Gary Neville joins England staff
LONDON, England ● Gary Neville has been appointed to the England coaching staff. Roy Hodgson made this surprise announcement today. The former Manchester United signed a four year contract and will be one of Hodgon’s right hands during the next Euro 20120. Neville, who only retired from competitive football in the 2010/11 season, will [...]
Manchester colors blue during ticker-tape parade
MANCHESTER, England ● Manchester colored blue on the day that Manchester City showed off their Premier League trophy to Manchurians who are so used to see the red of Manchester United. About 100.000 fans came out to see the trophy that hadn’t been theirs for 44 years and they ticker-taped players and staff while [...]
FA charges Barton with two counts of violent conduct
LONDON, England ● Queens Park Rangers midfielder Joey Barton was charged with two counts of violent conduct by the Football Association on Monday following his red card against Manchester City on Sunday. Barton was sent off for elbowing Carlos Tevez and then kicked Sergio Aguero before attempting to headbutt Vincent Kompany. The FA said in [...]
New York has its own King Kenny
CHESTER, Pa. ● No Thierry Henry? No problem. Even without their leading scorer, the New York Red Bulls offense clicked to the tune of three goals during a nationally televised showdown Sunday afternoon at PPL Park. Fueled by a 78th-minute game-winning goal from Kenny Cooper, the Red Bulls escaped Chester with a wild 3-2 victory, [...]
Real sign off with record 100 points
MADRID, Spain ● Real Madrid rounded off their title-winning season in style with a 4-1 win over Real Mallorca that saw them become the first club to accrue 100 points in a season in La Liga. Los Merengues, who sealed their first domestic league title in four years 10 days ago, capped off a remarkable [...]
Joe Hart: Let’s do it again
MANCHESTER, England ● Joe Hart described winning the Premier League title with Manchester City as a “proud” moment after Sergio Aguero’s dramatic winner ended their 44-year wait for England’s top prize. “It was a crazy day. I’m proud to play for Manchester City and to play with these boys. This means the world for these [...]
Mancini: I’ve never lost hope
MANCHESTER, England ● Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini told the BBC his side deserved their Premier League crown after snatching the title with a dramatic 3-2 win over QPR. City scored two stoppage-time goals to get the win they needed to pip Manchester United on goal difference. “We have beaten United two times, we have [...]
Mancini always kept eye on the prize
MANCHESTER, England ● There has been an inevitability about Manchester City’s journey to the Premier League title since Abu Dhabi petro-dollars began flooding into the club in 2008 but they still required a steady hand at the tiller to navigate them to glory through one of the most unpredictable seasons for decades. Roberto [...]
Juve breaks all records
TURIN, Italy ● Champions Juventus broke AC Milan’s record of 42 matches unbeaten and finished the league season undefeated with a 3-1 win over Atalanta on Sunday. It was also the perfect send-off after 19 years with the Old Lady for club captain Alessandro Del Piero, who took the armband for the final time in [...]
