Tag: success

13 May 2024 0

Manchester City: Pep Guardiola says money not the reason for club’s success

By Total Football News

While City can hardly be characterised as a plucky underdog, they believe the club is seventh in the list of net spend in the Premier League over the past five years, less than half that of Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal but also trailing Tottenham, Newcastle and Aston Villa.

A substantial factor in bringing their figure down to £259m has been their ability to sell players such as Gabriel Jesus,

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19 April 2024 0

Russell Martin: Southampton boss congratulates John Mousinho on Portsmouth success

By Total Football News
Southampton manager Russell Martin holds his thumb up
Southampton are fourth in the Championship with four games left

Southampton manager Russell Martin has described Portsmouth’s promotion to the Championship as a “great achievement” for boss John Mousinho.

Martin said that the pair know each other well and played together at under-18s level.

“I’m pleased a young British manager is getting an opportunity and I’m pleased for him personally,” Martin said.

“For our fans though, it doesn’t mean I’m

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8 April 2024 0

Premier League advert warns regulation could threaten English football’s success

By Total Football News
Premier League ball on a stand
The Premier League says regulation would put English football’s success ‘at risk’

The Premier League has warned of the “unintended consequences” of football regulation in an advert taken out on a major politics news website.

The Football Governance Bill was introduced by Parliament last month.

A second reading will take place shortly after the Easter break, with preparatory work already under way to ensure the regulator is in place quickly

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