City eliminated despite win
Manchester City crashed out of the Champions League on Wednesday night, despite beating Bayern Munich 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium. Roberto Mancini's men were reliant on a favour from Group A whipping boys Villarreal, but…
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Boateng blow for City
Manchester City's problems at the back continued on Friday, with news defender Jerome Boateng will be forced to undergo knee surgery.The versatile German sustained the injury while warming up for his country's Euro 2012 qualifier…
Hughton to keep faith with Harper
Newcastle United manager Chris Hughton has ruled out the possibility of allowing Steve Harper to join Celtic before the transfer window closes at the end of next month. Harper was Shay Given's understudy at St…
Football News – Premier League quartet on transfer alert, Van der Vaart hails Spurs, Andy Carroll backs Liverpool squad
Anton Ferdinand has given a statement to the FA detailing his version of events in the race row with John Terry. The QPR defender has ‘very strong feelings’ on the matter but will not elaborate…
Mariners meet Roar in A-League grand final
Striker Adam Kwasnik scored the only goal as Central Coast qualified for their third grand final in six A-League seasons on Saturday.After missing a host of great chances, the Mariners finally found the back of…
Why Piers should keep his views on Wayne Rooney to himself
When I was steered by a friend to read Piers Morgan’s latest column I was as dismayed as I was unsurprised. Usually I try to avoid his work and refrain from the vitriolic shortcomings of…
The Top TEN ‘Worst Excuses’ we have seen in Football
The reasons for a team losing a game of football vary. Sometimes a team does not play well, sometimes they lose to a better side. But usually the manager does not take the blame, instead an…
Scotland to meet Brazil in London
Scotland will play Brazil in a friendly in London on March 27, the Scottish Football Association have announced. The match will be played at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium and will pit the two sides against each…
Phillips agrees Blues extension
Veteran striker Kevin Phillips will play on with Birmingham City for another season after putting pen to paper on a new 12-month contract. The 36-year-old frontman scored four Premier League goals for the Blues last…
The Full Premier League Season Preview – Tottenham
As if the archetypal Tottenham close season wasn't enough for supporters, this summer, the club have gone the whole hog. On top of the usual delights of a long-running transfer saga and the deployment of…