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  • Foden Wins EPL Player of the Season Award

    Foden Wins EPL Player of the Season Award

    Manchester City player, Phil Foden has been awarded the 2023/2024 English Premier League Player of the Season.

    Foden, 23, clinched the award ahead of his teammate, Erling Haaland, Arsenal’s duo of Martin Odegaard and Declan Rice.

    Others include Alexander Isak, Cole Palmer – who won the Young Player of the Season award, Ollie Watkins, and Liverpool defender, Virgil van Dijk.

    “To win this award is an achievement that I am extremely proud of. The Premier League is acknowledged as the greatest league in the world, and it is a pleasure to have been nominated with so many other great players who have all enjoyed special seasons for their clubs,” Foden was quoted as saying by Sky Sports upon receiving the award. Watch live sports online

    He added: “Overall, I’ve been very happy with the way I have played this season and pleased that I have been able to contribute with the goals and assists throughout the season.

    “I’d like to thank all of the City staff, coaches, and especially my teammates because without them this wouldn’t be possible. And I would also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who voted for me as the award means a lot.”

    The English international registered 25 goals involvements (17 goals and 8 assists) in the league to achieve the feat – and had earlier this month won the Football Writers’ Player of the Season.

    The versatile player has a chance to increase his goal contributions tally and also add another Premier League title to his laurels with Pep Guardiola’s side on top of the standings with 88 points; 2 points above Arsenal in second place after 37 games.

    Manchester City will play West Ham United at the Etihad Stadium for the decider on Sunday, while Mikel’s Arteta men will face Everton at the Emirates Stadium same day.

  • Manchester City Wins Record-breaking Fourth Consecutive Premier League Title

    Manchester City Wins Record-breaking Fourth Consecutive Premier League Title

    Manchester City have been crowned the Premier League champions for the fourth time consecutively after defeating West Ham United 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium to achieve a record-breaking feat.

    Phil Foden, who was awarded the Premier League Player of the Season on Saturday broke the deadlock by capitalizing on Bernardo Silva’s effort two minutes into the game.

    Foden recorded his second (19th league goal of the season) through Jeremy Doku’s assist 16 minutes later.

    Ghanaian international, Mohammed Kudus fired home an acrobatic strike to reduce the deficit for the visitors before the half-time break.

    Rodri compounded the woes of the opposition a minute before the hour mark to seal the victory for Pep Guardiola’s side, leading to the Premier League title with 91 points – and Arsenal in second place on 89 points following a 2-1 triumph over Everton at the Emirates.

    Idrissa Gueye put the travelers in front after 40 minutes of action, however, Arsenal rallied back with goals from defender and Japanese international, Takehiro Tomiyasu in the 43rd minute and Kai Havertz with few minutes left on the clock.

    The Manchester side registered 96 goals and conceded 34 times on the path to success, thereby making Guardiola the first manager to win four Premier League titles in a row (6 in total since he arrived at the club in 2016) – propelling the club to its 10th league title.

    Similarly, Liverpool accumulated 82 points in third place, while Unai Emery’s Aston Villa completed the top four teams with 68 points despite suffering a five-nil defeat at the hands of Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

    Luton Town (26 points), Burnley (24 points) and Sheffield United (16 points) finished 18th, 19th and 20th on the standings and have been relegated from the English top flight.

    Manchester City striker, Erling Haaland retained the league’s highest goalscorer (Golden Boot winner) having netted 27 times. The Norwegian recorded 36 goals to claim the award last season – and Cole Palmer registered 22 goals to finish as the second-highest goalscorer in the just-concluded Premier League campaign.

     

  • Guardiola Wins Premier League Manager of the Season Award

    Guardiola Wins Premier League Manager of the Season Award

    Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has been awarded the 2023/2024 Manager of the Season.

    Guardiola, 53, clinched the award ahead of the quartet of Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta, Aston Villa’s Unai Emery, Jurgen Klopp and the manager of Bournemouth, Andoni Iraola.

    He amassed 91 points leading to his record-breaking fourth consecutive Premier League title with the Manchester side over the weekend. He edged the Gunners who finished second place with 89 points.

    Speaking after winning the award, the Spaniard was quoted as saying by the Premier League website: “I want to share it, yes, oh yes! Especially with Mikel [Arteta] for the incredible job he has done until the last game, bringing us to our limits.

    “Of course, for Jurgen [Klopp], for the unforgettable battles for many, many years. And Unai Emery is doing something unbelievable again to bring Aston Villa to the [UEFA] Champions League.

    “And Andoni Iraola, with Bournemouth, being his first season in the Premier League, doing what he has done, coming back from the tough start of the season.

    “It is an honor to be alongside all of them and to win this trophy. We will defend this award as best as possible in the future.”

    The former Bayern Munich gaffer has now claimed the award five (5) times since joining the English side in 2016 having won it in the 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 seasons respectively.

    He also won the award in the 2020/2021 and 2022/2023 seasons respectively, thereby becoming the second manager with the most Premier League Manager of the Season awards after Sir Alex Ferguson who has received the award 11 times.

    The duo of Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger have claimed the award three times each, while Jurgen Klopp has won it twice.

     

  • Chelsea Hosts Man. City, Manchester United to Face Fulham in 2024/2025 Premier League Matchday 1 Fixtures

    Chelsea Hosts Man. City, Manchester United to Face Fulham in 2024/2025 Premier League Matchday 1 Fixtures

    Chelsea will welcome Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City at Stamford Bridge in the biggest game of the 2024/2025 Premier League matchday one (1) fixtures on Sunday, August 18.

    Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United and Fulham will commence the season opener on Friday, while Ipswich Town will trade tackles with Liverpool on Saturday.

    Arsenal and Wolverhampton Wanderers, Everton versus Brighton & Hove Albion, and the tie between Newcastle United and Southampton will also take center stage on Saturday.

    Other Saturday contests are Nottingham Forest versus Bournemouth, West Ham United facing off Aston Villa as well as Brentford versus Crystal Palace.

    Champions of the 2023/2024 English Football League (EFL), Leicester City, and Ange Postecoglou’s side, Tottenham Hotspur will complete the matchday one game of the new season at the King Power Stadium on Monday, August 19.

    2024/2025 Premier League Matchday 1 Fixtures in Full

    1. August 16 (Friday) – Manchester United Vs Fulham (8 pm)

    2. August 17 (Saturday) Ipswich Town Vs Liverpool (12:30)

    3. August 17 (Saturday) Arsenal Vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (3 pm)

    4. August 17 (Saturday) Everton Vs Brighton & Hove Albion (3 pm)

    5. August 17 (Saturday) Newcastle United Vs Southampton (3 pm)

    6. August 17 (Saturday) Nottingham Forest Vs Bournemouth (3 pm)

    7. August 17 (Saturday) West Ham United Vs Aston Villa (5:30 pm)

    8. August 18 (Sunday) Brentford Vs Crystal Palace (2 pm)

    9. August 18 (Sunday) Chelsea Vs Manchester City (4:30 pm)

    10. August 19 (Monday) Leicester City Vs Tottenham Hotspur (8 pm)

  • Manchester City’s Rodri Wins 2024 Ballon d’Or

    Manchester City’s Rodri Wins 2024 Ballon d’Or

    Rodri, the talented Manchester City midfielder, has been crowned the 2024 Ballon d’Or winner, beating out competition from Real Madrid stars Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham, and Dani Carvajal.

    Rodri’s victory comes on the back of an incredible season in which he won the Premier League with Manchester City and helped Spain clinch the UEFA Euros.

    Despite these accomplishments, the announcement left many fans stunned, as Vinicius Junior was widely tipped to take home the coveted prize.

    In a dramatic turn of events, Vinicius was reportedly informed shortly before the ceremony that he would not be the winner, leading to Real Madrid boycotting the event.

    This decision came despite the club being named Club of the Year and Carlo Ancelotti being awarded Coach of the Year.