ENGLAND 1, REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 1. It took a goal from the ever-dependable Frank Lampard, one of England’s old guard, to save the team from a Wembley defeat against the Republic of Ireland. The Chelsea midfield player’s equaliser cancelled a goal from Shane Long in a friendly which was part of the Football Association’s […]
City are comeback kings
Manchester City produced a remarkable recovery to beat Chelsea 4-3 in a friendly in St Louis on their two-match tour of the United States. Goals from Demba Ba, Cesar Azpilicueta and Oscar gave Chelsea a commanding 3-0 lead. City hit back through Javi Garcia, two goals from Edin Dzeko and a late winner from Micah […]
City reveal new Nike kit
Manchester City kicked-off their week-long New York Tour in style by revealing their new 2013/14 home kit in the heart of The Big Apple. With the dramatic Manhattan skyline as a backdrop and a supporting cast of City fans from Manchester and the surrounding five boroughs performing the ‘Poznan’, City stars Joe Hart, Vincent Kompany, […]
Reyna lands key post in new club
Former Manchester City player Claudio Reyna has been named by New York City Football Club (New York City FC) as the club’s Director of Football and its first employee. Reyna will be responsible for building the soccer elements of the New York City FC organization, including the recruitment of players, coaches and trainers, and […]
City head Stateside
MANCHESTER City is teaming up with the baseball team New York Yankees to form a new Major League Soccer club in the US. The new team will be named New York City Football Club and expects to begin play in 2015. It will be majority-owned by Manchester City and represents the boldest step yet by any […]