City ace gives United due respect
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has attempted to cool the emotional exchange between Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson and City’s Football Development Executive Patrick Vieira, insisting that his team’s confidence in the title race is not meant as a token of disrespect to the Red Devils. Sir Alex furiously hit back at Vieira’s suggestions...
Juve close in on Arsenal’s top achievement
Zain Alvi considers the possibility of another invincible group.
A lucky escape for the Arsenal as Robin comes home early
First off, let me address something that was discussed in the comments of yesterday’s article. I’m sorry everyone but I don’t think Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is 5’11″.
In the NBA it’s very common for players and their teams to lie about height. The most famous example of this is Michael Jordan. It caused a bit of a...
Gunners great assisted Nasri switch
Manchester City’s newest member Samir Nasri has revealed that former Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira played an instrumental role in convincing him that signing for the Eastlands outfit was the right decision for his future. Nasri, who departed Arsenal in a protracted £25 million move yesterday, brushed aside suggestions that the transfer was motivated purely by financial...
Mister, we could use a man like Patrick Vieira again
I could sum up Patrick Vieira’s contribution to Arsenal thus: he played like a Frenchman with the heart of a lion and captained a team full of Southern, foreign softies, who brazenly challenged the hegemony of Northern Football, and kicked dirt in the face of the way that things were supposed to be done. Given...
Blackburn Point Shows City’s New Problem
While a Patrick Vieira goal was enough to rescue a point for Manchester City against Blackburn a draw won’t be good enough to satisfy City’s ever demanding owners and fans. But expect more results of a similar nature as sides adjust to City’s new statute. City’s vast spending over the last few years has now...
Gunners legend understands City hatred
Having years of experience at one of the Premier League’s biggest clubs, former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira is ready to feel the hatred from fans with his current club Manchester City. The Citizens have been criticized from all corners this summer for splashing cash in a reckless manner, and he has warned his teammates to...
Who is NYRB’s 3rd DP?
BY MIKE NASTRI The Red Bulls are going to sign a third Designated Player at some point this summer. But who is he? The player's identity continues to remain a mystery as both Hans Backe and Sporting Director Erik Soler remain hush on their target, but signs are pointing to that player being Mexican national...
Distin: “I don’t think they realized it”
Everton center back Sylvain Distin has openly questioned the decision of the French national team to storm out of training in the middle of this summer’s World Cup. Les Blues ended up crashing out of the tournament in the group stage, and Distin hinted that the players may not have understood the repercussions of their...
Four Years On: The 2006 All-Star Team.
In life, four years is a drop in the bucket, unless it involves hard time and a bully of a shower mate named Benny. In football, four years is eons; if we were to reappropriate football time to equate real time, Germany would have a brontosaurus in net instead of Manuel Neuer. (Which sounds like...
Wenger considered signing Arsenal legend
Arsene Wenger has revealed his inner struggle when he heard that former Arsenal star Patrick Vieira was available for a Premier League return. The French midfielder starred for Wenger’s side for nearly ten years leading up to 2006, and his less than stellar form with Italian giants Inter Milan saw him make a loan return...
