http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. He's one of soccer's most fascinating (and therefore polarizing) figures: Italy/Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli, a man whose antics, good and ...]]> December 29, 2011 01:42:18 PST Roberto Mancini told Carlos Tevez to play Tuesday. Tevez said no. That's the story told by Mancini, manager of Manchester City, after the club's Cham...]]> September 28, 2011 08:59:35 PDT Manchester City's Carlos Tevez lands on storied list of refusals to play.]]> September 28, 2011 08:54:06 PDT With school starting again, Page 2 is giving this week to the kids. First up: Wayne Rooney's son Kai, who shows he knows how to link up with his dad o...]]> August 22, 2011 01:41:34 PDT Manchester United players Patrice Evra and Ji-Sung Park stop by Gino's East in Chicago to learn how to make pizza.]]> July 24, 2011 08:01:19 PDT The U.S. Women's National Team might not have won Wednesday's World Cup match. But here's betting that if any player throws out a first pitch in the c...]]> July 07, 2011 01:52:20 PDT Throw away the ballots. No need for a waiting period. By racking up a reported -- and astounding -- GBP;10,000 (about $16,500) in parking fines, Manchest...]]> April 27, 2011 08:22:19 PDT More than 70 Major League Soccer prospects, including John Rooney (the younger brother of Manchester United star Wayne Rooney), are in Fort Lauderdale...]]> January 10, 2011 05:07:35 PST Soccer star Wayne Rooney has told Manchester United, one of the most successful clubs in English soccer history that he wants to leave and could possi...]]> October 21, 2010 05:01:17 PDT Page 2 imagines sports figures jumping to less successful neighbors]]> October 20, 2010 16:36:20 PDT Manchester United rolled past the MLS All-Stars, 5-2, in front of 70,000-plus at Houston's Reliant Stadium on Wednesday. Man U must have been burned u...]]> July 29, 2010 07:17:04 PDT Attending a Lakers playoff game is a scene unlike anything else in sports. Bill took his buddy Jacoby to Staples Center to take it all in.]]> May 06, 2010 09:30:01 PDT Athletes and coaches often inspire us, perhaps never more so than in the face of tragedy.]]> March 12, 2009 03:03:21 PDT It's not often we see perfection in sports. Which is why Floyd Mayweather should retire, with nothing left to prove.]]> December 10, 2007 04:44:47 PST With some help from the readers, Bill Simmons passes on some links you have to see.]]> October 02, 2007 07:36:54 PDT