COSTEL PANTILIMON RELEASED BY MANCHESTER CITY, NEW ‘KEEPER COMING? Manchester City have released Romanian goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon, defender Joleon Lescott, and midfielder Gareth Barry. Pantilimon, who is 6’8″ tall, played in seven Premier League games last season after Joe Hart was dropped following a poor run of form and qualified for a Barclays Premier League […]
Patrice Evra signs new deal to stay at Old Trafford, six players to leave Old Trafford
PATRICE EVRA EXTENDS OLD TRAFFORD STAY Manchester United defender Patrice Evra has signed a new one year deal to stay at Old Trafford next season. The French left back, who turned 33 this month, was signed by Sir Alex Ferguson in January 2006 and arrived in the same month as Nemanja Vidic. He won five […]
Manchester City owners buy stake in Japanese club
Manchester City’s owners have added to their growing, global empire by buying a stake in the Japanese J-League club Yokohama F Marinos. The deal brings Marinos into a network which also includes the Major League Soccer franchise New York City FC and Australian club Melbourne Heart as well as City. The partnership with the Marinos’ owners, car […]
Ryan Giggs retires from playing, becomes assistant to Louis Van Gaal
Ryan Giggs has announced his retirement as a player for Manchester United on the same day that he accepted the role of assistant manager under new United boss Louis Van Gaal who will take up the Old Trafford reins after the World Cup in Brazil. The Welsh midfield legend played in a club record 963 […]
Manchester City reach compromise agreement with UEFA over Financial Fair Play
Manchester City has entered into a compromise agreement with European football’s governing body UEFA over breaches of Financial Fair Play rules. The penalties to be imposed by UEFA include a €60m fine (£49m), though €40m will not be imposed if City balance the books, adhering to a transfer cap for the current year and restricting the […]