At the end of the 2010–11 season, he went on to make thirty–one appearances and scoring three times in all competitions. At the end of the 2006–07 season, he went on to make thirty–five appearances and scoring once in all competitions.

Richards played 31 times for Villa until October 2016 – several knee injuries restricted his appearances – before retiring in July 2019. The original Harper Brothers Company was established in New York City in 1817 and over the years published the works of Mark Twain, the Bronte Sisters, Thackeray, Dickens, John F Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. Since leaving the club, Richards believed that Manchester City will never use youngsters in the future.

We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. One of the best loved voices of the game, Micah Richards is now a pundit for Sky Sports and BBC Sport. He’s certainly a distinctive pundit, with his booming laugh, but obviously the main focus of this book is his got all career on the pitch. Richards continued to hold onto the right-back position despite competition from Nedum Onuoha and Pablo Zabaleta. In The Game , Micah shares his funniest and frankest stories from on and off the pitch, be it arriving at his first England training session with two left boots, attempting to supervise the infamous Mario Balotelli or winding up Roy Keane on Super Sunday .

In the 2007–08 season, Richards continued to be in the first team, having recovered from a calf injury and played in the pre–season friendly matches. it provides a brilliant insight into the culture, the personalities and the motivations in the modern footballing world. He later credited his father for being a big influence on his career and keeping him grounded while growing up. Richards then scored his second goal for the club, in a 1–1 draw against Wycombe Wanderers in the third round of the FA Cup.Richards then captained the team for the first time on 16 September 2007 against Aston Villa in the absence of teammate Richard Dunne, making him City's youngest ever first-team captain, beating the 21-year-old Steve Redmond. Most footballers' autobiographies take the form of a chronological narrative - my youth team days, my first-team debut, my first red card etc etc - but Micah goes for a different, more thematic approach, using his days in the game to give an insight to how football - and footballers - seem from the inside. At the start of the 2012–13 season, Richards suffered an ankle injury during the Summer Olympics tournament and was sidelined for a month.

Richards’ career highlights include winning the FA Cup and the Premier League title, as well as becoming the youngest ever defender to represent England, but after a career-ending injury he had to create a new life for himself. Also it comes across that he wants to be perceived as a “normal” bloke but he talks too much about money through the book.Despite this, he continued to have his first-team opportunities limited for the remaining matches of the season. This amount includes seller specified domestic postage charges as well as applicable international postage, dispatch, and other fees. Richards chose not to remain at Fiorentina; he only made 10 appearances in the league and a further seven in European competitions as manager Vincenzo Montella switched to a 3–5–2 formation after Richards had arrived. Around the same time, Richards dismissed transfer speculation that he is leaving the club after reports claims that clubs from Europe were interested in signing him.

However, during a 1–0 loss against Reading on 11 September 2006, he was criticised by Pearce after reacting furiously when he was substituted in the 60th minute and threw his shirt to the ground and waved his arms in disgust. After the match, he took to his Twitter account and criticised pundit Ian Wright's comment about the club's performance. During the season, Richards spoke out about the new ownership with the club that it could take four years to reach their potentials. Everyone wants to play for their international team, especially when you're playing in a team that's doing so well.Following this game, he then received a handful of first-team appearances for the remaining matches of the 2005–06 season.