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Since Sir Alex came out and told the press that he believes the current United squad was stronger than the world-beating team of ’99, is the treble still a realistic target for an English club anymore? With teams like Bayern, Barca and Real Madrid being more dominant than ever, it’s certainly tough, and if anyone […]
Aston Villa v Man City, 20:00 – Aston Villa fell to a 2-1 defeat against Arsenal in their last game despite an Andreas Weimann goal. That saw Aston Villa drop into the relegation zone. – Matt Lowton has worked as hard as anyone to help save Villa from the drop. He has played […]
A few years ago it would be unforgivable for a Manchester United defender to admit he had grown up as an Arsenal fan. Thankfully for Chris Smalling, who was 15-years-old when Arsene Wenger’s men last won a trophy, the rivalry between the two clubs has almost disappeared thanks to a lack of competition between them. […]
VIDEO: Fulham team do Harlem Shake (Berbatov too cool)
Tottenham v Arsenal, Sunday 16:00 – Gareth Bale’s incredible scoring record went to eight in six games with a brace against West Ham in Spurs’ last league outing. – Those were Bale’s 14th and 15th goals of the season, coming from 109 efforts at goal with 66% on target and averaging 7.27 shots per […]
Chelsea v West Brom, Saturday 15:00 – Chelsea fell to a 2-0 defeat at the hands of current Premier League champions Manchester City in their last Premier League outing. – Gary Cahill contributed an impressive 5 blocks in that game, a figure bettered only twice in the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index – Kyle […]
Manchester United v Norwich, Saturday 15:00 – A goal from Ryan Giggs on his 999th professional appearance and a quite stunning strike from Rafael capped an excellent all round performance for Manchester Utd, a 2-0 win which puts the Premier League even more firmly within their grasp. – Rafael’s superb goal against QPR came […]
Wigan v Liverpool, Saturday 17:30 – Roberto Martinez’s Wigan secured a vital win last week in a 3-0 victory over Reading. All the goals came in quick succession as Wigan hammered a dazed Royal outfit, including a brace from Arouna Kone and another from Maynor Figueroa. – James McCarthy continues to be key to […]
Stoke v West Ham, Saturday 15:00 – Stoke fell victim to a piece of Dimitar Berbatov genius last weekend as they left Craven Cottage with nothing following a 1-0 defeat. – The list of suitors for Asmir Begovic appears to be growing following the arrival of Jack Butland in January and it’s not hard […]
Everton v Reading, Saturday 15:00 – Two late goals stunning Everton as they lost 2-1 to Norwich at Carrow Road last weekend. Leon Osman’s first-half header formed part of a largely dominant performance by David Moyes’ side, but their superiority in possession counted for little as they left East Anglia with nothing. – Reading […]
Sunderland v Fulham 15:00 – Sunderland are five points clear of the relegation zone, despite losing 2-1 to West Brom in their last Barclays Premier League outing. Stephane Sessegnon hit the target in that game. – Sessegnon also completed 6 dribbles in the game. Only two players have completed more than six dribbles […]
Southampton v QPR, Saturday 15:00 – Southampton remain three points clear of the relegation zone, despite a 4-2 defeat at the hands of Newcastle in their last game. – Morgan Schneiderlin and Rickie Lambert were both on target despite the Saints leaving St James’ Park without a point. – Lambert’s Premier League goals […]
Swansea v Newcastle, Saturday 15:00 – Whilst succumbing 5-0 to Liverpool last time out in the league, Swansea were again involved in a 5-0 rout but this time their fortunes were reversed as they humbled Bradford to win the Capital one Cup last Sunday. – Goals from Michu and braces from both Nathan Dyer […]
Independent Manchester United supporters group, Stretford End Flags, have today revealed the plans for proceedings ahead of their club’s Champions League game against Real Madrid. Having mocked rival clubs for years for their plastic flags, United will now join the ranks of the plastic flag brigade. Plastic flags for plastic fans?
According to Forbes magazine, Manchester United Football Club are now valued at $3.3 billion, making them the most valuable sports franchise in history, a whopping $1.2 billion ahead of their nearest competitor, the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys. From the mustachioed Mr. Potato, the global snack partner of Manchester United, to billionaire Zong Qinghou, said to be […]
BBC Radio 5 live reporter Alastair Yeomans: “What was a difficult first half for you in the end turned out OK?” Rafael Benitez: “Yes, it was difficult, normally in the FA Cup it’s always difficult but I thought our team was doing well, it was a professional performance, a lot of players doing well. I […]
VIDEO: Benitez’s attack on Chelsea fans and board
Following Chelsea’s 2-0 win over Middlesbrough in the FA Cup this evening, Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez launched an incredible attack on the fans. Benitez was an unpopular choice at Stamford Bridge largely due to his time as Liverpool boss when he claimed that Chelsea fans lacked passion and was involved in several heated games in […]
During the French Cup Quarter Final between PSG and Marseille this evening there was a bit of handbags between Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Joey Barton. After the Englishman was fouled, Barton went on the attack, before making fun of Ibrahimovic’s big nose. The Swedish striker seemingly couldn’t care less and reminded Barton which of the two […]