Manchester City FC are delighted to announce the final first-team pre-season fixture ahead of the 2013/14 campaign will be against Arsenal in Helsinki on Saturday, August 10th. The ‘Super Match by Carlsberg’ will kick-off at 5pm local time at the 40,000-capacity Olympic Stadium in the Finnish capital and will be the final game of the […]
City team up with Black Aces
Manchester City Football Club has today announced a new International partnership in South Africa bolstering its presence on the continent. The deal, which is the first of its kind for the club, will see the popular South African Football Club, Black Aces FC, become the Club’s ‘Official Regional School of Football Partner’. As part of […]
Rio’s grand night of celebration
Rio Ferdinand’s Testimonial Committee is delighted to announce that there will be a game at the Theatre of Dreams to celebrate his illustrious career. Manchester United will play against Spanish side Sevilla FC on Friday, August 9th. Sir Alex Ferguson said: “It is great that the club is granting Rio a testimonial for his services to the club. […]
England saved by the old guard
ENGLAND 1, REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 1. It took a goal from the ever-dependable Frank Lampard, one of England’s old guard, to save the team from a Wembley defeat against the Republic of Ireland. The Chelsea midfield player’s equaliser cancelled a goal from Shane Long in a friendly which was part of the Football Association’s […]
City are comeback kings
Manchester City produced a remarkable recovery to beat Chelsea 4-3 in a friendly in St Louis on their two-match tour of the United States. Goals from Demba Ba, Cesar Azpilicueta and Oscar gave Chelsea a commanding 3-0 lead. City hit back through Javi Garcia, two goals from Edin Dzeko and a late winner from Micah […]