Manchester City midfielder Nigel de Jong believes his decision to join the club has been justified.
The Netherlands international joined City in 2009, playing his part in the club s 2011 FA Cup title, qualification for the Champions League and now early lead in the 2010/11 English Premier League title.
He told The Sunday Mirror: Everyone thought I was mad (when I joined). Why did I prefer Man City above other clubs?
But (owner) Sheikh Mansour s people sold the club and their ambitions very well to me.
They told me we were going to buy big players and we would be making big steps in a couple of seasons. Everything they said was solid.
They literally said to me, Within four years, we will have a team that will play for the league title . And …
Arsenal s Andrei Arshavin says that he will consider leaving the club if he continues to be glued to the bench by manager Arsene Wenger.
The 30 year-old Russian said that Wenger s unique philosophy means that players are substituted regardless of how good their performance is.
Right now I don t think about changing clubs. If I will be benched for a very long time, then such an issue might be relevant, Arshavin told Sport Express.
I still want to play for 90 minutes, but now I am glued to the bench. I wouldn t like to play for a Russian club other than Zenit (St Petersburg), and there were no contacts with Anzhi Makhachkala.
I still support Barcelona. They are the best team.
Arshavin recently admitted to being an average signing for the Gunne…
Japan s Shinji Kagawa is wary of Brisbane s humidity ahead of his team s Asian Cup clash with Iraq after their World Cup struggles.
Japan will face a familiar foe in their second Asian Cup match on Friday, with midfielder Shinji Kagawa wary of the prospective humidity in Brisbane.
Kagawa and Co. will take on Iraq at Suncorp Stadium in their second match in Group D with the temperature expected to reach a maximum of 32 degrees, while the humidity could top 60 per cent.
Having already trained in Queensland s capital, Kagawa is worried about the humidity, which he blames for Japan s poor performances at last year s World Cup.
Japan managed just one point from three games in Brazil, scoring just two goals, with all three of their matches held in the north eas…
Philippe Coutinho has reportedly been offered to two Premier League clubs, while Manchester City are eyeing Sergi Roberto.
Coutinho is expected to leave Barcelona on a permanent deal this close season.
A return to the Premier League has been mooted for the playmaker, and it could be getting closer.
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Coutinho has been offered to both Arsenal and Tottenham, according to The Independent.
The report says Arsenal look the more likely to complete a deal for the Brazil international.
Coutinho has been on loan at Bayern Munich this season, having struggled since arriving at Barcelona from Liverpool in 2018.
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The Republic of Ireland were denied victory in their opening game of Euro 2016 as Ciaran Clark s own-goal earned Sweden a 1-1 draw.
Wes Hoolahan s goal sparked scenes of joy amongst the Irish supporters at the Stade de France and it looked like Martin O Neill s men would pick up their first points at a European Championship finals in 28 years and their first ever competitive win over Sweden.
But Sweden heaped pressure on the Irish goal and Clark suffered the anguish of costing his side two vital points when he headed Zlatan Ibrahimovic s cross into his own net.
Ireland worked tirelessly to try and take three points from their easiest-looking Group E fixture and deny Ibrahimovic the chance to make his mark on the tournament, but a tenacious first-half performance …
The Women’s World Cup continued with three games taking place on the second day of the tournament.
Spain and Switzerland got their campaigns off to a winning start against Costa Rica and the Philippines respectively.
However, Canada were forced to share the spoils with Nigeria after Christine Sinclair’s spot-kick was saved.
Here the PA news agency takes a look at Friday’s action.
Dominant Spain
Spain started their campaign by easing to a 3-0 victory over Costa Rica.
Valeria del Campo’s own goal was followed by strikes from Aitana Bonmati and Esther Gonzalez in the next six minutes.
Jenni Hermoso also had a penalty saved by Daniela Solera before half-time, meaning that there has been a spot-kick awarded in all five games in the tou…
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The story of Deacon St. John will not be continuing in a Days Gone sequel. The community manager for Bend Studio has taken to social media to squash the “false hope and poor information” people are getting about a new game in the open-world zombie franchise. Come from Sports betting site VPbet
On X (formerly known as Twitter), Bend’s Kevin McAllister confirmed the developer is “currently working on a new IP.” Additionally, in a reply, the community manager said “previous developers” are the ones spreading Days Gone 2 hype, but it’s “time to move on.”
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In an interview published on Sony’s official website, PlayStation Productions head Asad Qizilbash spoke about the company bringing more TV and movie adaptations of PlayStation IPs. In the interview, Qizilbash also spoke about the wider impact he expects advancements in tech and AI to have on games, something that he seemingly feels will be most keenly felt in the storytelling department.
As per Qizilbash, tech and AI improvements will enable developers to tell much more “evocative” stories, and for games as a whole to become “more personalized” experiences.
“In terms of gaming’s future, I envision games becoming more personalized due to advances in technology and AI, enabling customized experiences for each player,” …
EA Sports FC 25, the next title in Electronic Arts’ successful football series, is out in September and promises several new features. Along with the new 5v5 Rush format, it includes additional player roles and a new AI model for “revamped team tactics and more realistic collective movement.” However, one of the more underrated chSA Lottoanges is the removal of Contracts.
In a new Community Update post, the development team said this change will “enable you to get back to the on-pitch action quicker than before.” As one of the biggest complaints with the mode, Contracts faced criticism for being tedious since they must constantly be reapplied after a set number of match…