User talk:Mancini's Sandbox

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Individual match reports
2006-07 pre-season games (less the first scrimmage against Wrexham) match reports: http://www.getyourkitsout.com/CITY%202006-2007%20pre%20season.htm

'''lost MCFC OWS referenced match report for the Blackpool 0-3 Man. City friendly game on 14 Feb. 2007'''

Club confirm Emile Mpenza on trial 15/02/2007 16:00

Manchester City can confirm that 28-year-old Belgian striker, Emile Mpenza, is currently having a trial with the Club.

Part of Mpenza's trial saw him perform a starring role in a behind closed doors match against Blackpool yesterday, scoring the second goal in a 3-0 win. It also gave those in need of match fitness a chance to get a game under their belts with Didi Hamann and Stephen Jordan amongst them to complete 90 minutes.

City opened the scoring after 40 minutes through Daniel Sturridge. Neat play from Djamel Abdoun gave Sturridge a chance to roll the defender and drive an unstoppable right foot shot into the bottom corner from 10-yards out.

It was 2-0 after 48 minutes and a deserved goal for Emile Mpenza, who did everything but score in the first half. Didi Hamann slipped the ball through to the former Schalke man and he made no mistake with a clever dinked finish.

With 15 minutes left, City scored the best goal of the game to make it safe, as Michael Johnson showed great feet and deft outside of the boot finish from close range. Daniel Sturridge again did well in the build up, supplying Johnson with a clever back heel.

City: Hart, Obeng, Williamson, Breen, Jordan, Hamann, Johnson, Miller, Abdoun, Mpenza, Sturridge.

Leon Collins

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Player registration and competition eligibility
Starting in the 2010-11 season there will be new player registration requirements that must be met by every club playing in the English Premier League. Clicking on any of the topics listed below will access a brief overview of that topic. Overviews of the existing UEFA player registration regulations are also provided for the sake of comparison and because they also help provide a more thorough understanding of the actual implications for the Manchester City football club of both these sets of player eligibility requirements.

Squad status designation
Based on the UEFA and Premier League squad registration regulations described above each player that is currently a member of the Manchester City first team squad can be assigned a "Squad Status" attribute that designates his ability to satisfy those player registration requirements in any UEFA or Premier League competition in which Roberto Mancini may wish to select him to play. Such a Squad Status designation may only be one of the following:

Explanations and definitions of select terminology
The Squad Status and Player Eligibility codes defined below have been derived from information contained in the UEFA and Premier League rules and regulations (R&R) publications for the 2010-11 season as published on the official web sites of those respective football governing organizations.