Vincent Kompany

Frank Lampard follows Robin van Persie to see 'placenta therapist'

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

• Lampard travels for 'placenta treatment' in Serbia • Arsène Wenger supports alternative therapies Frank Lampard has become the latest Premier League player to visit the Serbian doctor Marijana Kovacevic as he tries to speed his recovery from the thigh tear suffered while on England duty. The midfielder had initially been ruled out for around three weeks after sustaining the injury...

Manchester City's Vincent Kompany expelled from Belgium squad

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009

• First offence was missing a team meeting by five minutes • Second was arriving back late from grandmother's funeral Manchester City midfielder Vincent Kompany has been expelled from Belgium's squad ahead of their game with Qatar after twice turning up late. Kompany was initially dropped to the bench by coach Dick Advocaat for the match against Hungary on Saturday after arriving five minutes...

• Grieving Kompany axed from Belgium squad as Advocaat punishes late show - Football.co.uk

Bellamy the leader

Bitter and Blue (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009

There were no punch-ups and no fists flying in Manchester City's dressing room last week. Just good old-fashioned verbals. Typically, it was a vintage performance by Craig Bellamy, bawling out his team-mates after they tossed away a win. In the line of fire was City's back four - Pablo Zabaleta, Kolo Toure, Joleon Lescott and Wayne Bridge - following their draw with Burnley. He pointed the finger...

Bellamy the leader

OmniFootball (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009

There were no punch-ups and no fists flying in Manchester City's dressing room last week. Just good old-fashioned verbals. Typically, it was a vintage performance by Craig Bellamy, bawling out his team-mates after they tossed away a win. In the line of fire was City's back four - Pablo Zabaleta, Kolo Toure, Joleon Lescott and Wayne Bridge - following their draw with Burnley. He pointed the finger...

14) MC ISSUES Man of the Match vs Birmingham

MAN CITY ISSUES (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009

MOTM: Birmingham City vs Manchester City Premier League Match Venue: St Andrews Date: 1st November 2009 Score: 0-0 - 1) Shay Given - 85% - 3) Wayne Bridge - 4% - 8) Shaun Wright-Phillips - 2% - 32) Carlos Tevez - 2% - 18) Gareth Barry - 1% - 34) Nigel De Jong (c) - 1% - 19) Joleon Lescott - 1% - 14) Roque Santa Cruz - 1% - 5) Pablo Zabaleta - 1% - 39) Craig Bellamy - 0% - 7) Stephen Ireland - 0% -...

Given saves City from lose

Soccer news (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009

Newcastle Goalkeeper former Shay Given produced a superb display to save Manchester City from loses against Birmingham at St Andrew's on Sunday. Shay Given made a string of fine saves, the highlight a second-half penalty stop to deny James McFadden. It was a fourth successive draw in the Premier League for Mark Hughes' side, who nonetheless moved into the top four on goal difference. And Mark Hughes,...

13) MC ISSUES Man of the Match vs Scunthorpe

MAN CITY ISSUES (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009

MOTM: Birmingham City vs Manchester City Premier League Match Venue: St Andrews Date: 1st November 2009 Score: 0-0 - 7) Stephen Ireland - 38% - 14) Roque Santa Cruz - 15% - 32) Carlos Tevez - 13% - 34) Nigel De Jong (c) - 9% - 40) Vladimir Weiss - 7% - 6) Michael Johnson - 6% - 16) Sylvinho - 5% - 19) Joleon Lescott - 3% - 1) Shay Given - 2% - 33) Vincent Kompany - 1% - 5) Pablo Zabaleta - 1% - 18)...

Birmingham 0-0 Man City

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009

Manchester City's season has turned into a grind. Four successive Premier League draws have applied the brakes to their early momentum and, in the process, provided a reminder of just how far Mark Hughes's side have to go before they can be considered title contenders. For the first time in nine matches, the visitors kept a clean sheet, although Birmingham City's failure to score owed nothing to the...

Scunthorpe recap

Bitter and Blue (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009

With a history of recent slip ups to lower league opposition, there is a tendancy to view fixtures such as last nights with a degree of trepidation, and when we gifted Scunthorpe an equaliser after going ahead so early, there could well have been a sense of foreboding around the stadium. This season though there has been the first suggestions that the old mentality is being cast aside and rather than...

Kompany: New Man City players have lifted us

tribalfootball.com (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009

Vincent Kompany says the characters Manchester City boss Mark Hughes signed in the summer has lifted the quality of the squad. read more

Hughes: Latest on Petrov, RSC & Toure

MAN CITY ISSUES (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009

City may have gained a point from yesterday's game with Fulham, but it was at the expense of Kolo Toure and Martin Petrov. Both players were substituted in the second half - Petrov fell on the floor and called for assistance from the bench in the 67th minute and was replaced by SWP. Toure pulled up in the 90th minute and was replaced by the returning Vincent Kompany. Here is what Mark Hughes had to...

Liverpool vs Manchester United live streaming

Football Live On PC (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009

Liverpool are hopeful Fernando Torres will return from a thigh injury after missing their last two matches. Glen Johnson is fit again after a groin problem, but Steven Gerrard is still struggling to recover from one of his own. Albert Riera (hamstring) is also a doubt, while Alberto Aquilani will not be rushed into a debut despite running out for the reserves earlier in the week. Liverpool vs Manchester...

Belgian general ensures City are in good Kompany

The Independent (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009

Even while his second season in England is only beginning to evolve, we are entitled to ask: does any player in the Premier League more thrillingly combine sheer physical might with such a delicate grace as Vincent Kompany? There is something compelling in the way this young Manchester City player so effortlessly marshals the great power of his frame and the finesse with which he makes his way in...

Man City boss Hughes pleased to secure Kompany to new deal

tribalfootball.com (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009

Manchester City boss Mark Hughes is delighted with Vincent Kompany's new five-year contract signed this week. A target for Barcelona , Kompany put pen to paper on a new deal on Monday. read more

Waiting in the wings

OmniFootball (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009

Mark Hughes mused today on the possibility that Robinho could see a return to action in next weeks Carling Cup tie at home to Scunthorpe: "There is a possibility that Robi will be on the bench for Scunthorpe, but it might be a bit soon and I don't like to throw players in before they've had games in training or in the reserves. "We had to throw Vinnie Kompany in because of the circumstances...

• Waiting in the wings - Bitter and Blue