Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola has dedicated Manchester City’s final home game of their championship-winning season to Yaya Toure, a player he has described as one of the most important figures in the club's history. The Ivory Coast international, who turns 35 on the final day of the season on Sunday, will start […]

London (AFP) – Yaya Toure says he wants to remain at Manchester City and is not interested in moving to China, amid reports of a big-money offer from the Chinese Super League. Reports last week said Toure, 33, had rejected an approach from a Chinese club that would have seen him paid around £430,000 ($536,000, […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has rejected offers from Chinese Super League clubs that would have paid the Ivorian around £430,000 a week ($533,000), reports said on Tuesday. Toure is out of contract at the end of the season and has been approached by clubs from China who have been splashing on […]

London (AFP) – Yaya Toure is adamant Manchester City can still end the season as Premier League champions even after a humiliating 4-0 defeat by Everton left them 10 points behind leaders Chelsea. Sunday's reverse at Goodison Park prompted City manager Pep Guardiola to put an end to his side's title hopes by saying top […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Yaya Toure suggests Manchester City can forget about winning the Premier League this season if they fail to beat Everton this weekend. The Ivorian veteran's assertion that City have no more room for error appears to be shared by his team-mates judging by the performances in their first two matches of 2017. […]

London (AFP) – Yaya Toure has challenged Manchester City to put a smile back on Pep Guardiola's face with a dominant display in Friday's FA Cup third-round clash at West Ham. Guardiola was in a tetchy mood following City's 2-1 win over Burnley on Monday as he grumbled about the way officials treat his team […]

London (AFP) – Ivory Coast football great Yaya Toure has been banned from driving for 18 months and fined £54,000 ($68,500, 64,600 euros) for drink driving, he said on Facebook on Tuesday. The 33-year-old Manchester City midfielder insisted though he imbibed the alcohol by accident. Toure, a four-time African player of the Year and a […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has backed Yaya Toure to remain professional and not crack under the pressure of facing a charge of drink driving. The 33-year-old Ivory Coast legend — who retired from international football in September — will appear in court in London next Tuesday after police said […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has been charged with drink driving, police revealed on Saturday. Toure was driving in Dagenham in east London at the time of the alleged offence on Monday evening. The Metropolitan police said the 33-year-old was then charged on Tuesday with driving while his alcohol level was above […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola insisted nothing has changed in his stormy relationship with Yaya Toure although he welcomed the Ivory Coast international's apology for controversial statements issued by the player's agent. The City manager was talking on Friday just hours after Toure issued an apology over his dispute with […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has apologised on behalf of his agent for controversial comments which led to his exclusion from the Premier League team. Manager Pep Guardiola has refused to pick Toure since Dimitri Seluk claimed the midfielder had been "humiliated" by his omission from the club's Champions League squad. […]