Yaya Toure has claimed he would be happy to retire at Manchester City, if he can fire the side to many trophies.
The Ivory Coast international penned a new four-year deal at the Etihad Stadium in April after his agent had claimed the midfielder would look to move if better terms were not offered.
Toure scored the goal that fired City to the FA Cup in 2009 and also netted a double against Newcastle at the end of last season, a victory that went a long way to helping the club to the Premier League title.
He said: I was thinking about it a long time and want to have a long time at City because it is a club where everybody wants to achieve something.
City have a big project in the future and I am very happy with my decision.
I want to stay at the one club where I will get everyth…
Valencia have reported death threats made to president Anil Murthy to the police.
Murthy, members of his family and employees at the LaLiga club have also been targeted by fans.
Valencia revealed back in October 2019 that the club had informed police of death threats made to Murthy.
With Jose Bordalas side 11th in LaLiga and losing to Real Betis on penalties in the Copa del Rey final, supporters are alleged to have crossed the line again.
A club statement said: Valencia CF, through the club s legal services, are compiling all death threats, insults and other actions against president Anil Murthy, his relatives and club employees.
This Wednesday morning, these actions have been reported to the police, and in the coming days an update of th…
Real Madrid kept pace with Barcelona at the summit of LaLiga after coming from behind to beat Real Sociedad 3-1 at Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday.
Barca had edged past Leganes earlier in the day to open up a three-point lead over their bitter rivals but Zinedine Zidane s side registered a second consecutive league win to rejoin them on 28 points.
Willian Jose took advantage of a woeful mistake by Sergio Ramos to put Sociedad ahead in the second minute but Karim Benzema restored parity before half-time.
Federico Valverde – who opened his Madrid account in the 4-0 win over Eibar before the international break – completed the turnaround shortly after the restart before Luka Modric sealed all three points 16 minutes from time.
Gareth Bale was introduced a…
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Desperate to shore up their spot in the National League play-off chase, Gateshead will host Hartlepool on Tuesday night.
Starting with the hosts, only continuing to gain a string of plaudits from across the National League this season, Gateshead are sat in the driving seat to punch a shock play-off ticket in 2024. With the mood in their camp at a real high, the Tynesiders will know the importance of making another statement here. Putting in an action-packed performance over the weekend as they secured a 3-2 victory away at Altrincham, interim boss Rib Elliot should find the mood in his camp at a red-hot high. Punching their spot in the semi-finals of this year’s FA Trophy earlier in the month as they secured another 3-2 win ag…
The first Milan derby of the 2018-19 season will take place on the weekend of October 21, by which time Gennaro Gattuso s Rossoneri will have steered themselves through a difficult start to their Serie A campaign.
After facing Genoa at home on the opening day, Milan take on last season s second and third placed sides respectively as they travel to Napoli then entertain Roma.
Their first clash with Inter at San Siro precedes a tough run of fixtures that includes a games against Juventus and Lazio in November and Gattuso will have to perform well if he is to remain as head coach for his first anniversary in the job at the end of that month.
Milan s reverse fixture against Inter comes in March 2019 ahead of a tricky run-in: the Rossoneri s last eight matches inc…