PARIS, Oct 29 — Spain and Manchester City midfielder Rodri won the Ballon d'Or award for the best player in the world on Monday, beating Brazil's Vinicius Jr and England's Jude Bellingham, both of Real Madrid, to the prestigious prize.

LONDON, June 5 — A legal challenge by Manchester City against Premier League rules will be heard next week, reported PA Media/dpa quoting media reports.

LONDON, June 12 — Manchester City's match-winner Rodri has been named Champions League player of the year by UEFA as seven City players made the team of the season and Erling Haaland took goal of the season honours.

ISTANBUL, May 18 — Manchester City eliminated Real Madrid 5-1 on aggregate Wednesday to face Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League Final in Istanbul.

ANKARA, July 31 — Liverpool beat Manchester City 3-1 to bag the 2022 Community Shield on Saturday, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.

LONDON, April 21 — Premier League leaders Manchester City became the first of the 12 founder clubs to withdraw from the new European Super League (ESL) on Tuesday as the project started to disintegrate.