The Wayne Rooney saga took another twist today when Rooney released a statement about why he want to leave the most successful English team of the last six years. Rooney’s statement read: “I met with David Gill last week and he did not give me any of the assurances I was seeking about the future […]
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The ongoing anti-Glazer protests by a vocal minority of Manchester United fans seems to be having an effect as Manchester United have announced that they have failed to reach their target of season ticket sales this summer, On not reaching their goal, Man United’s chief executive David Gill tried to spin it like this: “I’ll […]
The 2010-2011 Premier League schedule has been released and it throws up two very interesting games on the opening weekend. Liverpool start the post-Rafael Benitez era with a home match against Arsenal, while Tottenham and Manchester City meet at White Hart Lane. Champions Chelsea get a very easy start in defense of their title as […]
Chelsea’s terrible week continued as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Blackburn and drop to 4 points behind Manchester United, although Chelsea have a game in hand. Didier Drogba’s 22nd Premier League goal of the season had given Chelsea an early lead but for large parts of the game Blackburn defended well, led […]
Manchester United will evoke memories of their 1999 triumph after drawing Bayern Munich in the last eight. Should they progress the Red Devils will face the winners of the all French tie between Lyon and Bordeaux. Manchester United fans must fancy their chances of making their third consecutive Champions League final after this draw. The […]
Arsenal will face holders Barcelona in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The tie will be a repeat of the 2006 final in Paris, when the Gunners led until late in the game before Barca turned the game around to lift the trophy. It will also mean a return to the Emirates Stadium for former […]
The draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the Champions League will be made tomorrow at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The eight winners of the Champions League first knockout round ties will go into the quarter–finals, with the pairings determined by an open draw. At this stage of the tournament, no teams are seeded […]
Manchester United hammered AC Milan 4-0 to move into the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Leading 3-2 after the first leg, Man Utd tightened their grip on the tie when Wayne Rooney scored again. With the goal Rooney became on the second player in history to score in both legs of a European tie against […]