City of Manchester Stadium, 8 PM Kickoff History It was at the Battle of Cannae where Hannibal forced a magnificent struggle against a vastly superior Roman army on Italian soil. It was 216 BC and the Second Punic War – …

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Last Meeting: City 2 – 1 Chelsea (5/12/10) Current Form (Premiership): Chelsea – WWDWLW, City – LWLWDD Odds: Chelsea 4/9, Draw 10/3, City 13/2 This weekend sees Manchester City travel into the capital, wives and girlfriends under close scrutiny, to …

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In football, stereotypes and tired clíches are thrown around constantly and thoughtlessly. Occassaionlly, though, they’re quite accurate and that old chestnut about ‘Italian style management’, directed at Roberto Mancini, can’t have been any clearer and truer than on Sunday afternoon …

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Manchester City v Liverpool Sunday February 21st, 2010 15:00 PM Kick off City of Manchester Stadium Fourth in the Balance? Manchester City face Liverpool on Sunday afternoon with both teams having played midweek fixtures – City in a tough-fought league …

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Manchester City v Stoke City Saturday, February 13, 2010 FA Cup Fifth Round City of Manchester Stadium, 5.15pm Manchester City take on Stoke City on Saturday in the FA Cup fifth round looking to book a place in their third …

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Manchester City v Bolton Wanderers A £200million investment in playing staff. Wholesale background changes. Managerial casualties. New dawns. Revolutions. It’s fair to say that Manchester City Football Club is synonymous with change- but one thing that remains constant throughout is …

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The Tenacious Tigers versus The Classy Citizens Well, I could have had a higher profile match to make my debut on the mancityfans.net journalistic rostrum but then again, I believe that this is a very big game in the scheme …

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Manchester City v Portsmouth Match Preview Sunday, January 31 Eastlands, 13:30 What a difference a Sheik makes … Not too long ago Manchester City were regulars at the Lower Table Inn. European football was only a dream (thanks Robbie!) and …

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Manchester United vs. Manchester City- Carling Cup 2nd Leg 27/01/2010 If the average Manchester derby is tense, exciting and unpredictable, how can words possibly describe this occasion? The prize of course is more significant than pride, bragging rights. The winner …

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MANCHESTER CITY vs SCUNTHORPE UNITED Since the Premier League’s inception in 1992, many fans of supposedly ‘smaller’ clubs have complained- and rightly so- of a monopoly where the riches of an elite few disabled their clubs from competing. How, even …

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