X England Managers tune: Manchester singer aims boot at ‘always rubbish’ World Cup songs
Manchester ensemble X England Managers are looking to score with Brazil or Bust ahead of the 2014 tournament which kicks off next week.
Not calling time on his Korea just yet: Ex-Manchester United man Park Ji-Sung back in action in charity kickabout
Recently retired ex-Manchester United midfielder Park Ji-Sung did not take long to get back into the game after calling time on his Korea – after taking part in a charity match.
Modest Macclesfield man: Rickie Lambert’s ex-boss proud of England striker’s triumph over adversity
Lambert, who signed for Liverpool yesterday, 17 years after they released him as a kid, was a 19-year-old in a Macclesfield side that played in an FA Cup tie back in January 2002.
Tuesday Team Talk: Forget Rooney and the forwards, England’s defence and midfield are the worry
England manager Roy Hodgson has to find a solution in midfield where he needs to find a partner for Steven Gerrard, as well as in defence where he has a glaring weakness.
Pringooals! World’s biggest boot made of Pringle cans hopes to bring luck to England with one crisp kick
The ‘lucky boot’ is made out of an eye-popping 1500 Pringles cans.
Not so Clever! Tom Cleverley’s England World Cup woes continue… as his face subbed onto comic’s plane prank pic
Prankster Simon Brodkin tried to clamber on Luton Airport-bound bus yesterday with Roy Hodgson’s England squad flying to Miami ahead of World Cup.
The chosen 23: What if Manchester provided its finest World Cup squad from all the ages…?
To kick off World Cup month MM has chosen a ‘Manchester 23’ from the players to have impacted on the globe’s biggest sporting event while at clubs in the area.
Tameside troubles: Hyde FC seek £10,000 Crowdfunder boost after devastating arson attack
Hyde FC hope to rise from the ashes of a recent arson attack with a £10,000 social club refurbishment – and have just eight weeks to grab the cash.
#Wembley99: Manchester City fans remember the game that changed the club’s history
On this date 15 years ago the Blues were facing the prospect of a second season in the third tier of English football as they trailed 2-0 in stoppage time of the Division Two Play-off final against Gillingham at Wembley.
Left in a Gea-ze: Manchester United’s De Gea red-faced after Santi Cazorla stunner in Spain session
Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea had no answer to a Santi Cazorla cracker in front of a packed Seville crowd ahead of Spain’s World Cup defence.
‘I believe in Wayne Rooney’: England boss Roy Hodgson backs Manchester United striker over Scholes criticism
England play their send-off friendly at Wembley against Peru tonight before heading to the World Cup in Brazil, a tournament where they need talisman Rooney to shine.