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Rei do Futebol clears up scandal
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After reports came out the Pelé had accused Robinho and Ronaldo of drug problems, the Rei do Futebol denied making such claims when speaking with media mogul TV Globo.
“He is our son and came out of Santos, where he had our supervision. What happened was a misunderstanding and the information was brought to him wrongly.”
Explaining [...]
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Man City overcome hearty Sunderland 1-0
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Following last weeks 1-0 loss to Chelsea and a less-than inspiring performance against Aalborg BK in the UEFA Cup, Manchester City defeated Sunderland 1-0 in an equally dismal performance. While the band wagon will hail the win, given that the Black Cats played the match a man down from the fiftieth minute the level of [...]
Category: Team NewsManchester City v Sunderland match preview
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Mark Hughes’ side look to regain their winning form Sunday afternoon as Sunderland visit Eastlands. Without question the Citizens focus is now squarely on the UEFA Cup where they have advanced to the final eight. Domestically the situation is the complete opposite as they are mired in mid-table and chances of earning a spot in [...]
Category: Team Newsfortune falls Man City’s way
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Fortune fell Man City’s way as they advance to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup after overcoming Aalborg BK on penalties. While far from an overwhelming performance, with the move past the Danish side the Citizens book their first quarter final appearance in European competition in thirty years. Of the remaining competition have drawn fairly [...]
Category: Team Newspithy performance by City in loss to Chelsea
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As Manchester City fell 1-0 to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, I couldn’t help but consider how many times a club has played well in losing by the same score. In many occasions, the overall pedigree of the club shines through and while outmatched, they put forth a good effort for their supporters to rise up [...]
Category: Team NewsCitizens close in on UEFA Cup quarter-finals
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The tumultuous Manchester City campaign is staring down a UEFA Cup quarter-final appearance as they defeated Aalborg BK 2-0 in the opening leg at Eastlands. Sadly a positively horrible turnout by City supporters missed a superb performance by Mark Hughes in which the final score was flattering to the Dane’s. City got off to a [...]
Category: Team Newstransfer talk of David Villa
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With the transfer window opening in a few months, the media wires are buzzing with news that Valencia has confirmed they have held talks with the Citizens regarding the possible transfer of David Villa. This is of-course a very difficult situation as the great La Liga side is going through serious financial problems and sadly [...]
Category: Team NewsMan City v Aalborg BK match preview
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After an extended break Manchester City return to action Thursday eventing against Aalborg BK in a UEFA Cup match at Eastlands. Mark Hughes side have been off for a just over a week after their 2-0 victory over Aston Villa.
Magnus Pehrsson’s Danish side advanced in the UEFA Cup with an impressive aggregate 6-1 destruction [...]
Category: Team NewsMan City storm by Aston Villa 2-0
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In a shocking turnaround from the lethargy of the weekend loss, Manchester City turned around with a comprehensive 2-0 defeat of Aston Villa. In what was possibly the finest performance of the year for the Citizens, given everything, it certainly raised the bar for the balance of the campaign.
Due to absences of Craig Bellamy, Robinho [...]
Category: Team NewsManchester City v Aston Villa match preview
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Following Sundays dreary 1-0 loss to West Ham, Manchester City welcome Aston Villa to Eastlands. Lingering mid-table the Citizens need a major push to climb into the final Europa League spot but will not find the going easy against Martin O’Neill’s side who are steadily climbing the table and appear ready to grab a Champions [...]
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