MOST EXPENSIVE AFRICAN PLAYERS | ON PREMIER LEAGUE HISTORY

 

SAUDI INVESTMENT HAS 'CHANGED' TRANSFER MARKET, SAYS MAN CITY'S GUARDIOLA AFTER MAHREZ EXIT

Reuters 

Saudi Arabia has changed football's transfer market in their bid to "create a strong league", Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said on Saturday after Algerian winger Riyad Mahrez left the Premier League club to join Al-Ahli.

Mahrez, who scored 78 goals and made 59 assists for City in a trophy-laden spell at the club, on Friday joined the Saudi Pro League side for a reported sum of 35 million euros ($38.55 million) plus five million in add-ons.

Asked if he had wanted Mahrez to remain at City, Guardiola told reporters: "Definitely. I enjoyed as a manager to be with him. I had a special relationship with him...

TOP 6 DRIBBLERS IN THE WORLD AT THE MOMENT

Twitter

Football dribbling is an essential component of the game, and football fans have always had a soft spot in their hearts for skilled dribblers.

Football requires dribbling for more than just moving the ball around; it also requires it to get past defenders and eliminate them from the play.

Skilled dribblers can frequently make a difference when teams sit deep inside their own halves to defend and look to hit the opposition on the break.

With their quick movements, agility, and burst of speed, they can get around obstacles and overcome such defences.

PLAYER OF THE MONTH | PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLERS' ASSOCIATION

BBC: RIYADH MAHREZ WINS BBC PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Riyad Mahrez has won the BBC Player of the Year Award 2016...Fans from allover the Globe voted for the Algerian international who plays midfield for Leicester City Football Club...

EPL: TIMU ILIYOPANDA DARAJA HULL CITY IMEWACHAPA MABINGWA WATETEZI LEICESTER CITY FC

English Premiership ni ligi ngumu na utumiaji huo umeonekana leo kwenye mechi za kwanza za EPL baada ya mabingwa watetezi Leicester City kuchapwa na timu iliyopanda daraja ya Hull City....Hull ni timu ambayo hauna kocha na haina uhakika kama itabakia premiership...Bao la kwanza lilitoka kwa Adama Diomande dakika ya 45+1 na Mahrez akasawazisha kupitia tuta dakika ya 47...Bao la ushindi lilitoka kwa Snodgrass dakika ya 57...Bofya hapa upate habari zaidi.