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Manchester City's Brazil forward Robinho is returning home to his former club Santos immediately on a six-month loan deal, both clubs said on Thursday.
Roberto Mancini, the King of the Italian Cup, took his first step towards Wembley when his Manchester City side earned a 1-0 third-round FA Cup win at Championship side Middlesbrough on Saturday.
Manchester City ended their run of seven league draws in spectacular fashion by beating Premier League leaders Chelsea 2-1 in an action-packed game in front of a record Eastlands crowd on Saturday.
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag will remain in the job for next season and has entered into talks with the Old Trafford club over a contract extension
The Premier League's bottom two clubs met at Goodison Park and there was more woe for Everton as they bowed out on penalties to Southampton after a 1-1 draw.
Moises Caicedo's blistering second-half strike cancelled out a Bruno Fernandes penalty as Chelsea salvaged a 1-1 draw with Manchester United on Sunday.
Sven-Goran Eriksson left Manchester City on Monday, less than a year after taking over as coach of the English Premier League club. A statement on the side's Web site said the 60-year-old Swede had parted company with the club by mutual consent.
IMAGES from the Champions League matches played on Tuesday.
Spain manager Luis de la Fuente left Barcelona's 17-year-old defender Pau Cubarsi and midfielders Marcos Llorente and Aleix Garcia out of his 26-man squad
Gareth Southgate said he is confident that fans will come to be captivated by the "different" squad
ManchesterCity beat Liverpool 3-1 on penalties to win the League Cup after Sunday's final finished 1-1 after extra time.
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Late goals from Nicklas Bendtner and Theo Walcott spared Arsenal's blushes and kept them top of the Premier League in a 2-0 victory over Cardiff City as title rivals Manchester City and Chelsea also won on Wednesday.
Manchester City came from behind twice to earn a 2-2 draw with Liverpool in a breathless and pulsating Premier League encounter, at Anfield, on Sunday. All four goals came in the second half.
All the action from La Liga and Serie A matches played on Monday
Round-up of matches from the opening weekend of the English Premier League 2024-25
Manchester City's Premier League title defence fell apart at the seams in a 3-1 defeat to Southampton on Saturday when goalkeeper Joe Hart committed a howler and Gareth Barry scored a bizarre own goal.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday night.
The defenders signed contracts on Tuesday from Bayern Munich making United their third team together, and they could both feature in the squad's season opener on Friday against Fulham at Old Trafford.
FA Cup added another incredible chapter to its proud heritage on Saturday as Chelsea and Manchester City were humbled by supposed inferiors.
David Silva came to the rescue of Manchester City with two goals in a 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace.
A summary of Saturday's matches in the Premier League.
Chelsea's unbeaten start to the season ended with a dramatic 2-1 defeat at Newcastle United; Champions Manchester City took full advantage of Chelsea's surprise reverse to cut the gap at the top.
The former England goalkeeper ends a 13-year stint with Arsenal.
A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
United are six-times League Cup winners, most recently lifting the trophy in 2022-23 with Ten Hag at the helm.
A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Ruud van Nistelrooy said he was sad to see Erik ten Hag fired by Manchester United on Monday, but the club's former striker is honoured to step in as interim manager for as long as required.
The former world number one said she hoped to motivate young girls into sports with the doll.
Forest were good value for the win, though Ipswich came close to opening the scoring midway through the first half.
Manchester City went top of the Premier League, at least until Manchester United play at Stoke City later on Saturday, when they beat Everton 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium with goals from second-half substitutes Mario Balotelli and James Milner.
Nine players from the Premier League have been called up including Ruben Dias, Diogo Dalot, Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva and Diogo Jota. Goncalo Inacio is the only Sporting player in the squad.
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Manchester City started their Premier League campaign in scintillating fashion on Monday with a stylish 4-0 win at home to 10-man Newcastle United that will ring alarm bells for the rest of their title rivals.
Arsenal reclaim provisional top spot with 1-0 win at Man United
A round-up of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
Images from Saturday's action in the Premier League.
IMAGES from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
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