Aymeric Laporte fumes at VAR decision in angry tweet after Man City Champions League exit

Christine Brown was in good spirits on Monday for Valentine’s Day, when she posted a photo of herself on her Instagram. It was the 49-year-old Sister Wives star’s first V-day on her own, since she split from her husband of over 25 years Kody back in November. In the picture of herself, she looked like she was spending some time outdoors, and she had a huge smile across her face.

Rihanna surprised everyone when she first announced her pregnancy with A$AP Rocky, keeping it a secret from the public despite online rumors suggesting the singer was expecting a baby.And while Rihanna did a great job hiding the pregnancy from her fans and followers, she struggled to keep it a secret from her inner circle of friends.During her recent red carpet appearance, the billionaire revealed that it was hard to keep it under wraps because she is always around her “posse.”“It was harder for me to keep it from my posse, because they’re around me, they know my habits,” she explained, revealing that her friends kept asking “You don’t want something to drink? You’re not smoking?,” all while she was “eating all the things I’m not used to eating.”“They know I hate sweets and I’m all of a sudden asking for cookies and donuts. But finally, I just had to let it all out, and they were all shocked, of course, as the world was shocked as well,” Rihanna shared.The artist says she is excited to celebrate and share the joy with everyone now that the secret is out, and giving fans hope about a new album, as she says she is still working on new music.Rihanna says she was surprised when she first found out about her pregnancy, “I was like, ‘This is not for real, right?’” adding that she didn’t want to “get too excited too soon, because it’s great news, but you...

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorViacomCBS will change its corporate name to Paramount as of Feb. 16, calling the move an effort to adopt “an iconic global name” to reflect the conglomerate’s increasingly worldwide focus.The company’s shares will trade on the NASDAQ index under the ticker symbol PARA (for Class B common shares), PARAA (for Class A common), and PARAP (for Class A preferred).The moniker makeover was announced Tuesday by ViacomCBS chair Shari Redstone and president-CEO Bob Bakish in a memo to staffers.

straight to your inboxManchester United fans have told Jack Grealish that he needs to move to Old Trafford in order to earn his long-awaited England call up.Gareth Southgate announced his 24-man squad for the Three Lions' upcoming Nations League games against Iceland and Denmark on Tuesday and there were several eyebrows raised when Grealish wasn't named in it.It came as a surprise because the creative midfielder had a brilliant season on his return to the Premier League, scoring 10 goals and grabbing eight assists, as he played a vital role in keeping Villa in the league and dragged them to a Carabao Cup final. In fact, only Kevin De Bruyne (136) created more chances than Grealish (91) throughout the season.

straight to your inboxManchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak has admitted that the lack of recognition for Blues players has “worried” him.And he says that Kevin De Bruyne’s announcement as the Premier League’s Player of the Year came as a relief after ten years of Blues stars being ignored for the major individual honours.De Bruyne was named as the best player by the league last weekend, just hours after City crashed out of the Champions League.The football writers’ award has already gone to Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson, and the PFA Player of the Year – the most prized award – has yet to be announced.The constant snubbing of City players has become a source of irritation among fans, and within the club.A City player has

straight to your inboxWhilst Manchester City were left frustrated at not being able to add another Premier League or the Champions League trophy to their cabinet last season, the standout performances of a number of key City players would have been a pleasing aspect of the campaign for Pep Guardiola. City’s best performer this year was Kevin De Bruyne who was rightly awarded the Premier League’s Player of the Year award after scoring 13 goals and registering a further 20 assists.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer looks to develop the talented Dutch winger.And after sealing a United loan exit, Chong name-checked Bayern Munich's Serge Gnabry and Man City superstar Kevin De Bruyne as two former Bremen players he would love to match at the club.Both had stuttering spells in the Premier League before moves to Bremen kick-started their careers.

straight to your inboxManchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has been announced as the Premier League Player of the Season following a spectacular individual campaign.The Belgian saw off competition from Liverpool trio Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jordan Henderson and Sadio Mane to clinch the honour, with Southampton's Danny Ings and Burnley's Nick Pope also nominated.De Bruyne enjoyed an incredible campaign, despite City finishing well adrift of champions Liverpool, having equalled Thierry Henry's record of 20 assists in a single season.De Bruyne also scored a career-best 13 goals from midfield, scooping the Goal of the Month award on two separate occasions.In all, De Bruyne was involved in more goals than any other player in the league

Champions League win over Manchester City.The Blues midfielder had an average night in Lisbon, although he scored the equalising goal and had a much-improved second half.And he received a consolation today, by being named the Premier League Player of the Year for a season where he equalled Thierry Henry’s assists record.De Bruyne was hugely disappointed at City’s 3-1 defeat, but he named the Lyon star who he felt had done more than anyone to unhinge the Blues – his midfield opponent Houssem Aouar.The 22-year-old attacking midfielder was praised by manager Pep Guardiola last season after Lyon beat City at the Etihad Stadium and then drew 2-2 in their own stadium.That sparked a thousand transfer rumours – and De Bruyne made it plain how

Manchester City midfielder enjoyed arguably his best campaign yet at the Etihad, scoring a personal best of 13 league goals, and equalling the record for 20 assists in a season. De Bruyne claimed his 20th assist on the final day to move level with former Arsenal hero Thierry Henry in registering the most amount of assists in a single season.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola insists Manchester City will recover from their agonising defeat to Lyon to attempt to reach the Champions League semi-finals next season.City were firm favourites to progress against Lyon in the one-legged affair, but were below-par on the night when everything went against them. Lyon deservedly led at half time, before Kevin De Bruyne's strike eventually pulled them level.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola said that the team will discuss what went wrong in a hotel meeting after their Champions League crash against Lyon. The Manchester City manager was asked about Raheem Sterling ’s astonishing miss – which would have made it 2-2 – but Guardiola appeared to broaden it out into a post-mortem on the whole performance, which was littered with errors.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola refused to comment on the VAR decisions that went against Manchester City during their Champions League quarter-final defeat to Lyon.Maxwel Cornet opened the scoring for the French side in the first-half before Kevin De Bruyne finally levelled proceedings after the interval.City should have been ahead but Raheem Sterling missed an open goal from five yards out which sparked a counter-attack from Lyon.Moussa Dembele raced clear and appeared to trip Aymeric Laporte as Karl Toko Ekambi let the ball through his legs while standing in an offside position.

straight to your inbox Rio Ferdinand believes Pep Guardiola made clear mistakes with his Manchester City team selection against Lyon. Guardiola's side crashed out of the Champions League in dramatic fashion on Saturday night after a 3-1 reverse in the quarter-final.

straight to your inbox Kevin De Bruyne warned his Manchester City team-mates they “need to learn” after their Champions League upset against Lyon. Pep Guardiola’s side suffered yet more heartache in Europe as they were beaten 3-1 in their quarter-final clash in Portugal.

straight to your inbox Former referee Peter Walton has insisted that Moussa Dembele's pivotal goal for Lyon against Manchester City wasn't offside. Pep Guardiola's side crashed out of the Champions League in dramatic fashion on Saturday night after a 3-1 reverse in the quarter-final.

straight to your inbox Rio Ferdinand and Joe Hart both agreed that Moussa Dembele's first goal against Manchester City should have been ruled out by VAR for a foul on Aymeric Laporte. Pep Guardiola's side crashed out of the Champions League in dramatic fashion on Saturday night after a 3-1 reverse in the quarter-final.

straight to your inbox Manchester City fans vented their anger after seeing their side suffer at the hands of VAR in the Champions League once again. Pep Guardiola’s side found themselves on the wrong side of the Video Assistant Referee as they fell at the quarter-final stages to Lyon in Portugal.

Moussa Dembele out of their starting lineup for the second Champions League game in a row. The former Celtic striker was benched once again as his side took on Manchester City in the Champions League quarter final in Germany.

straight to your inbox Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has named both Rodri and Fernandinho in his midfield to face Lyon in the Champions League. Joao Cancelo retains his place at left-back after an impressive display during the win against Real Madrid with Benjamin Mendy forced to settle for a place on the bench despite coming back from suspension.

straight to your inboxKevin De Bruyne has been given a considerable price rise in the Fantasy Premier League after matching Theirry Henry's assist record.The Manchester City star was one of the division's best performers as he equalled Henry's tally of 20 assists in a Premier League season.De Bruyne scored 251 points across the 2019/20 season, the highest total of any player on the game.As a result, he's been given a considerable £2m price boost for the 2020/21 season.The official FPL Twitter account announced De Bruyne's new price today ahead of the 2020/21 FPL season, confirming his new price at £11.5m, a sizeable outlay.Raheem Sterling's price for the new season is also out, with his best goal-scoring season to date bolstering him up to

straight to your inboxManchester City fans have delivered a unanimous verdict in MEN Sport's survey to pick the club's best player of the 2019/20 season.We have been asking readers to pick from Kevin De Bruyne, Raheem Sterling and Riyad Mahrez to be crowned Player of the Season, in a campaign that started with the Community Shield win and saw the club win their third successive Carabao Cup title before football was suspended in March.Since the restart, City reached the FA Cup semi-final and consolidated their second-placed finish in the Premier League.

straight to your inboxFormer Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves has likened Bruno Fernandes to Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne following the club's victory in the Europa League.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side endured a hard-fought match against FC Copenhagen in Cologne, with the Danish side taking the match to extra time. Anthony Martial was felled for a penalty in the first period of extra time, which Fernandes then smashed into the net to send United into the semi-finals of the competition.

straight to your inboxGood evening, Manchester City fans. Here are your evening headlines for Sunday, August 9.

straight to your inbox Joleon Lescott has insisted Kevin De Bruyne is yet to eclipse Yaya Toure's best season at Manchester City despite equalling the Premier League record for most assists in a season. The Belgian playmaker has been in extraordinary form this term, finishing the campaign level with Thierry Henry's record of 20 Premier League assists.

straight to your inboxRio Ferdinand said Kevin De Bruyne must win the Champions League to be considered one of the greatest midfielders of all time.The Manchester City star has enjoyed a phenomenal season despite the club missing out on the Premier League title.The Belgian playmaker equalled Thierry Henry's Premier League record of 20 assists in a single season, whilst earning a place in the PFA Team of the Season and a nomination for the individual award too.With two league title under his belt, alongside four Carabao Cups and an FA Cup winner's medal, the one trophy that has eluded De Bruyne is the Champions League.“I think he needs to (win the Champions League)," Ferdinand said prior to City's win over Real Madrid.

straight to your inboxReal Madrid defender Raphael Varane accepted full responsibility for his side's defeat by Manchester City in the Champions League.Madrid needed to come from behind after losing the first leg 2-1 at the Bernabeu following goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Gabriel Jesus.Zinedine Zidane's men were without Sergio Ramos after his red card but the Spaniard travelled with the team to watch on from the sidelines.Varane started alongside Eder Militao in central defence but a shaky start culminated in City taking the lead after just nine minutes when the Frenchman was dispossessed by Gabriel Jesus.

straight to your inbox Manchester City fans labelled Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos 'classy' after the German embraced Kevin De Bruyne after Friday night's match. After months of waiting following the first leg, City and Madrid finally contested the reverse fixture and the Blues emerged as 4-2 aggregate victors.