Manchester United have agreed a deal to sign Crewe’s highly rated teenage forward Nick Powell for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £6m including addons . The youngster will join on a 4-year deal on 1 July 2012. Sir Alex Ferguson was delighted to sign a player that United had been following for […]
Solid start for England
It finished a well deserved 1-1 for England against France in the opening match of their group in Euro 2012. Manchester-based players were heavily involved in the first half of the England v France match. James Milner could have opened the scoring after running onto a through ball by Ashley Young. He was forced wide […]
Team news for England v France
The BBC reports the teams are as follows: France: Lloris, Debuchy, Rami, Mexes, Evra, Nasri, Cabaye, Diarra, Malouda, Ribery, Benzema. Subs: Mandanda, Giroud, Matuidi, Reveillere, Menez, M’Vila, Martin, Ben Arfa, Valbuena, Clichy, Koscielny, Carrasso. England: Hart, Johnson, Terry, Lescott, Cole, Milner, Gerrard, Parker, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Young, Welbeck. Subs: Green, Walcott, Henderson, Carroll, Baines, Jones, Jagielka, Downing, Defoe, Butland. […]
Things we learned from Spain vs Italy
The game itself ended 1-1, probably the right result in the end but entertainment was at a premium in what was a highly tactical game. Here are some points of note from the game: Mario Balotelli does frustrated like few others. It was a performance that will have been familiar to City fans as the […]
Ferdinand’s England career ‘over’
Rio Ferdinand has told The Sun that his England career “might be over” after being overlooked by England manager Roy Hodgson for Euro 2012 for ‘footballing reasons’. Ferdinand, who has been capped 81 times by England since 1997, said he would never retire from international football but accepted that not being picked during the injury […]