Our 2024 Men’s Ballon d’Or nominees! 🌎🏆
🇪🇸 Rodrigo
🇳🇴 @Erling_Haaland
🇵🇹 Rúben Dias
🏴 Phil Foden
🇪🇸 Rodrigo
🇳🇴 @Erling_Haaland
🇵🇹 Rúben Dias
🏴 Phil Foden
Kyle Walker on missing out on an England call-up: “I'm disappointed, you accept it and just try to prove them wrong. With a new manager, you are always expecting a few changes. I'm disappointed because to represent your country is always the highest thing.
But I haven't played any minutes for Man City this season so you have to take it on the chin. I've not performed at any level since coming back from the, so I think it's the right call from him.”
But I haven't played any minutes for Man City this season so you have to take it on the chin. I've not performed at any level since coming back from the, so I think it's the right call from him.”
@Erling_Haaland has been nominated for the PL Player of the Month award for August and Pep Guardiola has been nominated for the PL Manager of the Month award for August. 💪
Vote for Erling! ➡️ August’s EA SPORTS Player of the Month
Vote for Pep! ➡️ August’s Barclays Football Manager of the Month
Vote for Erling! ➡️ August’s EA SPORTS Player of the Month
Vote for Pep! ➡️ August’s Barclays Football Manager of the Month
Man City x UEFA Nations League:
🇵🇹🇭🇷 Ruben Dias and Bernardo Silva both start for Portugal, whilst Josko Gvardiol and Mateo Kovacic both start for Croatia
🇨🇭 Manuel Akanji starts for Switzerland vs. Denmark
🇵🇹🇭🇷 Ruben Dias and Bernardo Silva both start for Portugal, whilst Josko Gvardiol and Mateo Kovacic both start for Croatia
🇨🇭 Manuel Akanji starts for Switzerland vs. Denmark
Man City have already checked on how Marc Guehi's future may develop, while also being among the clubs now tracking the progress of Adam Wharton. 🏴🦅
🗣️ | Rodri:
“Even when I scored the goal in the Champions League final in 2023, it was not a ‘calculation’, It was a feeling, from 20 years of football, since I was playing in the garden. The second before Bernardo put in the cross, I was actually very far away from the play. On the TV replay, you can’t even see me. There was really no chance of the ball coming to me. I should have stayed still. But I took one step forward toward the box. I don’t know why. I wasn’t thinking about it. Because nine times out of 10 — maybe 99 times out of 100 — when Bernardo crosses the ball, it’s not going to come my way.
But this voice told me, ‘This time is going to be the one time’.
I took a step forward. The ball was deflected. If I don’t take that one step, it’s already too late.
I saw the ball bouncing toward me.
And I can tell you everything that flashed through my mind: It’s here. What do I do?
“Even when I scored the goal in the Champions League final in 2023, it was not a ‘calculation’, It was a feeling, from 20 years of football, since I was playing in the garden. The second before Bernardo put in the cross, I was actually very far away from the play. On the TV replay, you can’t even see me. There was really no chance of the ball coming to me. I should have stayed still. But I took one step forward toward the box. I don’t know why. I wasn’t thinking about it. Because nine times out of 10 — maybe 99 times out of 100 — when Bernardo crosses the ball, it’s not going to come my way.
But this voice told me, ‘This time is going to be the one time’.
I took a step forward. The ball was deflected. If I don’t take that one step, it’s already too late.
I saw the ball bouncing toward me.
And I can tell you everything that flashed through my mind: It’s here. What do I do?
Hit it hard — boomba
OK, but wait. You will probably have one chance all game.
Just get it on target.
You’re out in the garden.
Just pass the ball into the net.
It’s here. Pass it.
It happened just like that, in a flash. When the ball went in, I ran off and did a knee slide in front of our fans, and then I remember my first thought after that was: 20 minutes. 20 more minutes. F****** hell. Long way. That’s the mind of a No. 6.”
OK, but wait. You will probably have one chance all game.
Just get it on target.
You’re out in the garden.
Just pass the ball into the net.
It’s here. Pass it.
It happened just like that, in a flash. When the ball went in, I ran off and did a knee slide in front of our fans, and then I remember my first thought after that was: 20 minutes. 20 more minutes. F****** hell. Long way. That’s the mind of a No. 6.”
🗣️ | Bernardo Silva: “The schedule is completely crazy. We've just received the news that we only have one day off for the English Carabao Cup game. We’ll probably play every three days for months. It's been absolutely absurd. In the UCL, if you don't qualify for the round of 16 you still have to play two more games. It's true that the squads are bigger, but I'm not going to say that it's easy. It hasn't been easy. I spend very little time with my family and friends. The amount of games we're subjected to is absolutely absurd!” [via RECORD]
Rodri: “Pep’s always one step ahead, evolving before the game can evolve, never satisfied keeping things exactly as last season. Your competition is always analyzing. You don’t win four PL titles in a row by standing still. Either reinvent yourself or die…” [via TPTFootball]
Rodri: “When I came to Man City, I walked into a changing room with Fernandinho, Agüero, David Silva, Kevin De Bruyne. Legends. When I was 12, I watched Agüero in training at Atlético. One of my heroes. Now I’m sitting next to him? It was amazing…” [via TPTFootball]
🗣️ | Rodri:
“Agüero and Otamendi actually used to make fun of me all the time — not just for my clothes, but because I used to get on the bus after every match and FaceTime my missus. Since I’m a footballer and she is a doctor, we had to get used to being long-distance for many years...”
[TPTFootball]
🗣️ | Rodri:
“What do you do when you’re long-distance? You FaceTime. I’d call her after every game, win or lose. When we won, it was no problem, because the boys would be rowdy and celebrating and they wouldn’t notice. But when we lost, I was still just my normal self. I had no filter...”
“Agüero and Otamendi actually used to make fun of me all the time — not just for my clothes, but because I used to get on the bus after every match and FaceTime my missus. Since I’m a footballer and she is a doctor, we had to get used to being long-distance for many years...”
[TPTFootball]
🗣️ | Rodri:
“What do you do when you’re long-distance? You FaceTime. I’d call her after every game, win or lose. When we won, it was no problem, because the boys would be rowdy and celebrating and they wouldn’t notice. But when we lost, I was still just my normal self. I had no filter...”
🗣️ | Rodri:
“When I speak to my missus, it’s like my brain flips back to being in uni. I become Rodrigo again. So it would be dead silent on the bus, everyone with their heads down, all depressed, and I’d be talking loudly, saying, ‘Yeah, we were a bit s*** today, to be honest. Yeah, yeah, we drew. Yeah, I’m pissed…Anyway, how was your day?’. The first time, Agüero and Otamendi pulled me aside and they said, ‘Man, you can’t be talking like that on the bus! Pep can hear you! Everyone can hear you!’
“When I speak to my missus, it’s like my brain flips back to being in uni. I become Rodrigo again. So it would be dead silent on the bus, everyone with their heads down, all depressed, and I’d be talking loudly, saying, ‘Yeah, we were a bit s*** today, to be honest. Yeah, yeah, we drew. Yeah, I’m pissed…Anyway, how was your day?’. The first time, Agüero and Otamendi pulled me aside and they said, ‘Man, you can’t be talking like that on the bus! Pep can hear you! Everyone can hear you!’
Jack Grealish scores for England vs. Republic of Ireland. 0-2. 🏴🔵
@Erling_Haaland and Man City are ‘not far’ from an agreement over a new contract, according to Jose Felix Diaz. Rafaela Pimenta and Man City have had several meetings and everything now indicates that the striker could renew and improve his current commitment to the club. 🇳🇴🔜