A nasty collision with Fulham’s Hugo Rodallega left Wayne Rooney nursing a deep gash in his knee and gave England manager Roy Hodgson an injury headache he didn’t need ahead of World Cup qualifying games against Moldova and Ukraine on September 7th and 11th respectively. Rooney, who had only come off the substitutes bench in […]
City move for Scott Sinclair after selling Adam Johnson to Sunderland
City have moved to replace like-for-like after an offer for Swansea midfielder Scott Sinclair was accepted today. The news follows Adam Johnson’s departure back to his home town club Sunderland yesterday for a fee believed to be in the region of £10m. Sinclair had been left out of the Swans’ game against West Ham today […]
City target Daniel Agger hit with one match ban after West Brom red card
It has been confirmed that City target Daniel Agger will only serve a one match ban for a ‘professional foul’ against West Brom forward Shane Long for which he was sent off yesterday. The Liverpool defender, who has admitted that he would be open to a move to Barcelona in the last few days, will […]
England beat Italians in Berne
For an International it had the feel of a pre-season friendly. A half empty stadium in Switzerland, both sides missing many of their big names, and a game not played at full pace. For Roy Hodgson it was a return to the country whose national team he once managed and a chance to have another […]
Van Persie set for Old Trafford
Robin Van Persie is set to join Manchester United after the club announced that it had reached an agreement to sign the 29-year old Arsenal captain. The deal, believed to be in the region of £24m, is subject to a medical and agreement of personal terms. Van Persie is expected to arrive in Manchester within […]