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Balotelli showed up unannounced at a Manchester school, where he asked students if there was a bathroom he could use. [via Dirty Tackle] More »
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Balotelli was involved with a training spat with teammate Micah Richards today, his third practice scuffle since last year. City is addressing the problem: they're building a fence at the training ground so reporters can't see the fights. More »
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Hey, it's Aaron Rodgers wearing a Man City jersey! Wow, it's awesome to find a longtime fan of the Blues in the NFL, and in Wisconsin of all places. Aaron, I totally love your respect for one of the more under-supported Premier League clubs, and I know you're a real devoted fan, not just some poser in a United or Liverpool shirt. More »
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There exists a 43-slide slidehow entitled "The Complete History of Mario Balotelli's Shenanigans." Familiarize yourself if you need to. The man is a magnet for madness, but he has more of a childlike innocence than a malicious streak. He does what he does because he just doesn't conceive of doing it any other way. More »
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Napoli beat Manchester City 2-1 today in UEFA Champions League play. Edinson Cavani scored both goals for the Italian side. He hadn't scored since late October, and his breaking of the drought put Man City in a tough spot for advancing to the knockout stage. More »
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Man City's mercurial striker had one hell of a weekend. He set his rented $4.8 million house on fire after setting off fireworks in the bathroom. He scored the first two goals in a 6-1 thrashing of second place Manchester United at Old Trafford, Sir Alex's "worst ever" defeat. He drove through Manchester's City Centre, leaning out his Bentley convertible and high-fiving fans. More »
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"Manchester City inflicted Manchester United's worst home defeat since February 1955 as they thrashed the champions in ruthless fashion to go five points clear at the top of the Premier League. City were also the victors on that occasion 56 years ago, winning 5-0, but this visit was portrayed as a measure of their progress against the 19-time champions. And Roberto Mancini's men could not have delivered a more emphatic statement as Sir Alex Ferguson's side were humiliated." [BBCSport] More »
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Could you tell it's nearly derby day? With City two points clear ahead of Sunday's showdown at Old Trafford, the watering holes of Manchester are taking sides. [Twitter] More »
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This first-half strike in Manchester City's match vs. Aston Villa inspired the commentators to call scorer Mario Balotelli's celebration as "arrogant" and goalkeeper Shay Given reaction as either "leather-footed" or "leaded-footed." Either way, commentator came correct. And either way, Carlos Tevez looks less and less necessary. More »
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"An effigy of Carlos Tevez has been set alight near Manchester City's stadium - as the backlash against the want-away footballer continues. The dummy, hanging by a noose from a bridge over a canal near the Etihad Stadium, was torched to chants of "Tevez out". The doll went up in flames before burning out and falling into the water below. It is not yet known if City fans were responsible for the incident." [The Sun] More »
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Said Manchester City Coach Roberto Mancini after former team captain Carlos Tevez opted against heading into today's UEFA Champions League match against Bayern Munich, "For me, he's finished. I cannot go on with him. If I decide these things then he's finished. I have helped him and now he's refused to play. At Bayern Munich, do you think this would happen? Would it happen at Milan or United?" More »
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Today, in totally unexpected ledes, comes this one from the Daily Mail: More »
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City closed the deal with their 40 million dollar man today, and to celebrate, they had EA Sports put together an image of Nasri scoring his first goal, using the upcoming FIFA 12. Nasri appears to have slipped past Vidic and a very out-of-position Rooney, and City fans probably cannot wait for this virtual scene to become reality. More »
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Mario Balotelli, the 20-year-old Italian striker who plays for Manchester City, attempted a backheel goal in a friendly against the L.A. Galaxy on Saturday, and it did not go well. He missed the goal by a few feet and was immediately pulled from the game. Youth soccer coaches across the world are now reveling in the opportunity to demonstrate that showboating never pays off (unless it does, in which case, kids, showboat away). More »
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A blistering strike by Yaya Toure (aka Toure Yaya) which got past Stoke City goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen in the 74th minute of today's FA Cup final won Manchester City its first trophy in 35 years. They were happy. More »
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Man City's Mario Balotelli struggled with his bib before yesterday's Europa League win over Dynamo Kiev. It wasn't easy—Balotelli was red carded in the 36th minute. Not for the bib thing. More »
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Unless people are making it all up for a laugh, the big news is that the robed men at Man City have splurged another £30 million on hot European property — this time, Edin Dzeko of playing-for-Wolfsburg fame. More »
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I shudder to even post this, as the nil-nil Man U vs. Man City match from earlier in the week should produce triple-digit variations of the "Me hate soccer; they no score a lot" line. More »
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Rafa Benitez has finally secured his first triumph over Manchester United in over six years with Liverpool's 2-1 victory this morning at Anfield. Despite surrendering an early goal, and playing without Fernando Torres, the home side pulled off the unexpected result on Ryan Babel's 77th minute game winning goal. The Red Devils struck first when the newly acquired Dimitar Berbatov found a streaking Carlos Tevez for a 3rd minute goal, only to watch their advantage evaporate when Edwin van der Sar punched a ball directly into Wes Brown's thigh for an own goal. More »
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Manchester City's 3-0 drubbing of woeful West Ham was marred early in the second half when Micah Richards went down with a head injury after a midair collision with new teammate Tal Ben Haim. City's young star was treated by medical personnel on the pitch before being taken away on a stretcher. After further evaluation he was transported to a local hospital for more extensive treatment. As for the game itself, City got a beautiful opening goal from Daniel Sturridge followed by a pair from last year's leading scorer, Elano. More »
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Fulham 1-0 Sheffield United. It's Jimmy Bullard's world. You just live here. After scoring the game winner for Fulham against Bolton earlier in the week, Jimmy Bullard singlehandedly carried Fulham to victory over Sheffield United. Bullard also leads the league in pretty hair curls and weirdfuck posters that I couldn't begin to explain to you. More »
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• Manchester United 5-1 Fulham. A little bit of order was restored after a couple of unlikely draws during yesterday's play. Up first, Man United notched five goals against a Fulham defense that's described in the BBC article as "shambolic," a word that isn't used nearly enough. Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo are best friends again, Louis Saha scored, and Ian Pearce gave them an own goal. Warm fuzzies all around for United. They disgust me. More »
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• Cristiano Ronaldo, hated by everyone in England a month ago, was actually welcomed quite warmly by the Manchester United fans at Old Trafford today. He notched a goal and an assist in United's 3-0 victory over Sevilla. After he and beloved Wayne Rooney got into it during the Portugal/England quarterfinal match at the World Cup, it wasn't clear how the English fans would react to his return, but hey, score one for the rational non-hooligans. Color me surprised. More »
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