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Enter Gabriel Jesus: An Intriguing Punt for Pep Guardiola and Manchester City
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It is funny how it still seems important to go on about Lionel Messi 12 years into his extraordinary sporting life. You’d think by now we might have become glazed by repetition. But not when he keeps doing things like he did against Espanyol. Photograph: Xinhua/REX/Shutterstock
Messi Christmas, the Seasonal Gift from Barcelona with a Dusting of Nutmeg
One of the most remarkable things about Christmas is its basic reach, the layers of ritual and habit, the way this very special time of year manages to smear itself like a basting of goose fat across every one of the vital senses. Overwhelmed by these ruddy-cheeked...Caption:
‘Cristiano Ronaldo: a marvel of the sporting age who turns 32 in two months’ time but remains an acme of preening, twelve-packed athletic perfection.’ Photograph: Matthew Ashton – AMA/Getty Images
Cristiano Ronaldo, Leo Messi, Fresh Air, a Vacuum, Elevator Music, then the Rest
Yes: it’s Him again. For the last few weeks it’s been hard to turn around without bumping into Cristiano Ronaldo, burnished and gleaming, immaculately tuxedoed, proudly fondling his latest gong. Well, here’s another one. As 2016 draws to a close the fifth edition of...Caption:
Mesut Özil looks dejected after the final whistle in Arsenal’s 2-1 defeat to Manchester City in the Premier League. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images
Mesut Özil, the Ghost in Arsenal’s Machine, Picks Bad Time for Wan game
here was an interesting moment at the end of Arsenal’s defeat at Manchester City on Sunday, a match of shifting tides, foggy passages, moments of extreme skill and one decisive tactical switch by Pep Guardiola. Deep into stoppage time, as Petr Cech and the nearest...Caption:
Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City have won only five of their past 16 matches in all competitions going into Sunday’s Premier League game at home to Arsenal. Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images