The FA has told the Spanish Federation that a forthcoming friendly match between England and Spain will not take place in Madrid because of fears England's players would be subjected to racist abuse. The last time the two teams met in a friendly at the Santiago Bernabeu in 2004, Ashley Cole and Shaun Wright-Phillips were taunted [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal are now top of the table thanks to a come from behind win at Bolton and Chelsea's draw at home to Manchester United. The Gunners fell behind when Bolton's Kevin Davies headed the home side into the lead in the 16th minute. But it didn't take long for Arsenal to take control of the match.

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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...

It's not often that we just lift other people's articles word for word, but sometimes a writer just hits the nail so accurately on the head that even my fantastically oversized ego will not allow me to have another crack at. So here then, presented unabridged for your collective enjoyment, is a few words of wisdom from The Times' sports editor, directed at a certain Shaun Wright-Phillips from last week's newspaper:

"As anyone who has taken on the Herculean task of interviewing him would confirm, it is difficult to feel sorry for Shaun Wright-Phillips, a young man as uncooperative as he is inarticulate, but his plight over the last seven days is deserving of considerable sympathy.

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Manchester City could become the new powerhouse of English football. For anyone that doesn't know, City was recently bought by an Arab company Abu Dhabi United Group which means that City now has more money to spend then ever before. City has brought in Shaun Wright-Phillips and Robinho this offseason, and reports are coming in on last minute bids that were also made by City. Click to continue reading...

I just wanted to include a link to another article from former Republic of Ireland forward Tony Cascarino that he wrote for the London Times where he comments on Robbie Keane's move to Liverpool and Shaun Wright-Phillips' move back to Manchester City. Cascarino gives an excellent analysis of Keane's problems settling in at Liverpool that makes for a very interesting read. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Robinho (Real Madrid), Vincent Kompany (Hamburg SV), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Chelsea), Gláuber Berti (FC Nuremburg), Pablo Zabaleta (Espanyol), Tal Ben Haim (Chelsea), Jo (CSKA Moscow) Notable departures: Vedran Corluka (Tottenham), Rolando Bianchi (Torino), Georgios Samaras (Celtic), Geovanni (Hull City),. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Deco (Barcelona), Jose Bosingwa (FC Porto) Notable departures: Andrei Shevchenko (AC Milan), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City), Claudio Pizarro (Werder Bremen, loan), Tal Ben-Haim (Manchester City), Khalid Boulahrouz (VfB Stuttgart), Claude Makelele (PSG), Steve Sidwell (Aston Villa), Ben Sahar. Click to continue reading...

Soccerword's Premiership Team of the Week - 03

We're going with a 4-3-3 formation for this week's team:

Goalkeeper: David James (Portsmouth)

Defenders: Callum Davenport (West Ham), Glen Johnson (Portsmouth), Kolo Toure (Arsenal), Vedran Corluka (Man City)

Midfielders: Shaun Wright-Phillips (Man City), Antonio Valencia (Wigan), Stephen Ireland (Man City)

Forwards: Robin van Persie (Arsenal), Jermain Defoe (Portsmouth), Amr Zaki (Wigan)

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Chelsea 1 - 1 Spurs
After three weeks, there is not a single team that has a 100% record. Chelsea and Liverpool were the only clubs to win their first two matches, but they both were held to draws over the weekend. Chelsea took the lead when Darren Bent's attempted clearance went in the Spurs goal off Juliano Belletti, who was making a rare start.

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Notable arrivals: Vincent Kompany (Hamburg SV), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Chelsea), Gláuber Berti (FC Nuremburg), Pablo Zabaleta (Espanyol), Tal Ben Haim (Chelsea), Jo (CSKA Moscow) Notable departures: Vedran Corluka (Tottenham), Rolando Bianchi (Torino), Georgios Samaras (Celtic), Geovanni (Hull City), Andreas Isaksson (PSV). Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Deco (Barcelona), Jose Bosingwa (FC Porto) Notable departures: Andrei Shevchenko (AC Milan), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City), Claudio Pizarro (Werder Bremen, loan), Tal Ben-Haim (Manchester City), Khalid Boulahrouz (VfB Stuttgart), Claude Makelele (PSG), Steve Sidwell (Aston Villa), Ben Sahar. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Vincent Kompany (Hamburg SV), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Chelsea), Gláuber Berti (FC Nuremburg), Pablo Zabaleta (Espanyol), Tal Ben Haim (Chelsea), Jo (CSKA Moscow) Notable departures: Vedran Corluka (Tottenham), Rolando Bianchi (Torino), Georgios Samaras (Celtic), Geovanni (Hull City), Andreas Isaksson (PSV). Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Deco (Barcelona), Jose Bosingwa (FC Porto) Notable departures: Andrei Shevchenko (AC Milan), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City), Claudio Pizarro (Werder Bremen, loan), Tal Ben-Haim (Manchester City), Khalid Boulahrouz (VfB Stuttgart), Claude Makelele (PSG), Steve Sidwell (Aston Villa), Ben Sahar. Click to continue reading...

I wrote on here on Friday that Shaun Wright-Phillips was back where he belongs. Most people felt that his move back to Manchester City was a good move for all concerned. Not many would have predicted that he would score two goals in his first game, a 3-0 win at Sunderland. The look of joy on his face after both goals portrayed all of his feelings of happiness and relief. Click to continue reading...

Manchester City ended the final transfer week of the summer by adding several players to the club as it prepares for Premiership and European action.  Argentinean defender Pablo Zabaleta from Espanyol, Brazilian defender Glauber from FC Nuremburg, and former City star Shaun Wright-Phillips via Chelsea joined the club this week. Click to continue reading...

Manchester City have completed the signings of 23-year-old Argentine international Pablo Zabaleta from Espanyol on a 5-year deal (roughly £6.5m) and 25-year-old Brazilian defender Glauber Berti from FC Nuremburg on a one year deal. This takes City's signings for the summer to 6 as Zabaleta and Berti join Shaun Wright-Phillips, Jo, Ben Haim and Vincent Kompany. Click to continue reading...

Shaun Wright-Phillips' days of running deliriously around Stamford Bridge have finally come to end. Hallelujah!

SWP completed a £9 million move to the club he left for Chelsea, Manchester City, this week. According to the Gurdian, his father, Ian Wright, said it was the first time his son had smiled in ages.

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Shaun-Wright Phillips has finally listened to what everyone has been telling him for the last three years and got the hell out of Chelsea. In what feels like an admission that maybe he shouldn't have gone there in the first place, SWP has rejoined Man City for an undisclosed fee, thought to be around £9 [. Click to continue reading...

Il Manchester City e il Chelsea hanno trovato l'accordo per il trasferimento ai Citizens del centrocampista Shaun Wright-Phillips. Per lui un ritorno al club che lo ha lanciato.

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Manchester City have re-signed Shaun Wright Phillips from Chelsea for an undisclosed fee on a 4 year contract. Wright Phillips left City in July 2005 to join Chelsea for £21 million. No doubt Chelsea will have made a massive loss from signing Shaun in the first place, hence the undisclosed fee. Wright Phillips' career had been [. Click to continue reading...

Shaun Wright-Phillips left Manchester City three years ago for a transfer fee of 23 million. Now he's headed back for an undisclosed fee. Wright-Phillips signed a 4 year deal with City and said, "Obviously I'm delighted to come back to City and I just can't wait to get started again." Wright-Phillips is just like Andriy Shevchenko, as he was a big money Chelsea man who couldn't break into the Click to continue reading...

It's taken 3 years, but Shaun Wright-Phillips has finally admitted that it was a mistake for him to move to Chelsea. It doesn't matter that he's the last person to do so - by returning to Manchester City SWP has made a commitment to play regular football over the next few years in a bid [...] Click to continue reading...

Shaun Wright-Phillips 21 milyon sterline transfer olduğu Chelsea'den 9 milyon sterline eski takımı Manchester City'ye geri döndü. 3 sene oynadığı Londra takımını senelik 4 milyon sterlin, sadece bonservis bedelinden, içeri soktu. 26 yaşındaki oyuncu eski takımına 4 senelik imza atmış. Click to continue reading...

National reports are today suggesting Mark Hughes has offered a life-line to out of favor England midfielder Shaun Wright Phillips, as the manager looks to make more additions. Shaun Wright Phillips has always been held in high regard by the Manchester faithful, following a string of wonderful performances having graduated from the Manchester City academy. Click to continue reading...

Some very weird things are happening to ickle Shaun Wright Phillips. Firstly he is kicked to the curb by ruthless Big Phil Scolari, then his old flame Man City start sniffing around, as do Everton. Both clubs are then rebuffed by his agent who says he doesn't want to ... Click to continue reading...

It is 'rumoured' from a friend who knows a friend who is in the know!!! Nudge nudge, wink wink, say no more that Shaun Wright-Phillips is on his way from Chelsea to Portsmouth on loan for the season. How can this be you might ask? Click to continue reading...

When Chelsea signed Branislav Ivanovic from Lokomotiv Moscow in January, many members of the media were referring to the Serb as the next Nemanja Vidic. £10 million and 0 appearances later, Chelsea are claiming that the defender hasn't impressed anyone at Stamford Bridge and are ready to let him leave for AC Milan. Click to continue reading...

This is what happens when Southpark meets PhoneJacker... a quality video showing Lawro trying to pick his own fantasy football dream-team. Click to continue reading...