The New York Times – Sports:
The Manchester City striker is too big, too fast, too strong, too good. If there’s a secret to keeping him from getting a goal, Manchester United would love to hear it before Sunday.
Category: Manchester City (Soccer Team)
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Juventus Learns That Progress Requires a Plan
The New York Times – Sports:
Its coach rejects any sort of rigid style, preferring to mold his teams to their talent. But when things go bad, as they have in Turin, that lack of philosophy can leave a team to flounder.
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Premier League Preview: Has Arsenal Pulled It Together? Will United Fall Apart?
The New York Times – Sports:
Six contenders (more or less) and five story lines (plus a few extra) as the new season kicks off with everyone chasing Manchester City (again).
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Coming This Season: Pep Guardiola 3.0
The New York Times – Sports:
Manchester City will begin defense of its Premier League title with a team that doesn’t (exactly) look like its predecessors. That isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
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At Euro 2022, Full Stadiums and a Big Hole: Scouting
The New York Times – Sports:
Most of the continent’s richest teams do not employ a single full-time women’s scout. Others outsource recruitment to agents. The Euros have offered a rare chance to study up.
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Report Questions Links Between Manchester, the City, and Manchester City
The New York Times – Sports:
A real estate joint venture has been profitable for the soccer club’s Gulf owners, researchers contend, but less so for its English hometown.
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Erling Haaland, Darwin Núñez and Rediscovering the No. 9
The New York Times – Sports:
The signings of Erling Haaland and Darwin Núñez were not mere summer coups for Manchester City and Liverpool. They could signal the start of a new tactical phase.
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Man City, Liverpool, Tottenham, Arsenal: Premier League Season Hangs on Final Day
The New York Times – Sports:
As City and Liverpool take aim at the title and Arsenal and Spurs settle the last Champions League place, Leeds is playing for its Premier League life.
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How Haaland’s Advisers Worked the System on the Way to Man City
The New York Times – Sports:
A carefully crafted strategy for a young striker’s career paid off handsomely for him and his agents. But will everyone get what they want out of the deal?