While Croatia’s Mateo Kovacic is getting ready to play in the 2018 World Cup semifinals against England, in pursuit of the tournament prize, he has become a prize himself for several English clubs keen on courting the Balkan player. READ MORE: The Nearly Men: Can England, Belgium & Croatia Slay Demons of 1986, 1990, 1998? Besides Manchester United, their rivals from Manchester City put the footballer, who has played for Real Madrid since 2015, on their transfer wish list, according to the British tabloid Mirror. Meanwhile, the local press has hasted to introduce his wife Izabel, who is a model and Instagram celebrity with more than 300K followers. Wherever I Go ✌🏼🇭🇷✌🏼Croatia❤️ Публикация от Izabel Kovačić (@izabelandrijanic) 2 Июл 2018 … [Read more...] about Mateo Kovacic’s Wife in Spotlight as Manchester City FC Headhunts Her Husband
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Honour for 177-goal Manchester City FC legend in his Doncaster area home town
A plaque is to be put up to commemorate a Doncaster football star whose goalscoring record lasted 78 years until it was beaten by Argentina star Sergio Aguero. Mexborough born professional footballer Eric Brook's goal scoring record of 177 goals for Manchester City stood for 78 years and was only beaten last November by Sergio Aguero.The Mexborough and District Heritage Society believed that the town should remember one the Mexborough’s sporting greats by dedicating a blue plaque in his honour.A spokesman for the society said: "Eric was one of the finest professional footballers of his time and during the 1930’s won almost every honour it possible the win the game at that time."The society has teamed up with Manchester City Football Cub, local Mexborough councillors and the Mexborough Athletic Club to provide a plaque in recognition of Eric’s achievements.The unveiling of the plaque will take place at 10.30am on Friday May 25 at the Mexborough Athletic Sport … [Read more...] about Honour for 177-goal Manchester City FC legend in his Doncaster area home town
Manchester City find ‘a perfect match’ by signing up with Tinder
Manchester City have got into bed with dating app Tinder in a multi-year, multi-million-pound partnership.Pep Guardiola's side met their match in Liverpool on Wednesday evening, with a 3-0 quarter-final defeat leaving them facing the prospect of being dumped out of the Champions League.But spirits will be raised ahead of the second leg if City beat Manchester United this Saturday to wrap up the Premier League title - a chance to take a swipe at Jose Mourinho's men and for Tinder to help launch its first in-depth foray into the sports market.Calling all football fans ⚽ Get ready for the #perfectmatch! Tinder has taken to the skies to say we swipe right on Manchester City FC. Join us as we kick off an exciting new partnership with @ManCity and Cityzens all over the world. It’s going to be a game changer pic.twitter.com/ds9RNZkK3y— Tinder (@Tinder) April 5, 2018 The dating app has agreed a multi-year sponsorship with City's men's and women's teams, along with City … [Read more...] about Manchester City find ‘a perfect match’ by signing up with Tinder
Manchester City team bus damaged outside Anfield before Champions League tie
Liverpool have apologised after the club’s supporters damaged Manchester City’s team bus by throwing bottles and fireworks as the visitors arrived at Anfield for Wednesday’s first leg of their Champions League quarter-final. A number of red flares were also let off, making visibility difficult as supporters lined the streets outside the stadium and the City bus appeared to be damaged as it entered the stadium. It was reported that both the drivers’ door and the front window had been smashed, and that City had ordered a replacement to be sent to Anfield to take the team home as the damaged bus was not considered roadworthy. Officials from Uefa took photographs of the damaged bus after the players and Manchester City staff had disembarked. Liverpool’s statement read: “The club condemns in the strongest possible terms the scenes which preceded our Champions League quarter-final, which resulted in damage being inflicted on the Manchester City team bus … [Read more...] about Manchester City team bus damaged outside Anfield before Champions League tie
RFL moves in alongside Manchester City
The Rugby Football League has opted to relocate its headquarters to the Etihad Campus where they will become neighbours of Premier League leaders Manchester City. The governing body - who currently reside at Red Hall in Leeds and also at a site at Salford Quays - have been working on finding a new home since 2016. They say the new National Rugby League Centre will provide the sport with an ‘iconic new home in a renowned sporting city and will offer world-class facilities for every level of the game, from community to the England Senior teams.’ The RFL will become a major tenant within the next phase of the Etihad Campus development, in which the campus will expand as a national sporting centre of excellence, as well as a leisure and entertainment district. After applications and proposals from a number of different councils based in the North of England, the RFL Board unanimously approved the proposal from Manchester City Council and the City Football Group last month. RFL … [Read more...] about RFL moves in alongside Manchester City