London: Queens Park Rangers midfielder Joey Barton was charged by the English FA on Monday with two acts of alleged violent conduct during Sunday's Premier League match against Manchester City, and could be facing a 10-match ban at the start of next season. The controversial player was sent off for elbowing Carlos Tevez and then kicked Sergio Aguero and tried to head-butt Vincent Kompany before being escorted off the pitch....
12:08 AM, May 15, 2012
Manchester: Yaya Toure has admitted that "it would be great" if he could move back to Barcelona and finish his playing career at Camp Nou. The Ivorian midfielder featured for the Catalan side for three years and was sold to Manchester City for around 30 million in the summer of 2010. Toure has been a popular figure at the Etihad Stadium and his double at Newcastle United on Sunday left...
11:29 AM, May 10, 2012
Manchester: Manchester City's visit to in-form Newcastle United on Sunday will be more difficult than last Monday's match against title rivals Manchester United, according to manager Roberto Mancini. The Italian said fifth-placed Newcastle would approach the game against Premier League leaders City in an extremely confident mood after their 2-0 victory at Champions League finalists Chelsea on Wednesday. "Newcastle played a fantastic game at Chelsea and I think this game...
10:01 AM, May 05, 2012
Manchester: Roberto Mancini insists the race for the title is not finished and believes Manchester United are still favourites, despite Manchester City putting themselves in the driving seat following their 1-0 victory over their local rivals on Monday night. City top the Premier League with a superior goal difference with just two games remaining and have the chance to claim their first top-flight championship in 44 years if they can...
12:22 AM, May 02, 2012
Manchester: Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has admitted rivals Manchester City are in the driving seat to win the Premier League following his side's 1-0 defeat at the Etihad Stadium. Vincent Kompany scored the only goal of the match on Monday evening to help City leapfrog the champions and reach top spot on goal difference with just two games to go. Ferguson conceded that the advantage could prove significant, with...
12:15 AM, May 02, 2012
Manchester: After patching up his differences with Manchester City, a rejuvenated Carlos Tevez declared his intention on Monday to remain at the club and repay the faith shown in him by owner Sheikh Mansour, in a remarkable turnaround for a player who was an outcast only months ago. The Argentina striker recently returned to action for the Premier League title-chasers following a breakdown in relations with manager Roberto Mancini that...
09:31 PM, Apr 30, 2012
Manchester: Roberto Mancini has congratulated Manchester United for winning the Premier League title despite his Manchester City side closing the gap between the two teams to three points with a 2-0 win over Wolves on Sunday. Sergio Aguero opened the scoring for City midway through the first half and Samir Nasri doubled their lead and secured the three points in the second half with a low strike following a neat...
12:05 PM, Apr 23, 2012
Manchester: Manchester City's expensively-assembled squad came back down to earth with a bump on Friday after manager Roberto Mancini said they should be happy finishing second to Manchester United because they are "not on the moon". City cut United's Premier League lead to five points with five games left in midweek after the champions lost 1-0 at lowly Wigan Athletic and Mancini's side thumped West Bromwich Albion 4-0. Afterwards the...
11:07 PM, Apr 13, 2012
Manchester: Mario Balotellis agent is confident that the striker will not be leaving Manchester City in the next transfer window, following Roberto Mancini's hints that he may be sold. The Italian manager came away frustrated after the loss to Arsenal on Sunday as his striker received a second yellow card late in the game to heap more misery onto their recent form. City are now eight points adrift of rivals...
05:36 PM, Apr 09, 2012
London: Controversial striker Mario Balotelli will not be picked again this season by Manchester City and is likely to be sold at the end of the campaign, said manager Roberto Mancini after their 1-0 Premier League defeat at Arsenal on Sunday. Balotelli was sent off for the second time this season as City's hopes of lifting the top-flight title for the first time in 44 years were effectively extinguished at...
03:56 PM, Apr 09, 2012
London: Mario Balotelli was sent off for the second time this season as Manchester City's faint Premier League title hopes appeared to end with a 1-0 loss at Arsenal that could spell the end of the petulant striker's career at the club. Arsene Wengers side hit the woodwork on several occasions, with Robin van Persie first denied by Thomas Vermaelen and the bar as his header seemed destined for the...
10:49 PM, Apr 08, 2012
Manchester: Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has admitted he gets so frustrated with striker Mario Balotelli that he has to stop himself from punching him. The Italian said that had he played alongside his compatriot, rather than managed him, the pair would have come to blows on a daily basis. Mancini told the Daily Mirror: "I told Mario, 'If you played with me 10 years ago, Id give to you...
09:23 AM, Apr 06, 2012
Manchester: Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli escaped unhurt after being involved in a car crash on Thursday. Police said officers responded to reports of a collision between two cars shortly after 3:15pm at Deansgate Locks in Manchester city centre. City said no one was injured in the incident and that Balotelli, who was driving a Bentley, was not at fault. According to reports, Balotelli was shook up after the incident...
09:03 AM, Apr 06, 2012
Manchester: Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero is battling to be fit for this weekend's Premier League clash at Arsenal after suffering a "stupid" foot injury last week, the club website said on Wednesday. The Argentine missed last Saturday's 3-3 home draw with Sunderland and the previous game against Stoke City, which helped Manchester United stretch their lead over their local rivals to five points with seven games left. "It's hard...
09:32 AM, Apr 05, 2012
Manchester: Roberto Mancini admitted that it will be "hard" for Manchester City to win the Premier League title after being held to a 3-3 draw by Sunderland, despite a fightback that saw them claw their way back from 3-1 down in the final 10 minutes on Saturday. Mario Balotelli scored his second of the game, before a brilliant long-range effort from Aleksandar Kolarov brought the game level in the dying...
03:10 PM, Apr 01, 2012
Manchester: Mario Balotelli cannot be trusted in Manchester Citys crucial title run-in, manager Roberto Mancini has admitted. The Italian boss, who lost topscorer Sergio Aguero to a foot injury this week, is facing a striker crisis, with Edin Dzeko only hitting the net twice in his last 17 games while Carlos Tevez is returning to match fitness after a three-month absence in Argentina. And the burden could be left upon...
01:19 PM, Mar 31, 2012
Manchester: Carlos Tevez scored his first goal in a Manchester City shirt for 10 months when he helped the reserves to a 3-1 victory over Bolton Wanderers on Tuesday. The 28-year-old striker, making his second appearance since returning from his native Argentina last month following a spectacular falling out with the club in September, tucked in a right-wing cross in the 50th minute. It was the first time Tevez had...
10:14 AM, Mar 07, 2012
