Record breaking Spain won a third consecutive tournament with a record breaking 4-0 scoreline in Kiev against a luckless Italy side who went down to ten men after just an hour due to injuries. David Silva opened the scoring for a superb Spain side, smashing a succession of European Championships records along the way, and […]
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England incentive to top Group D
Under-par Spain left it late to score and top group C but Jesus Navas finished off a hard working Croatia side who had their chances to take a shock lead and perhaps even condemn Spain to an ignominious exit as Italy beat the Republic of Ireland, who had Keith Andrews sent off, 2-0 in the […]
Silva on target as Spain thrash Ireland
City’s David Silva threaded the eye of the needle as he scored Spain’s second goal during their 4-0 thrashing of the Republic of Ireland. Silva was deployed in an attacking role along with Chelsea’s Fernando Torres who continued his return to form with a performance that showed desire as well as marksmanship as he justified […]
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 […]
City dig deep to extinguish QPR fireworks
QPR 2, MANCHESTER CITY 3 They say titles are won when teams win despite a poor performance. Manchester City certainly needed to dig deep after after they conceded the lead for the first time in the Barclays Premier League game at Loftus Road against Queens Park Rangers but preserved their unbeaten start as they overpowered […]