Monday, March 5th, 2012
A few days ago, Roberto Mancini was hailing Mario Balotelli as the best striker Italy has to offer. But in typical Balotelli style, it didn’t take long for the praise to morph into criticism due to the player’s infamous immaturity.
This weekend, the Manchester City boss fined Balotelli the maximum allowable ...
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Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
With five minutes left in the first half of Tuesday's English Premier League match between Everton and Manchester City, a protester managed to get onto the field and handcuff himself to Joe Hart's goal post.
There was about a 10-minute delay to remove the fan, who failed to provide a key.
Hello, ...
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Thursday, January 26th, 2012
With plenty of extra cash to throw around, Wayne Rooney has spent plenty on cars, homes and a new hairline. Now, it looks like the Manchester United forward is setting his sights on music memorabilia.
You'd think a Scouser like Rooney would stay true to his Liverpudlian roots and go for ...
Posted in EPL, International Soccer, Liam Gallagher, Manchester City, Manchester United, Noel Gallagher, Oasis, Wayne Rooney | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
Striker Carlos Tevez has officially been suspended from Manchester City.
On Tuesday night, in a game against Bayern Munich, manager Roberto Mancini told Tevez to go in the game during the second half, but Tevez didn’t budge from the bench. City lost 2-0.
Shortly after the game, Tevez explained his behavior by ...
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Monday, October 18th, 2010
It has become increasingly apparent over the past few days that English striker Wayne Rooney is looking to leave Manchester United. Rooney is currently at odds with United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and has stated that he has no intentions of signing another contract with the team. The question is, ...
Posted in International Soccer, Soccer | 3 Comments »
Saturday, September 25th, 2010
Read my week four picks here.
Record after week three: 36-10 (22-22-2 ATS)
Can't believe there aren't more good noon games today. I'm sleeping in. Yeah, who am I kidding? I have an eight-month-old son. I'll be up at 7 am and probably live blogging Gameday or something equally awesome.
7:26 am ET ...
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Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
Former England national team striker Darius Vassell was sent packing this week.
Not by his team, Turkish club Ankaragucu. Instead, Vassell was told to gather his belongings by the staff of the Ankara hotel he had been living in since joining the Turkish side this summer.
Vassell didn't smash any mirrors, cause ...
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