Wayne Rooney gives notice on his England career after being handed captaincy England manager Sam Allardyce announced his squad for the World Cup qualifier in Slovakia on Sunday, and subsequently confirmed that Wayne Rooney would be his captain for forthcoming campaign. A day later, the 30-year-old announced he would be retiring from international football after the 2018 […]
Oldham Athletic edged out in nine-goal thriller against Carlisle United
OLDHAM ATHLETIC 4, CARLISLE UNITED 5 You don’t often get such scorelines in this day and age as Oldham Athletic lost 5-4 at home to Carlisle United in the Checkatrade Trophy. It was a game of numerous twists and turns as Latics were 1-0 ahead, 3-1 down, 4-3 in front before 10-man Carlisle scored the […]
Manchester City beat West Ham but Sergio Aguero may be given elbow for derby game at Old Trafford
MAN CITY 3, WEST HAM 1 Manchester City’s victory against West Ham, which took them to the top of the Barclays Premier League, could have been achieved at a cost. Television cameras caught an elbow by star striker Sergio Aguero on Hammers’ defender Winston Reid. And should Aguero be hit by a retrospective charge from […]
Manchester City Women stretch lead at top of WSL with victory at home to Reading FC Women
MAN CITY WOMEN 2, READING FC WOMEN 0 Manchester City Women took another step towards the WSL title with victory against Reading FC Women at the Academy Stadium. Though Reading have yet to win in the WSL, they provided gritty opponents and the league leaders had to work hard to their win. Central defender Jennifer […]
Marcus Rashford invokes Fergie Time with injury time winner at Hull City
HULL CITY 0, MANCHESTER UNITED 1 Marcus Rashford wins it in “Fergie Time” at Hull City Rashford gets England U21 call Hull manager Mike Phelan knows more than most about injury time goals for Manchester United but he was on the receiving end of an especially harsh defeat as the Reds continued their winning run […]