Tag: Manchester United

  • 10 Most Valuable Teams in the World

    Soccer (real football) might not be a big thing in the United States, but it’s a religion around the rest of the globe, making it hardly a surprise that four soccer clubs (Arsenal, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester United) are among the 10 most valuable sport franchises in the world, along with 4 NFL teams (Giants, Patriots, Redskins, Cowboys) and two Baseball clubs, the Yankees and the Dodgers.

  • Ryan Giggs – Next Manchester United Manager?

    There’s the eternal hunt for finding the next Alex Ferguson, his successor at Manchester United. The latest name thrown into the impossible list is Ryan Giggs, who’ll be captaining the Great Britain football team in the 2012 Olympic Games tournament, now considering a career in coaching after retirement.

  • London 2012 – Which Clubs Sent the Most Players

    Unlike other major tournament, the Olympic games football tournament isn’t exactly an an exact way of knowing who are the superpowers in the sport are right now, but big clubs like Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham managed to send more players (4 each) than any other team, along with Palermo, Al-Ahly from Egypt and Atletico Madrid.

  • Transfer Rumors 2012 – Manchester United Chasing Lucas

    With the race for Oscar looking pretty much over, Manchester United turn their attention to another young Brazilian midfielder, 19-year old Lucas Rodrigues Moura da Silva or simply Lucas, who has played his club football since the age of 17 for Sao Paulo.

  • Transfer Rumors 2012 – Ganso Not Going to Manchester United

    It’s been pretty widespread knowledge that Ganso isn’t happy with the terms offered to him by his club, Santos, making him look for a new team, in Brazil more likely than in Europe, with both Manchester United and AC Milan chasing the 22 year old Brazilian.

  • Transfer Rumors 2012 – Manchester United Chasing Joao Moutinho

    After impressing for most of the tournament, Joao Moutinho’s finale in Euro 2012 was missing in the penalty shootout against Spain. The FC Porto midfielder shouldn’t be too down as it turns out, with Manchester United and Alex Ferguson reported to be chasing the 25 year old.

  • Blaming Wayne Rooney for England’s Euro 2012 Exit

    Instead of going after Roy Hodgson or the English FA, it looks like Wayne Rooney is the new scapegoat for yet another English failure at a major tournament, this time Euro 2012. It’s easier than talking about tactics or the head. Blaming Rooney, Manchester United and Alex Ferguson is always easy.

  • Daniele De Rossi – The Draw of the Premier League

    After being courted by Manchester United and most recently Manchester City, the combination with the up and coming Euro 2012 match against England has gotten Daniele De Rossi of Roma & Italy to talk a little bit about what might be his future move to the English Premier League.

  • Nick Powell – Another ‘Wonderkid’ for Manchester United

    Nick Powell of Crewe Alexandra is yet another talented 18 year old Manchester United are hoping to get their hands on, beating over Premier League chasers, while PSG seem to on the verge of signing Napoli’s winger Ezequiel Lavezzi and Milan’s Thiago Silva.

  • Karim Benzema – No Manchester United in the Near Future

    The first thing on Karim Benzema’s mind right now is having a good Euro with France, which begins with facing a shaky looking England team. But that’s not the only English thing on his mind, revealing he has been courted for quite some time by Manchester United.