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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
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Youth captain Simpson-Pusey keeps options open
Manchester City's Premier League 2 winning captain Jahmai Simpson-Pusey has kept his options open for next season as he wants to "play first-team football". Simpson-Pusey, 19, led City to a record fourth title in the competition and also became the first defender to claim the PL2 player of the season award. City's injury crisis allowed Simpson-Pusey to break into the first team this season, making six appearances in the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup. Now he feels he has completed his business at academy level, saying: "I feel like I've done what I've needed to do with the under-21s. I just want to play first team football." Asked if it would be at another club, Simpson-Pusey told BBC Sport: "I guess we'll see [what happens]. That's not on my mind yet. I'm definitely ready. "I've not spoken to anyone about it. I'm sure some people will feel the same, especially after winning the league." City's elite development squad coach Ben Wilkinson told the Manchester Evening News: "He has had a great season. Who knows what is next but he probably wants to leave U21 football. "The fact he can leave it having lifted the Youth Cup at the end of last year and the PL2 trophy this year means he can be really proud of his academy journey."
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
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Alleyne explains decision to play football over cricket
How does the son of an international cricketer end up being a professional footballer? Manchester City defender Max Alleyne played a pivotal role in the club's Premier League 2 title win this season and collected the elite development squad's player of the year award. The Alleyne name might be familiar to those who watched cricket in the 1990s, as Max's dad Mark - an all-rounder - featured in 10 one day internationals for England. Asked how he ended up in football, Max told BBC Sport: "He was never pushy with what I did and wanted to do. I really enjoyed football growing up. "It's that sport mentality, my mum is a nutritionist as well so from the get-go I had the right advice and right food going in me. It made it easier to transition into professional sport. "For me it's easy to switch off. When I go home and leave the training ground I can switch off. Not think about football as well, it's important to have that time to yourself and go again." Max says he prefers watching golf rather than cricket, which his dad may be "fuming" with, and never had to choose which sport he wanted to take up. He added: "I never really played cricket, I was from quite a small village so there was never really the opportunity. I just played football. I loved it so kept playing." The 19-year-old was linked with a move to Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund in January. Asked about his future, he said: "We will see. Hopefully playing for this club - there's a pathway to the first team from the academy "I've got to go away, hopefully go on the Club World Cup trip and show the manager what I can do."
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Sport
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Man City win record fourth PL2 title
Manchester City's elite development squad won the Premier League 2 title for a record fourth time with a 2-0 victory over Southampton. Ben Wilkinson's side came top of the league phase and emerged through the play-offs to lift the trophy at Joie Stadium on Thursday evening. First-half goals from Divin Mubama and Ashton Muir gave City a comfortable victory, keeping the Saints in check for the majority of the contest. The squad received a message from first-team manager Pep Guardiola, who said: "To win the Premier League title is such a tough thing to achieve and a matter of huge pride for us all at the club. "The manner of their victory showed how talented our young players are and also proved that they play with courage and personality too. "We see how strong the academy is every single day, and the quality is there every single time the young players train with us."
BBC News
23-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Man City win record fourth PL2 title
Manchester City's elite development squad won the Premier League 2 title for a record fourth time with a 2-0 victory over Wilkinson's side came top of the league phase and emerged through the play-offs to lift the trophy at Joie Stadium on Thursday goals from Divin Mubama and Ashton Muir gave City a comfortable victory, keeping the Saints in check for the majority of the squad received a message from first-team manager Pep Guardiola, who said: "To win the Premier League title is such a tough thing to achieve and a matter of huge pride for us all at the club."The manner of their victory showed how talented our young players are and also proved that they play with courage and personality too."We see how strong the academy is every single day, and the quality is there every single time the young players train with us."
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Sport
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Man City crowned Premier League 2 champions after beating Southampton
Manchester City U21 beat Southampton 2-0 in the Premier League 2 play-off final at the Joie Stadium on Thursday. The Saints started the game on the front foot as full-back Derrick Abu blazed his shot over the post from 15 yards out. City took the lead in the sixth minute when forward Divin Mubama scored after receiving a pass from Charlie Gray to net his sixth goal in the play-offs. Defender Stephen Mfuni nearly gave the Cityzens a two-goal lead in the 11th minute, heading a corner towards goal, but Southampton cleared his effort off the line. Gray teed up Mubama from an indirect free-kick, but the striker's shot was blocked. Forward Ashton Muir doubled the Cityzens' lead in the 39th minute, rising highest to nod home defender Max Alleyne's brilliant pass. Matty Henderson-Hall was denied twice in the space of a minute just after the hour mark by goalkeeper Josh McNamara from extending Man City's advantage. Substitute Baylee Dipepa came close to reducing Southampton's deficit in the 75th minute, drilling his effort wide of the post from 12 yards out. Dipepa looked threatening again late on when Juan Larios delivered a low cross, which was met by the striker, whose effort drifted wide. Southampton could not reduce the deficit, and City lifted the title, becoming the second team to win the play-off final since the competition's restructure last season. They have overtaken Manchester United as the club with the most league titles, having won it four times. City won their first in 2020/2021 and have now won it in four of the last five seasons to establish themselves as the most dominant team in the division.
