Man. City: Super Mario inspires City win Manchester City have lifted the Dublin Super Cup with a clinical 3-0 win over Inter Milan. Mario Balotelli, so often the villain since he swapped the Nerazzurri for City, was the star of the show, opening the scoring on the stroke of half-time after a fine first-half performance. [...]
Archive > July 2011
Liverpool: Keegan cannot wait for new campaign
Liverpool: Keegan cannot wait for new campaign Kevin Keegan is looking forward to the most exciting Barclays Premier League campaign yet – and is backing former clubs Liverpool and Manchester City to battle it out at the top of the table. City’s owners have again bankrolled a summer spending spree, with £35million Argentina forward Sergio [...]
Man. Utd.: Phelan plays down curtain-raiser
Man. Utd.: Phelan plays down curtain-raiser Manchester United have vowed to treat next Sunday’s Community Shield as part of their pre-season campaign despite the “tasty” nature of their clash with Manchester City. It is less than four months since City overcame their old rivals in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley, the penultimate stage in [...]
Blackburn R.: Goodwillie in Blackburn talks
Blackburn R.: Goodwillie in Blackburn talks Dundee United striker David Goodwillie is in talks with Blackburn after the two clubs agreed a fee, United boss Peter Houston has confirmed. Rangers have also made a fresh offer for the 22-year-old after having earlier bids rejected, but they have not matched the package on the table from [...]
Chelsea: Blues weigh up fresh Modric bid
Chelsea: Blues weigh up fresh Modric bid Chelsea will decide this week whether to make a renewed bid for Luka Modric, chief executive Ron Gourlay has revealed. The Blues have had two offers rejected for the Tottenham playmaker this summer, reportedly of £22million and £27million. Spurs have repeatedly insisted Modric is not for sale but [...]
Arsenal: Henry makes triumphant return
Arsenal: Henry makes triumphant return Arsenal were booed by their own fans after letting another lead slip to surrender the Emirates Cup with a 1-1 draw against Thierry Henry’s New York Red Bulls. As in Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Boca Juniors, who they had led 2-0, Arsenal were unable to close out a game they [...]
Blackburn R.: Houston- Goodwillie close to move
Blackburn R.: Houston- Goodwillie close to move Dundee United manager Peter Houston expects striker David Goodwillie to complete his move to Blackburn on Monday. The 22-year-old was left out of the United squad for Sunday’s 1-0 win at Hearts after Rovers agreed a fee – believed to be £2million up front, another £800,000 of potential [...]
Celtic: Ledley hopes for Bellamy switch
Celtic: Ledley hopes for Bellamy switch Celtic midfielder Joe Ledley hopes a deal can be reached to bring Craig Bellamy to Celtic. Celtic boss Neil Lennon has admitted interest in Manchester City’s out-of-favour striker, who had a successful loan spell at Parkhead six years ago and spent last season on loan at Cardiff. Wales international [...]
Blackburn R.: Kean buoyed by Formica progress
Blackburn R.: Kean buoyed by Formica progress Boss Steve Kean hopes Mauro Formica can make an impact for Blackburn this season after seeing the Argentinian grab the first goal in their 3-0 win over Kitchee on Saturday Formica headed home Brett Emerton’s cross after 34 minutes at Hong Kong Stadium before second-half efforts from David [...]
Arsenal: Wenger sees the positives
Arsenal: Wenger sees the positives Arsene Wenger is not concerned by Arsenal’s latest defensive shortcomings and instead hailed the positive impact of summer signing Gervinho after his team blew a two-goal lead against Boca Juniors in the Emirates Cup. Gervinho impressed to set up Robin van Persie for the opening goal before Aaron Ramsey doubled [...]
