MAN CITY 3, NEWCASTLE UTD 1 Penalties from Mario Balotelli and Sergio Aguero, plus a goal by Micah Richards ended Newcastle United’s unbeaten record as Manchester City continued their own march towards the Barclays Premier League title. With four changes from the side which beat Wolves before the international break, City manager Roberto Mancini was careful to rotate his […]
England finally bash Swedes
ENGLAND 1, SWEDEN 0 England’s 43-year wait for victory against Sweden is finally over after their win in an international friendly at Wembley. Manchester City midfielder Gareth Barry initially claimed the matchwinner, which was also a milestone goal for England as it was their 2,000th at full international level, but it was later debited as an […]
Captain Lampard’s nod of approval is pain for Spain
England 1, Spain 0 A tale of two posts put the stamp of approval on England’s win over World champions Spain at Wembley. Four minutes into the second half, Manchester City’s James Milner curled a deliciously teasing free kick from the left deep into the heart of the Spanish box. Darren Bent rose above Sergio […]
Tevez goes AWOL
Carlos Tevez has failed to report for training a day after reportedly accepting a fine of 2 weeks wages for 5 counts of misconduct during Manchester City’s defeat at Bayern Munich after he refused to warm up. City were reported to have instructed their lawyers to take action after the Argentinian failed to report for […]
Tevez will not appeal City fine
Carlos Tevez will not appeal the two week fine handed to him for misconduct for refusing to warm up following Manchester City’s Champions League tie in Munich in September. The Argentine midfielder will instead accept the fine, which had been reduced from a four-week fine after intervention from the PFA, after the club could not prove that […]