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...

It doesn't seem as though the upheaval that's taken place at Eastlands has made Manchester City a particularly attractive club to join. While they have managed to bring in a handful of signings, it's clear that Mark Hughes wants to beef up his squad, although you can't blame players for ... Click to continue reading...

Manchester City are trying to land Brazilian World Cup-winner Ronaldo.City executive chairman Garry Cook revealed last week he was looking to sign a superstar.And contact has been made with the former Barcelona and Real Madrid hitman, who is now a free agent after being released by AC Milan in the summer. Click to continue reading...

West Ham have denied that striker Craig Bellamy will be leaving the club. Rumours surfaced this morning linking the Wales forward with an £8.5million move to Manchester City. City boss Mark Hughes, who managed Bellamy at both Blackburn Rovers and the Welsh national side, did make an inquiry over the availability of the 29-year-old but it was [. Click to continue reading...

Like Mark Hughes, Roy Keane seems fairly keen to distance himself from Manchester United, following his departure from the club in 2005. It was only a couple of weeks ago he was tipping Chelsea for the title, and now he's claiming that Brian Clough was by far the best manager he ever had, in an interview [. Click to continue reading...

Mark Hughes has been known to take a chance on players before; but I'm sure most would agree that this isn't one of those times! This certain star used to be great but his star power, as well as his weight, have been going in the wrong direction recently. Surely ... Click to continue reading...

It looks like Mark Hughes and David Moyes are set to go head to head over Chelsea's Sean Wright-Phillips, a man who has been tossed aside by Big Phil Scolari, but is highly prized by these two managers. The wise money is on Mark Hughes and Man City - ... Click to continue reading...

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Manchester City - The owners' money is held in Thailand. Mark Clattenburg is banned from officiating. They keep pretending to sign players for real money but payment is non-existent or made in crisp Thai baht, with smudged ink. Click to continue reading...

BLACKBURN have tied down striker Roque Santa Cruz to a new contract.The Paraguayan was wanted by ex-Rovers boss Mark Hughes at Manchester City.But the ex-Bayern Munich ace has committed his future to the Ewood Park club by signing a four-year deal.It is a huge boost for Rovers boss Paul Ince, who has already lost England star David Bentley to Tottenham this summer. Click to continue reading...

Another great article from former Republic of Ireland forward Tony Cascarino, where Tony questions the recent signings that Keane has made including Pascal Chimbonda, El Hadji Diouf, and Djibril Cisse. I disagree with Tony on his views though as I think Roy is doing the best he can within his resources to bring in players that can help make Sunderland a respectable team within the Premier League and keep them out of a relegation battle. Click to continue reading...

Manchester City summer signing Jô notched a brace for his national side as Brazil defeated Belgium to capture the men's Bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics. He appears likely to compete in City's third fixture of the season. The former CSKA Moscow striker could be back for the UEFA Cup match against FC Midtjylland next Thursday. Click to continue reading...

There was always something fishy about Man City's pursuit of Ronaldinho. It didn't feel quite right, I think for two reasons: 1) He was never really going to join, and 2) The plan to sign him up seemed to be based on his big name status, rather than what he was capable of offering Citeh [...] Click to continue reading...

The Times reports that after a rocky summer for new Man City boss Mark Hughes, he will actually be given a decent-sized pile of transfer moolah to spend (albeit transfer moolah that was the result of a loan, rather than from Dr Thaksin's pockets). Tragically for Hughes, it looks like ... Click to continue reading...

Despite being desperate for money and needing to borrow against future TV earnings, Manchester City is still busy in the transfer market. It appears that Vincent Kompany could be heading to Eastlands from Hamburg in a deal that was completed... Click to continue reading...

Silvestre moving to Arsenal has to be a better alternative than moving to Man City, because it's bad enough having Mark Hughes at Eastlands without adding to the numbers of ex-reds at the City of Manchester Stadium. In ideal world, Silvestre would have moved back to play in France or some other overseas destination, somewhere out of harm's way. Click to continue reading...

Everyone knows that Alex Ferguson is arguably the most highly rated manager of all time in the English game. He persevered through a rocky start, eventually winning his first trophy. Since then Manchester United have never looked back, going through a stage of domination that has left them on the brink of overtaking Liverpool at the summit of English football. Click to continue reading...

Now I thought we were on to something when news broke that Mark Hughes was interesting in signing Mikael Silvestre, but now it appears that cheeky smiling Arsene Wenger is after him. "Arsene has been looking for experienced cover for Gael Clichy and he knows all about Mikael," said an Arsenal source. Click to continue reading...

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It is that time of year again. Time for European leagues to kick off and time for American players to ply their trade throughout Europe (and Mexico).

This week marked the first week for the English Premier League and German Bundesliga, meaning several names joined the list of Americans playing abroad.

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As a proud United fan for many years, I have witnessed a great number of very talented players come through the Old Trafford doors. I have also seen a select few of these players become managers. Roy Keane, Mark Hughes, Steve Bruce, and now Paul Ince, to name a few. To be honest, I never expected Ince to delve into football management's long corridors. Click to continue reading...

Manchester City striker Valeri Bojinov has been cursed with yet another horrific injury that will rule him out for the next six months. The Bulgarian international has only just recovered from damaging his knee ligaments 12 months ago and he was set to start the first match on the Premiership's opening round of matches. Click to continue reading...

Following the booing Manchester City fans dished out to their team last week, as well as news that owner Thaksin Shinawatra had warrants out for his arrest, the 4-2 battering Aston Villa dished out them confirmed the misery for the bluenoses and Mark Hughes yesterday. However down you might get over United, you should always [. Click to continue reading...

Manchester City are reportedly looking to raid their arch-rivals for a very useful, albeit ageing, defender! Why not continue this discussion at the COS forum? Manchester City boss Mark Hughes is lining up a move for Mikael Silvestre. Frenchman Silvestre has been told he can leave Manchester United and is being offered to . Click to continue reading...

A quick trawl in search of the latest on the Dimitar Berbatov saga has yielded nothing at all, which could mean one of several scenarios; there's nothing to report, or more likely the deal has been done and is subject to a news embargo. I'm actually leaning towards the later because following on from yesterday's opening day damp squib; it's a very quiet news weekend. Click to continue reading...

First, let's remind ourselves of how last season finished.

And here's how the table will look in May 2009 (yeah, right!):

1. Chelsea
It's boring to say, but this is a team that suffered the chaos of Jose Mourinho's sacking, the listlessness of Avram Grant's leadership, and was hit by multiple injuries and absences last year—and they still took the title to the last day and only lost the Champions League final on penalties. Click to continue reading...

And with the season upon us, it's time for more predictions which will almost certainly not come true because my crystal ball is dirty and unreliable. Just like Man City's ownership. The Big Four.....will stay the Big Four. Every year someone is supposed to crack through and break the big moneyed foursome clotting the top of [. Click to continue reading...