By Sportingintelligence 17 May 2018 Manchester City’s stunning and record-breaking Premier League title win in Pep Guardiola’s second season as a manager in England earned them almost £150m in prize cash, with official figures released today showing they have pocketed £149,438,654 from central funds alone. The money comes primarily from the PL’s huge TV deals but […]

By Brian Sears 18 April 2014 The most thrilling English title race in decades has been made all the more sumptuous by the free-scoring exploits of Liverpool and Manchester City – and both clubs still have a post-war scoring record in sight. The record is the number of league goals per game in a post-war […]

** By Nick Harris 15 April 2014 Manchester City are the best paid team in global sport according to Sportingintelligence’s Global Sports Salaries Survey (GSSS) for 2014, compiled by this website and also published this week by ESPN The Magazine to coincide with The Magazine’s ‘Money Issue‘ (right). BEHIND THE HEADLINE: Get the full report as a free download  The […]

By Brian Sears 10 April 2014 Manchester City visit Liverpool this weekend in a match that could have massive implications on the Premier League title race, with a victory for either side sure to make them odds-on favourites to win the title. If City are to succeed on Sunday, they will need to overturn their […]

By Brian Sears 28 March 2014 The top four teams in the Premier League this weekend before the action starts have all passed the 60-point milestone. They are the only clubs to do so and are the only four with any realistic chance left of winning this season’s title. (Some would argue Arsenal’s realistic chance […]

By Brian Sears 3 February 2014 Chelsea visit the Etihad Stadium on Monday evening to face a team racking up goals at unprecedented levels in the Premier League era. This season already City have netted 115 goals in 37 matches in all competitions for an average of 3.1 goals per game. At home they have […]

By Brian Sears 27 September 2013 Aston Villa did not manage a single clean sheet between 8th December last year, when they ‘enjoyed’  a 0-0 draw at home to Stoke, and last Saturday’s 1-0 win at Norwich. In between those two momentous days for their defence, Villa played out 26 Premier League games in which they conceded […]

By Brian Sears 29 March 2013 QPR face a London derby this Easter weekend that will partly determine whether their season can be resurrected. That one is played on Monday, and a week later the two clubs from Manchester – champions-elect United and champions (reigning) City – will also meet in a derby, at Old Trafford. […]

  After the week in which Mario Balotelli moved a step nearer the Manchester City exit, Ian Herbert asks why his club haven’t matched their vast investment in him with a heavy layout on those who can put him on the straight and narrow . By Ian Herbert 14 January 2013 Ridiculous, you’ll probably say […]

By Brian Sears 14 December 2012 Arsenal fans continue to bemoan the woeful returns of the Arsene Wenger era: three titles (two as Doubles, one as Invincibles), four FA Cup wins, a Champions League runners-up slot, no finish outside the Premier League top four in Wenger’s time and 13 consecutive seasons in the Champions League. […]