Written on Monday, June 6, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in International Football
Manchester United striker, Javier Hernandez scored the first hat-trick for Mexico in a Gold Cup match since Luis Miguel Salvador did it on July 22, 1993, against Jamaica. Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez scored three times Sunday night for Mexico as they skipped past El Salvador in the opening match for both teams at the CONCACAF Gold…
Written on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in Champions League
Manchester United skipped passed Schalke in the semi-final of the Champions League and Barcelona weren’t too far from doing the same with José Mourinho’s Real Madrid. Now the two European giants come together yet again to battle for the biggest prize in Europe – who wins? Hernandez may decide! Pelé, in a press conference a…
Written on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in Manchester United Latest News
Below, we have listed the nominees and winners from the Manchester United award night that took place on May 18, 2011. Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year nominees: Ryan Tunnicliffe, Paul Pogba and Tom Thorpe. Winner: Ryan Tunnicliffe The 18-year-old won the coaches’ vote for the award. However, people from our twitter stream were…
Written on Friday, April 15, 2011 by Guest Writer in Players
Growing up in India, it is a normal thing to find yourself crowded with cricket obsessed people, giving their expert views on each and every aspect of the game. I, being no exception, was growing up in the same circumstances. But the FIFA World Cup 2006 held in Germany attracted my attention towards football. Sitting…
Written on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in Champions League, Match Reports
Hernandez celebrates his forth European goal. Image from the Guardian. Manchester United have officially ruined Chelsea’s chances of picking up any silverware this season by knocking Carlo Ancelotti’s side out of the Champions League. The three times Champions will be keeping an eye on tonight’s match between Schalke 04 and Inter Milan with the hope…
Written on Friday, April 1, 2011 by KevinMUFC in Players, Transfer News
With transfer speculation rife amidst Sir Alex Ferguson “confirming” he will be bringing in two to three new players in the coming summer transfer market, and Wayne Rooney and Javier Hernandez hitting former alongside each other, many Manchester United fans have been busy on message boards like Facebook and twitter calling for the sale of…
Written on Sunday, March 27, 2011 by Nathan Thomas in Players
As Javier Hernandez notched a brace in Mexico’s 3-1 win over Paraguay last night the young strikers stock rose once again. Chicharito’s potential has been evident from the off but so far this season has by and large played the super sub role to maximum affect, however it’s evident to all that he is going to be…
Written on Sunday, March 27, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in International Football
Manchester United’s rising start, Javier Hernandez, got his name on the score sheet tonight, after scoring two goals against Paraguay in an international friendly. Hernandez currently has 14 goals from 22 games for Mexico – not a bad stat for a 22-year-old that seems to be improving every time he plays. Chicharito scored the first…
Written on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 by Nathan Thomas in Match Reports, Players
For the second match in a row the Rooney-Hernandez partnership flourished on the big stage. The two linked up brilliantly as United scraped past Marseille by two goals to one which saw them safely through to the quarter finals. But where does this leave the clubs top scorer Dimitar Berbatov? As Javier Hernandez notched his…
Joakim Soria, a wonderful pitcher for the Kansas City Royals in American Baseball, has pleaded to the press and his fans to abandon his nickname. The nickname is “Mexicutioner”. Soria is worried about stereotypes of his country and gun violence. Well, with the risk of being less than politically correct, if Mexicutioner is available we…
Stretty News – Manchester United blog was launched in the summer of 2010; on the back of coming second in the league just a point behind Chelsea. As you can imagine, we had a lot to say at the time but don’t get us wrong, we still do. Read more..
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