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Sterling tries his hand at baseball

Baseball is coming to the UK as the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox face off in a two-game series at West Ham’s London Stadium.
However, instead of Jack Wilshere or Mark Noble turning up to meet the MLB stars, Manchester…

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Manchester City teammates Bernardo Silva and Raheem Sterling traded blows via Instagram.
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Bernardo Silva got his mate to do a Raheem Sterling impression ># pic.twitter.com/KQKrwCbP2G— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) June 18, 2019

Bernardo Silva has incurred the wrath of Raheem Sterling after light-heartedly mocking his Manchester City teammate on social media.
While on a post-Nations…

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After Harry Kane struggled in the UCL final, the FC crew discuss whether or not Gareth Southgate should include him in his starting XI against the Netherlands.

The UEFA Nations League has had no shortage of goals. See what the ESPN FC guys chose for their top 10 finishes up to this point.
England forward Raheem Sterling said he was left “fuming” after his PR company issued a release suggesting that he would be captaining England in Thursday’s Nations League semifinal against the Netherlands.
The press release was issued on Tuesday by Colossal Sports Management, who represent Sterling’s management company, saying he would be wearing the skipper’s armband in what will be his 50th appearance.
Tottenham striker Harry Kane is England’s usual captain and would be expected to assume the…

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The FC guys mention Manchester United’s ’99 treble winners and Arsenal’s ’98 side when questioning if Man City are the best team of the Premier League era.

ESPN FC’s Alexis Nunes joins the party in Manchester to get the fans’ thoughts on City’s treble-winning season and Vincent Kompany’s departure.
Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling has said he hopes to play in the United States at some stage of his career.
Sterling, the Football Writers’ Player of the Year, told a conference in New York he was surprised by the level of enthusiasm for football in the U.S. and expected the sport to continue to grow.
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MLS franchise New York City FC is owned by the City Football Group, which runs City and five other clubs around the world.
“English football has grown massively over here. It wasn’t like that…

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The FC guys mention Manchester United’s ’99 treble winners and Arsenal’s ’98 side when questioning if Man City are the best team of the Premier League era.

ESPN FC’s Alexis Nunes joins the party in Manchester to get the fans’ thoughts on City’s treble-winning season and Vincent Kompany’s departure.

Vincent Kompany says he’s given everything to Manchester City as he bids farewell to the supporters at the team’s victory parade.
Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling, who is leading the fight against racism in football, said on Tuesday he hoped to talk to officials at England’s Football Association and the Premier League about combating the menace.
Sterling told a conference in New York that the hectic nature of a footballer’s schedule was the only thing that had kept him from meeting them already.
“In football you can get caught up with training every day and games every two, three days so you don’t really have a lot of time…

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Following a fairy tale ending to their Bayern Munich careers, ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol chimes on the departing Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery.

ESPN FC’s Craig Burley can’t hold in his excitement after watching Manchester City’s dominant FA Cup victory over Watford.

David Alaba excelled in Bayern’s title-winning victory, while Raheem Sterling’s performance in Man City’s FA Cup triumph fell short with our panel. Our global editors pick their top 10 performers from the weekend.

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Also receiving votes: Jean-Paul Boetius (Mainz).

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Man City claim the first ever English men’s domestic treble and match the largest FA Cup final margin of victory since 1903.

Vincent Kompany and Manchester City raise the FA Cup after beating Watford and becoming the first English men’s team to win the domestic treble.

LONDON — Manchester City added the FA Cup trophy to the already won Premier League and Carabao Cup with a ruthless 6-0 demolition of Watford. Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus bagged braces and David Silva, Kevin De Bruyne also tallied as City equalled the biggest FA Cup-winning margin in the competition’s 148-year history.

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Manchester City rounded off an incredible season in style with an emphatic victory to bring up an historic Treble. Domestically the season could not…

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Watford captain Troy Deeney tells ESPN FC’s Mark Ogden how jail time in 2012 turned his life around as he prepares to lead the Hornets out against Man City in the FA Cup final.

FA Cup: Troy Deeney (90’+4′ PEN) Watford 2-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Watford captain Troy Deeney has credited Raheem Sterling with making a “massive” impact in the fight against racism this season, and told ESPN FC that the Manchester City winger has made it “cool” to talk about the issue.
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Deeney will face Sterling…

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