PREMIER LEAGUE CLUBS SPEND RECORD £800m; CITY EXITS FOR ALVARO NEGREDO, EMYR HUWS, MICAH RICHARDS AND POSSIBLY JOHN GUIDETTI With one eye on Financial Fair play and UEFA Champions League squad limits, it’s perhaps possible to see why Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini offloaded a series of players who were unlikely to get much playing time at the […]
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Onuoha scores as a businessman
Kevin Keegan used to joke when Manchester City manager how footballer Nedum Onuoha invested his win bonuses on the Stock Market. Onuoha, now at London club Queens Park Rangers, has ploughed a six-figure sum into a luggage business started by an old school friend. He has taken a 15-per-cent stake in Rochdale firm Luggage Mule. It was founded […]
Shock home defeat for Manchester City as Mark Hughes makes a triumphant return with Stoke City
MANCHESTER CITY 0, STOKE CITY 1 Former Manchester City manager Mark Hughes made a triumphant return to the Etihad Stadium as Stoke City snatched a shock 1-0 victory. It was certainly a coupon buster and appeared a home banker bearing in mind City had lost only once in their previous 70 home Premier League games. […]
Manchester City drawn against Bayern Munich in the Champions League again
Manchester City will face Bayern Munich in the Champions League for the third time in four seasons. They will also face CSKA Moscow for the second season in succession while Serie A runners-up AS Roma complete Group E in what looks like another tough group stage for the Barclays Premier League champions. Last season, City […]
Wayne Rooney named as the new England captain
WAYNE ROONEY NAMED CAPTAIN AFTER RETIREMENTS OF STEVEN GERRARD AND FRANK LAMPARD; ENGLAND SQUAD HAS FOUR UNCAPPED PLAYERS Wayne Rooney was today named as England’s new captain following the retirements of Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard and New York City’s Frank Lampard, who is currently on loan at Manchester City. The 28 year old had already been […]