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City top World Cup player pay-out table Man City survive late scare AFP | Paris anchester City re- Mceived more money Manchester City went five points clear at the top of Premier League after beating Watford from FIFA than any other club from their players’ participation at the 2018 Manchester City World Cup, the European • BETTER Club Association (ECA) said manager Pep Guardiola on Tuesday. called on his side to learn World football’s govern- from a nervy end to KNOW ing body gave the Premier their victory at Watford League champions just over $5 million (4.4 million eu- ros) in reference to their 16 • Riyad Mahrez Last season Man- players selected for their scored City’s second chester City they national team for the tour- goal the a 2-1 win won the title with a nament and the number of record 100 points days each individual was AFP | London in Russia. and scored a record Champions League win- number of goals ners Real Madrid earned ep Guardiola called on $4.8m and Chelsea and Manchester City to learn Manchester United both Pfrom a nervy finish to a gained more than $3.6m. seventh straight Premier League Elsewhere in Europe, victory as a 2-1 win at Watford back for Mahrez to fire home. Paris Saint-Germain re- moved the champions five City got uncharacteristical- ceived $3.9m for their 12 points clear of Liverpool at the ly slack in the final quarter, players, Serie A champions top of the table. though, and were made to pay Juventus $3m and Bunde- City’s goals came either side of Leroy Sane of Man City scores the first goal past Ben Foster of Watford when Doucoure finally turned sliga title holders Bayern half-time as Leroy Sane chested home after a goalmouth scram- Munich $2.7m. home before Riyad Mahrez dou- Guardiola made six changes as the Frenchman was rotated to deny Sane and Mahrez when ble. The competition organis- bled the visitors’ lead early in to his starting line-up despite for the first time in the league one-on-one, but the best stop Guardiola was forced to throw ers paid $209m to a total of the second period. also missing Sergio Aguero and this season. of the opening half came down on Laporte and Nicolas Otamen- 416 clubs worldwide. However, despite dominating Kevin De Bruyne through injury. “It was a good old Premier the other end when Ederson di in the closing stages to repel for the majority of the game, Yet, City were still too strong League game, as soon as they stretched out his left foot to Watford’s aerial assault, but City Guardiola’s men had to with- for the dogged hosts with Wat- scored long balls start coming, block Troy Deeney’s effort from held on. stand a nervy finish after Ab- ford thankful to goalkeeper Ben they are extremely physical up point-blank range. “They have dominated the Southampton doulaye Doucoure bundled in Foster for the visitors not rack- front,” said City captain Vincent City finally broke through five game, they have created a lot five minutes from time. ing up the 5-0 and 6-0 thrash- Kompany. minutes before the break when of chances but I think we have appoint Hasenhuttl “We have in mind the last ings they did on their two pre- “We managed the game pretty Mahrez’s cross picked out Sane done very good work and, at the as manager minutes, (in) the last minutes vious visits to Vicarage Road. well. You can’t win every game unmarked at the back post and end in the last minutes, we had AFP | London anything could happen,” said “When I came to London I playing fantasy football.” he cleverly used his chest to some set pieces to try and get Guardiola. “I think we played thought Big Ben was in the city Roberto Pereyra has already power the ball below Foster. another result,” added Gracia. 65-70 minutes at a top, top level. but no, he is in Watford for us,” produced some spectacular Six minutes into the second Elsewhere, Bournemouth alph Hasenhuttl has “After 0-2 we lost a little bit said Watford manager Javi Gra- goals for the Hornets this sea- half, the visitors struck again moved above Manchester Unit- Rbeen tasked in reviving our control. We suffered, but cia. son and the Argentine was inch- when Gabriel Jesus -- who en- ed up to sixth courtesy of a 2-1 Premier League strugglers that is what it is. However, Gracia’s side also es away from another when he dured another lean night in front win over Huddersfield thanks to Southampton’s fortunes af- “We have to learn from what had chances before the break curled just wide inside 10 min- of goal in the absence of Aguero early goals from Callum Wilson ter being named their new happened in the last 20-25 min- against a City defence that ap- utes. -- at least made a contribution and Ryan Fraser to end a run of manager yesterday. utes.” peared to miss Aymeric Laporte Foster then made great saves as a provider by pulling the ball four straight defeats. The 51-year-old Austrian -- who comes into the role on the back of Mark Hughes being sacked on Monday -- has signed a two-and-a- Brave CF to host open IMMAF Gold medallists to compete at Brave 19 half-year contract with the club. workouts at Sun City Resort TDT | Manama Hasenhuttl attracted TDT | Manama Saints’ interest through his rave 19 taking place in the Sun success at his previous club rave Combat Federation will host the open BCity Resort in Johannesburg, RB Leipzig, guiding them to Bworkouts at 05:00 PM on 6th December at the South Africa will feature two gold second in the Bundesliga in Valley of the Waves Sun City Resort in Johannes- medallists from IMMAF World the 2016/17 season and the burg, South Africa. Athletes competing at Brave 19 Championships. Europa League quarter-fi- will showcase their skills before the public, fans, Frans Mlambo who won the gold nals last term. and media in South Africa. medal at 2015 IMMAF World Cham- He left Leipzig after they The athletes will demonstrate their moves in pionships will be featured in the finished sixth in the 2017/18 front of the fans and will bring forth fans to join the co-main event while Abdul Hussien Bundesliga campaign. workout sessions. Brave 19 will take place during who won the gold medal at the 2017 “The urgency to find a the Combat Week Africa taking place from 2nd to IMMAF World Championships will path back to our potential 8th of December, 2018. The Combat Week Africa return to Brave Combat Federation and to the results that we is held at the Super Bowl in Sun City. after the ten edition of the event expect cannot be underes- The initiative is the largest combat sports festi- hosted in Amman, Jordan. Arnold Quero during Open Workouts at Abdul Hussien timated,” said Southampton val held in South Africa. Brave 19 will be held on Frans Mlambo will face Arnold Brave Combat Federation chairman Ralph Krueger. December 8th, at the Sun City Resort, in South Quero from France while Abdul Medallists in the roster. “For that reason, we are Africa and will feature the debut of highly-touted Hussien will face Sylvester Chip- the Kingdom of Bahrain during the The active support has developed extremely pleased that American welterweight, Adam Townsend. fumbu from Zimbabwe. Brave Com- Brave International Combat Weeks the Kingdom of Bahrain as a lead Ralph Hasenhuttl has Townsend will face Mark Hulme from South bat Federation had actively sup- hosted in 2017 and 2018. destination for the sport of Mixed agreed to become our new Africa in the main event of the evening. The co- ported the growth of Mixed Martial The initiative found by HH Shaikh Martial Arts and attracted upcom- manager and do all he can main event will feature a battle of bantamweights Arts globally and had hosted two Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa has ing talent from around the world to to help guide us back on that trying to get back into the win column. IMMAF World Championships in featured the most number of IMMAF Brave Combat Federation. path.” Guardiola would welcome UEFA probe clarity to end rumours

AFP | Watford, United Kingdom made by German magazine Der club will make a statement and tions and backdate sponsorship Spiegel as part of their Football I’d like to do that because we will contracts. anchester City manager Leaks campaign would provide know exactly and to finish with A member of the Abu Dhabi MPep Guardiola hopes a answers “very soon”. We will know if these voices,” said Guardiola. ruling family, Sheikh Mansour, swift conclusion to UEFA’s in- Reports on Tuesday claimed we did something “We will know if we did some- has owned City since 2008, vestigation over alleged Finan- City could even be banned from irregular and if we thing irregular and if we didn’t transforming the club by invest- cial Fair Play (FFP) irregularities next season’s Champions League didn’t do something do something irregular, the ing billions of pounds in players committed by Premier League should they be found guilty. people is going to finish talking and the club’s facilities. champions will silence the spec- Guardiola insisted the sto- irregular, the people about it.” In a repeated statement City ulation surrounding the case. ry hasn’t been a distraction to is going to finish It is claimed City bypassed said they would not comment UEFA president Aleksander his players, as they moved five talking about it UEFA’s FFP rules, designed to re- on what they described as “out Ceferin said after an Executive points clear at the top of the Pre- PEP GUARDIOLA strict the losses clubs can make of context materials purport- Committee meeting of Europe- mier League on Tuesday with a and therefore lavish spending on edly hacked or stolen from City an football’s governing body on 2-1 win at Watford. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola scribed as “voices” surrounding player transfers and wages, by Football Group and Manchester Monday that an independent However, the Catalan coach is gesturing on the sidelines during the the club’s business. allowing their Abu Dhabi-based City personnel and associated body looking into the allegations hoping for an end to what he de- EPL match against Watford “If UEFA found something the sponsors to make cash injec- people”.