CITY BOLSTER MIDFIELD OPTIONS WITH BRAZILIAN FERNANDO Porto midfielder Fernando has finally completed his move to Manchester City after the news was confirmed to the Portuguese Securities Market Commission by his club. The statement said: “FC Porto hereby informs the market that it has reached an agreement with Manchester City for the permanent transfer of […]
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Brazil and Mexico top Group A, set up ties with Chile and Netherlands
CAMEROON 1, BRAZIL 4 (WORLD CUP GROUP A) CROATIA 1, MEXICO 3 (WORLD CUP GROUP A) NEYMAR SCORES 100TH GOAL AT BRAZIL 2014, CHILE NEXT FOR BRAZIL, MEXICO HAVE NETHERLANDS NEXT For just a couple of minutes towards the end of these final group games there was the prospect of Mexico finishing top of their […]
Sunderland dent Manchester City’s title hopes
MAN CITY 2, SUNDERLAND 2 On the day when it was revealed Manchester City have the most expensively-paid team in world sport, they hardly performed like world beaters as they were surprisingly held at home by bottom-club Sunderland. And the unexpected loss of two points against the Black Cats was a massive dent to City’s […]
Hat-trick delight for Yaya Toure as City strengthen title charge
MAN CITY 5, FULHAM 0 Yaya Toure’s first hat trick for Manchester City and first of his career helped propel Manuel Pellegrini’s side into second spot in the Barclays Premier League. The midfield man from the Ivory Coast almost single handedly orchestrated the victory which strengthened City’s title challenge as they disposed of the Cottagers […]
Fernandinho scores his first international goal as Brazil rout South Africa
Fernandinho scored his first goal for Brazil as they routed South Africa 5-0 in Johannesburg. The Manchester City midfielder’s late powerful strike made it 4-0 before Neymar completed his hat trick in injury time after collecting a knock back by former City striker Jo who was on as a substitute. Chelsea play-maker Oscar had earlier […]