executive Patrick Vieira has reacted angrily after reports highlighted him criticizing rivals Manchester United for receiving refereeing advantages, surfaced in media.Vieira has claimed it is a case of serious and cynical misrepresentation of an interview he gave at the Soccerex conference in Manchester, as the interview suggested that Vieira had said United were benefiting from refereeing decisio...
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hits back at refereeing 'bias' claim, insisting: I'll get Keane back to tackle Vieira!and Patrick Vieira on Thursday oversuggestions his team benefit from favourable refereeing decisions at Old Trafford.Clearly warming to the challenge, Ferguson hinted that the comments of Vieira, City's football developmentexecutive, might be of interest to the FA and even joked about bringingthe formerAn angry Vieira...
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came to England to be the new Vieira, admits Newcastle's midfield maestro SissokoNewcastle star Moussa Sissoko has confessed he moved to England to emulate his hero Patrick Vieira.Sissoko's style and physique have been compared to that of Vieira and the midfielder says he watching Arsene Wenger's Invincibles made him dream of playing in the Premier League.Sissoko admits he idolised Vieira, Thierry...
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Football Development Executive Patrick Vieira has insisted that the club can win the Premier League title and the Champions League title in Europe with or without current skipper Carlos Tevez.Vieira called on City's other superstars to step up to the plate to fill Tevez's boots when the Argentine hit man leaves.Midfield maestro Vieira, who retired last week, was quoted by The Sun as saying: "If he...
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Wenger confirms Vieira and Bergkamp could be Arsenal's next head of youth developmentArsene Wenger has confirmed Patrick Vieira is one of a number of former players being considered as the long-term replacement for Liam Brady as head of youth development at Arsenal.Former Arsenal skipper Vieira, who won three Premier League titles and four FA Cups under Wenger, has joined fellow Gunners legend Dennis...
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Arsenal skipper Patrick Vieira has said the Gunners must toughen up if they want to end their six year trophy drought.Vieira said other teams have more power and play more aggressively than Arsene Wenger's men.“Since I left Arsenal, there are new players, a new generation and maybe a new philosophy because now they play better football than we used to do,” Vieira was quoted as saying by the“The passing,...
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Postman Pat! Vieira banned from driving after blaming speeding fine on missing lettersPatrick Vieira tried to escape a driving ban by claiming he and other Barclays Premier League stars living in an upmarket village were not getting their post.The former Arsenal and Manchester City star was caught doing 61mph in a 50mph zone on the M60 near Stockport in his Bentley Continental Supersports.Vieira admitted...
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are out to get us! Vieira claims officials don't want Man City to win Premier LeaguePatrick Vieira has hit out at Premier League referees and claimed there is an agenda to prevent Manchester City landing the title.Vieira, who is City's football development executive, believes Roberto Mancini's table-toppers have been treated unfairly by officials in recent weeks.City lost skipper Vincent Kompany and...
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Former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira believes midfielder Abou Diaby could have been a much better player than him if his career had not been blighted by injuries.Diaby has long been compared to Vieira due to their similar stature and powerful playing style but unlike his predecessor, Diaby has not yet been able to hit the heights Vieira reached during his 10 years at the club.Much of it has been down...
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will be the most exciting season ever, says Vieira as Champions League kicks-off'Most exciting yet': Patrick Vieira, who works as an ambassador for the PASS education initiative, believes this season's Champions League will be a great spectaclePatrick Vieira believes this season’s Champions Leaguewill be the most open in memory, with Manchester City now among a cluster ofteams capable of going all...
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