Old man Cole has an eye for goal October 17, 2005 Two goals for Andy Cole — on the day after his 34th birthday — gave Manchester City victory over West Ham at Eastlands and moved Stuart Pearce’s side up to fourth in the Premiership. The veteran striker was in fine form, scoring once in each half. The former Manchester United player said: “I’ve been through [...]
Improved England top World Cup Group Six October 13, 2005 England finished their World Cup qualifying campaign as group winners after victory against Poland at Old Trafford. Goals in each half from Michael Owen and Frank Lampard were enough to ensure they overtook the Poles at the top of Group Six. Coach Sven Goran Eriksson said: “I think on Saturday [against Austria] we did a [...]