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Burnley sign Chris Eagles

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Eagles has been at Manchester United ever since the age of 14. He is a product of the Man Utd youth academy after signing for the youth team of club from Watford in 2000. He signed his first professional contract in 2003, and appeared in his debut match as a 2nd half substitute in the [...]

Tags: Burnley, Eagles
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Vodacom Cup Review

Monday, July 28th, 2008

As preparation for the 2008/09 season, Manchester United arranged a tour to South Africa, where they have a significant fanbase. It also acted as assurance that the African country is capable of hosting the 2010 World Cup and the 2009 Confederations Cup, as all three matches played by the Red Devils attracted record attendances. Sir [...]

Tags: friendly, kaizer chiefs, Man Utd, orlando pirates
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Man Utd to make key signing

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

The board of Manchester United is very busy today, trying to wrap up the signing of a key player for Sir Alex Ferguson’s 2008/09 squad. The Red Devils, contrary to last summer, have not been active in the transfer market, having only signed youngster Davide Petrucci from Roma. Sir Alex Ferguson confirmed that a bid [...]

Tags: Aguero, Berbatov, Giovinco, Huntelaar, Santa Cruz
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Fergie interested in El Kun

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

An unnamed English club, “one of the best teams in Europe”, as his agent stated, is very interested in securing Sergio Aguero’s signature from Atletico Madrid. This club is thought to be Manchester United, with Sir Alex Ferguson pondering a bid for the sensational Argentine striker, who has flourished in Spain after the departure of [...]

Tags: Aguero
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Paulo Bento: Possible Right-Hand Man

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

After Queiroz’s departure left Manchester United looking for an assistant for Sir Alex Ferguson, when it’s just one month away from the 2008/09 Premiership kickoff, the favourite to land the post is 39-year old Sporting Lisbon Manager Paulo Bento. The former defensive-midfielder is one of the best young coaches from Portugal, and his appointment would [...]

Tags: paulo bento, Queiroz, sporting
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Fergie’s imminent row with Ronaldo

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

After publicly stating that he does not care if he angers fans or even his manager Sir Alex Ferguson to get what he wants, Cristiano Ronaldo looks to delay his arrival at Manchester United due to rehabilitation from his foot injury. Ferguson is keen to discuss Ronaldo’s future face-to-face with the want-away, aiming to convince [...]

Tags: Ronaldo
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Video: Our new striker Berbatov?

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

If reports are to be believed, Manchester United have already agreed a deal with Tottenham over the transfer of 27-year-old striker Dimitar Berbatov. The Tottenham Number 9 hitman may be the replacement to injury-prone striker Louis Saha, and will be the ideal partner for Rooney and Tevez in the Man Utd attack. He may be [...]

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Man Utd agree Berbatov fee

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

Today, it was reported by News of the World that Manchester United have reached an agreement with Tottenham Hotspurs over the transfer of Dimitar Berbatov to the European and domestic Champions. Ferguson has long been looking for a pure striker with a better physique than Rooney and Tevez. The fee agreed is £24 million, £7 [...]

Tags: Berbatov
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Ronaldo agrees with Blatter’s daft comments

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

Sepp Blatter was never a Manchester United or England fan. He would take the slightest opportunity to have a dig at the Premier League or individual Premier League clubs. And, his comments are always stupid and utter nonsense. Our lovely friend Sepp has now decided to criticise contracts. He branded them as modern-day forms of [...]

Tags: Blatter, Pele, Ronaldo
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Aberdeen 0 - Man Utd 2 (Friendly)

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

In a friendly match organised by Manchester United in preparation for their defence of the Premiership and Champions League crowns, they faced Scottish opposition in the form of Aberdeen, which ranked 4th in the Scottish Premier League 2007/08. The line-up fielded by Sir Alex was:

Amos (GK) <-> 73′ Woods
Neville <-> 46′ Simpson
Brown <-> 61′ J. [...]

Tags: Aberdeen, Man Utd
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