Soccer

Welcome to the latest edition of the City Is Ours daily round-up, where we take a look at some of the Manchester City stories you might have missed. Another day, another link between City and Barcelona — although this is one that should certainly please Blues. Penalty fluffs aside, Gabriel Jesus has …

He produced a sparkling showing on prime time Friday terrestrial television, yet the most memorable part of Cole Palmer’s night in Swindon looks like it will be his post-match interview. After a superb assist for Bernardo Silva to open the scoring and an emphatic strike into the top corner completed …

Under Ed Woodward’s leadership, Manchester United became overly generous employers. The executive vice-chairman had more than one eye on the bottom line but his desire to protect the value of players ended up in some baffling contract renewals. Some of them were so unexpected that even the players were surprised to be …

As you walk down the most coveted streets in Wilmslow, Cheshire, there is a air of exclusivity and seclusion that only millionaires can afford. Along the country roads, surrounded by oak trees and finely kept gardens, and beyond the sprawling driveways are the properties of some of the Premier League’s …

Manchester City defender Nathan Ake impressed Ruben Dias again as the two teamed up for the Fa Cup win over Swindon. For the second game in a row, Ruben Dias had cause to bear-hug his teammate Nathan Ake. This time, the circumstance were far less dramatic. Rather than making an …

Pogba has been sidelined since November with a hamstring injury and will face another month out, says Manchester United interim boss Ralf Rangnick; the France midfielder’s contract expires at the end of the season and he has been linked with Juventus and Real Madrid. Paul Pogba has not been offered …