FUNNY Richards & Lescott clash over arm wrestle – NFL Super Bowl – Nigel de Jong referee
www.youtube.com FOR THE BACKGROUND! www.mcfc.co.uk http www.twitter.com It is the sporting occasion that stops America and for a few minutes after training at Carrington this week, the Super Bowl was also occupying the thoughts of City’s star names. Two members of coach Mancini’s vaunted D — as they might refer to them in the USA — suited up to bring fans their unique take on this weekend’s clash between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots. And a third of our international aces thought it wise to be on hand to throw a flag or two if things got out of hand between the big guys! England defenders Joleon Lescott and Micah Richards have been engaged in a gentle feud all season long and ironically it kicked off in Los Angeles. So it came as no surprise when they decided to take opposite sides in the argument over which franchise would be lifting the Vince Lombardi Trophy at the Lucas Oil Stadium in the early hours of the morning (GMT) on Monday. And just to make sure things didn’t get out of hand Nigel de Jong was refereeing. Micah favours Eli Manning’s Giants whilst Lescott stays loyal to the AFC and is backing the Tom Brady-led Patriots to gain revenge in their second Super Bowl meeting with The Big Blue following their 17-14 loss in 2008. Joleon’s love of NFL is long-standing; he was one of the most excited of the Blues players that visited the Baltimore Ravens training camp on a tour to the USA. He met with all-time greats Ray Lewis and Ed Reed on that trip …