Football The Footballers Who Have Played For Both Manchester United and Manchester City A long time ago, it wasn’t unusual to see players represent both sides of Manchester – United and City. Before World War II, there was little rivalry between the two clubs, so switching from one to the other caused few problems for players. Since the war, however, the number of… Continue Reading
Football Guardiola Hits 250 Premier League Wins As a manager in English football, if you join a club that features David Moyes, Arsene Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson, you can be sure you are doing pretty well. Moyes has won nothing like the silverware of the other two Premier League legends. However, he has enjoyed incredible longevity… Continue Reading
Football Resurgent Man City’s Super September Manchester City opened the 2025/26 Premier League season with a 4-0 win away from home against Wolves. Erling Haaland got a brace, while new signings Tijjani Reijnders and Rayan Cherki also scored, the former looking particularly impressive. Following the comprehensive victory, many wondered if City might have returned to their… Continue Reading
Football Haaland the Hero as Man City Humble United Ahead of the first Manchester derby of the 2025/26 season, neither City nor United had made a particularly impressive start. So when the sides met at the Etihad on Sunday, 14th September, the pressure was on both sides to put in a performance and get a positive result. As it… Continue Reading
Football Manchester City’s Spurs Hoodoo Considered by many to be one of the greatest football managers of all time, Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola has an impressive managerial record against most sides. However, there does appear to be a team against whom Pep’s magic touch falls short, and that team are their Premier League rivals Tottenham… Continue Reading
Football Man City Offload Grealish to Everton on Season-Long Loan Just four years after Manchester City splashed a whopping £100 million to purchase Jack Grealish from Aston Villa, the club have allowed him to join Everton on a season-long loan. At the time of his move from Villa to City, Grealish appeared to have the world at his feet. He… Continue Reading
Football North West Lionesses Roar: England Women Players from Up North Sarina Wiegman’s incredible Lionesses made history in Switzerland recently when they won the Euros, defending the title they had claimed on home soil in 2022. They became the first senior England team to win a major tournament on foreign soil, the first to defend a title and indeed the first… Continue Reading
Cricket Anderson Joins the Manchester Originals The old saying says that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but Jimmy Anderson laughs in the face of conventional wisdom. The England and Lancashire legend, whose limited ability with the bat in hand has meant he has played very limited white-ball cricket over the years, is set… Continue Reading
Football Man City Dumped Out of Club World Cup After a season to forget, Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City found a new low at the Club World Cup as they were booted out of the tournament by Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal. The Pro League side, officially called Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club, gave Man City – and indeed the world of… Continue Reading
Football Soccer Aid 2025 Comes Home to Manchester Love it or hate it Soccer Aid 2025 took place on Sunday June 15th in Manchester at Old Trafford, the home of Manchester United, and raised over £15 million for UNICEF’s work supporting children across the globe. The only mixed-sex football match officially sanctioned by the English FA, this article… Continue Reading