Sheffield Wednesday the beneficiary of Nicky Weaver’s go-ahead surgeon
Former England Under-21 goalkeeper faces old club Charlton on Saturday, with a bit of help from an unknown benefactorIt is late May 2000 and brilliant sunlight streams through the windows of a five-star hotel in Bratislava. Howard Wilkinson's England U...
Joe Hart admits Manchester City are feeling the pressure of title race
• Goalkeeper frustrated by only drawing on Boxing Day• 'West Brom set out for a point and they got it'Joe Hart has conceded that he and his Manchester City team-mates are starting to feel the strain of being Premier League title favourites."Of cour...
You are the Ref: Joe Hart, Manchester City
Click to enlarge, and debate the strip below the line. Keith Hackett's verdict appears in Sunday's Observer and here from Monday.Competition: win an official club shirt of your choiceFor a chance to win a club shirt of your choice from the range at Kit...
England Goalkeeping in Safe Hands
As Joe Hart seems to have finally secured the England number one spot from a wrath of contenders such as elder statesman David James, the World Cup embarrassment Robert Green and money chaser Scott Carson it highlighted the lack of depth in the England goalkeeping ranks. Over the past twenty-four months the likes of Derby...
Manchester pair puzzled with Fabio selection
Manchester United defender Phil Jones and Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart are astonished to find two of their club teammates nowhere within the sight of England’s squad ahead of Spain’s highly anticipated visit to Wembley on Saturday evening. Jones, who has been tipped as the future leader of United’s defense, is still coming to terms...
Manchester City’s stock soars in Europe – and they haven’t played yet | Paul Wilson
Manchester City's fearsome reputation makes them stand out from the usual Champions League debutantsThe sight of Bayern Munich's Franck Ribéry with his head in his hands on hearing his club had been drawn in the same Champions League group as Manchest...
Why is England lacking in top goalkeepers? | The Secret Footballer
Only four English keepers started in the Premier League last weekend and two of them have retired from international footballStarter for ten: Which Premier League player has made the fewest appearances over the longest period of time? Give up? The answ...
Euro 2012 qualifiers: Joe Hart is England’s man apart
England are relieved that in Manchester City's Joe Hart they have a safe pair of handsA goalkeeper is a man apart in the strip he wears and the laws of the game that apply to him. In Joe Hart's case there is a further distinguishing feature. He is the ...
Euro 2012 qualifier preview: Bulgaria v England – video
Wayne Rooney and Joe Hart discuss their chances in Friday's European qualifier against a Bulgaria team managed by former Germany star Lothar Matthäus
City duo welcome former Red Devil
Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott and star goalkeeper Joe Hart have both offered their backing to the club’s reported pursuit of Owen Hargreaves, whose injury-prone background and past affiliation with bitter rivals Manchester United will make this a shock transfer. City boss Roberto Mancini has openly expressed his need for another midfielder before the close...
Joe Hart signs new five-year contract at Manchester City
• 24-year-old has signed on until 2016• 'It is a very exciting time to be a City player'The England goalkeeper Joe Hart has signed a new five-year contract with Manchester City. The 24-year-old, who fought off the challenge of Shay Given to establi...


Hart is a safer pair of hands but De Gea has ditched his dodgy keeper tag | Daniel Taylor