Brazil put an end to 19 years without a win against Portugal after they thrashed the Europeans 6-2 in the estádio Bezerrão in Brasília ... Click to continue reading...

The winter transfer window doesn't open for another month and a half, but rumors are already swirling about who could be on the move in January. Today's transfer rumors center around a few players who might not be in the best of graces at their respective clubs. Elano to QPR on Loan? Could Manchester [. Click to continue reading...

According to a reportreport by the Daily Mirror (and several others), Queens Park Rangers are making a surprise loan move for Manchester City's Elano. After being a star for City last season and starting this season with three goals in his first two Premier League matches, Elano has featured very little for Mark Hughes [. Click to continue reading...

Watching Manchester City yesterday left me in no doubt as to the scale of the issues currently affecting Mark Hughes team and the dreadful run of form they currently find themselves in. With 4 wins, 1 draw and 7 defeats so far in the Premier League, the optimism that greeted the signing of Robinho on [. Click to continue reading...

SoccerFiesta.net - Italian Serie A Champions Inter Milan reported their interest to sign Manchester City and Brazilian playmaker Elano. Inter manager Jose Mourinho wants Elano as his next target after fail to transfer Chelsea playmaker Frank Lampard early this season.

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MANCHESTER, England (AFP) - Robinho produced another captivating display to inspire Manchester City to a thumping 6-0 win over Portsmouth here Sunday.

This crushing win left his new club fifth in the Premier League table while Portsmouth dropped down into 12th place.

Robinho, making his second league appearance since joining from Real Madrid for a British record 32. Click to continue reading...

After watching his Manchester City side demolish Portsmouth 6-0 yesterday with a devastating display of fast attacking football, boss Mark Hughes said his side had 'set a standard'. He said, "We saw the right pass at the right time on many occasions. We have set a standard for ourselves. Click to continue reading...

NICOSIA (AFP) - Cash-rich Manchester City needed a brace from Brazilian striker Jo to overcome Cypriot minnows Omonia Nicosia 2-1 in this UEFA Cup first round, first leg tie here on Thursday.

Omonia surprisingly went ahead from Klodian Duro's direct free kick on the edge of the area after 49 minutes but Jo grabbed the headlines with two second-half goals to clinch victory. Click to continue reading...

FC Basel 1893 How They Got Here:Basel beat Vitoria de Guimaraes (also known as Vitoria SC) 2-1 on aggregate in the third round of qualifying. Basel won the Swiss League last season. Star Performer: MF Benjamin Huggel. An experienced member of the Swiss national squad, Huggel is a strong presence in central midfield. Click to continue reading...

Chelsea defeated Manchester City 3-1 as the brilliance of human innovation and skill did not prevail over a well oiled footballing machine that further established its dominance in the Premier League with ruthless efficiency. It's clear that Manchester City still have a lot more players to buy(already questions must be asked of Manager Mark Hughes in having Stephen Ireland starting ahead of Elano)and more time to develop team chemistry. Click to continue reading...

Brazil moved to 2nd in the table after an impressive 3-0 win away to Chile in Santiago ... Click to continue reading...

File this one under Holy Bloody Crap. Manchester City, a club that was in the third tier of English football not too long ago, is today the richest football club in the world, the fortune of their owners estimated at about $50 billion.

City wasted no time in flashing their newfound cash, offering about $200 million yesterday as they tried in vain to lure David Villa from Valencia and Mario Gomez from Stuttgart. Click to continue reading...

Manchester City have made a dramatic late deadline-day swoop for Real Madrid's Brazilian forward Robinho.

The deal to bring the 24-year-old was completed shortly before the midnight cut-off point, and he has signed a four-year contract.

Robinho, full name Robson de Souza, scored 25 goals in just over 100 games at the Bernabeu, during which time he won two La Liga winner's medals. Click to continue reading...

First there was Elano, who has proved to be a pretty popular signing (even if he did go missing towards the end of last season). Then there was Jo, who City fans have barely seen in action. Now it appears that Mark Hughes could be adding another boy from Brazil ... Click to continue reading...

Soccerword's Premiership Team of the Week - 02

Goolkeeper: Shay Given (Newcastle)

Defenders: Brede Hangeland (Fulham), Patrice Evra (Man United), John Pantsil (Fulham), Jose Bosingwa (Chelsea)

Midfielders: Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Deco (Chelsea), Elano (Man City), Liam Lawrence (Sunderland)

Forwards: Djibril Cisse (Sunderland), Yakubu (Everton)

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Liverpool 2, Middlesbourgh 1 -- Mido looks to be having a special year as he puts the Boro up 1-0 late. But there's some magic at Anfield these days as an own goal (85') and a last gasp winner by Gerrard (above, 90+') send the Reds fans home happy.

Fulham 1, Arsenal 0 -- Oh man Arsene. It's gonna be one of those years huh? Click to continue reading...

1. Slight Return

Sweet Jesus, I go away for a while and when I get back this is what they serve up?

2. Early Substitution

This section initially contained a very long, very rambling rant. However, it ruined what little 'flow' there is to the article so I moved it down to the bottom. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool needed a late Gerrard strike to oust Boro at Anfield, Fulham claimed a historic win over a poor Arsenal side at Craven Cottage, a Deco free-kick doomed Wigan at the JJB, Elano led Manchester City to a 3-0 win over West Ham at Eastlands, Blackburn and Hull drew, a Michael Owen goal propelled Newcastle to victory over Bolton, Stoke beat Villa, Tottenham lost at home to an inspired Sunderland side, and Everton won away to West Brom. Click to continue reading...

20' s.t. Sturridge (Manchester City)
25' s.t. Elano (Manchester City)
31 s.t. Elano (Manchester City)







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1. Tanked Up

Firstly, this week we have been linked with a loan move for Chilean striker Sebastian Pinto, a man known as ‘The Tank' in South America.

Having only recently been bought by Brazilian side Santos, Pinto has joined West Ham on trial with a view to a season-long loan having already managed to annoy his new manager sufficiently to be released after just a few short weeks. Click to continue reading...

This week Villa players look like they might be a Good Thing. They are in fine form after thumping Man City, and this week they have a trip to Stoke - a promising fixture indeed. So who are the better options of Villa offensive players?

Agbonlahor got off to a flyer, scoring a second half hat-trick in the space of 7 minutes. Click to continue reading...

The British newspapers today are all noting that Ukranian club Shaktar Donetsk have reported Manchester City to FIFA over the £475,000 (600,000 euros) still owed to them over the transfer last summer of Brazilian Elano. According to the Daily Mail: "The money is a 'solidarity payment' on European transfers. Click to continue reading...

Joe Hart...future England keeper?

2007/8 Review

Manchester City present a conundrum for any statistician examining the 2007/8 Premiership. They performed so poorly in their final three games, contests which were essentially meaningless to Citeh, that some of the data is devalued. Click to continue reading...

Ronaldo keeps Brazilian factor intact for Manchester City

Manchester City are considering offering a contract to Brazilian striker Ronaldo, according to reports in South America.

The 31-year-old is a free agent after his contract with Milan expired at the end of last season and he is searching for a new club. Click to continue reading...

The most profitable single game in the world was won by...no, not Manchester United...no, not the New York Giants...Hull City last season, as the Tigers' 1-0 Coca-Cola Championship playoff final victory over Bristol City at Wembley will net the East Yorkshire club an estimated $120 million when all is said and done. Click to continue reading...

• Sky Sports' Andy Clarke looks at what positions still need attention at Manchester City now that Mark Hughes is in charge.
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  Clarke makes an interesting point about Elano in the piece. I agree that sadly, he could be a casualty of the new regime.

• 3rd Degree reports that FC Dallas has acquired two international roster spots via trade.

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Deciding to go with countrymen Kaka and Alexandre Pato versus Elano and Jo, Ronaldinho has signed with A.C. Milan upon completion of a physical.  His contract runs through 2011.  Barcelona noted that the San Siro outfit will pay $33.4 million for the Brazilian playmaker.  Obviously, A.C. Milan felt that the transfer fee was needed to [. Click to continue reading...

By: Lynne
Soccer City FC

Great news for all Blues fans - we finally have it, confirmation that Jô has signed a four year deal (for an undisclosed fee).

It's probably a wise move not to announce the finances: agents and clubs will be looking at the figures in the hope of getting better deals for their players; also, Richard Dunne hasn't yet put pen to paper for his contract - waiting to find out what the new signings are getting? Click to continue reading...

It's hard to pick many holes in his managerial record, apart from the fact that he is relatively inexperienced having only managed Wales and Blackburn to date. It's a question of whether he's taken Rovers 'as far as he could', something which Mark Hughes is almost certain to say if indeed he is to be [. Click to continue reading...

City fans must have thought they were in dreamland last season when Elano was curling free-kicks over opposition walls and into the back of the net. However, that would be nothing compared to the arrival of Ronaldinho, with the Daily Mail reporting that the former world player of the year could be turning out at [. Click to continue reading...

With Sven-Goran Eriksson dangling over the precipice at Eastlands, there has been no shortage of speculation surrounding who will be next Manchester City manager. Whoever takes charge may have to rebuild a squad to some extent, especially if Richard Dunne and Micah Richards are to leave the club in the summer. Click to continue reading...

A manager's success is directly tied to the players he recruits, so naturally, the manager needs to make his money count. Clubs always have reservations about making money available to their manager, especially when players like David Nugent are bought for £6 million, but these ten buys were truly divine. Click to continue reading...

Out of all the Premier League football managers that should lose their jobs in the summer, would Sven-Goran Eriksson have been on anyone's top three list? You could argue that Paul Jewell has done nothing to halt Derby's depressing run of form (if anything, he's made it worse), you might even say that Alan Curbishley [. Click to continue reading...

25/02/2008 - Eastlands - 8pm

In what seems like an eternity since the completion of the 'six easy points' at old trafford we finally get back to football and its a game im really looking forward too.

City will welcome back Elano, Corluka and hopefully Johnson to the squad, it will be interesting too see what changes Sven makes if any, especially given these quotes :

"To change a team that wins at Manchester United, I don't know. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal climbed back to the top of the Premier League table for at least a few hours after defeating Manchester City 3-1 at the City of Manchester Stadium. The win saw the Gunners leapfrog Manchester United, who play against Tottenham at White Heart Lane later today. It was City's first home defeat this season. Click to continue reading...