A campaign to get the Premier League to put more money into grass roots football setup by a Bolton MP has received backing from a new local football team.

The treasure hunt is to promote the new ‘Cityzens’ membership scheme, aimed at bringing its ever-growing legion of fans closer to the club with a number of benefits

Manchester City’s Alvaro Negredo has been ruled out for up to three months after suffering the dreaded broken metatarsal injury during pre-season.

Louis van Gaal revealed that his appointment as Manchester United’s new manager has got the seal of approval from legendary boss Sir Alex Ferguson.

The proposed memorial will read ‘Blue Moon – You Saw Me Standing Alone’.

The defender, 35, is working for the BBC as a pundit at the World Cup after the club brought his 12-year stint at Old Trafford to an end in May.

The 24-year-old, who was the subject of a ‘hoax’ bid claimed to be from the club last summer, has signed a four-year deal with the Old Trafford outfit after they met his contract release clause.

Manchester City’s Yaya Toure has claimed the club denied him compassionate leave to visit his dying brother – as rumours of a summer Etihad exit grow.

Ex-Manchester United striker Andrew Cole has backed claims that England players duck out of international duty, insisting that international football is ‘just a bonus’.

The younger brother of Manchester City’s Yaya and former Blue Kolo Toure has died in Manchester aged 28.

Premier League champions Manchester City will hope to have the beating of Hearts of Midlothian FC in a specially-arranged pre-season commemorative match in Edinburgh next month.