Roy Hodgson has named his 23-man squad for Euro 2012, with predominantly the seasoned campaigners we have come to expect included, but there is a wildcard or two in the contingent also. The former West Brom manager will need to decide who to play in the centre of defence with no Rio Ferdinand to select…

Manchester City found themselves back on the winning trail after goals from Sergio Aguero, Yaya Toure and a James Milner penalty sealed a 3-0 win over Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium.  It was not the start to 2012 that Kenny Dalglish would have wanted, but for Manchester City it was the perfect response following their…

Manchester City capitalized on Manchester United's mishap at Anfield this morning with a strong 4-1 which sees Roberto Mancini's men move to sole leaders of the Premier League. Manchester City entered the match a point behind United following Sir Alex Ferguson's 1-1 draw at Liverpool. With one eye on the Manchester derby next weekend, Roberto…

Jerome Boateng made the switch from Manchester City to Bayern Munich this summer, and now finds himself in the same Champions League group with his former team.  There seems to be no love lost, however, as Boateng has released a stinging blow to the Champions League newcomers, saying he doesn't see them in the final.…

Udinese have confirmed that Manchester City are the favourites to sign winger Alexis Sanchez should the Chilean leave the club this summer. There are a host of clubs interested in securing his transfer, including Barcelona, Inter Milan, Juventus, Real Madrid and Manchester United but City have emerged as the clear favourites in attempting to secure…

Manchester City will make a final £24 million offer for Aston Villa midfielder James Milner. Milner has told boss Martin O'Neill he wants to join Roberto Mancini at Eastlands. But O'Neill said: "There is a difference in valuation and a question mark over the player but I'm sure things will get resolved one way or…

Aston Villa midfielder James Milner says England face Germany full of confidence. After lacklustre draws against the USA and Algeria, he insists confidence has been restored in the England camp. "I think we had lot of confidence coming in to the tournament," Milner said. "We qualified very comfortably, played a lot of good football. n…

Aston Villa midfielder admits his performance for England in their victory over Slovenia was the biggest performance of his career. It is the biggest game of Milner's career and he is keen to exact revenge and earn England a quarter-final meeting with Argentina or Mexico. The Aston Villa player said: "I would say it is…

Aston Vila ace James Milner credits his performance in England's victory over Slovenia to David Beckham. Beckham is acting a major motivator within the England camp and Milner is delighted to call on the LA Galaxy midfielder's experience. Beckham himself would have been proud of the cross which he supplied for Jermain Defoe’s goal to…

Do you remember your first coach? Fabio Capello and his England team fire up fans to Get Into Coaching Fabio Capello’s England stars Ashley Cole, Michael Carrick, James Milner, Matthew Upson and Rob Green have come together to pay an emotional tribute to the coaches that inspired their first steps in football as part of…

Aston Villa midfielder James Milner dreams of a move to Liverpool. Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City are all desperate to land Aston Villa's 24-year-old England midfielder. And Villa boss Martin O'Neill has demanded the Midlanders slap a massive £40million price tag on the player. But with O'Neill also being linked to the manager's job…

Former England and Tottenham manager Terry Venables says Aston Villa midfielder James Milner is the hottest player on the transfer market. He said: "Wednesday it was £20million, on Thursday it was £25 million and, yesterday, it was £30 million. James Milner's value is increasing at a pace the nation's estate agents can only dream of.…