Robin van Persie, a long admired target of Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini, has declared that he will not be signing a new contract at Arsenal for what appears to be “footballing reasons” – an oft-used reason recently. The Gunners’ talismanic striker, who has only one solitary FA Cup winners’ medal to show for eight […]
London Olympics 2012: Giggs or Beckham for Great Britain?
The 18-man Great Britain squad for the Olympics has been announced and, as we now know, Stuart Pearce has left David Beckham out of his three over-age picks from the 18 man squad. There will be five Welsh players joining 13 English players. With Craig Bellamy, Ryan Giggs and Micah Richards named as the over-age […]
Manchester’s footballing Olympians
Manchester United and City have provided three players to the Great Britain squad for the Olympic Games. United midfielder Ryan Giggs and City defender Micah Richards are two of the three over-age players in the 18-man Great Britain pool. Reds’ midfield man Tom Cleverley has also been named along with former City players Craig Bellamy and Daniel Sturridge. […]
Fabio leaves on loan
Manchester United have loaned Fabio da Silva to Premier League rivals Queens’ Park Rangers for the 2012/13 season. The move comes on the same day as twin Rafael signed a new four-year deal with the Reds. Fabio has had the misfortune of having a number of serious injuries in his time at Old Trafford where […]
Rafael signs new Reds’ deal
Manchester United have confirmed that Rafael da Silva has signed a new four-year contract The Brazilian right back will be staying at Old Trafford to 2016.