Man City chief executive sends message about fans returning to stadiums

Sky News reported that the FIFA-backed tournament would involve Europe's biggest football clubs and "reshape the sport's global landscape".

straight to your inboxDespite a glut of trophies and unprecedented success for City in recent years, there have still been questions over the various iterations of the defence picked by the various managers who have been in charge under the Abu Dhabi Group's ownership on the club.Pep Guardiola, the latest man in charge, has delivered some of the most scintillating attacking football seen not just at City but in the history of English football, yet even he has had trouble building a completely

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United and Manchester City supporters have joined forces with fan groups from Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Tottenham to oppose Project Big Picture.News broke earlier this week of the radical proposals aiming to overhaul the Premier League in order to safeguard clubs playing in the English Football League.United and Liverpool were at the forefront of the plans that would see the size of the Premier League reduced to 18 teams and give greater

Cinderella still hasn’t met her Prince Charming, but she seems to be having fun while looking for him. British actress Lily James, 31, was photographed being kissed by handsome The Affair actor Dominic West, 50, while dining al fresco in Rome on October 11.

Two British terror suspects accused of being involved in the execution of Western hostages, as well as Salford aid worker Alan Henning, have denied all charges against them in a US court.El Shafee Elsheikh, 32, and Alexanda Kotey, 36, are accused of beheading hostages for the so-called Islamic State in Syria.Both are accused of being involved in the executions of four American citizens, as well as British and Japanese nationals.The two men, who grew up in London, are said to have been part of a

straight to your inboxManchester City CEO Ferran Soriano suggested that there could be two problems solved in English football as a result of the Covid crisis.The pandemic has already had a serious impact on the game and there is disagreement between the UK government and the Premier League over how best to help out the clubs in lower divisions that are seriously struggling and who should bear the financial cost.Current social restrictions making it unlikely that fans will be allowed to attend

Football clubs face the usual race against time to secure deals ahead of Monday’s transfer deadline day - but there is an added incentive to sign players from the EU ahead of the January window.Monday is the final day clubs can sign non-UK based EU players and get them pre-settled status ahead of the end of the Brexit transition period.Come January 1, the UK’s transition period to exit the European Union will have ended, meaning freedom of movement will also have finished.Nothing is yet to be

straight to your inboxWhen it comes to net spend, Manchester City are top of the tree in English football.City have splashed out more than any other club in the pyramid, spending £867m more than they have brought in since the start of the 2011/12 season.That’s more than twice as much as Liverpool, who beat City to the Premier League title last season, while Manchester United (£814m) are the only club in English football with even half of City’s net spend over the period in question.The figures

Sign up here - it only takes a few seconds.Matchday 1: 20/21 OctoberMatchday 2: 27/28 OctoberMatchday 3: 3/4 NovemberMatchday 4: 24/25 NovemberMatchday 5: 1/2 DecemberMatchday 6: 8/9 DecemberManchester United have won the biggest prize in European club football three times - more than any other British club bar Liverpool.Sir Alex Ferguson brought the Champions League back to Old Trafford in 1999 and 2008 to follow in the footsteps of Sir Matt Busby's European Cup triumph of 1968.Manchester City

straight to your inboxNicolas Otamendi has bid an emotional farewell to Manchester City after sealing a move to Benfica.The defender's five-year spell at City has come to an end as he heads to Portugal on a permanent deal, with Ruben Dias moving in the opposite direction.Otamendi made 210 appearances for the club, scoring 11 goals along the way.