This Manchester derby features two teams whose narratives this season have taken very different trajectories. Manchester City began the campaign with head coach Gareth Taylor talking of taking the next step to win the WSL title yet they find themselves languishing adrift in fourth, with interim boss Nick Cushing now in charge and City hoping...
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says Phil Foden and Jack Grealish do not “feel good” after incidents involving fans at the Manchester derby, but believes it is a societal problem rather than blaming Manchester United. Earlier this week, a 20-year-old man was charged with assault after Grealish was allegedly slapped as he walked into the...
Leaders Truro City have never played higher than the National League South and manager John Askey says the whole of Cornwall is willing them to climb the ladder. The club had to play games at Plymouth, Torquay and Gloucester City after selling their stadium in 2020 but are back in the city now and looking...
Manchester City women’s director of football Therese Sjogran says she has not ruled out the possibility of interim head coach Nick Cushing staying on this summer. Cushing, 40, took over on an interim basis until the end of the season following Gareth Taylor’s sacking last month. Sjogran also said the timing of Taylor’s departure in...
Exeter City manager Gary Caldwell has challenged his players to pull off the “fantastic achievement” of surpassing their points total from last season. The Grecians head into a West Country derby at Bristol Rovers on Saturday free of relegation fears, with a 10-point gap to the bottom four, but Caldwell wants his players to lift...
Exeter City boss Gary Caldwell has challenged Reece Cole to return to his very best after an injury-stricken season. The 27-year-old scored seven times in 42 appearances last season after joining the Grecians on a free from non-league Hayes, having almost dropped out of the game. However, a series of injury absences has limited the...
“The club would like to thank City Matters representatives for the feedback they provide on a range of topics relating to ticketing, and for sharing a broad range of perspectives from the fans they represent,” said City. The announcement follows further fan criticism for agreeing a global partnership with third-party ticket resale site Viagogo –...
AC Milan defender Kyle Walker is set for a spell on the sidelines following surgery on a fractured elbow. The 34-year-old England international sustained the injury during training and has subsequently had an operation. “To ensure better healing and optimise recovery time, the player underwent surgery in Milan,” the Serie A club said in a...
Football gossip: Man City consider Morgan Gibbs-White move, Arsenal want Lautaro Martinez, plus more
Manchester City consider Morgan Gibbs-White move, Arsenal want Lautaro Martinez and and Victor Osimhen open to Juventus switch. Nottingham Forest and England midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White, 25, is one of the options Manchester City are considering as a replacement for departing Belgium midfielder Kevin de Bruyne, 33. (Athletic – subscription required), external Arsenal are willing to...
A roundabout in Plymouth city centre has been partially closed after a tractor collided with a water main valve. Derrys Cross Roundabout is closed at the southern end due to damage to the valve, highways bosses said. Plymouth Highways also said the closure was causing long delays in the area. Emergency services including police are...
Birmingham have certainly spent lots of money in their quest to return to the Championship at the first attempt – more than any other side at this level, even Wrexham, could match. Their spending last summer was understood to have topped £25m to bring in 17 new players, including paying seven-figure fees for Emil Hansson,...
City’s defensive flaws have not been helped by a series of injuries to their senior centre-halves. Ruben Dias, Manuel Akanji and Nathan Ake have all missed chunks of the season – Akanji and Ake are currently sidelined after surgery – while John Stones has been restricted to just six league starts. Khusanov and Reis, who...
Exeter’s cause was not helped as they lost half-time substitute Pat Jones to injury 10 minutes after the break and central defender Ed Turns suffered a facial gash with 25 minutes left. But the Grecians failed to produce a shot on target in the second half as they were unable to back up a good...
“Not so much red or blue – grey would be better.” The overwhelming feeling around the 196th Manchester derby was neatly summed up by a comment posted on the BBC Sport website. It might be a stretch to claim, as one respondent did, it was ‘the worst derby match in the world’. But the sentiment...
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said derogatory chants about Phil Foden’s mother from Manchester United fans showed “a lack of class”. Speaking after an insipid and goalless Manchester derby at Old Trafford on Sunday, Guardiola said it was not an issue for United but for the individuals involved. England international Foden was targeted by insulting...