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 [...]
Paul Scholes signs for one more year United
MANCHESTER, England ● Manchester United vowed to win back the Premier League next season and made sure they can take advantage of the services of veteran midfielder Paul Scholes. Scholes today signed a one-year contract extension with Manchester United on Monday, manager Sir Alex Ferguson revealed. The 37-year-old came out of retirement in January and [...]
Everton will fight Cahill’s red card
LIVERPOOL, England ● Premier League club Everton have announced they will appeal Tim Cahill’s sending off in Sunday’s 3-1 win over Newcastle. The Australia international received a straight red card at the full-time whistle after appearing to get involved in a confrontation with Newcastle’s Yohan Cabaye. Cabaye has since apologized for his role in the [...]
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 [...]
One more time: the last five minutes…
MANCHESTER, England ● We still can’t get enough it. The last five minutes of the conclusion of the Premier League will be a source for books, movies and above all memories for many, many years to come. We are also grateful for all the Youtube contributions that pour out over the internet during the [...]
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 [...]
Worst nightmare for Bolton
STOKE-ON-TRENT, England ● Bolton were relegated from the Premier League after a 2-2 draw against Stoke ended their 11-year stay in the top-flight. Owen Coyle’s side needed a victory at the Britannia Stadium and a QPR defeat against Manchester City to climb out of the bottom three on the final day of the season. But [...]
