England: ash-es to ash-es…
KIEV, Ukraine ● England’s penalty curse struck again here Sunday as Italy advanced to the semi-finals of Euro 2012 with victory in a shoot-out after a tense quarter-final duel finished 0-0 following extra-time. The Italians will face Germany in the semi-finals in Warsaw on Thursday after England’s campaign came to a bitterly familiar end with [...]
Joe Hart meets his ‘master’
KRAKOW, Poland ● Joe Hart is looking forward to measuring himself against one of his idols when he starts opposite Gianluigi Buffon in England’s quarter-final showdown with Italy. Two years ago, Buffon tipped Hart to emerge as the world’s best goalkeeper over the following decade, hailing the then 23-year-old Manchester City stopper as the natural [...]
Nasri’s ‘Shut your mouth’ outburst aimed at French journalist
DONETSK, Ukraine ● Samir Nasri’s outburst after scoring Monday at the European Championship was aimed at a French journalist who questioned his form the day before. When Nasri scored late in the first half in the 1-1 draw against England, he ran away in celebration and shouted “Shut your mouth” in French. He then brought [...]
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 [...]
Report card: City 7, United 5
MANCHESTER, England ● Reminiscing after the mother of all derby’s you cannot come to another conclusion than Vincent Kompany was head and shoulders above the rest of the field as he led Manchester City to a glorious victory against Manchester United – and top spot in the Premier League. According to Eurosport this is how [...]
City overpowers brave Norwich
NORWICH, England ● Carlos Tevez’s hat-trick helped Manchester City beat Norwich to reduce Manchester United’s lead to two points at the Premier League summit. Tevez’s swerving effort beat John Ruddy before he set up Sergio Aguero. Norwich replied when Andrew Surman blasted in after Joe Hart’s punch. But Tevez boosted the lead with [...]
City upset by Swansea
SWANSEA, Wales – Manchester City surrendered top spot in the Premier League as Luke Moore’s late goal fired Swansea to a shock 1-0 win over the title chasers at the Liberty Stadium on Sunday. Roberto Mancini’s side were second-best for much of the game and needed a first-half penalty save from Joe Hart, who kept [...]
