News for 'Pep'

Rampant Man City crush West Brom to return to the top

Rampant Man City crush West Brom to return to the top

Rediff.com27 Jan 2021

German international Ilkay Gundogan scored twice and was at the heart of City's hugely impressive display as Pep Guardiola's side delivered the kind of football that took them to title wins in 2018 and 2019.

'Yaya Toure will stay and fight for Man City place.'

'Yaya Toure will stay and fight for Man City place.'

Rediff.com15 Aug 2016

Yaya Toure's agent says the Manchester City midfielder plans to stay and fight for his place despite being left out of their first game of the season. The Ivorian, who played under new manager Pep Guardiola when the pair were at Barcelona, was omitted for Saturday's narrow 2-1 win over Sunderland in City's Premier League opener.

EPL: City off to winning start with victory at Wolves

EPL: City off to winning start with victory at Wolves

Rediff.com22 Sep 2020

Guardiola gave a debut to close-season signing Nathan Ake, the Dutch defender signed from Bournemouth, lining up alongside John Stones in the centre of defence.

Guardiola accuses Liverpool's Mane of diving

Guardiola accuses Liverpool's Mane of diving

Rediff.com3 Nov 2019

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola accused Sadio Mane of diving after the Liverpool forward's match-winning display against Aston Villa in the English Premier League.

Can Manchester City break United's EPL record?

Can Manchester City break United's EPL record?

Rediff.com6 Aug 2019

Manchester City's target this season will be to match Manchester United's record of three successive Premier League titles

FA charges Guardiola for wearing Catalan support ribbon

FA charges Guardiola for wearing Catalan support ribbon

Rediff.com23 Feb 2018

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has been charged by the English FA for wearing a yellow ribbon during matches in apparent protest against the imprisonment of pro-independence politicians in his native Catalonia.

Transfers: City defender Dias extends contract to 2027

Transfers: City defender Dias extends contract to 2027

Rediff.com30 Aug 2021

All the summer transfer details right here...

2019 FIFA awards: Who is in contention?

2019 FIFA awards: Who is in contention?

Rediff.com31 Jul 2019

Liverpool's Champions League winning trio of Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Sadio Mane joined regulars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi on the shortlist for The Best FIFA Men's player award

Pellegrini would like Guardiola to succeed him at Man City

Pellegrini would like Guardiola to succeed him at Man City

Rediff.com20 Dec 2015

Manuel Pellegrini has admitted that he wants to see Pep Guardiola take charge of Manchester City one day, saying that the most coveted coach in football can turn out to be important for the club.

EPL: Lampard regrets rant against Jurgen Klopp

EPL: Lampard regrets rant against Jurgen Klopp

Rediff.com25 Jul 2020

Chelsea is currently at the fourth place in the Premier League standings with 63 points from 37 matches.

Arteta, Guardiola urge caution in welcoming fans back to stadiums

Arteta, Guardiola urge caution in welcoming fans back to stadiums

Rediff.com17 Jul 2020

Elite sport in Britain returned without fans last month after a near three-month shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the government is set to allow spectators at carefully selected trial events from late July to early August.

EPL PIX: Man City stay 10 points clear at the top

EPL PIX: Man City stay 10 points clear at the top

Rediff.com22 Feb 2021

Manchester City chalked up yet another victory to maintain their stranglehold of the Premier League title race but pursuers Manchester United and Leicester City both secured important wins to enhance their top-four bids on Sunday.

Will Guardiola stay at Bayern beyond 2016?

Will Guardiola stay at Bayern beyond 2016?

Rediff.com23 Apr 2015

Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola will see out his three-year contract with the German champions, who are hopeful of an extension beyond 2016, club CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said on Thursday.

EPL: FIFA deny Chelsea request to freeze transfer ban

EPL: FIFA deny Chelsea request to freeze transfer ban

Rediff.com8 Mar 2019

Chelsea may still take their case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, as other clubs have done in the past.

I'm not going to retire in two or three years: Guardiola

I'm not going to retire in two or three years: Guardiola

Rediff.com6 Jan 2017

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has clarified comments that suggested he was making plans for an early retirement, with the Spaniard insisting he was not ready to quit management.

PIX: Title-chasing Liverpool held at Everton

PIX: Title-chasing Liverpool held at Everton

Rediff.com22 Jun 2020

Liverpool may have to wait a little longer for their Premier League title celebrations after they were held to a 0-0 draw at Everton in the behind closed-doors Merseyside derby on Sunday.

City have unfinished business in the Champions League, says Laporte

City have unfinished business in the Champions League, says Laporte

Rediff.com6 Aug 2020

Manchester City have dominated English football in recent years under Pep Guardiola, although they finished second to Liverpool in the Premier League this season, but have yet to add Europe's most coveted prize to their trophy cabinet.

Working on developing world's 'best cricket team': Imran Khan

Working on developing world's 'best cricket team': Imran Khan

Rediff.com22 Jul 2019

The cricketer-turned-politician addressed a gathering of Pakistani-Americans at Capital One Arena in downtown Washington DC on Sunday.

Bayern's Guardiola rules out Manchester City move

Bayern's Guardiola rules out Manchester City move

Rediff.com11 May 2015

Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola on Monday shot down swirling rumours of a possible move to Manchester City next season, saying he would see out his contract at the German champions.

Man City hoping to overturn Champions League ban

Man City hoping to overturn Champions League ban

Rediff.com8 Jun 2020

Manchester City will attempt to overturn their two-year UEFA ban from European football when a three-day hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland begins on Monday. European soccer's governing body UEFA ruled in February that City had committed serious breaches of Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations and failed to cooperate with its investigation, handing them a ban and a 30 million euro (24.9 million pounds) fine.

Champions League is going to be quite open this season: Arteta

Champions League is going to be quite open this season: Arteta

Rediff.com19 Sep 2018

Arteta, who will lead City in their Champions League opener against Olympique Lyonnais on Wednesday because manager Pep Guardiola is suspended, also said that his team were better placed to challenge for top European honours this season.

Battle of tactics as Barca and Bayern go head to head

Battle of tactics as Barca and Bayern go head to head

Rediff.com6 May 2015

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique is ready for surprises when he comes up against Pep Guardiola's Bayern Munich on Wednesday in what he believes will be an open and attractive game.

PIX: Mahrez double fires Man City into Champions League final

PIX: Mahrez double fires Man City into Champions League final

Rediff.com5 May 2021

Riyad Mahrez struck twice as Manchester City reached the Champions League final for the first time thanks to a 2-0 victory over Paris St Germain at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday that secured a 4-1 aggregate win.

Klopp left wanting more but hails sensational Liverpool

Klopp left wanting more but hails sensational Liverpool

Rediff.com20 Jan 2020

Klopp said he was not surprised by the levels which his team continue to produce during a Premier League season in which they have yet to lose.

'Emotional' Messi pays tribute to 'mentor' Guardiola

'Emotional' Messi pays tribute to 'mentor' Guardiola

Rediff.com28 Apr 2012

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has paid an emotional tribute to Pep Guardiola, after he announced leaving the Catalans at the end of the season.

After court battle, Man City look to make peace with UEFA

After court battle, Man City look to make peace with UEFA

Rediff.com24 Aug 2020

UEFA had banned City from European competition for two years after ruling they had breached Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations but City won an appeal last month to have that verdict and sanction overturned.

PHOTOS: Salah and Mane send Liverpool top

PHOTOS: Salah and Mane send Liverpool top

Rediff.com27 Apr 2019

Winter returned to Anfield on Friday but while the temperature dropped, the standards of Juergen Klopp's side certainly did not as Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah both struck twice in a 5-0 thrashing of relegated Huddersfield Town.

'Ruthless' Klopp can lead Liverpool to league title: Lewandowski

'Ruthless' Klopp can lead Liverpool to league title: Lewandowski

Rediff.com4 Oct 2016

Free from the extra burden of European football, Liverpool have a strong chance to win the Premier League this season under a "ruthless" Juergen Klopp, according to Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski. Liverpool, who finished eighth in the league standings last season, are fourth in the table this campaign, having beaten Arsenal, Chelsea and champions Leicester City in their opening seven games.

Guardiola on the lessons for City after draw vs Celtic

Guardiola on the lessons for City after draw vs Celtic

Rediff.com29 Sep 2016

Manager Pep Guardiola tempered his delight at ManchesterCity's ability to fight back three times in a thrilling 3-3 draw against Celtic in the Champions League on Wednesday by urging his players to understand the importance of a good start.

PIX: Manchester City cruise past Newcastle into FA Cup semis

PIX: Manchester City cruise past Newcastle into FA Cup semis

Rediff.com29 Jun 2020

Kevin de Bruyne's first-half penalty and a superb strike by Raheem Sterling after the break earned holders Manchester City a comfortable 2-0 away win at Newcastle United in the weekend's last FA Cup quarter-final on Sunday.

Football Focus: Lazio fined for Balotelli insult

Football Focus: Lazio fined for Balotelli insult

Rediff.com9 Jan 2020

News of all that transpired on and off the football field

Why Guardiola will not have it easy while Mourinho will be hit...

Why Guardiola will not have it easy while Mourinho will be hit...

Rediff.com10 Jun 2016

Chelsea forward Pedro fears Pep Guardiola, his former coach at Barcelona, could be in for a rude awakening at Manchester City next season.

Catching Liverpool too hard now, says Man City's Aguero

Catching Liverpool too hard now, says Man City's Aguero

Rediff.com30 Dec 2019

Sergio Aguero believes the 14-point gap between the defending champions and Premier League leaders Liverpool is 'too hard' to overturn

Magical Four driving Bayern in Guardiola swansong

Magical Four driving Bayern in Guardiola swansong

Rediff.com4 Feb 2016

Bayern Munich will not be deterred by what the club say are false reports of discontent in coach Pep Guardiola's team as they focus on becoming the first side to win a fourth straight Bundesliga title. "We can make German football history," sports director Matthias Sammer told reporters. "And I am not talking about the Champions League but the 'magical four'. This is what drives us." Bayern, who travel to Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday, are eight points clear at the top of the Bundesliga but they have had to deal with a number of issues on and off the pitch recently. A string of injuries to central defenders including Spaniard Javi Martinez, who will be out for four weeks, and Germany international Jerome Boateng, sidelined for three months, forced the Bavarians to bring in former Germany international Serdar Tasci on loan from Spartak Mosc

City manager Guardiola dismisses Chinese media criticism

City manager Guardiola dismisses Chinese media criticism

Rediff.com23 Jul 2019

'For the Premier League champions, their appearance in China was nothing more than a commercial obligation, and their lack of enthusiasm and the indifferent treatment of their hosts stands in stark contrast to representatives of other clubs'

Five Man City players to miss Chelsea trip due to COVID

Five Man City players to miss Chelsea trip due to COVID

Rediff.com1 Jan 2021

Five Manchester City first team players have tested positive for COVID-19 and will not be involved when they play Chelsea in the Premier League this weekend

EPL PIX: 10-man Chelsea hold Liverpool; City rout Arsenal

EPL PIX: 10-man Chelsea hold Liverpool; City rout Arsenal

Rediff.com29 Aug 2021

Images from Saturday's action in the English Premier League.

'United have momentum, confident ahead of Manchester derby'

'United have momentum, confident ahead of Manchester derby'

Rediff.com29 Aug 2016

Manchester United's unbeaten start to the Premier League has helped the club build momentum before the derby clash against ManchesterCity, striker Wayne Rooney has said.

EPL: Can Manchester United get back in the title race?

EPL: Can Manchester United get back in the title race?

Rediff.com13 Sep 2020

Given the improvements at Chelsea and Arsenal, it will still be a significant achievement for United to secure a top four finish and in the Champions League, a decent run in the knockout stages would also be a sign of progress.

Here's how Man City became Premier League's best...

Here's how Man City became Premier League's best...

Rediff.com12 May 2019

The following is a look back on key moments in the thrilling Premier League title race, won by Manchester City on Sunday: