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League Cup winners: 1992, 2006, 2009, 2010
European Cup winners: 1968, 1999, 2008
Runners-up: 2009
European Cup-winners Cup winners: 1991

Manchester 2 London 0

by David on January 22, 2012

In the big two Sunday games in the Premier League, both Manchester City and Manchester United dealt big blows to North London rivals Spurs and Arsenal.

In the first game, Man City won a thrilling controversial 3-2 match thanks to Mario Balotelli’s injury-time penalty.

The controversy is whether Balotelli should have been on the field to score the penalty as he appeared to stamp on Scott Parker’s head. It will be interesting to see if the FA comes down and gives balotelli a three-game ban for the stamp, but that will not do Spurs any good as their title hopes ended today.  Read more... (373 words, 1 image, estimated 1:30 mins reading time)

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United Beat City 3-2 In FA Cup Thriller

by David on January 8, 2012

Manchester United ended their two game losing streak with a massive 3-2 win over Man City at the Etihad Stadium. Some quick thoughts on the game:  Read more... (365 words, 1 image, estimated 1:28 mins reading time)

  • Kompany tackle was worthy of a leg card. You cannot slide in with two feet off the ground anymore. Doesn’t matter if he went through Nani or not. You simply cannot tackle that way today.  With Toure away on international duty, City will now miss Kompany for four games, including both legs of the Carling Cup semi-final. A huge loss for City.
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Man City Plot Another Swoop For Wayne Rooney

by David on January 8, 2012

Our Manchester United fan site, covered the story on Saturday from James Lawton in the Independent on Saturday, that Manchester United were willing to listen to offers for Rooney. United immediately denied the story.

Well in Sunday’s Mirror, Simon Mullock is reporting that Manchester City are planning to make a blockbuster £60m offer for the United star.

City thought they had set up a deal for Rooney in ­October 2010, but Rooney backed out at the last minute and signed a new £250,000-a-week deal with United.

But sources inside Old Trafford tell the Mirror that the rift between Ferguson and Rooney has never been fully healed.  Read more... (336 words, 1 image, estimated 1:21 mins reading time)

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Chelsea And Man United Suffer Shock Defeats

by David on December 31, 2011

Manchester United missed out on the chance to begin the new year on top of the Premier League after suffering a shock 3-2 defeat at home against Blackburn Rovers.

Sir Alex Ferguson turned 70 today but it was a birthday the United manager will want to forget after witnessing his side rally from 2-0 down only to lose to Grant Hanley’s late winner. Yakubu converted a 16th-minute penalty before bustling his way into the area to fire through David De Gea’s legs early in the second half. Dimitar Berbatov, continued his recent goal scoring form with two more goals to bring United level, but a David De Gea howler allowed Rovers to grab all three points.  Read more... (265 words, 1 image, estimated 1:04 mins reading time)

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Dutch Star Huntelaar Downplays United Link

by Philip Mboya on December 25, 2011

I am a big fan of Huntelaar and i still cannot understand why Milan let him go! Despite rescuing Milan on a number of occasions in the 2009/2010 season, Huntelaar was regularly used a substitute for the Rossoneri something that eventually led to his move to the Bundesliga.

The Dutch international has gone onto establish himself as a goal scoring machine for Schalke this season scoring 15 goals in 16 appearances for the German club. In total he has scored 23 goals in 40 appearances for Schalke.  Read more... (364 words, 1 image, estimated 1:27 mins reading time)

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Luis Suarez Found Guilty Of Racial Abuse – 8 Match Suspension

by David on December 20, 2011

Luis Suarez has been banned for eight matches and fined £40,000 by the Football Association for racially abusing Patrice Evra.

Evra told French TV he was racially abused by Suarez on 10 occasions during Manchester United‘s Barclays Premier League match at Anfield on October 15.

The FA said in a statement:

“An Independent Regulatory Commission has found a charge of misconduct against Luis Suarez proven, and have issued a suspension for a period of eight matches as well as fining him £40,000, pending appeal.”

The commission’s ruling stated:  Read more... (713 words, 1 image, estimated 2:51 mins reading time)

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Arsenal v AC Milan In Champions League Round Of 16

by David on December 16, 2011

The draw for the Champions League round of 16 was made today and it threw together some very interesting match-ups.

AC Milan was the one second seed that all the group winners wanted to avoid, and Arsenal were the unlucky ones who got the reigning Serie A champions, who finished second in their section behind Barcelona.

Their will also be another Premier League versus Serie A Matchup as Chelsea will meet Napoli, who knocked out Manchester City in the group stages. Chelsea have not faced Napoli in Europe, but will be wary of a side that knocked out City and boast a potent attacking threat including Edinson Cavani, Ezequiel Lavezzi and Marek Hamsik.  Read more... (328 words, 1 image, estimated 1:19 mins reading time)

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BIg Wins For Bayern Munich And Barca This Weekend

by David on December 11, 2011

While Barcelona‘s Clásico win at Real Madrid captured headlines around the world, it was not the only significant result in Europe this weekend.

Spain
The Liga focus fell squarely on the Santiago Bernabéu this weekend as Barcelona injected fresh drama into the title race with a 3-1 comeback win at Madrid. Karim Benzema gave the hosts the lead after just 23 seconds against their arch-rivals, but Alexis Sánchez, Xavi Hernández and Cesc Fàbregas hit back to send the visitors level at the top, although Madrid still have a game in hand over their rivals. Elsewhere, third-place Valencia was stunned at Real Betis Balompié, losing 2-1 to two added-time goals from Rubén Castro. Levante tool advantage of Valencia’s defeat to move within a point of them as they beat Seville 1-0.  Read more... (367 words, 1 image, estimated 1:28 mins reading time)

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Champions League Matchday 6 Shocks And Surprises

by Philip Mboya on December 8, 2011

So after an exciting first round in the Champions League, there are a few shocks and surprises as the competition takes a 2 month break. Of course the major shocks are the exiting of Man United, Ajax and Valencia.

Joining that  clubs that had already qualified to the knock out stages are: Lyon, Basel, CSKA Moscow and Napoli. With the likes of United, Valencia, Villarreal, Porto and Ajax out of the tournament, it will be interesting to see whether the traditional European powerhouses will fair any better.  Read more... (361 words, 1 image, estimated 1:27 mins reading time)

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Lyon, Basel And Napoli Complete Champions League Last 16

by David on December 7, 2011

On another night of drama in the Champions League Lyon, Basel and Napoli all moved onto the round of 16, while last season’s beaten finalist Manchester United was sent to the Europa League.

The most unlikely team to progress to the knock stages was Lyon, who needed Ajax to lose at home to Real Madrid while they beat Dinamo Zagreb and overturned a seven-goal deficit. When Dinamo went one-up it seemed that Lyon’s record of progressing from the group stage every year since 2002/03 was coming to an end. But after a goal right before half-time Lyon went all out in the second half, scoring six goals to win 7-1. With Real Madrid beating Ajax 3-0, Lyon somehow had qualified for the knockout stages.  Read more... (242 words, 1 image, estimated 58 secs reading time)

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