MAN CITY 1, FEYENOORD 0 A late goal from Raheem Sterling extended Manchester City remarkable winning run to 17 games as they scraped past Dutch champions Feyenoord to guarantee top spot in group F. It looked as though City were destined to be held to a goalless draw until Sterling’s late intervention in what was […]
Eoin Doyle’s derby delight as Oldham Athletic beat neighbours Rochdale
OLDHAM ATHLETIC 3, ROCHDALE 1 Two late goals from Eoin Doyle ensured it was derby day delight for Oldham Athletic who beat neighbours Rochdale at SportsDirect.com Park. They ended the stalemate after Dale looked set to leave with a point until Doyle’s late intervention with one of his strikes a goal-of-the-season contender. Right-back Cameron Dummigan […]
Big guns Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic back as Manchester United beat Newcastle United
MAN UNITED 4, NEWCASTLE UTD 1 Manchester United had plenty to cheer as they comfortably beat Newcastle United to stay the main challengers to Premier League leaders Manchester City. The Reds, who played some of their best football of the season, were lifted by the returns of Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. After making a […]
Young players shine again as England hold Brazil
ENGLAND 0, BRAZIL 0 Gareth Southgate was delighted how his young players stepped up to the plate in friendlies against Germany and Brazil in the space of four days. England’s manager took plenty of positives from the games against the one and two ranked teams in the world. “It could have been an incredibly difficult […]
James Milner and Brian Kidd honoured at football awards
The winners of the hugely anticipated Leesa Northwest Football Awards 2017, recognising those who have achieved footballing excellence both on and off the pitch in the 2016/17 season, from both the Men and Women’s football leagues, from Conference though to Premier League, have been announced. Over 550 guests packed The Point at Emirates Old Trafford […]