Fabio Capello’s England squad have received a huge moral boost this afternoon after England striker Wayne Rooney travelled with the squad to Switzerland prior to Tuesday night’s all important European Championship qualification match. In spite of p...
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England produced an all round pitiful team performance as they were held to a 0 - 0 draw with Algeria in their second world cup fixture last night. The England side packed with highly paid internationally recognized names looked completely bereft of id...
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Now that the referees have been given the list of the "top twenty" English cuss words, Fabio Capello has warned his players that saying something as simple as "bloody basket" can get them a yellow card... But the wily Capello is not...
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It is quite early to discuss next season's Champions League particularly with the World Cup looming ahead but Inter's historic treble was much more than a great achievement. It proved once again how difficult it is to repeat as a champion in Europe's elite club competition. For the Nerazzurri winning the Champions League is...
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For only the 5th time since the inception of the premier league the title race came down to the final day. Where it could all be won or loss in one day.
Manchester United had to first get past stoke, and pray that Wigan pulled off a miracle.
United went with their strong back line, there...
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A must win for United, as Chelsea beat a very weak and fragile Liverpool at Anfield. It really felt like if someone was going to take points from Chelsea this late in the season, it would be Liverpool. I couldn’t have been more wrong, Liverpool looked despicable, a team with no pride waiting for...
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The weekend couldn’t have gone any better for United, their prayers were answered as they got a much needed win over their noisy neighbors.
Be careful what you wish for. City boss, Roberto Mancini, learned this the hard way. Mancini had had voiced his desire over Rooney’s participation in the derby, and he got...
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“I think it is better if Rooney plays on Saturday,” Mancini told the Manchester City website. “He is a fantastic player and has had an amazing season. I think it is best if both teams are full strength and then the side who takes the three points can truly say the best team won...
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It is incredible that a team like Manchester United have become so dependent on one player. United have not been able to pull a favorable result without the 24 year-old English international! Look at Barcelona for example, they played Real Madrid in the Clasico this weekend and managed to dominate los Blancos without Abidal,...
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Much to everyone’s surprise, the white Pele, Wayne Rooney was in the starting line-up. Sir Alex said he would not play unless he was 100 per cent. Rooney was accompanied by a very strong United side, including Nani and Valencia on the wings and Carrick, Fletcher and the young Irish midfielder Darron Gibson in...
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Manchester United host Bayern Munich knowing a 1-0 home victory would suffice to advance to the semi-finals. Manchester are well aware of Bayern’s ability to score given the plethora of talent on the German side.
The Bavarians arrive in England carrying a slender 2-1 lead but will be pleased to know they can count on...
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Whenever United come off a loss of this magnitude, it takes me a while to get my thoughts together. This Saturday was a disaster, and it started with the line-up.
Sir Alex shouldn’t have gone to a 4-4-2, but instead have kept the formation (4-5-1) that was working, only replace Rooney with Berbatov. It should...
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“We’re pleased to report that Wayne has not suffered a fracture. The scan revealed only minor ligament damage.” said a club spokesperson.
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Rooney’s injury could not come at a worse time for United. Rooney will miss the most important four weeks of the season, starting with Chelsea on Saturday, the match that will surely determine the winner of the Premier League. The return leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Bayern Munich, and the Manchester derby...
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It looks as though Wayne Rooney will be out of action for 2-4 weeks as a result of the injury he sustained during Manchester United’s 2-1 defeat against Bayern Munich last night.
The England striker left the Allianz Arena on crutches after last night’s game with a suspected sprained ankle. It was announced earlier today...
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United would start as I predicted yesterday (See Rooney and Ferdinand fit for Champions League) and Bayern with one of their star player, Robben. Everything seemed to be going Man U’s way.
United would get a dream start. Rooney would shake off Zorro (Demichelis) from a Nani set piece to put United up 1-0 after...
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Rooney and Ferdinand were both absent from Uniteds weekend clash, with the hope that they would be fit for the Champions League match on Tuesday. It paid off, United wiped the floor with Bolton, and they will be fit to play in the quarter-final.
United will have a strong line-up for the quarter-final. I predict...
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Lionel Messi won the 2009 FIFA Player of the Year award in December. Since then, absolutely no one has been more impressive, more decisive, more significant then Wayne Rooney.
We are fast approaching the final weeks of both domestic and European competitions, and Rooney’s Manchester United has successfully defended the League Cup, crawled to the...
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Fulham would go into Old Trafford having only lost once in the last 6 games. But that meant nothing to United, who just came off the 4-0 thrashing of Italian giants AC Milan.
With all eyes on Wayne Rooney, the boy wonder would not disappoint. It only took him 10 minutes to get involved and...
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Rooney has produced a series of outstanding performances this month; he has scored 6 goals, and in the process soared to the top of the Barclay’s Race for the Golden Boot. This has made him the first player to reach 20 goals this season.
Last games victory against Arsenal, we expected no less from Rooney...
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