Gareth Barry

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One of the most impressive left sided players in the country. Signed from Brighton, the England international made his debut for Villa back in 1998. Already with a wealth of experience, Barry has added consistency to his undoubted talent. Has comfortably slotted in to a more advanced position on the left of Villa's midfield and was handed the captaincy by Martin O'Neill at the start of the 2006/07 season. With 25 caps at senior international level Barry has been chosen to represent his country by no less then 5 different managers. He earned ?Man of the Match? in Capello?s first game in charge of the England squad.

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Gareth Barry will discover on Tuesday whether he will be fit to take part in England's World Cup campaign. The Manchester City midfielder has been sidelined since May 5 when he damaged ankle ligaments in a Premier League game against Tottenham. Barry did not travel to Austria with Fabio Capello's provisional 30-man squad for South Africa and will play no part in Monday's warm-up game against... [more»]

Manchester City midfielder Gareth Barry still does not know whether he will be fit enough to take part in England's World Cup campaign. Barry, 29, has been named in Fabio Capello's provisional 30-man squad for South Africa despite being sidelined with ankle ligament damage. The defensive midfielder was left behind when the squad flew out to Austria for a pre-tournament training camp this week... [more»]

Manchester City midfielder Gareth Barry is a major doubt for England's World Cup squad after being ruled out for four weeks with ankle ligament damage. City boss Roberto Mancini has revealed the injury his defensive midfielder picked up during Wednesday's Premier League defeat to Tottenham Hotspur is worse than was originally diagnosed. Prior to the blow, Barry was expected to be an integral... [more»]

Manchester City's Gareth Barry is England's latest injury scare ahead of this summer's World Cup. The 29-year-old midfielder limped out of the midweek defeat to Tottenham at Eastlands with an ankle injury which City have diagnosed as a sprain. However, the club's medical staff have admitted that the full extent of the injury is yet to be known. "Gareth Barry will see a specialist on Friday... [more»]

Midfielder Gareth Barry has admitted Manchester City must improve their results against the 'lesser teams' if they are to finish in the top four of the Premier League this season. City are currently fifth in the table but level on points with Tottenham in the final Champions League qualifying spot. Their 4-2 victory over leaders Chelsea two weeks ago has boosted hopes of a first ever season in... [more»]