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Dynamo Kiev 1-3 Manchester City
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Dynamo Kiev v Manchester City: Hart issues rallying call to stuttering City
Manchester City must believe they can win the Champions League, says Hart. Joe Hart wants Manchester City to tackle Dynamo Kiev with the belief they are potential Champions League winners. City travel to the Ukrainian capital for the round-of-16 first leg on Wednesday as favourites to progress, a marked departure from expectations of a swift exit...
Pellegrini defends team selection after Chelsea rout
Pellegrini claimed Manchester City’s youngsters impressed for 45 minutes Manuel Pellegrini remained defiant over his experimental team selection after Manchester City were thrashed 5-1 in the FA Cup fifth round at Chelsea. Pellegrini pledged to play with a young team when the Stamford Bridge clash was moved to a Sunday kick-off for...
Arsenal, Barca resume one-sided rivalry in Champions League
Arsenal and Barcelona resume their decade-long rivalry in the Champions League this week. It’s been a one-sided tale. It started in 2006 when Barcelona came from behind against 10 men to score two late goals and win 2-1 in the final in Paris. Arsenal hasn’t reached the title match since. Barcelona won 6-3 over two legs in the 2010...
Chelsea thrashes Man City 5-1 to reach FA Cup quarterfinals
Chelsea advanced to the quarterfinals of the FA Cup with a 5-1 victory against an understrength Manchester City side on Sunday, while Crystal Palace and West Ham also won. Palace defeated Tottenham 1-0, and West Ham came from behind to thrash second-tier Blackburn 5-1. At Stamford Bridge, City manager Manuel Pellegrini showed the focus was on his...
Pellegrini claims FA Cup tie is ‘not a real game’
Manchester City set to field a weakened team against Chelsea in the FA Cup Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini claims their FA Cup tie against Chelsea on Sunday is “not a real game”. Pellegrini is set to field a number of City youngsters for the fifth-round clash due to a lengthy injury list, as well as prioritising...
Pellegrini set to play scratch side in Chelsea cup tie
Pellegrini encouraged Manchester City’s youngsters to shine Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini maintained his stance that he will field a weakened side for Sunday’s FA Cup fifth-round trip to Chelsea. League Cup finalists City remain in the hunt for honours across four competitions, although their Premier League title hopes...
UN says conflict in Ukraine has affected 580,000 children
The United Nations children’s agency says the conflict in Ukraine has deeply affected 580,000 children close to the front lines and in areas not under government control in the volatile east. UNICEF said in a statement released late Thursday that 200,000 youngsters — more than a third — need psycho-social support. Giovanna Barberis,...
Tatars step up resistance to Russian rule over Crimea
Elnara Asanova lives alone with her four small children because her husband, an ethnic Tatar, is in jail. Last April, when she was seven months pregnant, police grabbed him from the streets of their village because he had taken part in a Tatar protest against Russian annexation of Crimea. She is not allowed to visit him, so she travels to every...
Guardiola to become Man City manager, replacing Pellegrini
Pep Guardiola and Manchester City have long been considered a likely match: Soccer’s most admired coach and a club with massive spending power seeking to become the dominant force in Europe. It’s been four years in the making, but finally they’ll be united. City announced Monday that Guardiola will take over as manager on a...
