And You Are Now Grounded

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After a thoroughly convincing win in the Barclays Premier League this past weekend, Manchester United crashed back to down to earth following their dismal display at Upton Park.
In a candid interview before the game, former treble-winning United defender, David May, voiced his concerns about the current crop of youth players at the club not being good enough, and, based on the poor performance against West Ham United, he may not be far off.

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West Ham 4 United 0: A Car-ling Cup Crash

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In wintery setting at Upton Park, Manchester United slipped to an unforgivable 4-0 defeat to West Ham United in the Quarter-Finals of the Carling Cup. American Jonathan Spector scored two first-half goals to shock his former employers, but United were then subjected to even further shame as Carlton Cole bagged a brace after half-time to seal West Ham’s place in the next round of the competition.

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Puyol takes one from Ramos for a 5-star performance

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Carles Puyol has been the bigger man by making light of the incident when he was shoved in the face to the the ground by Spain teammate Sergio Ramos during…

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Carragher Ruled Out For Three Months: Time To Replace An Icon?

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After the FA splashed out £500,000 for the expensive privilege of having Steven Gerrard‘s hamstrings plucked whilst on England duty last month, Liverpool have today been forced to confirm that…

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Transfer Watch: Bendtner to Juventus, Schweinsteiger to Manchester, Cassano to Liverpool?

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Today’s football rumours column looks at the major transfer stories cropping up around Europe as clubs prepare to bunker down / dip into the winter transfer market. 1) Nicklas Bendtner…

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Will Ancelotti Survive If Abramovich Chooses To Shuffle?

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It’s fair to say that everything in the Chelsea garden isn’t exactly ‘coming up roses’ at the moment, with the tangled tubers of power and influence seemingly beginning to undermine…

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The Race For The 2018 and 2022 World Cups: Every Bidding Nation and Vote Analysis

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The FIFA Exco will meet this week to decide the destination of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. Here we look at each bidding nation and the 23 men whose…

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Pep: He is the Special One

Going into last night ‘El Classico’ at Barcelona’s Camp Nou, the news had been dominated by Real Madrid coach, Jose Mourinho. The self claimed Special One was where he loves being,…

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Post El Clasico: It’s wasn’t all about Barcelona being super

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Follow the latest news and updates on El Clasico. “One team played very good, one team very bad. Deserved win, deserved loss. Humiliated? No. It’s easy to deal with this…

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Barcelona 5-0 Real Madrid Goal Highlights (29 Nov 2010)

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Yes, that’s right, 5-0 to Barcelona. What a beautiful Monday night for a Barcelona fan. One of the worse for a Real Madrid fan. Except for a few moments in…

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England 2018’s Fate Lies With The World’s Worst Footballing Nation

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The time will soon be upon us when it will be discovered whether the England 2018 World Cup bid team (as well as their Russian, Spanish/Portuguese and Dutch/Belgian counterparts) will…

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Leaderless Liverpool Have Noel Gallagher To Thank For ‘Unfortunate’ Cup Draw

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With their mercurial captain Steven Gerrard already sidelined with the unfortunate hamstring tweak he sustained whilst on international duty not so very long ago, Liverpool have been dealt another cruel…

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West Ham Preview: Hammer Down On The Irons

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Manchester United travel to Upton Park in a vibrant mood as they take on West Ham United in the Quarter-Finals of the Carling Cup. The Reds go into the match in red hot form following their thrashing of Blackburn Rovers 7-1 in the Barclays Premier League at Old Trafford, so United should be well on their way to defend their back-to-back Carling Cup titles.

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The FA Cup Set Up

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Manchester United learned that they will play host to their most-hated rival, Liverpool, in the Third Round of the FA Cup, but it will be a very difficult fixture at the start of the new year. At this same stage last season, United were handed what was suppose to be an easy draw as they renewed the “War Of The Roses” rivalry with Leeds United, and the Reds failed to show up and lost 1-0 at Old Trafford.

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Now that's how you win a derby. And we have a front-runner

Game of the weekend – QPR  2  Cardiff  1 How many times will Adel Taarabt, QPR’s mercurial Moroccan maverick, be the difference for them? His goal won the game which…

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United's Christmas Wish List

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There are only 26 shopping days left until Christmas, but before the Manchester United players can even think about celebrating the joy of the holiday season with their families, the Reds have five season-changing matches in three different competitions to contest with. The Reds’ are first away at Upton Park against West Ham United in the Quarter-Finals of the Carling Cup, then they travel to Bloomfield Road to take on Blackpool in the Barclays Premier League, after that they host Valencia at Old Trafford for a group-deciding match, followed by a visit of Arsenal and an away trip to Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea.

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Are FC Barcelona Even Playing the Same Sport as Other Teams?

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Having worshipped at many altars in my time, I took the chance to visit one of the greatest churches of all two weeks ago; the Camp Nou. There, I saw…

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Manchester United Must Spend On Midfield Playmaker

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Paul Scholes, the finest English player of his generation, continues to defy his age each week with a masterclass on how to pass a football and manipulate a game. That’s…

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Moyes wants to bring Beckham to Everton

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Everton manager David Moyes has expressed his desire to bring David Beckham to Everton. In previous season’s the former England captain has departed current club L.A. Galaxy on loan during…

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Aston Villa 2-4 Arsenal Goal Highlights (27 November 2010)

Aston Villa succumb to their first home defeat of the season at the hands of Arsenal. Andriy Arshavin, Samir Nasri, Marouanne Chamakh and Jack Wilshere scored the four for the…

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Manchester United 7-1 Blackburn Rovers Goal Highlights (27 November 2010)

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This weekend Manchester turned the music on against Blackburn thrashing them 7-1 at Old Trafford. Five goals from Dimitar Berbatov will make people forget about Wayne Rooney’s midweek penalty. A…

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A Cornucopia Football Feast

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Manchester United finally put in a very appetizing, table-topping performance, which completely knocked the stuffing out of a shell-shocked Blackburn Rovers team at Old Trafford. Following the Thanksgiving holiday, United indulged their adoring, but sometimes critical, supporters to their fill as the Reds put on a complete footballing feast for all to see against the visitors.

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United 7 Blackburn 1: Red Devils' Seventh Heaven

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On a very chilly day at Old Trafford, Manchester United tore to the top of the Barclays Premier League for the first time all season with a 7-1 win over Blackburn Rovers. Dimitar Berbatov, who scored his first goal in last 15 United matches, ended up with a mind-boggling five goals to his name, and Ji-Sung Park and Nani chipped in with goals for themselves to cap off United’s complete demolition of Blackburn.

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Top of the table clash and the rest of the weekend ahead

Barnsley v Watford How have they been doing? Barnsley are on a roll, with 3 straight wins. Watford aren’t; 1 win in 8. Two mid-table sides moving in different directions….

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Tottenham vs Liverpool: Can Hodgson ‘Leapfrog’ Harry?

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To borrow the slightly derisory words of Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson, Tottenham are a ‘top side’ and no longer the ‘mugs’ that they once were, with a bounding start to the season already seeing them dispatch of reigning European champions Inter, bitter local rivals Arsenal and (most consumately of all) Champions League also-rans Werder Bremen with their patented brand of gung-ho bombardiering.

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Welcome to Rio, land of football…and civil war

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What is in the news today, may surprise some, but hardly anyone who hasn’t been in Rio de Janeiro. Well, maybe if you came to Rio with French League director…

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Fergie Time: Inside Jose Mourinho’s House

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I’ve never been to Jose Mourinho’s house. I don’t imagine I ever will. But I do imagine that somewhere in The Special One’s abode one would find a full length mirror inscribed with the following…

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