England star Phil Foden misses game after appendix removed
March 26, 2023 GMTLONDON (AP) — England player Phil Foden was ruled out of the European Championship qualifier against Ukraine on Sunday after having his appendix removed hours before kickoff.
The Manchester City forward underwent surgery on Sunday morning, the Football Association said.
Man City beats Newcastle 2-0, stays in touch with Arsenal
March 4, 2023 GMTMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City passed a huge test of its Premier League title credentials by beating Newcastle 2-0 on Saturday as a couple of big calls by Pep Guardiola paid off in a match between the wealthiest teams in English soccer.
Foden stars as Man City advances in FA Cup; Leicester upset
February 28, 2023 GMTPhil Foden was in danger of becoming one of the forgotten players at Manchester City this season.
Maybe not anymore.
The England winger is over his injury problems and back in favor with City manager Pep Guardiola — and is repaying the faith with goals as the English champions head into the final stretch of the season on the hunt for more trophies.
Haaland scores record goal in City’s easy win at Bournemouth
February 25, 2023 GMTBOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — Erling Haaland scored a record 27th goal in the English Premier League to help Manchester City see off Bournemouth 4-1 and stay on the shoulder of Arsenal in the title race on Saturday.
Foden ready to return for Man City, Stones out 1 month
February 3, 2023 GMTMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden is set to return from a foot injury but the defender John Stones will be sidelined for up to a month, manager Pep Guardiola said Friday.
City routs Chelsea in FA Cup, 4th-tier Stevenage ousts Villa
January 8, 2023 GMTDifferent competition, same outcome. Manchester City beat Chelsea for the second time in less than three days, on this occasion in the FA Cup.
And this time it was a 4-0 thrashing, without even needing Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne.
Kane extends World Cup goal drought but equals Beckham feat
November 30, 2022 GMTDOHA, Qatar (AP) — For Harry Kane, the wait for a first goal at this World Cup goes on.
Substituted after 58 minutes of England’s 3-0 win against Wales on Tuesday, he embraced his replacement Callum Wilson and made his way to the bench to watch the remainder of the game.
Liverpool and Man City bitter rivalry boils over at Anfield
October 16, 2022 GMTLIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said Liverpool fans needed to improve their aim after coins were allegedly thrown at him — and missed — during his team's 1-0 defeat at Anfield on Sunday.
Guardiola says Liverpool fans threw coins at him
October 16, 2022 GMTMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Pep Guardiola says coins were thrown at him during Manchester City's 1-0 defeat at Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday.
The City manager remonstrated angrily with a section of the Anfield crowd after Phil Foden saw a goal ruled out when VAR invited referee Anthony Taylor to review the pitchside monitor.
Salah ends Man City’s unbeaten start as Liverpool triumph
October 16, 2022 GMTLIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Mohamed Salah ended Manchester City's unbeaten start to the season with his second-half goal securing a 1-0 win for Liverpool against the defending Premier League champion on Sunday.
England midfielder Foden renews with Manchester City to 2027
October 14, 2022 GMTMANCHESTER, England (AP) — England midfielder Phil Foden has signed a contract extension with Manchester City to 2027.
Foden's previous deal was to expire in 2024 but the Premier League champion moved on Friday to secure its home-grown talent for longer.
Haaland scores again as Man City rolls; Chelsea beats Wolves
October 8, 2022 GMTLONDON (AP) — With Manchester City easing toward another big English Premier League victory, the only question still lingering an hour into the game was whether Erling Haaland would get in on the scoring.
Haaland nets 20th goal of season as City beats Southampton
October 8, 2022 GMTMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Erling Haaland scored his 20th goal in just 13 games this season as Manchester City routed Southampton 4-0 to lead the English Premier League on Saturday.
Haaland extended his scoring streak to 10 straight games in all competitions by netting the fourth goal in the 65th minute for City.
Reality check for United as City wins Manchester derby 6-3
October 2, 2022 GMTMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Erling Haaland and Phil Foden scored hat tricks Sunday as Erik ten Hag was humiliated in his first Manchester derby.
Manchester City destroyed rival Manchester United 6-3 at the Etihad and moved to within a point of Premier League leader Arsenal.
Haaland scores 11th EPL goal, City beats 10-man Wolves 3-0
September 17, 2022 GMTWOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Erling Haaland added a strike from outside the area to his repertoire of goals since joining Manchester City in a 3-0 win at 10-man Wolverhampton in the Premier League on Saturday.
Haaland scores 2 more, City outclasses Sevilla in 4-0 win
September 6, 2022 GMTSEVILLA, Spain (AP) — Whatever the competition, whoever the opponent, Erling Haaland just cannot stop scoring for Manchester City.
Make that 12 goals in seven competitive games in the Norway striker’s first season for City after his double in a 4-0 win over Sevilla in their Champions League opener on Tuesday.
Haaland scores another hat trick, City thrashes Forest 6-0
August 31, 2022 GMTMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Erling Haaland scored a hat trick for the second straight game as Manchester City thrashed Nottingham Forest 6-0 in the Premier League on Wednesday.
All of the Norway striker’s goals came in the first half at Etihad Stadium, before Joao Cancelo scored a fourth and Julian Alvarez added two more — his first goals for City since his offseason arrival from River Plate — in the second half in the champions’ fourth win in five games of their title defense.
Man City earns 2nd win by thrashing Bournemouth 4-0 in EPL
August 13, 2022 GMTMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Erling Haaland might not hog all of Manchester City’s goals this season, after all.
Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden were City's scorers — along with an own-goal — in a 4-0 win over Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday, with Haaland barely getting a sight on goal at Etihad Stadium.
Lionel Messi misses cut for Ballon d’Or list of nominees
August 12, 2022 GMTPARIS (AP) — Seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi was omitted from the 30-man list of nominees for the prestigious award on Friday for the first time since 2005.
The Argentina great edged out Poland striker Robert Lewandowski for the Ballon d’Or last year but wasn't nominated this time after an underwhelming first season at Paris Saint-Germain.
Sterling puts City 3 points clear of Liverpool in title bid
May 8, 2022 GMTMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City started celebrations to mark a decade since its first Premier League title by trying to prevent the sixth success being as tense or dramatic with a rout started and ended by Raheem Sterling.
EPL leader City recovers from CL exit to beat Newcastle 5-0
May 8, 2022 GMTMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City moved on from the disappointment of its Champions League exit with a 5-0 rout of Newcastle that sent the defending Premier League champions three points clear of Liverpool at the top on Sunday.
Benzema keeps Madrid alive in CL despite 4-3 loss to City
April 26, 2022 GMTMANCHESTER, England (AP) — It was the coolest of penalties at the end of one of the wildest matches in Champions League history.
With his cheekily dispatched “Panenka,” Karim Benzema might just have kept Real Madrid's chances alive against Manchester City in the semifinals.
Man City wins to stay in charge of Premier League title race
April 20, 2022 GMTIt's still advantage Manchester City in the Premier League title race.
Three second-half goals earned City a 3-0 win over Brighton on Wednesday, lifting Pep Guardiola's team back into first place after being ousted — only for 24 hours as it turned out — by title rival Liverpool.
City beats Brighton 3-0, reclaims top spot in Premier League
April 20, 2022 GMTMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City scored three times in the second half to reclaim top spot in the Premier League with a 3-0 victory over Brighton on Wednesday.
The scoreline did not tell the full story of a nervy contest at Etihad Stadium in which the champions were frustrated by Brighton before the break.
De Bruyne gives Man City 1-0 edge over Atletico Madrid in CL
April 5, 2022 GMTMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Kevin De Bruyne scored the only goal to give Manchester City a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal on Tuesday.
After a tight 70 minutes, City finally found its way through Atletico’s tough rearguard helped by Phil Foden's vision.
Inseparable: EPL rivals City, Liverpool to meet in cup semis
March 20, 2022 GMTManchester City and Liverpool just can’t be kept apart this season.
Engaged in yet another tight tussle for the Premier League title, the two rivals from northwest England must now squeeze an FA Cup semifinal meeting into their busy end-of-season schedules.
City scores in 82nd, avoids late penalty in win at Everton
February 26, 2022 GMTLIVERPOOL, England (AP) — It was a controversial VAR decision that will be celebrated in the blue half of Manchester and lamented by both halves of Merseyside.
Manchester City was protecting a 1-0 lead at Everton — following Phil Foden's slightly fortunate 82nd-minute goal — when its holding midfielder Rodri appeared to give away a penalty in stoppage time when a spinning ball struck his outstretched right arm.
City ruthless in 5-0 win over Sporting in Champions League
February 15, 2022 GMTLISBON (AP) — Manchester City was so good in the Champions League on Tuesday that even the fans of its opponents couldn’t help but applaud.
When Phil Foden side-footed home the third of City’s four first-half goals in a 5-0 win over Sporting in the last 16, it wasn’t just the vocal away fans showing their appreciation inside the Estádio José Alvalade.
Sterling hat trick as Man City beats Norwich 4-0 in EPL
February 12, 2022 GMTNORWICH, England (AP) — Raheem Sterling scored a hat trick as Manchester City beat Norwich 4-0 to move 12 points clear in the English Premier League on Saturday.
Phil Foden also scored at Carrow Road as City extended its unbeaten run in the league to 15 games.
Foden earns City 1-0 win at Brentford, 8-point lead in EPL
December 29, 2021 GMTLONDON (AP) — Phil Foden marked his return to Manchester City's starting team with a goal that sent the champions into the new year with an eight-point lead in the Premier League.
Foden’s 16th-minute strike was enough for City to secure a 1-0 win at Brentford on Wednesday and tighten its grip on the title race after slip-ups by Liverpool and Chelsea over the last two days.
MATCHDAY: Man City, injury-hit Chelsea back in action in EPL
December 28, 2021 GMTA look at what’s happening in the English Premier League on Wednesday:
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City manager Pep Guardiola might be ready to recall Phil Foden and Jack Grealish to the team after leaving them out of the last two starting lineups for disciplinary reasons.
Man City ruthless, Leeds woeful in 7-0 Premier League rout
December 14, 2021 GMTLONDON (AP) — Seven goals — even without a recognizable striker. A seventh successive victory. Manchester City is looking ruthless in its Premier League title defense.
Kevin De Bruyne struck twice, while Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Riyad Mahrez, John Stones and Nathan Ake also got on the scoresheet as the champions overpowered Leeds 7-0 on Tuesday.
Man City’s 7-0 rout hands Leeds its largest-ever EPL loss
December 14, 2021 GMTMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City inflicted Leeds’ largest-ever Premier League loss to show why the champions are well-placed for another title.
A 7-0 rout by the league leaders was begun by Phil Foden guiding in a shot from outside the box in the eighth minute.
MATCHDAY: Man City has attacking concerns, Napoli vs. Inter
November 20, 2021 GMTA look at what’s happening in European soccer on Sunday:
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Manchester City could be without three of its key attackers for a home match against Everton in the Premier League. Kevin De Bruyne is definitely missing after contracting the coronavirus while England players Jack Grealish and Phil Foden were hurt during the international break and are doubts.
Man City midfielder De Bruyne tests positive for coronavirus
November 19, 2021 GMTMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Kevin De Bruyne contracted the coronavirus while on international duty with Belgium and is isolating, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said Friday.
Guardiola said De Bruyne found out on Wednesday that he had tested positive.
More Old Trafford misery for United with 2-0 loss to City
November 6, 2021 GMTMANCHESTER, England (AP) — It took only seven minutes of the Manchester derby to be in no doubt about the parlous state of United.
When Eric Bailly clumsily intercepted João Cancelo’s cross to divert the ball into his own net, it was the start of another agonizing Old Trafford encounter with a now far superior rival.
Sterling scores as Man City beats Brugge 4-1 in CL
November 3, 2021 GMTMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Raheem Sterling ended his scoring drought as Manchester City netted three second-half goals Wednesday to move closer to the Champions League knockout rounds with a 4-1 win over Club Brugge.
Man City’s 10 men lose 2-0 to Palace for 2nd defeat in EPL
October 30, 2021 GMTMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City slumped to a second loss in its Premier League title defense as goals by Wilfried Zaha and Conor Gallagher earned Crystal Palace a 2-0 win at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
Man City’s League Cup reign over after penalty-shootout loss
October 27, 2021 GMTManchester City's four-year reign as English League Cup titleholder is over.
City lost 5-3 to West Ham in a penalty shootout in the last 16 on Wednesday after the game finished 0-0 after 90 minutes at the London Stadium.
Foden scores 2, City beats Brighton 4-1 in Premier League
October 23, 2021 GMTBRIGHTON, England (AP) — Phil Foden led a masterful first half from Manchester City in a 4-1 win at Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday.
The defending champions were untouchable before halftime as Phil Foden scored in the 28th and 31st minutes after the recalled Ilkay Gundogan had opened the scoring at Amex Stadium.
Chelsea, Man City win big without playing a striker in EPL
October 23, 2021 GMTChelsea and Manchester City didn't field a recognized striker between them for their Premier League games on Saturday.
It didn't stop them combining for 11 goals in ominous displays by the two title contenders.
Manchester City routs Club Brugge 5-1 in Champions League
October 19, 2021 GMTBRUGGE, Belgium (AP) — Manchester City put on a dominant display of slick passing and movement to rout Club Brugge 5-1 on Tuesday in the Champions League.
Following its loss to Paris Saint-Germain last month, Pep Guardiola's team recovered in style, making things look easy against opponents who were overwhelmed from the start and were forced to defend throughout the match.
Silva, De Bruyne score for City in 2-0 EPL win over Burnley
October 16, 2021 GMTMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Bernardo Silva and Kevin De Bruyne scored as Manchester City claimed a hard-fought 2-0 win over Burnley in the English Premier League on Saturday.
City's players were not at their fluid best after manager Pep Guardiola rang the changes for the first game after the international break but they still did enough to earn a customary home win over the Clarets, who had lost 5-0 in their last four trips to Etihad Stadium in all competitions.
Salah wonder goal has Klopp purring despite draw with City
October 3, 2021 GMTLIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Mohamed Salah was too busy being asked about his wonder goal to get the chance to savor it again for himself so soon after full time at Anfield.
“I have to watch it to see,” the Liverpool striker said.
League Cup: Man City, Liverpool ease through; Everton out
September 21, 2021 GMTBidding to win the English League Cup for a fifth straight season, Manchester City’s players fell behind during a game in the competition for the first time in nearly four years on Tuesday.
The Latest: British PM sends best wishes to England team
July 10, 2021 GMTThe Latest on soccer’s European Championship:
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has sent his best wishes to the “incredible” England soccer team ahead of the European Championship final against Italy.
Foden revels in ‘Gazza’ comparisons with bleached Euros hair
June 8, 2021 GMTBURTON-ON-TRENT, England (AP) — Arriving at England's base for the European Championship with his hair bleached platinum blond, Phil Foden knew the comparisons he would be inviting — and he reveled in them.
EURO 2020: Phil Foden leads continent’s young stars
June 2, 2021 GMTAny European Championship offers young players a chance to make their name on the international stage. Even more so this time.
The coronavirus pandemic means three years have passed since the World Cup, so more players are making their major tournament debuts.
EURO 2020: Young stars, home comforts boost England hopes
June 1, 2021 GMTA squad bristling with young and exciting talent. Home advantage through the final. A strong recent tournament record.
England has much going in its favor heading into the European Championship, putting one of the world’s underachieving soccer teams among the favorites.
EURO 2020: Winners and losers from the 1-year delay
May 27, 2021 GMTPushing the European Championship back a year because of the coronavirus pandemic has given some teams a chance to rebuild or integrate new players. Others have had their squads hit by injuries and retirements.
10-man City loses 3-2 at Brighton, Gundogan off injured
May 18, 2021 GMTBRIGHTON, England (AP) — Manchester City paid heavily for the 10th-minute sending-off of Joao Cancelo as the newly crowned Premier League champions squandered a two-goal lead to lose 3-2 at Brighton on Tuesday.
Foden’s ‘Are you ready’ post to Mbappe on Twitter backfires
April 16, 2021 GMTMANCHESTER, England (AP) — A post on Twitter between high-profile soccer players after a Champions League game has backfired, highlighting the perils of sports stars handing over control of their social media accounts to third parties...
England U21s coach quits after group-stage failure at Euros
April 16, 2021 GMTLONDON (AP) — The coach of England’s under-21s has quit after the team was eliminated from the European Championship at the group stage...
Man City beats Dortmund for Champions League semifinal
April 14, 2021 GMTDORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Pep Guardiola shared an emotional moment with goal scorer Phil Foden as Manchester City ended its run of failure in the Champions League quarterfinals Wednesday, beating Borussia Dortmund 2-1 for a 4-2 aggregate win...