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Tottenham’s Rose backs Sterling over claims English media help ‘fuel racism’

Alexis Nunes and Ale Moreno flex their knowledge in predicting European Qualifying fixtures containing Belgium, England and France.

Shaka Hislop presents his weekly Power Rankings, where quite a few Premier League clubs find their way into the top 10.

Gab Marcotti delves into the Champions League quarterfinal ties of Ajax vs. Juventus, Liverpool vs. Porto, Tottenham vs. Man City and Man United vs. Barcelona.
Tottenham defender Danny Rose has backed Raheem Sterling following the Manchester City winger’s criticism of the English media over their portrayal of black players.
Sterling had said media coverage in England “helps fuel racism” after racial abuse was allegedly directed at him during City’s match at Chelsea in December.

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The 24-year-old has had an uneasy relationship with the media, with critical coverage before the 2018 World Cup in Russia of his decision to get a tattoo of an assault rifle…

England U17 champ Curtis Anderson joining USL’s Charlotte Independence – sources

Anderson saved and scored a penalty in England’s round-of-16 shootout win over Japan at the 2017 Under-17 World Cup.
England Under-17 World Cup winner Curtis Anderson is set to join United Soccer League side Charlotte Independence from Manchester City, sources have told ESPN FC.
Anderson, 18, will join the club on a permanent move. 
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Charlotte have yet to announce the deal. However, his profile has been included on their team page on the league’s website.
The 18-year-old goalkeeper has not made a first-team appearance for the Premier League champions, who have international goalkeepers Ederson, Claudio Bravo…

England U17 champ Curtis Anderson joining USL’s Charlotte Independence

Anderson saved and scored a penalty in England’s round-of-16 shootout win over Japan at the 2017 Under-17 World Cup.
England Under-17 World Cup winner Curtis Anderson has joined United Soccer League side Charlotte Independence from Manchester City.
“When I heard that Charlotte Independence were interested in signing me I quickly decided that this was too good an opportunity to miss out on,” Anderson told the team’s website. “Especially the chance playing in senior football for the first time in my young career.”
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On Feb. 8, a fire at an uninspected youth dorm at Flamengo killed 10 young players. How?

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The 18-year-old goalkeeper has not made a first-team appearance for the Premier League champions,…

‘Tired’ Guardiola needs holiday before Man City’s quadruple run-in

Manchester City survived an almighty scare at Swansea coming back from 2-0 down to advance to the FA Cup semi finals.

English FA Cup: Sergio Agüero (88′) Swansea City 2-3 Manchester City

English FA Cup: Kristoffer Nordfeldt (78′ OG)
Swansea City 2-2 Manchester City
SWANSEA, Wales — Pep Guardiola admits he is tired and needs to get away from football for a week as he prepares for the final two months of the season and what could be a historic quadruple.
Manchester City reached the semifinals of the FA Cup on Saturday but were knocked off the top of the Premier League 24 hours later when Liverpool narrowly beat Fulham.
And the City boss will now take a break after a run of 11 victories in just six weeks and has also given a week off to players not called up…

Aguero’s 8/10 saves City off the bench as Delph and Mahrez struggle vs. Swansea

Manchester City survived an almighty scare at Swansea coming back from 2-0 down to advance to the FA Cup semi finals.
SWANSEA, Wales — Manchester City kept their hopes of a quadruple alive by fighting back from two goals down to beat Swansea City 3-2 to reach the semifinals of the FA Cup.
The Championship side looked like they would pull off a stunning shock when they went ahead through a Matt Grimes penalty and an excellent strike from ex-City youth player Bersant Celina. But Bernardo Silva pulled a goal back with 20 minutes remaining, Sergio Aguero’s controversial penalty was then deflected in by Swans goalkeeper…

Manchester City boss Guardiola ‘sorry’ for win against Swansea with no VAR

Manchester City survived an almighty scare at Swansea coming back from 2-0 down to advance to the FA Cup semi finals.

English FA Cup: Sergio Agüero (88′) Swansea City 2-3 Manchester City
SWANSEA, Wales — Pep Guardiola said he doesn’t like to win matches with wrong decisions but added Manchester City were one of the clubs that wanted the Video Assistant Referee for all games.
City kept up their quadruple hopes when they fought back from two goals to beat Swansea City 3-2 in the FA Cup quarterfinals with the help of two controversial decisions.
Swansea players were unhappy when Cameron Carter-Vickers was judged to have tripped substitute Raheem Sterling for the equaliser, while Sergio…

Guardiola: Manchester City squad strong enough even if club gets transfer ban

Gab Marcotti delves into the Champions League quarterfinal ties of Ajax vs. Juventus, Liverpool vs. Porto, Tottenham vs. Man City and Man United vs. Barcelona.

Steve Nicol can’t figure out whether Manchester City were just that good or Schalke just that bad in City’s 7-0 win in the second leg.
MANCHESTER — Pep Guardiola refused to be drawn on reports that Manchester City could face a transfer ban but said his squad is good enough even if he cannot bring in new signings in the summer.
Reports have claimed FIFA could ban City from making signings in the next two windows for allegedly breaking rules related to the protection of youth players and third-party ownership.
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On Feb. 8, a fire at an uninspected youth dorm at Flamengo killed 10 young players. How?

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Guardiola has said he trusts those running the club and last week called for any investigations to be concluded quickly.
“I…

Manchester City success judged on winning Champions League – Guardiola

Shaka Hislop and Alexis Nunes give their early predictions of how the Champions League quarterfinals will pan out.

Steve Nicol can’t figure out whether Manchester City were just that good or Schalke just that bad in City’s 7-0 win in the second leg.
MANCHESTER, England — Pep Guardiola believes he has to win the Champions League at Manchester City or he will be judged a failure.
The Catalan coach won the trophy twice during his time at Barcelona and has guided City to the quarterfinals this year where they will face Premier League rivals Tottenham following Friday’s draw.
But despite winning three Bundesliga titles during his three years at Bayern Munich, Guardiola said his time in Germany is viewed as a failure and he believes it will be the…

Cristiano Ronaldo hat trick a warning to Champions League hopefuls Man City – Pep Guardiola

Gab Marcotti believes that Cristiano Ronaldo’s stellar performance against Atletico Madrid only begins to justify the huge sum Juventus paid for him.

Steve Nicol can’t figure out whether Manchester City were just that good or Schalke just that bad in City’s 7-0 win in the second leg.

Steve Nicol and Craig Burley applaud Cristiano Ronaldo for his performance under pressure to send Juventus to the Champions League quarterfinals.
MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City breezed into the Champions League quarterfinals on Tuesday, but Pep Guardiola thinks Cristiano Ronaldo served a warning of how difficult it will be for the Premier League champions to win the trophy for the first time.
While City were dismantling Bundesliga strugglers Schalke 7-0 at the Etihad, Ronaldo — who has won the trophy for the past three seasons — scored a hat trick to see Juventus through 3-2 on aggregate against Atletico Madrid.
“Look at Juventus…

Aguero, Sane, Sterling 8/10 as Man City thrash Schalke to reach Champions League quarterfinals

Sane, left, and Aguero, centre, were instrumental in the easiest of Champions League nights at the Etihad on Wednesday.

MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City breezed into the quarterfinals of the Champions with an emphatic 7-0 victory over German side Schalke. Leading 3-2 from the first leg, they had to wait until the 35th minute for the opener from a Sergio Aguero penalty. The Argentine then added a second just three minutes later before Leroy Sane made it 3-0 at half-time as Schalke collapsed.

In the second half, Raheem Sterling, Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden and Gabriel Jesus all added goals as Pep Guardiola’s…

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