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Mancini Outlines City Ambitions

Dec 23rd, 2009 | Source: Soccer Pie | Category: Top story

Manchester Citys new manager Roberto Mancini has wasted no time in setting some pretty high targets for his new club. Citys former boss Mark Hughes said after his dismissal that a top-six finish was his target for the season, he claimed the clubs owners



Premiership preview Could you pick a winner?

Oct 14th, 2009 | Source: Soccer Pie | Category: Top story

The Premier League is set to resume following the international break and this round will definitely favour the teams that didnt have a lot of players away on international duty. Carlo Ancelotti, Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger among others will be



Why Gareth Barry is Citys best summer signing?

Aug 31st, 2009 | Source: Soccer Pie | Category: Latest News

Three wins from as many games have seen City emerge as serious top 4 contenders, and even though it could be argued the Citizens did not have such difficult opponents, Mark Hughes team definitely look very good at the moment. The summer signings have



Carlos Tevez blames Ferguson for Manchester United exit

Jul 6th, 2009 | Source: Soccer Pie | Category: Latest News

Carlos Tevez accused his former boss Sir Alex Ferguson of forcing him to leave Old Trafford. The Argentine revealed all details regarding his departure and he stated he had had no other choice but to leave. We are yet to see how Sir Alex will react to



Tevez chose City for the sake of money

Jul 1st, 2009 | Source: Soccer Pie | Category: Latest News

The transfer saga involving Carlos Tevez is set to end on Monday, when the Argentine forward will be officially unveiled at Manchester City. A source close to Tevez revealed that the played had wanted to join Chelsea but his family and agents made him



Santa Cruz signs for City, Tevez is next

Jun 23rd, 2009 | Source: Soccer Pie | Category: Top stories

After six unsuccessful attempts, Mark Hughes finally managed to bring Roque Santa Cruz to Manchester City, the player with whom he had a great working relationship when the pair was at Blackburn. Santa Cruz is the second signing for the Citizens for the



Juventus set to offer Trezeguet for Elano

Jun 12th, 2009 | Source: Soccer Pie | Category: Latest News

The reports in Italy are suggesting that Juventus is ready to offer want-away striker David Trezeguet to Manchester City in exchange for Brazilian Elano. Neither of the players is currently happy with where they are, which is why this deal could easily



Why Mark Hughes should be sacked?

May 19th, 2009 | Source: Soccer Pie | Category: Latest News

Mark Hughes arrived at Manchester City to start building the team capable of challenging for the trophies in the near future but things do not look too optimistic for the Eastlands outfit at the moment. The Citizens had plenty of problems despite severely strengthening the squad in the last two transfer windows and they will [...]



Craig Bellamy is back on the map

Feb 27th, 2009 | Source: Soccer Pie | Category: Top story

Craig Bellamy is probably one of the most underrated players in English Premier League even though his performances have been nothing short of impressive. He is the only reason why Manchester City escaped the dangerous zone and he is certainly one player who wont be replaced in the summer. The Welsh forward had no problems [...]



Is Elano the problem ?

Dec 25th, 2008 | Source: Soccer Pie | Category: Latest News

City have been putting some miserable performances lately and who was the first in line to blamed for that? Who else, Mark Hughes! After being reassured by the wealthy owner his job is safe for now, under-pressure manager is determined to find the problem and kick it out. He seems to be on the right [...]