Posts

Manchester City History- All about the Club

Image
  Manchester City Football Club, a professional football team from Manchester, England, participates in the Premier League, which is the top division of English football. Manchester City history began in 1880 when the club was named St. Mark’s (West Gorton) and later renamed Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887. Eventually, the club became known as Manchester City in 1894. Since then, they have played their home games at various stadiums before settling at the Etihad Stadium in east Manchester in 2003. The team has donned sky-blue home shirts since the 1894 season. Throughout Manchester City history, the club has achieved significant success, winning eight league titles, six FA Cups, eight League Cups, six FA Community Shields, and one European Cup Winners’ Cup. Although they have yet to win a UEFA Champions League title, they have qualified to play in the competition for twelve consecutive seasons and made it to the knockout stages for ten consecutive seasons by the 2022-23 campa
Post a Comment
Read more

Busquets announce an emotional farewell after La Liga championship

  After clinching the La Liga title, Barcelona’s outgoing captain Sergio Busquets conveyed an emotional message to his team. Xavi’s team has wrapped up their first league title win since 2019 with four matches still remaining, while Busquets prepares for the end of his Barcelona career. When his contract expires in June,  the veteran midfielder confirmed his decision to leave the club , creating a void in Xavi’s team after 15 seasons in the first team. However, Busquets has provided reassurance to fans regarding the positive prospects for the future, hinting at a potential return to the club at some point. Busquets  will leave Barcelona after 15 years at the end of the season Busquets wrote:  “The foundations of a team of champions has been laid. It’s very difficult to win titles. “I wanted to leave winning an important title like La Liga. “I’m very happy to leave like this. I’ve been here for many years, with records and titles, and I’m happy to go out like this . “But, I will see you
Post a Comment
Read more

'We only knew when UEFA put it on social media!' - Inside Portugal's crazy qualification for the Women's Euros

Image
The Seleccao found out just 65 days before the start of the tournament in England that they'd be taking Russia's place "Did you see that you’re going to the Euros?" That Andreia Jacinto’s mother saw the confirmation of Portugal’s participation in the 2022 UEFA Women’s Euros before the midfielder sums up the chaos surrounding the Seleccao's qualification. Moments later, the 19-year-old was celebrating with friends having seen the announcement herself on television. After not thinking about the tournament for months, following defeat to Russia in the play-offs over a year prior, suddenly Portugal had just 65 days to prepare for what promises to be the biggest Women’s Euros yet. It was April 2021 when Francisco Neto’s side were beaten over two legs by just a single goal, a result that had every player in tears. “We knew that we could have done better in that play-off,” Jacinto tells  GOAL . “Our goal was so close and we couldn't reach it. It was devastating.” As
Post a Comment
Read more

Will Ronaldo leave Man Utd for Sporting return? Door left open for emotional homecoming by club director

Image
Hugo Viana is ruling nothing out when it comes to a potentially stunning coup for the Portuguese outfit, but he admits a deal in 2022 is unlikely Cristiano Ronaldo made a return to his spiritual home in rejoining Manchester United from Juventus in the summer of 2021, but a door is being left open for him to head back to his roots at Sporting. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner took his first tentative steps down a road to greatness when bursting onto the senior stage in Lisbon, with his undoubted potential spotted by Sir Alex Ferguson back in 2003. After spending the best part of 20 years cementing a legacy as one of the finest talents to have ever played the game, speculation is building once again regarding a potential retracing of steps to where it all began. Will Ronaldo return to Sporting? Questions have been asked of how long Ronaldo will be sticking around at Old Trafford, with United enduring a testing 2021-22 campaign, but he does still have 12 months left to run on his contract
Post a Comment
Read more