“He excites me more than any other player” August 16, 2012 WHO WILL WIN THE TITLE? Kevin Keegan: Manchester City are the team everyone’s got to catch. They have got a very powerful squad and I wouldn’t be worried that they’ve only signed Jack Rodwell. The only problem they could have is if they argue among themselves, because they have so many good players. Craig Burley: [...]
United land Van Persie in £24m swoop August 15, 2012 ARSENAL last night gave the green light to one of the most contentious transfers in Premier League history when they accepted a £24m bid from Manchester United for captain Robin van Persie. Last season’s top scorer and player of the year will complete a move to Old Trafford in the next 48 hours and could [...]
Don’t fret: it’s not long until City A.M.’s own Olympics August 13, 2012 FOR many, yesterday was like the hangover one suffers after an excessive night out. The Games are over, the post-Games post mortem has begun. The arguments are many. How do we inspire children to take up more sport? What will happen to the Olympic Park once the Paralympics Games finish in a few weeks’ time? [...]
Ivanovic’s red card lost it, says Di Matteo August 12, 2012 CHELSEA (2) vs MANCHESTER CITY (3) Chelsea manager blames defeat on defender’s dismissal CHELSEA manager Roberto Di Matteo cited the dismissal of defender Branislav Ivanovic as the game’s major turning point after his side’s Community Shield defeat to Manchester City. Spain striker Fernando Torres had given Chelsea a 40th-minute lead before Ivanovic’s red card – [...]
Pietersen: Test career not over despite snub August 12, 2012 ENGLAND batting maverick Kevin Pietersen was yesterday dropped from the squad for this week’s crucial third Test against South Africa, yet insists that this is not the end of his international career. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) accused Pietersen of failing to publicly confirm that text messages he recently sent to some South [...]
£15m Rodwell signs for City August 12, 2012 PREMIER League champions Manchester City last night signed England midfielder Jack Rodwell from Everton for a fee of £12m that could yet rise by a further £5m. The defensive midfielder yesterday underwent a medical with City and will compete with Gareth Barry and Nigel de Jong for a starting position. Manager Roberto Mancini had also [...]
Lukaku set for domestic loan August 9, 2012 FOOTBALL: The agent of Chelsea’s Romelu Lukaku has revealed the striker will go on loan to another Premier League club, but it will not be Fulham. “I can assure you that Romelu is not going to Fulham,” he said. “I am currently finalising the [loan] details with another Premier League club.”
West Ham agree deal to take unwanted Carroll from Liverpool July 30, 2012 WEST Ham have agreed a £2m fee to take Liverpool’s Andy Carroll on a season-long loan with a view to a permanent £17m transfer. Though Carroll is thought to at this point be against a permanent exit from Liverpool, any potential gains in temporarily re-establishing his former Newcastle partnership with Kevin Nolan in a side [...]
PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR July 29, 2012 TODAY we kick off the countdown to the City A.M. Awards with the first of the shortlists – for Personality of the Year. Our awards, now in their third year, have established themselves as a key part of the business calendar, celebrating all of the City’s main sectors and the people that make sure London [...]
Pearce blames nerves for GB’s anti-climactic opener July 26, 2012 LONDON 2012 GREAT BRITAIN 1 SENEGAL 1 TEAM GB manager Stuart Pearce felt nerves were responsible for his side’s uninspiring start to the Olympics after an occasion where physical bruises exceeded even those of the ego. It was the 20th-minute when Craig Bellamy scored Britain’s opening goal but control thereafter remained elusive and Senegal’s late [...]