Eden Hazard hesitates over Manchester move after Chelsea win final
• 'It's possible Chelsea's arrival at negotiating table delays things'• Midfielder signs off for Lille with a hat-trickThe Lille winger Eden Hazard admitted that Chelsea's Champions League triumph has made him "hesitate" over which club to join nex...
Rooney’s break could be a blessing, says Hodgson
• England manager says striker will benefit from enforced rest• Rooney suspended from first two games at Euro 2012Wayne Rooney's period of enforced rest could turn out to be a blessing in disguise, believes the England manager, Roy Hodgson. The Man...
Was Michael Owen a successful punt?
Ferguson has pulled off many tricks and surprises in the past, so much so that Manchester United fans have learnt to expect the unexpected. But when Cristiano Ronaldo left for Madrid in 2009, no-one could have foreseen that Ferguson would try and plug ...
Drogba revisits Vidic slapping incident
Didier Drogba believes that Chelsea’s penalty shoot-out defeat to Manchester United in the Champions League final of 2008 will only strengthen their approach in tomorrow’s showdown against Bayern Munich, particularly as the striker reminisces about his own fate that night. Frustration got the better of Drogba on a rainy Moscow night when he slapped United...
Alternative Premier League, Gameweek 38: Manchester United Wins the Title
It may be little consolation, but Manchester United has clinched the APL 2011/2012 title. As I mentioned in my last article, if both Manchester sides were to win by the same margin then United would win the league. This is …
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Goals galore, derby day, farewell Europe. 2011-2012 Season Review (part 1)
We had left at Wembley on a balmy night in May, humbled and outclassed by Barcelona’s spider-web of exquisite passes and touches, we reunited with them at the same venue barely more than two months later, on a sunny August afternoon for the most unfr...
3 Keys for Manchester City to Stay on Top of the Premier League
So, this week, I understand fully what New York Yankees, New England Patriots and LA Lakers fans must be going through. To be so close to a trophy and have it slip from you (especially when you have a cabinet …
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MUFC finally acknowledge ‘Official Complaint’
After last weeks reply Paul has received further correspondence regarding his complaint letter sent way back in February of this year and the club have finally escalated the complaint to ‘an official complaint’, it’s only taken them t...
Eden Hazard was a guest at a recent game for Manchester ……
As part of my work with TalkingBalls.net, I have been lucky to chat with a number of football experts over the past few months. Nearly two weeks ago, I spoke with French football expert, Julien Laurens and he was kind enough to talk to us about a certain Eden Hazard. The Lille midfielder has been...
John O’Shea: Sunderland will not be an easy ride for Manchester United
The 31-year-old faces his old club United for the first time on Sunday and is determined to be on the winning sideThe seats are red and white. The walls are lined with photographs and memorabilia from Sunderland's past, right back to the 1950s signs fr...
John O’Shea: Sunderland will not be an easy ride for Manchester United
The 31-year-old faces his old club United for the first time on Sunday and is determined to be on the winning sideThe seats are red and white. The walls are lined with photographs and memorabilia from Sunderland's past, right back to the 1950s signs fr...

