The BBC report that Emmanuel Adebayor has signed for Spurs after agreeing an undisclosed fee to sign the City striker. It had been suggested that s special deal would have to be set up for Adebayor to fit into Tottenham’s pay structure but moving the Togo striker on could allow City manager Roberto Mancini to […]
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Roberto Mancini signs new contract with Manchester City
Manchester City have reported that manager Roberto Mancini has signed a new five year contract to manage the club until summer 2017. Mancini led City to a historic first Premier League win last season in dramatic circumstances – their first league title since 1968 – and was delighted to agree the new deal. He said: […]
Robin van Persie decides to leave Arsenal, should he come to Manchester?
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. […]