Manchester City wants to be the biggest football club in the world and your new favorite team. This is what they’re doing to accomplish that goal.
Since City were taken over by the then little-known Abu Dhabi United Group (ADUG) in 2008, massive changes have been undertaken in the city of Manchester and English football in general.
The absurd reality of Leicester City claiming the Premier League title was made to wait for at least another week following a draw between Leicester City and Manchester United. Leicester City were denied the fulfillment of their season long excellence as Anthony Martial’s early strike negated Wes Morgan’s 17th minute header to force the sides to settle for a draw.
Leicester City’s Premier League title run has attracted the interest of fans and celebrities around the world. And it turns out one of them may have placed a £100 bet that could earn him £500,000 (or $729,185) should Leicester City win the title today.
The wild party surrounding Leicester City’s march towards their first ever Premier League title is only going to amplify between now Sunday’s 9 a.m. EST kickoff against Manchester United. Fans of the club, both long-standing and new to the bandwagon, are preparing to go bonkers should Leicester claim all three points against the 20-time English champions and clinch the trophy with two matches still to play.
Claudio Ranieri is that nice, sweet, charming uncle that we all wish we had growing up. For those of you who believe that nice guys finish last, that will come as a bit of a shock to you considering that he and his team, Leicester City, are about to win the Premier League this Sunday.
It’s not guaranteed, but if Leicester beats Manchester United on Sunday, or Tottenham loses to Chelsea on Monday, or any combination of Leicester picking up or Tottenham dropping three points occurs throughout the rest of the season, Leicester will be crowned champions.
Riyad Mahrez has officially won the PFA Player of the Year, the award voted on by the players of the Premier League for the best player of the year.
Mahrez’s rise has been anything but obvious. He was bought for £400,000 and brought to a team that just barely escaped relegation last year because of an ironically convincing end-of-season winning streak. This season, Leicester just kept on winning and Mahrez was arguably the most important factor in that.
Another week, another three points. It has become something of a habit for Leicester City throughout the course of the Premier League season. To the point that they are now sitting atop the league with a comfortable cushion with only three games remaining (having said that, if they go on to not win the title I’ll feel terrible and gladly accept tomatoes to the face).
Just more than 27 years ago, 96 Liverpool fans travelled to Hillsborough stadium for an FA Cup semi-final match against Nottingham Forest and didn't come back. Tuesday, a jury finally ruled that those 96 people died because of negligence and incompetence from the police and ambulance services.
Tottenham Hotspur have left the door open for Leicester City to win the Premier League this Sunday after they drew 1-1 with 14th place West Bromwich Albion.
Spurs seemed to be cruising toward victory for much of the game. During the first half, their movement was fluid, their counter attacks quick, and their defense untroubled. Eventually they went ahead courtesy of an ironically scrappy own-goal from West Brom’s Craig Dawson.
PFA Young Player of the Year Dele Alli and Tottenham Hotspur are about to face off against West Brom with the ultimate result of the Premier League title race at stake.
If Tottenham lose against West Brom (match starts today, April 25 at 3:00 pm EST) then Leicester City can win the Premier League this Sunday, May 1, if they beat Manchester United at Old Trafford.