Posted on 19 May 2013. Tags: Manchester City, Norwich
Manchester City v Norwich 16:00 – Manchester City recorded their first win following the dismissal of Roberto Mancini on Tuesday night with a 2-0 win over Reading. Sergio Aguero and Edin Dzeko both got on the scoresheet as City begin their planning their title challenge for next season. – Yaya Toure will likely [...]
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Posted on 16 May 2013. Tags: Manchester City, Roberto Mancini
This time last year it was all going so well for Roberto Mancini and Manchester City. Two goals deep into injury time during the last match of the season against QPR meant the Italian had delivered City’s first title in 44 years in the most dramatic circumstances imaginable. The long wait was over. City, who [...]
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Posted on 13 May 2013. Tags: Manchester City, Roberto Mancini
Manchester City have tonight confirmed that Roberto Mancini has been sacked. The news was leaked to the press ahead of City’s defeat against Wigan in the FA Cup final on Saturday but Mancini appeared to think it was just paper talk. “You continue to speak about this for six months and also too much in [...]
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Posted on 11 May 2013. Tags: Manchester City
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Posted on 11 May 2013. Tags: Manchester City, Manchester United, Samir Nasri
Having come back from 2 goals down against Manchester United on derby day, Samir Nasri moved out of the way of the ball when Robin van Persie took a last minute freekick, allowing the reds to score and win the game. United moved six points clear of Manchester City as a result and the moment [...]
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Posted on 03 May 2013. Tags: Manchester City, Swansea
Swansea v Manchester City, Saturday 15:00 – Swansea remain on course for a top ten finish, despite suffering a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Chelsea in their last game. – Despite that scoreline, Chico put in an admirable defensive effort, being one of only two players in the last round of games [...]
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Posted on 03 May 2013. Tags: Manchester City
City’s limp title defence can largely be attributed to this season’s poor recruitment. Taking into account transfers from both the summer and January windows, our net spend is around £14m, with five players arriving, and five leaving. As the season draws to a close, it seems appropriate to assess the impact of City’s ins and outs. [...]
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Posted on 27 April 2013. Tags: Manchester City, West Ham
Manchester City v West Ham, 12:45 – Manchester City all but condemned themselves to the inevitable relinquishing of their Premier League title after they conceded three goals in the space of 9 second half minutes to fall to a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Tottenham. – Although City’s efforts to retain the [...]
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Posted on 24 April 2013. Tags: Manchester City, Manchester United
Manchester United secured the league for a 20th time on Monday night after their 3-0 win over Aston Villa. Manchester City’s defeat against Tottenham Hotspur the day before meant the reds just needed three points from their remaining five games to clinch the title. Following the game at Old Trafford the United players went on [...]
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Posted on 21 April 2013. Tags: Javier Hernandez, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez took to Twitter to react to Tottenham Hotspur taking the lead against Manchester City at White Hart Lane. Samir Nasri scored early on against the run of play and City then went on to dominate much of the game, with Spurs having some dangerous moments but not looking like a [...]
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Posted on 19 April 2013. Tags: Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham v Manchester City, Sunday 13:30 – Tottenham’s last Premier League fixture saw things end in a 2-2 stalemate with Everton at White Hart Lane, with goals from Emmanuel Adebayor and Gylfi Sigurdsson not enough to earn Andre Villas Boas’ side more than a point. – Emmanuel Adebayor comes up against his former club [...]
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Posted on 17 April 2013. Tags: Manchester City, Wigan
Manchester City v Wigan, 19:45 – Manchester City are on something of a roll at the moment, having now won 4 out of their last fixtures, and dispatching with Man Utd and Chelsea in their last two. They will be looking to sustain any hope of retaining their title when they meet relegation-threatened Wigan [...]
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Posted on 14 April 2013. Tags: Chelsea, David Luiz, FA Cup, Manchester City, Sergio Aguero
Manchester City were lucky to finish today’s FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea with eleven men after Sergio Aguero was guilty of an awful two footed stamp on David Luiz. With ten minutes remaining, a freekick was awarded to Chelsea for a cynical foul by Aguero which was then followed by the stamp. It is possible [...]
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Posted on 10 April 2013. Tags: Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United
Spanish newspaper Marca are today reporting that Atletico Madrid striker, Radamel Falcao, is set to join Manchester United this summer. Apparently United are keen to include Javier Hernandez in the deal whilst Atletico are looking for cash only, which would favourite the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City, both of whom he has been linked [...]
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Posted on 01 April 2013. Tags: Manchester City, Mario Balotelli
July 6th 2010 – Mino Raiola, agent “Was there a real offer from City? Yes, there was but it is not for me to say. Mario Balotelli’s situation is calm. He is an Inter player. There are no negotiations, hence, he will remain at Inter.” July 10th 2010 – Balotelli “Roberto Mancini? He’s a great [...]
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Posted on 30 March 2013. Tags: Manchester City, Newcastle
Man City v Newcastle 15:00 – Manchester City all but lost their chance to retain the Premier League title when they lost 2-0 to 10 man Everton in their last Premier League outing. – Newcastle will be wary of Manchester City’s strikers, but should be alert to goal threats from all over the [...]
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Posted on 26 March 2013. Tags: Jose Mourinho, Manchester City
Manchester City’s CEO, Ferran Soriano, was born and raised in Barcelona and in 2003 won the Board of Directors elections for FC Barcelona with Joan Laporta’s team. He was the club’s financial vice-president from 2003 until 2008. During his time at the club he made key decisions, actively negotiated contracts with the technical director Txiki [...]
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Posted on 19 March 2013. Tags: Manchester City
This summer looks set to be the most interesting in Manchester City’s recent history. With our relative failure on the pitch, a number of big-earners set to leave, and Txiki Begiristain overseeing his first summer recruitment drive at the club, there appears to be a perfect storm gathering that should see a squad overhaul take [...]
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