Manchester United have completed the signing of Spanish midfielder Ander Herrera from Athletic Club Bilbao. The Reds triggered a buyout clause and he joins the club on a four-year-contract with an option to extend for a further year subject to international clearance. The 24-year-old joined Athletic Club from Real Zaragoza in 2011 and has since made 128 […]
Germany and USA qualify as Portugal and Ghana go out of the World Cup
USA 0, GERMANY 1 (WORLD GROUP GROUP G) PORTUGAL 2, GHANA 1 (WORLD CUP GROUP G) GERMANY TOP GROUP G, USA QUALIFY IN SECOND ON GOAL DIFFERENCE DESPITE LOSING TO GERMANY AFTER PORTUGAL BEAT GHANA The pre-match build-up to these Group G games in Brasilia should have highlighted the news that Ghana had sent two […]
Swiss and French go through after Xherdan Shaqiri hat trick, Antonio Valencia sent off
ECUADOR 0, FRANCE 0 (WORLD CUP GROUP E) HONDURAS 0, SWITZERLAND 3 (WORLD CUP GROUP E) XHERDAN SHAQIRI HAT TRICK SENDS SWISS THROUGH, FRANCE KEEP TEN MAN ECUADOR AT BAY AFTER ANTONIO VALENCIA IS SENT OFF For large tracts of their final Group E game, both France and Ecuador cancelled each other out. The French didn’t […]
Luis Suarez in third bite controversy as Italy crash out of World Cup
LUIS SUAREZ COULD FACE SANCTION AFTER ALLEGED BITE ON GIORGIO CHIELLINI ITALY 0, URUGUAY 1 (WORLD CUP GROUP D) COSTA RICA 0, ENGLAND 0 (WORLD CUP GROUP D) There was a big surprise as Italy joined England on the next plane home at the climax to the Group D games. While the English media were […]
Manchester City owner invests in £1billion East Manchester homes project
Manchester City’s Middle East-based owner is investing in a huge housing development close to the ground. The Abu Dhabi United Group has agreed a joint venture with Manchester City Council which will ultimately aim to invest £1billion in more than six thousand houses in East Manchester. The first phase, of what has been dubbed the Manchester Life initiative, will […]