Cristiano Ronaldo’s incredible year continued tonight as he became the fourth Manchester United player to win the European Footballer of the Year award. The 23-year-old Ronaldo adds the Ballon d’Or award to the FIFPro World Player of the Year trophy he won in October, and the Professional Footballers Association and the Football Writers awards. He […]
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Argentinean coach Alfio Basile, noting “personal reasons”, resigned twenty four hours after his squad fell 1-0 to Chile in CONMEBOL’s qualifying round ten in preparation for the 2010 World Cup. Basile, who took over as coach in 2006, had previously coached Argentina from 1990-1994. The resignation came after the 64-year-old Basile met with Football President Julio Grondona. […]
Arsenal The loss away to Fulham is a distant memory as Arsenal find themselves top of the Premier League after 5 weeks. The win at Bolton was impressive not only coming after a long mid-week trek to the Ukraine in the Champions League, but also considering that Arsenal had lost 13 of 27 matches in […]
Sir Alex started seven men who took home the UEFA Champions League trophy last May but still came up short against the determined Russian side in Super Cup action this weekend. Zenit also played seven from last May’s starting XI that dispatched Rangers 2-0 in the UEFA Cup. Zenit St. Petersburg did have the advantage […]
Sir Alex and Manchester United are determined to land elite striker Dimitar Berbatov. The Red Devils are desperate to bring in an attacking option as the club looks to defend its Premiership and UEFA Champions League crowns. Luckily for United, the relationship between Berbatov and Spurs’ manager Juande Ramos is severely strained following the Bulgarian international’s […]
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has stated that Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has been informally approached to lead an all-Britain squad in 2012 when the games come to London. The Prime Minister is hoping to see both a men’s and women’s team fielded in the Olympic tournament. In the past, Britain has not entered […]
Reports have surfaced alluding to Sir Alex’s upcoming decision to rush Anderson back from the Olympics. United is dealing with a rash of injuries and the 20-year-old midfielder could be called upon. The club now enters Monday’s Premiership showdown with Portsmouth sans Ronaldo and Owen Hargreaves as well as potentially Michael Carrick and Ryan Giggs. […]
A look at who were the winners and losers in the first week of the English Premier League. Winners Chelsea Chelsea set down an early marker with a 4-0 demolition of Portsmouth. Luiz Felipe Scolari’s Chelsea looked really good with Deco pulling the strings behind Anelka. The ease of the victory will cause some sleepless […]
Chelsea coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has already gone on record as saying that he wants to target the quadruple this season. The quadruple being the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and Carling Cup. Manchester united coach Alex Ferguson has not been as brash, but with seven potential trophies this year, Fergie could well do […]