cost us more, although in general we have had an extraordinary game.’