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Man Utd Make Ten Changes Against Rangers: Surely A £25k Fine Is In Order?

Man Utd Make Ten Changes Against Rangers: Surely A £25k Fine Is In Order?

Back in February of this year, Wolverhampton Wanderers were handed a suspended £25,000 fine by the Premier League board for fielding a weakened team against Manchester United the previous December. Manager Mick McCarthy made ten changes to his team with the view of resting his first string players for an upcoming ‘relegation six-pointer’ with fellow…

The Battle of Britain: Manchester United vs Rangers

The Battle of Britain: Manchester United vs Rangers

In the ‘Battle of Britain’, Manchester United will face Rangers at Old Trafford in their opening Champions League group stages game later today.

The Rangers manager, Walter Smith, was employed by Alex Ferguson as his assistant at the end of the 2003/2004 season and the United manager will be hoping to keep his excellent record against Scottish opponents with a comfortable victory over Rangers.

Manchester United’s Way To Wembley

Manchester United have been drawn against Valencia C.F., Rangers F.C. and Bursaspor in Group C in the UEFA Champions League Group Stage, which should be one of the toughest groups in the competition. United were the first team picked out of Pot One, and placed in Group C, and followed by Valencia (Pot Two); Rangers…

Transfer Rumors: Manchester United to move for Belgian star Defour?

England United Debate Defour Move According to Sky Sports, Manchester United are considering a move for Standard Liege midfielder Steven Defour. Analysis: For the sake of timing, it’d be best for United to make this one happen this summer, but we’ll see. Liverpool Close On Konchesky? Early Wednesday, Sky Sports reported that Liverpool were closing…

Scottish Premier League Week 2 Review

Hearts set the bar high for the weekend on Saturday lunchtime when they hammered Hamilton Accies 4-0 at New Douglas Park. The Jambos got off to a flyer and opened the scoring through Calum Elliot on 6 minutes. Elliot has previously been victim of the Tynecastle boo-boys but he curled home a lovely left-foot shot…

Rangers end summer spending with £4m swoop for Croatian striker Jelavic

Rangers last night finalized a £4m deal for Rapid Vienna striker Nikica Jelavic, and in doing so, wrapped up their business for the summer, according to manager Walter Smith. The Scottish champions had been after the Croatian goal-getter for some time, but the deal was only completed yesterday, as the 25-year-old had his medical and…

Transfer Rumors: Real playmaker Van der Vaart open to Manchester United move

England Van der Vaart Open To United Switch Real Madrid playmaker Rafael Van der Vaart said that if he were to leave Real, he would be open to a switch to Manchester United, who he views as the only club who wouldn‘t be a step down from Real. (Sky Sports) Analysis: United have been linked…

Transfer Rumors: Arsenal move for Sevilla stopper Squillaci

England Arsenal Make Squillaci Bid Sevilla have confirmed that Arsenal have made a bid for center back Sebastien Squillaci. Sevilla sporting director Ramon Rodriguez said, however, that the offer is inadequate. (Daily Mail) Analysis: Squillaci didn’t play in Sevilla’s Champions League defeat away to Braga last night, so that maintains his value for the time…

Scottish Premier League Week 1 Review

Celtic kicked off the Scottish Premier League season on Saturday afternoon with a tricky trip to Inverness to take on the SPL newcomers. After disappointment against Braga, the pressure was already beginning to build on new manager Neil Lennon and his new signings. Cha Du-Ri, Mulgrew and Ledley all made their SPL debuts for Celtic,…

Is the Old Firm domination over?

The summer is over, World Cup fever has passed and the return to the domestic campaign is just around the corner. Champions Rangers unfurl the league flag at Ibrox on Saturday afternoon when they take on Kilmarnock on the opening day. Walter Smith’s side have yet to add to the their squad this summer, and…


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