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#english-football

Manchester City scrapped and fought their way into the history books a victory in adversity to win their first Uefa Champions League, becoming only the second English club to claim the treble after this season's FA Cup and Premier league triumphs.On a nervous night in Istanbul, and despite losing their Belgian playmaker Kevin De Bruyne in the 35th minute to injury, City snatched the game away from Internazionale in the 68th minute with one of their few shots on target to take the final piece of silverware.

Perhaps the most telling moment of Tuesday's 1-1 draw at the Bernabeu came nine minutes into the second half as Erling Haaland finally located a clear channel of space down the side of the Real Madrid centre-backs and set off towards goal with that easy surging stride, range finders starting to bleep and flash, finger poised over the kill button, eyes narrowing behind his aviators, target locked on.

Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature City have named three at the back with Stones in a midfield role.They'll be expected to boss the ball which is good news for the striking Viking up top who is one goal away from a staggering half century in what is surely the most impressive debut season in Premier League history.

When Alf-Inge Haaland made his Nottingham Forest debut in February 1994, featuring in a resounding win over Leicester, it was the latest step in a quiet revolution that helped define the Premier League's course.Haaland and his compatriot Lars Bohinen were heavily involved in Forest's return to the top flight that spring and, back then, neither player could have predicted where Norway's influence on English football would lead.

W hile the final day of the Women's Super League threatened to throw up a dramatic end to the campaign, the relentless winning machine is that Chelsea rather spoiled the party for the neutral.For the fourth time in a row, Emma Hayes and her side reign over English football as champions.They needed to lose to now-relegated Reading and see Manchester United beat Liverpool in order to give up their grip on the trophy and those thrill-seekers looking for some title excitement may have been convincing themselves that could indeed happen.

Erik ten Hag's first season in charge of the club has so far been something of a success but they now have arch rivals Liverpool breathing down their necks.Two losses on the bounce have made their prospects of qualifying for the Champions League slightly more doubtful and, with Jurgen Klopp's team in such good form, anything other than a win would be a major problem.

Manchester City are reportedly ready to consider joining the race for Ryan Gravenberch as an alternative to Jude Bellingham in midfield.Gravenberch has struggled for playing time at Bayern Munich, and could make sense as an alternative to Bellingham, who instead looks set to leave Borussia Dortmund for Real Madrid.

English football has only just been introduced to Evan Ferguson, the Brighton striker who has impressed with a string of fine performances in his debut Premier League season.In his native Republic of Ireland, however, there has been hype around the teenager for a number of years.On Thursday, the 18-year-old is set to face Manchester United, the club he grew up supporting, and with whom he has a family link - his great-uncle Damien was on the books at Old Trafford in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Ben Richardson still remembers the pain of watching his beloved Manchester City lose at York City.Richardson was 10 years old when Joe Royle's City were defeated 2-1 at Bootham Crescent in the third tier of English football in 1998.On Saturday, he was at Wembley to watch Pep Guardiola's side defeat Manchester United to win the FA Cup - and next Saturday he will be in Istanbul for the Champions League final to see if the Premier League champions can win a remarkable Treble.

Borussia Monchengladbach striker Marcus Thuram has been linked with a move away from the club at the end of the season.The 25-year-old will be a free agent in a few months and he has been linked with a number of European clubs across multiple leagues.A report from Gazzetta dello Sport (h/t SportWitness) now claims that Newcastle United are in pole positions as far as Premier League clubs are concerned.

Dale Johnson, General Editor, ESPN FCJun 3, 2023, 01:39 PM ET


Manchester City beat Manchester United 2-1 at Wembley on Saturday to win the FA Cup, but the match didn't pass by without its fair share of VAR drama.Should Casemiro have been sent off?Why did Jack Grealish concede a penalty?And did Kevin De Bruyne have grounds for a spot kick?
- How VAR decisions affected every Prem club in 2022-23- VAR in the Premier League: Ultimate guide
Possible penalty: Handball by Grealish
What happened: Manchester United were on the attack in the 29th minute when Aaron Wan-Bissaka tried to head the ball into the centre of the box.

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMay 17, 2023, 06:13 PM ET


Pep Guardiola said his Manchester City players can "visualise" the Treble after thrashing Real Madrid to reach the Champions League final.City won 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium to win the tie 5-1 on aggregate and are now just three wins away from winning the Premier League title, FA Cup and Champions League in the same season.

Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerMay 8, 2023, 05:00 AM ET


Only one man now stands between Harry Kane and the all-time Premier League goal-scoring record after the Tottenham Hotspur striker scored his 209th top-flight goal in Saturday's 1-0 win over Crystal Palace to go past Wayne Rooney into second place outright.

Josh Windass' goal to send Sheffield Wednesday up to the Championship against Barnsley - with the final kick of the English Football League season - drew an emphatic line under an epic campaign.It had all started in Huddersfield on the last Friday in July.A new-look Burnley, fresh from being relegated from the Premier League and under the management of Vincent Kompany for the first time, claimed a 1-0 win over the Terriers to raise the curtain on the new season.

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMay 27, 2023, 11:20 AM ET

Close* Joined ESPN in 2011 * Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours * Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018


Chelsea clinched their fourth Women's Super League title in a row after they won 3-0 against Reading on Saturday.

Dale Johnson, General Editor, ESPN FCMay 8, 2023, 09:55 AM ET


Fans will get the chance to hear VAR discussions in the Premier League for the first time as part of a TV pilot led by Howard Webb, the chief refereeing officer.Webb was appointed to the role in December, promising to bring greater transparency and openness to Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), the body that controls refereeing in English football.

Mauricio Pochettino is expected to take over at Chelsea as the long-term replacement for Graham Potter.The 51-year-old has held talks with the Premier League club over the last few days and Fabrizio Romano claims that Chelsea are now entering the final stages of the process and they are expected to get the deal done soon.

Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger have become the first managers to be inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame.erguson is the most successful manager in the competition's history, having guided Manchester United to 13 titles before retirement in 2013.Wenger won the league on three occasions with Arsenal between 1996 and 2018, including going unbeaten in the 2003-04 season.

Yaxley have parted company with Sammy Mould, the youngest manager in the top nine tiers of English football.He was only 20 when he was put in charge of the Northern Premier League Midlands Division club in January.They had only one point at the time and although he quickly achieved a first win of the season, relegation was confirmed earlier this month.