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Officially... Guardiola Extends Manchester City Contract Until 2025

English Manchester City FC announced on Wednesday that Pep Guardiola has signed a two-year contract extension that will keep him at Manchester City until 2025. Guardiola's existing deal at the Etihad Stadium expires at the end of the season. Guardiola to continue for a period of two years at the helm of the technical leadership of the team until 2025, since his arrival in the summer of 2016. The English club statement explained: “Manchester City is pleased to announce that Pep Guardiola has signed a new two-year contract. His latest deal means that he will remain at Etihad until the summer of 2025.” He added, "Guardiola's time at City has been full of success. So far, he has won 11 major titles, including four of the last five Premier League titles. During his time in Manchester, he has won a Club record 11 major honours including four Premier League titles. The first of those successes in 2017/18 saw City become the first side in Premier League history to reach 100 points, a points record that still stands." “Under his very special leadership, our first team has accomplished so much, whilst continuously playing, and constantly evolving, a City style of football that is admired the world over. Like every City fan, I am looking forward to what lies ahead.” The statement added. Guardiola spoke of his delight at remaining City manager until the summer of 2025. “I am so pleased to be staying at Manchester City for another two years,” he said. “I can’t say thank you enough to everyone at the club for trusting me. I am happy and comfortable here. I have everything I need to do my job as best as possible. “I know the next chapter of this club will be amazing for the next decade. It happened over the last ten years, and it will happen in the next ten years because this club is so stable.

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Man United terminates Ronaldo's contract by mutual consent

Manchester United announced in an official statement that Ronaldo is a free agent after agreeing to terminate his Manchester United contract. In a brief statement, Manchester United confirmed that The Old Trafford castle has mutually parted with Ronaldo. “The club t

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Ronaldo: Winning the World Cup] was a dream for me; I’m bulletproof

Cristiano Ronaldo, captain of the Portugal national team declared that he was “bulletproof and iron-clad” and stressed that he had no regrets about his explosive interview about Manchester United during a surprise media appearance in Qatar this morning. "Winning the World Cup] was a dream for me; it's possible, but we'll see. I hope all energies are on our side." Said Ronaldo in the press conference. Ronaldo has endured a difficult season at Manchester United, yet he has arrived in Qatar in a confident mood, even if he does not believe he has anything to prove. Ronaldo said during the press conference that his tense relationship with English club Manchester United does not mean distracting his focus from the Portugal national team.

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Far from football: Ronaldo breaks a record on "Instagram" quickly racked up over 500 million likes

  It seems that records are known by Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, a Manchester United striker, even if they are far from football. Cristiano Ronaldo has broken every record on social media by becoming the first person in the world to reach 500 million followers on three powerful platforms: Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter the early hours of this Monday. Argentina and Paris Saint-Germain superstar Lionel Messi ranks second behind Ronaldo in that list, with 375 million followers on Instagram. Ronaldo faces an unclear future with Manchester United, following his interview with journalist Piers Morgan, in which he attacked the club and the board of directors, as well as a number of his colleagues within the team. It is worth noting that Ronaldo is currently in Qatar to lead the Portugal national team in its 2022 World Cup campaign, which will start on Thursday against Ghana in the framework of Group H of the tournament. But the pair broke the internet on Saturday night, one day ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, as they posted an advert on Instagram playing chess on a Louis Vuitton briefcase.

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The story is over. Ronaldo's poster was removed from Man United’s home stadium, Old Trafford!

In a new development that reveals the end of the relationship between the two parties, the English club Manchester United decided on Wednesday to remove a poster of the legend Cristiano Ronaldo from the walls of the "Old Trafford" stadium in Manchester. A poster with Cristiano Ronaldo on it has been removed from Manchester United’s home stadium, Old Trafford. Ronaldo’s poster, which is located above the megastore, was torn down on Wednesday on the same day the first part of Ronaldo’s bombshell interview with Piers Morgan will be broadcast. However, UK Sky Sports reports that the poster, which also has former stars, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona, and David Beckham, as well as Man United Women’s forward Ella Toone on, was always due to be removed this week.

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Chelsea legend Gary Cahill announces his retirement from a football career

Former Chelsea center-back Gary Cahill and England defender Gary Cahill has announced his retirement from football at the age of 36. The former England international who also played for Aston Villa, Bolton, Crystal Palace, and Bournemouth confirmed the news in a post on social media. Cahill's best success came at Stamford Bridge where he won every major trophy including the Champions League and Premier League. Cahill played for various clubs in the English Premier League, such as Chelsea, Aston Villa, Burnley, Sheffield United, Bolton, Crystal Palace, and finally Bournemouth. During his career with these clubs, he featured in 587 games in various competitions, including 290 matches in the Chelsea shirt, and during his career, he scored 45 goals and provided 18 assists, and he was crowned with the Blues with 8 titles, including the Champions League title in the 2011-2012 season, and the league title. English twice. Gary Cahill appeared in the England national team shirt in 61 international matches,  Gary Cahill made 61 appearances for England and featured in three major international tournaments while also winning the Champions League, scoring 5 goals.

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Chelsea is seriously interested in Barcelona's winger Ousmane Dembele'

Sport, the Spanish daily sports newspaper based in Barcelona revealed that Chelsea has returned interest in obtaining the services of French winger Ousmane Dembele from Barcelona. The newspaper indicated that the 50 million euro penalty clause in Dembele's contract with Barcelona encourages Chelsea a lot to sign the French winger next summer. The newspaper explained that Barcelona will try next summer to renew the contract of its French star, but will not increase his salary despite the fact that the player is indispensable for Xavi. Barca renewed Dembele's contract last summer for a period of two years. During the current season, Dembele' featured in 20 matches in various competitions, scoring 5 goals and providing 7 assists.

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Ecuador's final 26-men roster for Qatar World Cup squad 2022 revealed

Ecuador Head Manager Gustavo Alfaro has announced his official final 26-man roster for FIFA World Cup 2022, which Qatar will host from November 20 to December 18, in 8 different stadiums. Ecuador will play in the tournament-opening fixture against Qatar on November 20 — the only game on opening day. The match comes in the first group competitions, which includes the Netherlands and Senegal, teams. Major absent from the squad of the Ecuadorian national team was Peron Castillo, the player who raised the crisis by demanding the exclusion of Ecuador from the World Cup on charges of forgery in his papers, and who was injured in the last friendly match against Iraq. The list of Ecuador's final squad is as follows:

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Man United extremely disappointed with Ronaldo, decided to punish him for his offensive comments

Hours after Cristiano Ronaldo exploded statements following his status Man United about the head coach Ten Hag, Manchester United Board decided to fine the Portuguese star, Cristiano Ronaldo, due to his recent offensive statements to the club’s management and coach Eric Ten Hag, according to UK press reports. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner tells Piers Morgan in a TalkTV interview he doesn't respect United's head coach Erik ten Hag, and that the club had "a lack of empathy" for him when his baby daughter fell ill last year. Ronaldo revealed he did not respect boss ten Hag, saying: "I don't have respect for him because he doesn't show respect for me. Ronaldo indicated that there are some persons in the administration plotting against him for his departure, with the team's lack of ambition to win titles as it was in the past, pointing to the existence of the dressing room crises. According to the English newspaper “Metro”, Man United Board imposed a fine of one million pounds on Ronaldo, because of the statements he made in his interview with journalist Brice Morgan. According to the Telegraph, an urgent meeting will be held between Man United management and coach Eric Ten Hag, to take some decisions regarding Ronaldo's recent statements about the club. The English newspaper, the Evening Standard, revealed that Chelsea FC is now the most likely destination for Ronaldo and a January move may be in the near future.

Scores list

Player Team Goals
Mohamed Salah Liverpool 25
E. Haaland Manchester City 20
A. Isak Newcastle United 19
C. Wood Nottingham Forest 18
B. Mbeumo Brentford 15
C. Palmer Chelsea 14
Matheus Cunha Wolverhampton Wanderers 13
Y. Wissa Brentford 13
J. Kluivert AFC Bournemouth 12
J. Mateta Crystal Palace 12
O. Watkins Aston Villa 12
L. Delap Ipswich Town 10
L. Díaz Liverpool 9
K. Havertz Arsenal 9
N. Jackson Chelsea 9

Teams

Liverpool Arsenal
Nottingham Chelsea
Manchester City Newcastle
Brighton Fulham
Aston Villa Bournemouth
Brentford Crystal Palace
Manchester Utd Tottenham
Everton West Ham
Wolves Ipswich
Leicester Southampton

Standings

Rank Games Goals Pts
Pl W D L F A +/-
Liverpool 29 21 7 1 69 27 42 70
Arsenal 29 16 10 3 53 24 29 58
Nottingham 29 16 6 7 49 35 14 54
Chelsea 29 14 7 8 53 37 16 49
Manchester City 29 14 6 9 55 40 15 48
Newcastle 28 14 5 9 47 38 9 47
Brighton 29 12 11 6 48 42 6 47
Fulham 29 12 9 8 43 38 5 45
Aston Villa 29 12 9 8 41 45 -4 45
Bournemouth 29 12 8 9 48 36 12 44
Brentford 29 12 5 12 50 45 5 41
Crystal Palace 28 10 9 9 36 33 3 39
Manchester Utd 29 10 7 12 37 40 -3 37
Tottenham 29 10 4 15 55 43 12 34
Everton 29 7 13 9 32 36 -4 34
West Ham 29 9 7 13 33 49 -16 34
Wolves 29 7 5 17 40 58 -18 26
Ipswich 29 3 8 18 28 62 -34 17
Leicester 29 4 5 20 25 65 -40 17
Southampton 29 2 3 24 21 70 -49 9