Berbatov hits out at Ferguson following exit



Written on Monday, September 3, 2012 by   in NewsOther Clubs

Dimitar Berbatov has hit out at former boss Sir Alex Ferguson over the treatment he received during his final season at Old Trafford. The 31-year-old, who joined Fulham last week, cost Manchester United £30.75 million in 2008 when he moved from Tottenham Hotspur. During his spell at United, Berbatov won plenty of honours including the…
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RVP move will take some convincing



Written on Thursday, August 9, 2012 by   in Other ClubsTransfer News

Following Manchester United’s loss to Barcelona on Wednesday night, Sir Alex Ferguson revealed that the Reds have hit a brick wall in their attempts to sign Robin van Persie from Arsenal. Robin van Persie announced on July 4, 2012 that he wouldn’t be signing a contract extension with Arsenal. The 29-year-old finished top goalscorer in the Premier League…
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Update: Fabio on tour with QPR



Written on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 by   in Other ClubsPlayersPre-season

Fabio da Silva has kicked off a good start to his QPR spell. Showing all the quality that makes him a Manchester United player versatility, quality, and efficiency. Having started in every pre-season game so far playing as an left midfielder, central midfielder, and his preferred position left back. Some might wonder what is Sparky’s intention for Fabio. For…
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Glazers need to give the manager backing to compete with mega-rich City



Written on Monday, July 30, 2012 by   in GlazersOther Clubs

Even at the age of 70 Sir Alex Ferguson is still thinking long-term – which is surely reason enough for Old Trafford’s power brokers to back him in this most pivotal of summers. The United manager’s pursuit of Brazilian starlet Lucas Moura is not a signing for the here and now – just as Nick…
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Fergie confirms RVP bid



Written on Saturday, July 21, 2012 by   in Other ClubsTransfer News

As news filtered through that there was to be an impromptu press conference held in Durban last night at 5.30pm, excitement built and it soon became news that United had submitted a bid for Arsenal’s wantaway hitman, and Premier League assassin Robin Van Persie. Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed making an offer for Robin van…
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United’s bid for Moura rejected



Written on Sunday, July 15, 2012 by   in Other ClubsTransfer News

Manchester United put in a formal bid for Lucas Moura on Friday night after a week of reports suggested the club sent a delegation team to Brazil in attempt of trying to finalise a deal. However, São Paulo turned down the offer because they value the player higher than United and Inter Milan presumed. According…
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Ronaldo misses his time spent in Manchester



Written on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 by   in NewsOther ClubsPlayers

Real Madrid’s star-man Cristiano Ronaldo has recently admitted he misses life at Manchester United after leaving the club in 2009. Despite managing to score 140 goals in 139 appearances for Madrid, Ronaldo claims he still has cherished memories of the time he spent in Manchester under Sir Alex Ferguson. However, the former Ballon dOr winner has yet…
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Gibbo claims he didn’t fail at United



Written on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 by   in NewsOther ClubsPlayers

Plenty of Manchester United fans were pleased to see the end of Darren Gibson’s career at Old Trafford when he joined Everton in January. However, the Irish international has come out insisting that he is proud of the time he spent at United and claims to be ready to face us for the first time…
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Could Jose be ‘the special one’ at United?



Written on Sunday, January 29, 2012 by   in Other Clubs

On Saturday night, after Real Madrid’s comfortable 3-1 win over Zaragoza, Duncan Castles from The Sunday Times said Jose Mourinho had decided to quit ‘Los Blancos’ this summer for a Premier League club. He has spoke about a move back to England ever since leaving Chelsea back in 2007. And over the winter break in Spain,…
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PICTURE: Liverpool fan caught making racist gesture towards Evra



Written on Saturday, January 28, 2012 by   in FA CupOther ClubsRivals

During the FA Cup fourth round clash between Liverpool and Manchester United, the home fans continuously booed Patrice Evra simply because he was racially abused by Luis Suarez back in October. Doesn’t make sense, does it? However, the picture displayed on the right, of this page, shows how far some people will go in order…
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