David Beckham has not been selected as one of Great Britain’s three over-age players in their final 18-man football squad for the Olympics. GB coach Stuart Pearce informed the former England captain of his decision in a phone call on Wednesday night. Beckham said: “Naturally I am very disappointed, but there will be no bigger […]
Manchester City
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 […]
Holland players racially abused in Krakow
The Guardian reports that black players in the Holland, including City’s Nigel de Jong, were racially abused while training at Stadion Miejski – the home stadium of Wisla Krakow. While it is not a Euro 2012 stadium, the Dutch squad are using it for training purposes and there were 25,000 spectators there to watch them […]
City win the title in the most dramatic Premier League finale ever
MANCHESTER CITY 3, QPR 2 The 20th Barclays Premier League was settled in the most dramatic circumstances as the title went down to the last minute of added time before City emerged the victors on goal difference. City are now the fifth different club to have their name engraved on the trophy after Manchester United, […]
Yaya Toure double as City take massive step to the title
NEWCASTLE UNITED 0, MANCHESTER CITY 2 Yaya Toure, who turns 29 next week, has been a crucial player for City – scoring the winning goal in the FA Cup final last season and the fulcrum in City’s midfield all season. It was only apt, therefore, that the big midfielder pushed forward and scored the second […]