Man City Scrape Through On Penalties

Man City have beaten Danish side FC Midtjylland by the skin of their teeth this evening, needing a penalty shoot-out and some heroics from Joe Hart after being minutes away from UEFA Cup elimination.

Man City only qualified for the UEFA Cup via the Fair Play League last season, and their progress was almost ended this evening by little known side FC Midtjylland in Denmark.

With just minutes left on the clock, a disastrous own goal from defender Danny Califf Read more

Mark Hughes Signs Man City Deal

Mark Hughes has officially been confirmed as Man City manager, replacing Sven Goran Eriksson with immediate effect.

The Welshman leaves his Blackburn post after becoming disillusioned with the club’s ambitions in recent times. Hughes has put pen to paper on a 3-year contract with the Eastlands club. The 44-year-old manager will be officially be unveiled at a press conference tomorrow morning. Read more

The Managerial Merry-Go-Round Continues

With Sven Goran Eriksson sacked by Man City, and already employed as Mexico national coach, Mark Hughes has become the Eastland club’s main priority.

With Man City owner Thaksin Shinawatra seemingly desperate to stop the unrest amongst the fans caused by his inexplicable sacking of Eriksson, the club have moved to secure the services of Blackburn boss Hughes. This news has alerted Chelsea, who are looking to replace Avram Grant and have already been linked to their former player. Read more

Carlo Ancelotti Favourite to Become Chelsea Manager

Here at CLDsport, we have left the hearsay and rumours revolving around possible replacements to Avram Grant at Chelsea to others.

However, AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti has today emerged as a sudden and unexpected favourite to take over the Chelsea hot-seat. Roman Abramovich has - reportedly - made Ancelotti his personal favourite. I think it’s fair to suggest that the Russian has a slight influence over proceedings at the club! Read more