Month: December 2010

If anyone deserves to be credited with the tag as world’s greatest player it’s Xavi Hernandez. The Catalonian has had an unbelievable year with his club Barcelona as they retained…

Put your Christmas shopping on hold for some old fashioned football chat by tuning in to this week’s 3 Up Front! A day later than planned, Adrian Clarke, Iain Spragg…

Put your Christmas shopping on hold for some old fashioned football chat by tuning in to this week’s 3 Up Front! A day later than planned, Adrian Clarke, Iain Spragg…

Welcome to Fergie Time, a roundup/newsletter type deal that delivers news, opinion and links directly to your screen. As the name suggests, there will be some exaggeration, nsfw moments, canceled…

In a draw full of some tasty encounters, Manchester United has been pitted against the reigning Ligue 1 champions, Olympique de Marseille, in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16. Due to the rules set in place, the first match will be hosted at the Stade Vélodrome on February 23, because Marseille finished runners-up in Group F, and the return leg will be played at Old Trafford on March 15.

Harry Redknapp is renowned for making shrewd transfers during the January window but do Tottenham need any new purchases with such a large first team squad asks Ger McCarthy. Tottenham…

Poor old Roberto Mancini never seems to get a day to himself at Manchester City these days, and what with Carlos Tevez‘s recent ill-timed foray into fate-tempting, it seems overly…

In just a couple days time, Manchester United begin their trek to the UEFA Champions League Final at Wembley when they learn their opponent for the Round of 16. In the draw on December 17, United has the possibility face six of the eight second-place finishers from the Group stage – AC Milan, AS Roma, Internazionale, Olympique Lyonnais and Olympique de Marseille and FC Copenhagen – in the opening round in the Knockout phase.

Manchester United has announced that their midfield magician, Anderson, has put pen-to-paper on a new long-term deal keeping him at the club until 2015. The negotiations were clearly ongoing well-before the long-haired midfielder reestablished himself as a member of the the squad, but the confidence of the new deal has led Anderson to start the last four United games in all competitions.

In lieu of anything else of any particular significance happening in the footballing sphere this morning, several organs of the national press are going big with the story that Carlos…

Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed that Manchester United will be without Ji-Sung Park for at least seven games due to his involvement in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, which offers up yet another tasty “club vs. country” argument. Park, who scored the lone goal in United’s latest triumph over Arsenal, is clearly in the best form during his six-year United stay, so it will obviously be a huge loss for Ferguson to be without him during their grueling schedule in January.

Lionel Messi, Xavi and Andres Iniesta are the the final three shortlisted for the award. If it wasn’t for the women’s award, the ceremony will probably be held at Nou…

Strange as it may seem to us on the outside, but the latest fad sweeping through the boardrooms of the Premier League appears to be the practice of unexpectedly sacking…

Inter Milan kick off their Club World Cup campaign this Wednesday with a win securing them a place in the final. Hot favourites to meet them there are Internacional of South America, sparking a commentators nightmare match-up in the final.

Like he has done throughout his six-year career at Old Trafford, Ji-Sung Park turned in another match-deciding performance against Arsenal as Manchester United outclassed them again. It is quite amazing that the South Korean’s constant energetic contribution is either greatly under appreciated, or even devalued by some biased critics.

The word ‘superstar’ is thrown around far too often in football these days, but one player who really can be that good is Neymar. Neymar has been on the radar…

A lucky Park Ji-Sung goal just before halftime was enough to see off Arsenal and put Manchester United on top of the table with one game in hand. United are…

In as many Mondays, a second Barclays Premier League manager has learned their fate by being forced out of their post, which should be a real worrying concern for everyone involved in English football. Sam Allardyce, who has been, without question, a very admirable ally for Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United over the last couple of seasons, has either left, or has been fired from Blackburn Rovers, weeks after the Lancashire club was purchased by The Venky’s Group, another foreign ownership group.

Manchester United returned to the top of the Barclays Premier League table with a fully-deserved 1-0 win over Arsenal at Old Trafford. Ji-Sung Park, who was recently honored with manutd.com’s Player of the Month for his performances in November, scored his fourth career goal against Arsenal near the end of the first-half, which was enough to give United all three points, and not rue the penalty miss by Wayne Rooney.

7 years ago Doncaster were playing in the Conference. They hope to spend this season fighting for a place in the Premier League. Donny are an easy team to like….

Get the latest Manchester United vs Arsenal news. Manchester United host Arsenal on Monday night with both teams jostling for position at the top of the Premier League table. Arsenal…

As you’re probably aware by now, Manchester City knocked back a (presumably ghost-) written transfer request from their obstinate striker Carlos Tevez over the weekend, a matter of days after…

As the January transfer window closes Michael Owen and Robbie Keane in particular face uncertain futures at their respective clubs, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur. Rewind ten years and these…

Coupled with some of the other results in the Barclays Premier League this weekend, there has been even more significance placed on Manchester United’s match against Arsenal. Come every season, the North-South Derby is one of the most important fixtures on United’s schedule, because of the long-standing success of both clubs, but now that the Barclays Premier League table has five teams within five points of the summit it has taken on an extra little bit.

After QPR’s first defeat and only a draw for Swansea, the opportunity is there for other sides to close in on the lead pack. Barnsley v Sheffield United An all-Yorkshire…

Fresh from their high of topping their Champions League group first time of asking, Tottenham Hotspur welcome defending Premier League champions Chelsea to White Hart Lane. Chelsea are seeking their…

Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has challenged his team to deliver a “statement of intent” against Manchester United at Old Trafford. Manchester United and Arsenal lock horns on Monday night, and…