Manchester City will be eyeing a domestic treble when they face Watford in Saturday’s FA Cup final, with the team a far cry from the one that Yaya Toure inspired to the 2011 title.
Having clinched the Premier League at Liverpool’s expense on Sunday, added to the EFL Cup in February, City are aiming to become only the eighth side to win the domestic treble in English club history.
While this season has been yet another consistent campaign of achievements for Pep Guardiola’s side, now firmly considered…

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Manchester City are the first team in a decade to win back to back Premier League titles, beating Brighton 4-1.

Craig Burley says Manchester City justified his past declaration that they’re the best team in club football after they edged Liverpool to the title.

ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol praises Manchester City’s mentality and defensive superiority during their run-in to a second straight Premier league title.
Former Manchester City and Barcelona man Yaya Toure has denied that he has retired from football despite his agent claiming the midfielder called time on his playing career.
Last week, the player’s agent Dimitry Seluk said that Toure had retired and planned to focus on coaching but the 36-year-old has publicly stated that he intends to continue.
“There has been a lot of confusion about my future recently,” Toure wrote on Twitter. “I want to make it clear here that I love football and I’m still in…

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Former Manchester City and Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure has left Olympiakos three months after rejoining the Greek Super League club.
Olympiakos said on Tuesday that the former Ivory Coast international’s contract had been terminated by mutual agreement.
Toure, who was released by City after a limited role last season, chose to join the club where he won the domestic double in the 2005-06 season.
Yet the 35-year-old’s second spell ended after just five appearances, with two coming in the league.
“Yaya…

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West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini has said he turned down the chance to sign Yaya Toure after the player’s agent appeared to mock West Ham by saying the club “was not the place for him.”
Pellegrini managed the Ivorian during his time at Manchester City and a reunion had been mooted after Toure left the Etihad this summer. However, he will join Greek side Olympiakos after passing a medical in London, as revealed by his agent, Dimitry Seluk.
Seluk’s tweet only specified…

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Yaya Toure reveals his best memories from his time at Manchester City and has a surprise guest at his farewell ceremony.

Man City’s Leroy Sane pays tribute to the departing Yaya Toure, and tells Jonathan Smith the Premier League will be harder to win next season. Former Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure is closing on a move to Olympiakos, sources close to the Greek club have told ESPN FC.
Toure, 35, is a free agent after leaving City at the end of his contract and looks set to return to Olympiakos, where he played in 2005-06 before moving to Monaco.
Olympiakos want to win back the Greek title after finishing third last term and see Toure’s experience and profile as key qualities.
The club are currently in England as they prepare for the second leg of…

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Yaya Toure reveals his best memories from his time at Manchester City and has a surprise guest at his farewell ceremony.

Man City’s Leroy Sane pays tribute to the departing Yaya Toure, and tells Jonathan Smith the Premier League will be harder to win next season.
Yaya Toure has passed a medical in London ahead of signing for a new club following his release from Manchester City, his agent said. 
Toure, 35, has been without a club after leaving Manchester City in the summer after eight years. His exit was acrimonious, with the midfielder questioning whether Pep Guardiola has a bias against African players. He also accused the Manchester City coach of being “cruel” to him, according to an interview with France Football. 
=%=%=% Toure @YayaToure has passed a medical in London. Yaya is close to signing a new contract.— Dimitry Seluk (@dmitriseluk) 28 August 2018

His agent, Dimitry…

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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has directed all member nations to carry out magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tests on their players ahead of 2019 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers.
The MRIs are used to determine the ages of the teenagers, who must be under 17 to train ahead of the qualifiers, to avoid instances of possible age cheating. It’s been used by FIFA since 2003 to ensure players are eligible, by scanning the bones in their wrists.
Nick Mwendwa, president Football…

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Former Ivory Coast and Arsenal defender Emmanuel Eboue is happy to see midfielder and countryman Yaya Toure leave Manchester City, saying manager Pep Guardiola was ‘killing’ Toure’s career.
Toure was one of the Premier League champions’ most influential players after joining the club from Barcelona in 2010. The now-34-year-old played a key role in City’s League title successes of 2012 and 2014.
But he did not play a significant role last season because he had fallen down the pecking order, making…

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