Given can leave City in January, reveals Mancini September 19, 2010 WIGAN ATH (0) vs MANCHESTER CITY (2) MANCHESTER CITY boss Roberto Mancini has told Shay Given he can leave Eastlands in the January transfer window. The Republic of Ireland goalkeeper, inset, is frustrated at being asked to play second string to Joe Hart. But after guiding his side to fourth place in the Premier League [...]
Capello backs Rooney to put club woes to one side October 11, 2010 ENGLAND head coach Fabio Capello insists out-of-sorts striker Wayne Rooney is fully fit and “in a good moment” ahead of tonight’s clash with Montenegro. Rooney has not scored from open play for Manchester United this season, and missed his club’s last two games with an ankle injury. The 24-year-old’s slump has also coincided with intense [...]
Capello backs Rooney to put club woes to one side October 11, 2010 ENGLAND head coach Fabio Capello insists out-of-sorts striker Wayne Rooney is fully fit and “in a good moment” ahead of tonight’s clash with Montenegro. Rooney has not scored from open play for Manchester United this season, and missed his club’s last two games with an ankle injury. The 24-year-old’s slump has also coincided with intense [...]
Keane sides with Rooney in striker’s United row October 18, 2010 MANCHESTER United great Roy Keane has told unsettled striker Wayne Rooney to “look after No1” in any dispute with the Old Trafford hierarchy. Rooney is being tipped to leave United after six years at the club amid rumours that his relationship with manager Sir Alex Ferguson has deteriorated beyond repair. Keane, Ferguson’s trusted captain before [...]
Fed-up Fabregas bans talk of title challenge after City win October 25, 2010 ARSENAL captain Cesc Fabregas has poured scorn on endless assessments of the Gunners’ chances of winning a first Premier League title since 2004. The north Londoners delivered a powerful statement of intent with a 3-0 win at Manchester City on Sunday, ending a run of defeats against fellow title hopefuls. The victory propelled Arsenal into [...]
Al Gore fund quadruples its profits to £32m September 22, 2010 AN investment fund set up by former US Vice President Al Gore and Mark Ferguson, the son of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, saw its pre-tax profits almost quadruple last year to £31.9m, according to accounts filed in Companies House. Generation Investment Management – which was launched in 2004 under the guidance of the former [...]
Virgin will not compete with rival Eurostar October 25, 2010 VIRGIN Trains has denied suggestions it may launch rival services against Eurostar on the new high-speed line from London to continental Europe. Eurotunnel last week reportedly said Virgin was among those companies who could start running trains from the capital to European cities such as Paris, Brussels and Cologne. German state railway Deutsche Bahn (DB) [...]
Virgin will not compete with rival Eurostar October 25, 2010 VIRGIN Trains has denied suggestions it may launch rival services against Eurostar on the new high-speed line from London to continental Europe. Eurotunnel last week reportedly said Virgin was among those companies who could start running trains from the capital to European cities such as Paris, Brussels and Cologne. German state railway Deutsche Bahn (DB) [...]
City are striker light in Austria September 15, 2010 MANCHESTER City boss Roberto Mancini has just two strikers fit for tonight’s opening Europa League match at Red Bull Salzburg. Emmanuel Adebayor has not recovered from the dead leg that kept him out at the weekend, meaning Mancini has only Carlos Tevez and Jo at his disposal. Centre-back Joleon Lescott is also absent but full-back [...]
United fight back but let chance slip September 26, 2010 BOLTON WANDERERS (2) vs MANCHESTER UTD (2) IT WAS meant to be the win that thrust them back on the heels of leaders Chelsea, but in the end Manchester United left Bolton with only a draw, salvaged in the closing stages by substitute Michael Owen. To make matters worse for manager Sir Alex Ferguson, United [...]