3 d. ago Sergio Agüero: ‘Dad never said I played well. He didn’t want me to become cocky’

Now the subject of a documentary, the former striker opens up on his strict upbringing in Argentina, the heart troubles that ended his career and that Manchester City goalDuring a visit to Madrid in 2007, Anatoliy Byshovets, the then head coach of Lokomotiv Moscow, said watching Sergio Agüero was like visiting the Prado. Pep Guardiola said he was a legend. Jorge Valdano said he could invent anything, anywhere, a unique footballer who had lost all fear, although he was wrong on that. Lionel Messi said he did the impossible. Diego Maradona said Agüero reminded him of himself, phoning one day to apologise for not playing him more. “I was a dickhead,” Maradona said.Sometimes it can feel like the one person who never said Agüero was good was the one person he really wanted to. When the former Manchester City striker announced he was retiring at the age of 33, forced to stop by a heart problem, all the stress accumulated beneath the surface since his debut at 15, his dad called and said h...

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5 d. ago The best beaches to visit near Greater Manchester which AREN'T Formby

Drivers have been told to stay away from Formby Beach this summer, so here are some incredible beaches you can visit instead

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6 d. ago Man City star Erling Haaland shows true colours with brilliant Neil Warnock exchange

The latest Manchester City news after Neil Warnock's visit to the club's Etihad Campus training facility.

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6 d. ago The beautiful Greater Manchester park with ice cream and cocktails to visit this bank holiday

The region boasts a number of beautiful parks, woodlands and green spaces, but there's one in particular that's easy to get to by car and public transport

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7 d. ago 'I visited Fox's biscuit factory near Manchester and prices left me floored'

A mum ventured from Manchester to Batley to visit the Fox's Biscuits factory store and wasn't disappointed. She discovered a wide range of treats and was amazed at the prices.

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1 week ago She paid a visit to her boyfriend in jail and ended up behind bars

Just days beforehand pregnant Katie Carter had walked free from court

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1 week ago Kyle Walker is caught watching popular Netflix show about cheating as England star shocks passengers by taking RYANAIR flight back to Manchester to visit wife Annie Kilner during break from Milan

Walker, who shocked passengers on the budget airline when he took his place at the front of the aircraft, was seen enjoying an episode of the aptly named Temptation Island.

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2 w. ago ‘I had Pope Francis meeting – it helped lead to Arsenal transfer with Man Utd getting done’

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger managed to complete transfer negotiations with Manchester United while meeting the late Pope Francis during a visit to the Vatican

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3 w. ago The ‘excellent’ Greater Manchester museum that’s free to visit and ‘not to be missed’

One visitor said it's hard to believe it's free it's that good

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3 w. ago The Greater Manchester garden named among UK’s best to visit this Easter

Enjoy a springtime stroll in this beautiful garden

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3 w. ago Eddie Howe illness latest as Newcastle United No2 Jason Tindall hopes 'he'll be back soon'

Howe was hospitalised on Friday night and will miss Sunday's visit of Manchester United

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3 w. ago The European city named best to visit in 2025 with £19.99 flights from Manchester Airport

It's the latest destination added by Ryanair to their Manchester network

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3 w. ago The 'exquisite' secret beer garden loved by a top chef under an hour from Greater Manchester

It was featured in a list published by The Telegraph of the best pubs with secret gardens in the UK - as chosen by the country's top chefs

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3 w. ago The 'secret garden' in Greater Manchester you need to visit this spring

It's beautiful on a sunny day and completely free to visit

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4 w. ago The lovely canalside cafe in Greater Manchester to visit on a sunny day

This idyllic waterside spot is a great stop-off point for walkers and cyclists, and serves coffee, cakes, lunch and provisions

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4 w. ago The beautiful Victorian park in Greater Manchester you need to visit on a sunny day

This grade-II listed park has several features kids will love including water fountains, a play area and an aviary

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4 w. ago Paulo Fonseca: ‘They want to make an example of me for French football’

Lyon’s manager reflects on his nine-month domestic ban for confronting a referee and his Europa League hopes against Manchester United“This kind of motivation can make miracles,” says Paulo Fonseca as he describes the glint in his Lyon players’ eyes before the visit of Manchester United. It is a clash of two giants who have lost their way – although something, at least, is stirring in France’s second city. They have won eight of their 11 games since Fonseca’s arrival less than two and a half months ago and that tells only part of a story with little precedent.The Europa League quarter‑final first leg on Thursday will be a rare opportunity for Fonseca to do what he enjoys best: manage his team from the technical area, cajoling and tweaking from the sidelines. Early in March he was given a nine-month ban from domestic games for aggressively confronting the referee Benoît Millot towards the end of a win against Brest. He is barred from the dugout and from communicating with his bench u...

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