Mario Balotelli

Mario Balotelli has caught up with his favourite Liverpool fan after the striker trained at Melwood ahead of the visit of Leicester City on New…

SOS! Liverpool miss SAS It is tough to come to terms with the loss of one key player, but Liverpool are currently playing without two…

Roberto Mancini’s sacking is harsh treatment for the manager who guided Manchester City to their holy grail but the Italian has paid the price for…

Ajax punish City from set-pieces – again Ajax ended their 40-year wait for a win on English with a 2-1 victory over Manchester United at…

Kolarov becoming Premier League’s deadliest set-piece taker Any cobwebs from a disappointing Manchester City performance in a 1-1 draw with Borussia Dortmund in the Champions…

Spain make early pressure tell Italy made a bright start and enjoyed the lion’s share of possession – but their spell of dominance lasted around…

Italy are deserved winners After 120 minutes of Italian domination, England will have welcomed the prospect of penalties and the chance to set up a…

Given’s tournament to forget While England supporters have lived through many injury dramas ahead of major tournaments – David Beckham in 2002 and Wayne Rooney…

Dazzling Pirlo pulls the strings Shrugging off challenges and carving out countless opportunities for his team-mates, Andrea Pirlo turned back the years with an exemplary…

Stefan Savic is a less-than-able deputy for Vincent Kompany Replacing suspended City captain Vincent Kompany, Stefan Savic had a torrid game at centre-half. An inept…

Roberto Mancini has called on Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli to improve his off-field behaviour and concentrate on becoming a better player. The 21-year-old has…

David Silva believes Manchester City’s stature as one of Europe’s top clubs will continue to help attract the biggest names to Eastlands. Silva made a…

André Villas-Boas watched Chelsea come from behind to become the first team to beat Manchester City this season – and then declared his side’s title…

Frank Lampard makes the difference The England midfielder responded to the critics writing off his Chelsea career in typically emphatic fashion with his 82nd-minute winner…

Kenny Dalglish believes Liverpool were unfortunate not to beat Manchester City after some fine saves from Joe Hart prevented the Reds from snatching a late…

Joe Hart produced a string of fine saves to deny Liverpool a late winner as 10-man Manchester City held on for a point at Anfield.…

Manchester City’s Champions League fate is no longer in their own hands after an impressive Napoli display condemned the Premier League side to their second…

Mario Balotelli insists he is happy at Manchester City and claims he has no intention of seeking a move back to Serie A in the…

Mario Balotelli scored twice as Manchester City inflicted Manchester United’s heaviest home defeat since 1955 to race five-points clear at the top of the table.…

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It appears unlikely Balotelli will manage to force himself into the squad for this summer’s main event