The way Chelsea Football Club ruined Shaun Wright-Phillips is a travesty.
Go back in time to 2005 and the dimunitive winger was tearing down the right wing at the City Of Manchester Stadium. The player was such a joy to watch as he took on players and went on mazy runs often beating two or three […]

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When the Vedran Corluka story broke on Thursday, it seemed nothing more than transfer speculation hitting the news wires, stoked by the usual rumour mongers and agents, desperately trying to earn a bit of corn for themselves, pushing a transfer through. Manchester City denied it, Tottenham didn’t mention it and Mark Hughes came out […]

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Manchester City’s 2007-2008 campaign was their best since rejoining the Premiership after a few years of purgatory in England’s lower levels. Manager Sven-Göran Eriksson compiled a very respectable 19-11-15 record in his first year on the job, guiding the club to a 9th-place finish, a trip to the Carling Cup quarterfinals, and a berth […]

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No, this has nothing to do with Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory. Instead, it’s a true story about Manchester City manager Mark Hughes and how he’s creating his own factory under the gray skies of Lancashire.
You have to respect a manager who is willing to add discipline to a football club. The perfect example […]

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So it’s here, the day the gets us all excited and begins the countdown to the new season starting on August 16th, a mere 61 days away.
Everyone eagerly checks the fixtures, scanning to see when they’ve got that away trip to Old Trafford, Anfield, The Emirates and Stamford Bridge, who’ll they’ll be playing near their […]

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It takes a very brave man to risk his managerial credibility being diminished and take on the lead role at Manchester City, and Mark Hughes has proved he has the heart of a lion by agreeing to work with ruthless owner Thaksin Shinawatra.

Just days after Sven Goran Eriksson’s controversial sacking, Hughes takes the manager’s position […]

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Manchester City announced the arrival of Mark Hughes to the Eastlands today, where he signed a three-year contract to manage the team he hated playing against when he was at crosstown rivals United.
Hughes took Blackburn as far as he could during his four-year tenure at the club, finishing in the top half of the […]

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Blackburn Rovers fans will be stunned to discover this morning that the club have allowed Manchester City permission to discuss the vacant manager’s position with Mark Hughes. A brief statement has been placed on Blackburn’s website and reads as follows:
“Blackburn Rovers can confirm that they have received a request an approach from Manchester City to […]

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