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Would Leo Messi be successful at Manchester City?

We will surely never know, but - hypothetically - how would Manchester City accommodate Leo Messi's extraordinary range of abilities?

2 days ago podcast

How did Chelsea beat Manchester City?

Joe and Alex discuss how Manchester City were defeated in their recent trip to Stamford Bridge by an excellently drilled…

4 days ago video

What if Lionel Messi played for Manchester City?

What if Lionel Messi played for Manchester City? Yes, Messi is under contract at Barcelona until 2022, not to mention…

1 week ago video

Manchester City and the 'Football Leaks' explained

Manchester City's success was all thanks to an unlimited supply of money – yes – but also to the prudence…

1 week ago video

Finance & Law | How the global financial crisis changed football

Since 2008, we have seen the creation of an elite band – a bulge bracket, to use financial market terminology…

1 month ago feature

FFP breaches show the moral decay across football's entire spectrum

Der Spiegel's allegations are yet to be proven, but their substance suggests a sport completely out of control and out…

1 month ago feature

Tottenham vs Manchester City: One in five

Seb Stafford-Bloor was at Wembley on Monday night to see Tottenham fall short against Manchester City.

2 months ago video

Tactics Explained | Guardiola vs Klopp: Possession vs Space

Guardiola and Klopp's understanding of the each other’s strengths began in the Bundesliga in 2013/14; its effects are still being…

2 months ago feature

The Leroy Sané incident in the Champions League - a penalty, for the good of the game

A player who tries to keep his balance shouldn't be punished for his honesty.

2 months ago video

Finance & Law | Manchester City's controversial Etihad deal

Etihad Airways, the national airline of Abu Dhabi, replaced Thomas Cook as shirt sponsor in 2009. This had an immediate…

3 months ago video

Finance & Law | City Football Group: Globalisation & Conflicts Of Interest

What is for sure is that City Football Group (CFG), of which Manchester City is the biggest team, is quietly…

4 months ago feature

Life through a lens: Manchester City photographer Sharon Latham

Stephen Tudor meets Sharon Latham, long-time club photographer at Manchester City.

4 months ago video

Tactical Profile | How Will Mahrez Fit In At Manchester City

Far from sitting on the bench all season, Riyad Mahrez can and will play a crucial, perhaps central role, to…

4 months ago feature

The Billionaires Club: The Unstoppable Rise of Football’s Super-rich Owners

James Montague's detailed and often unflattering portrait of the means and motivations of elite football's group of decadently wealthy owners.

5 months ago video

Tactical Profile | David Silva | Spain & Manchester City Responsibilities

We take a tactical look at Spain and Manchester City maestro, David Silva, comparing his responsibilities for club and country…

6 months ago feature

Iconic Ends: When we were kings of the Kippax

Iconic Ends continues, with Stephen Tudor recalling his first-hand memories of Maine Road's Kippax.

7 months ago feature

Twenty-five years later: The cost of the Premier League dream for the disenfranchised many

John Brewin reflects on the fate of those clubs who departed the Premier League long ago and who are now…

7 months ago feature

St James's Park 2012 showed Yaya Toure for what he was to Manchester City

Nick Miller remembers Yaya Toure's goal against Newcastle in 2012, the telling contribution to Manchester City's first Premier League title.

7 months ago podcast

Premier League season review | Part One | The Top Four

This week we review the Premier League season, starting with a look at this seasons top four.

7 months ago video

Tactics Explained | New York City FC

This video examines NYCFC under Patrick Viera.

8 months ago