Detailed coverage of Manchester United football club and its players, including match reports, transfer rumours and general football news. We also have sections on Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United players (former and current) such as Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham, Roy Keane, Michael Carrick, Owen Hargreaves, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Wayne Rooney.
We also have a blog dedicated to Manchester United news.
The Premier League’s big two both felt the effects of their Champions League ties this week. While Manchester United’s trip to AaB Aalborg and Chelsea’s to CFR Cluj looked equally straightforward on paper, United comfortable picked...
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Written by Rob Parker. 8 comments
The F.A. have announced that lucky punters will be able to buy common sense by the bag from their headquarters as of this Saturday, after they have decided no one in the football world has any use for it any more.
With the backdrop of multi-billionaire...
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The sight of Dimitar Berbatov sulking around the pitch/bench/training ground has been a defining image of English football for the past year. And we all knew exactly the reason why he was being such a grumpy Bulgar at Tottenham. Now he has his “dream”...
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Written by Rob Parker. 15 comments
AaB 0-3 Manchester United (Rooney 22′, Berbatov 55′, 79′)
Stadium: Aalborg Stadion, Denmark
Competition: UEFA Champions League, Group E
Date: 30 September 2008
Kickoff: 18:45 GMT, 14:45 ET
Manchester...
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Written by Victor Li. 4 comments
What is the lot of a football club owner in the English Premier League in this day and age?
Well, if you are Abu Dhabi United or Roman Abramovich, then you are in it for the fun and kudos of owning a football club.
Neither of these...
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Written by Graham Fisher. 7 comments
The old adage that you don’t get the rub of the green when you are down at the bottom of the league will have a resonance with the Premier League strugglers.
No less than three of the bottom four are favoured by the decisions of the Right...
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English Premier League video highlights from the 27-28 September 08 matches:
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Matchday 2 of the 08/09 UEFA Champions League will be played out on 30 Sep / 1 Oct - we have the head-to-head records for the clubs involved, a look at the predictions for each group and the highlights going into this round of the Champions League...
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Written by Soccerlens. 8 comments
Credit crunch? What credit crunch? If you thought the days of football’s silly money were gone, think again. For the past few years, transfer fees have been levelling off towards relatively sensible figures. But it now looks like the influx of...
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Written by Rob Parker. 5 comments
Lyon recently revealed that Benzema’s contract had a 100m Euro ‘get-out’ clause. Assuming that this is for non-French clubs instead of just for French clubs, it effectively prices out any European club from buying the player anytime...
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Written by Ahmed Bilal. 3 comments
No man is an island, with the possible exception of Frank Lampard.
We all crave companionship, but I crossed the line in my pursuit of Helen Chamberlain. I sneaked in to the Soccer AM studios and took a few unauthorised photos to publish on...
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Written by Gerry McDonnell. 9 comments
The ‘Respect the Ref’ campaign is something I fully support, after watching football players abuse the referee for years. Whilst as part of the crowd I have done this on numerous occasions, there is something so classless and disrespectful...
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Personally, I am not convinced that West Ham will be handing over money to Sheffield United this side of 2020 with all the expected appeals, but this morning’s newspapers are full of stories that the Hammers will be forced to sell their star...
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Written by Rob Parker. 11 comments
I’m thinking of applying for a job at News of the World. In a pinch, I’ll take a gig at The Sun as well.
Just think about it - you get to make up the most outrageous of fantasies based on the flimsiest of ‘tips’, get...
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1. There is absolutely nothing to choose between these two sides this season. Expect the tightest title race in years as both clubs could go the distance.
2. Dimitar Berbatov cannot defend. Salomon Kalou ghosted past the ex-Tottenham man to...
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Written by Rob Parker. 22 comments
Chelsea (Kalou 80′) 1-1 Manchester United (Park 18′)
Stadium: Stamford Bridge, London, England
Date: Sunday 21 September 2008
Competition: Premier League
Kick off: 13:00 GMT, 9:00 ET
Manchester...
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Written by Victor Li. 24 comments
If you believe the rumours, Cristiano Ronaldo has talked Sir Alex Ferguson into giving him a starting berth against Chelsea. You won’t need a Sky Sports advert to remind you that this a massive game. Huge. The “first classic of the...
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Cristiano Ronaldo has been lacking two things this summer. One was the ability to walk without crutches and the other was a decent PR adviser to prevent him putting his Nike Mercurials in his gob every couple of days. And yet neither seems to have...
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Manchester United 0-0 Villarreal
Stadium: Old Trafford, Manchester, England
Date: Wednesday 17 September 2008)
Competition: UEFA Champions League, Group E
Kick off: 18:45 GMT, 14:45 ET
Manchester United...
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Written by Victor Li. 8 comments
Cristiano Ronaldo is due to make his Manchester United comeback against Villarreal in the Champions League tonight. Sir Alex Ferguson is convinced the Portuguese winger will be well-received by the Old Trafford faithful, despite his protracted summer...
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Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has reportedly reacted angrily to the news that John Terry’s red card has been rescinded. Fergie’s tantrum - which measured ‘aubergine’ on the purple face-ometer - is because he has heard...
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Champions League holders Manchester United face Villarreal CF at Old Trafford in their first Group E match on Wednesday, 17 September and they hope to extend their record home winning streak.
Quick facts:
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Raul has scored 61 goals in the Champions League - his closest rival being his teammate Ruud van Nistelrooy at 53.
Can any of the younger crop of players - Messi, Ronaldo, Benzema, Torres etc - catch up with the likes of Raul, Ruud, Sheva (47)...
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When Manchester United signed on with AIG in the biggest shirt sponsorship contract in footballing history, the move was seen as vindication of Manchester United’s position as the most marketable football brand in the world.
Today we read...
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Written by Ahmed Bilal. 4 comments
Sir Alex Ferguson has said that Ronaldo could feature at Stamford Bridge next weekend as the winger makes rapid progress in regaining fitness after his ankle operation in July.
SAF:
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It’s a strange job owning a football club.
You are expected to invest millions of pounds (or roubles, or dollars or Emirati dirham) into something which is still the assumed property of hundreds of thousands of often-drunken, often-abusive,...
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Written by David Green. One comment
I’m not an Arsenal fan. I’m not French. I’m not even a former Arsene Wenger pupil.
But dammit, he’s spot on when he talks about negotiation tricks and the lack of any genuine complaint from Tottenham’s end on their...
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Written by Ahmed Bilal. 4 comments
Liverpool (Brown o.g. 26′, Babel, 77′) 2-1 Manchester United (Tevez 3′)
Stadium: Anfield Stadium
Date: Saturday 13 September 2008
Competiton: English Premier League
Time: 12:45 BST, 7:45 EST
Liverpool...
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Written by Victor Li. 34 comments
Manchester United travel to Liverpool on Saturday, 13 September, knowing they have a better record at Anfield than any other Premier League team in recent seasons:
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Gerry takes a break from his weekly drudgery of crime-fighting and orphan-rescuing to give you the latest on English football and your best bet for the weekend.
In many ways I’m like a dwarf - I find it hard to put my hand in my pocket....
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Written by Gerry McDonnell. 19 comments
