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Mike Keegan

Mike Keegan

Mike covers Sports News for the MEN and regularly breaks exclusive stories thanks to his contacts at Old Trafford, the Etihad and beyond. He also covers Oldham Athletic. Mike joined the MEN in 2006 as district reporter for Oldham and Rochdale.

Junior club linked with Manchester City fined after female referee abused

Platt Lane City were investigated by the Football Association following an under-10s clash with a Liverpool team which caused the 15-year-old official to leave the field in floods of tears.

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Junior club linked with Manchester City fined after female referee abused

Platt Lane City were investigated by the Football Association following an under-10s clash with a Liverpool team which caused the 15-year-old official to leave the field in floods of tears.

Tarkowski staying grounded despite United links

Young Oldham defender James Tarkowski has been linked with a move to United thanks to his impressive performances for Oldham, but is refusing to get carried away.

Football fan wins payout after claiming he was 'kettled' and assaulted by police

In what is being described as a landmark development, Jamie Orme has reached an out of court settlement with Greater Manchester Police

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Watch: Lescott previews Hammers clash

MEN Sport caught up with Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott ahead of the West Ham clash - find out what the big defender had to say here.

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Revealed: 6ft tall, 17st 5lb Australian rugby league forward Josh Papalii robbed of £200 on FIRST night in Manchester

The 21-year-old had the cash stolen near Shudehill in the city centre on Wednesday morning just hours after touching down.

Watch: Toure chant goes global

The Yaya/Kolo Toure Manchester City fan dance and chant is taking over the world!

New drawing of how the Etihad Stadium would look with the expansion of the north and south tiers exclusive

New images show how Etihad Stadium could look after expansion

Architects' plans have removed the roof to display two new tiers the club want to add that could lift the 47,800 capacity at the 11-year-old facility to around 61,000.

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More reasons to remain grounded for James Tarkowski

Latics’ highly-rated 21– year-old centre-half, watched already this season by David Moyes, is quite happy living at home with his parents and sister in New Moston.

Watch: Students stop traffic in Newcastle with Toure chant

Traffic in Newcastle city centre was stopped bizarrely in the early hours of Wednesday morning as students singing about Manchester City player Yaya Toure and his brother and ex-Blue Kolo blocked the streets.

Manchester FA boss quits in row over ‘sexist’ email jibe

Manchester FA vice president Ray Vaughan, 73, was alleged to have made a number of disparaging comments about discipline officer Lyndsey Sinclair, saying she had ‘dressed like a man’ at a women’s cup final.

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