Manchester City's 2-0 victory over Manchester United may prove to be the decisive moment in the title race, as Pep Guardiola's side overcame their final serious test.

They did it, however, without John Stones. For a game against a counter-attacking United side boasting little else other than speed upfront, Guardiola chose to field the somewhat immobile Vincent Kompany alongside Aymeric Laporte. On the bench, meanwhile, was Nicolas Otamendi. Stones didn't even make the 18-man squad, with no suggestion...

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TOP STORY: Zidane sanctions move for £180 million-rated Sancho

Another day, another report suggesting that Jadon Sancho could be on his way out of Borussia Dortmund in the summer.

The latest comes from Bild, which says Real Madrid are interested in the 19-year-old...

A new European Championship qualification campaign meant some new faces representing their countries this week. And while many of the youngsters on show, particularly in Germany's enthralling 3-2 victory over the Netherlands, had already made their competitive debuts in the UEFA Nations League, others were representing their countries in a competitive game for the first time. Here are five notable players who had a week to remember.

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These are good times for England's national team. After a thrilling run to the World Cup semifinals last year, the Three Lions boast plenty of world-class talent in the squad and, for the first time in perhaps a generation, a lot of valuable depth that has been battle-tested, as well.

In 2019, they also will appear in the first-ever UEFA Nations League finals, where they'll face Netherlands in the semifinals for the chance to challenge Portugal or Switzerland in Porto on June 9 with a trophy...

LONDON -- If the three young players who took their first meaningful steps as international footballers in England's 5-0 stroll against the Czech Republic on Friday were looking for a role model, they could do a lot worse than fix their eyes on Raheem Sterling.

It was a night that offered promise that Gareth Southgate's side might yet improve from the team that reached the World Cup semifinals last year before sweeping into the UEFA Nations League finals, as a desperately poor Czech team were...

It is officially international break time, and contrary to the old and tired criticism that international breaks are boring, March's FIFA window offers up some major storylines and heavyweight matchups.

With Euro 2020 qualifying beginning this week and key late-round qualifying games in both CAF and CONCACAF, Nick Ames spans the globe to tell us what to watch for in this jam-packed international break ...

Will the Dutch add to Germany's misery?

Last year, in the Nations League, Netherlands...