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I was interested to hear Roberto Mancini’s response when asked about Manchester City’s lack of signings this summer. “Speak to the man in charge,” he said, referring to director of football Brian Marwood. “I am not in charge of this.” … Continue reading →

Forget gold medals. Great Britain could end the Olympic football tournament with red faces. GB have just three days to prepare for their opening Olympic game against Senegal, and if the scale of the task confronting them was not already … Continue reading →

A King amongst menLedley King is the last of a dying breed in football. There are not too many one-club men left, but King was a local boy who came through the ranks at White Hart Lane and stayed there throughout his career. … Continue reading →


Stuart Pearce described picking Ryan Giggs as his captain for the Team GB Olympic football team as “a no-brainer”, and it is hard to disagree. Once it was confirmed that David Beckham would not be in the squad, there was … Continue reading →