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AC Milan News: Mario Balotelli Takes Ferrari to Mini-Kart Track
Italian International Mario Balotelli has found his form again since returning to Milan in January. The young striker spent several years in Manchester making headlines for both footballing and non-footballing reasons, and that seemingly changed - until now. Just this week, Balotelli showed up at the Pala K karting cetner on the outskirts of Milan [...]
Five Worldwide Football Matches You Should Watch this Weekend
With the news of Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement still being digested by many, as well as rampant speculation regarding the future of Jose Mourinho in Spain, it’s safe to say that it’s been a pretty eventful week in football so far. And with the weekend on the horizon, we can now look ahead to the [...]
Manchester City Look to Add Goals for Next Season
Manchester City play Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup final Saturday, their last opportunity for silverware this season. The newly-dethroned English champions saw their domestic form slip this term compared to last, and that helped let Manchester United take the title back. City boss Roberto Mancini knows a lack of goals cost them the chance at [...]
Manchester City Prepare for FA Cup Final Against Wigan Athletic
Mark your calendars football fans - Saturday, May 11th will see Chelsea and Wigan Athletic square off at Wembley Stadium in the final of the FA Cup. Ousted from the Champions League in the group stages, and the Premier League crown stolen weeks ago by Manchester United, a light may be at the end of [...]
Manchester City’s Past FA Cup Finals
Tonight (May 7th) sees Manchester City play at home to West Bromwich Albion, their last Premiership game before the FA Cup Final. While there is still the runners-up spot to be clinched, the night will inevitably be affected by the big game at Wembley, partly through the likely team selection and also the chance at [...]
Premier League Top 5: Gabby Agbonlahor Double Earns Player of the Week Credentials
In a double-stacked week of Premier League fixtures, we’re merely halfway through what the English top flight has to offer us this week when it comes to fixtures. However, even with the extra dosage of midweek action waiting in the wings, this past weekend satiated our need for Premier League adrenaline quite nicely, albeit with [...]
EPL Injury Report: Spurs Limping Into Final Weeks Of The Season
With just a few weeks left in the EPL season, the fight for a top four finish looks like it will come down to the final day of competition. Manchester United has long since wrapped up the title, but the next four teams in the table are neck and neck and still have a lot [...]
English Football Weekly Wrap: Weekend Stutters, Rafa’s Legacy, Promotion Watch
In my weekly column on SWOL, I take a look back at the weekend’s English Premier League and domestic cup action and the talking points that it throws up, as well as any significant news related to English football at large. Follow me @theredarmchair for regular updates throughout the week. EPL Round 36 Recap: United Get Complacent, [...]
English Premier League: Title May have been Decided but Plenty of Developments Elsewhere in the Standings
Though Manchester United have already sealed the league title this season, Old Trafford was once again the scene of a rather significant scoreline as Chelsea grabbed a hugely important win over the newly crowned Premier League Champions. The win sees the Blues return to third in the standings at a time when the likes of [...]
Why Manchester City will easily clinch runners-up spot
For Manchester City, the season has been the proverbial curate’s egg. Good in parts, of course, has not been enough to retain the Premiership title they won so thrillingly last year in the face of Manchester United’s relentless form. However, it may yet bring the FA Cup and a runner’s-up spot. The FA Cup Final [...]
Manchester United News: Sir Alex Ferguson Can Outperform Rivals This Summer
The arrival of wealthy owners has made the likes of Manchester City and Chelsea incredibly powerful in the transfer window. Even though both clubs have toned down their approach in recent years, they are still capable of getting transfer targets by paying over the odds. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has frequently complained how clubs like [...]
Manchester United and City players make up almost half PFA team
As expected, it was Tottenham’s Gareth Bale who won the Professional Football Association (PFA) Footballer of the year award, but the team of the year, like the league table, was dominated by Manchester. No less than four Manchester United players - Robin van Persie, Michael Carrick, Rio Ferdinand and David de Gea - were in [...]
EPL Week 35: Frank Lampard, Romelu Lukaku and Star Performers for Liverpool
With the Premier League title now decided, attention turns slightly southward in the top flight in terms of pivotal action. As such, it’s from the likes of Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea and West Bromwich Albion that this week’s biggest players all arrive. But who was their club’s man marvel this time around? With fights still [...]
5 English Premier League Midfielders That Could Be On The Move This Summer
With under a month left in the English Premier League season, clubs throughout the division will be well in the process of planning for 2013-14. Fans that have already had one eye on rumors, will soon be turning their full attention to the latest stories surrounding the prospective player ins and outs of their favorite [...]
English Premier League Matchweek 35 Betting Odds and Predictions
Saturday, April 27, 2013 Manchester City vs. West Ham United (ESPN2, 7:30 a.m. ET/4:30 a.m. PT): No team in the English Premier League has scored less goals (10) away from home than 10th-place West Ham (11-9-14) and heading into Etihad Stadium to play the best defensive team in the league seems like an awfully good [...]
Manchester City Target FC Schalke Center-Back Kyriakos Papadopoulos
Recently, talkSPORT reported that Manchester City have made Greek starlet Kyriakos Papadopoulos a transfer target heading into the summer transfer window. The Schalke man has a release clause of €17 million and the Sky Blues look ready to exercise the clause and snap up one of European football’s brightest defensive prospects. The 21-year old has [...]
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