Man City Women confirm signing of second US World Cup winner Rose Lavelle

straight to your inboxThe City Football Group have confirmed the purchase of French side ESTAC Troyes, bringing their portfolio to 10 clubs worldwide. The CFG own Manchester City, and recently added Lommel SK in Belgium to the group as they look to expand in Europe.

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straight to your inboxPep Guardiola is likely to hand goalkeeper Zack Steffen his Manchester City debut next month.And if the new Blues number two shows any reluctance, the manager might just need to take along a big bag of sweets!After all, that tactic worked for his neatly-named mum Stephanie Steffen – and without some delicious bribery, the USA international’s meteoric career might never have taken off.City will install Steffen as their new number two between the sticks after Claudio Bravo’s

straight to your inbox Zack Steffen will be understudy to Ederson in the Manchester City squad next season. The Blues will take the USA international keeper back from his loan at Fortuna Dusseldorf to replace Claudio Bravo, whose four-year stay at the club came to an end yesterday.

A second man pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges of murdering Run-DMC rapper Jam Master Jay in New York in 2002 in what prosecutors said was a brazen act of violence over a disputed drug deal.Ronald Washington, 56, who is currently serving a prison sentence for robbery, was charged along with Karl Jordan Jr.

Garcia started against the French side in a new-look back three, in what was only his second ever Champions League appearance.

Champions League defeat is hard to accept. City had been poor by their own high standards in the quarter final, but had just got themselves level against Lyon thanks to Kevin De Bruyne.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola refused to comment on the VAR decisions that went against Manchester City during their Champions League quarter-final defeat to Lyon.Maxwel Cornet opened the scoring for the French side in the first-half before Kevin De Bruyne finally levelled proceedings after the interval.City should have been ahead but Raheem Sterling missed an open goal from five yards out which sparked a counter-attack from Lyon.Moussa Dembele raced clear and appeared to trip Aymeric

straight to your inbox Kevin De Bruyne warned his Manchester City team-mates they “need to learn” after their Champions League upset against Lyon. Pep Guardiola’s side suffered yet more heartache in Europe as they were beaten 3-1 in their quarter-final clash in Portugal.

Death Row inmate Kenny Richey has been jailed for 12 years in the US after being found guilty of threatening a former judge. The Scot made threats towards Randall Basinger in videos posted on Facebook last year.

straight to your inboxManchester City must add fight to their pre-match preparations if they want to progress in the Champions League quarter final against Lyon on Saturday.That is according to defender Aymeric Laporte, who insists City are prepared after a week of training in Portugal, but that will count for nothing if they are not up for a battle against their French opposition in Lisbon."The team is prepared," Laporte told reporters in the pre-match press conference, where he appeared

Before there was Survivor and The Amazing Race, there was Eco-Challenge. The ultra-endurance race created by Mark Burnett evolved as a television format first on MTV, then on ESPN, eventually making its way to Discovery and then USA.

straight to your inboxManchester City will be hoping to claim their place in the Champions League semi-finals when they take on Lyon on Saturday night.City booked their spot in Lisbon for the conclusion of Europe's top competition after once again defeating Real Madrid 2-1 in the last 16 in the long awaited second leg at the Etihad, advancing with a 4-2 aggregate victory.The Blues arrived in the Portuguese capital earlier this week and have been training in preparation for French giants Lyon,

straight to your inboxLyon striker Karl Toko Ekambi feels that Manchester City might overlook them in Saturday night’s Champions League quarter-final clash.With a huge clash with Barcelona or Bayern Munich awaiting the victors, the Blues’ meeting with the French side is not the most eagerly-awaited of the ties in the last-eight tournament being staged in Lisbon.And Cameroon international Ekambi thinks that City might just neglect to pay attention to the “Tom Thumb” side who finished seventh in

straight to your inboxIn 61 games last season, against 35 separate opponents, Manchester City only failed to beat one side on their way to a domestic treble - Lyon.So it's no surprise that Pep Guardiola has showered the French side with praise over the last two years, and exercised caution when City were paired with Lyon in Saturday's Champions League quarter-final.On paper, facing Lyon over Juventus is the easier of the potential quarter-final ties that was presented to City, but Guardiola will