Archive for the 'Manchester United' Category

January 9th, 2012
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Manchester United Legend Eric Cantona wants to be the President of France

image source Former Manchester United legend and French footballer, Eric Cantona, would like to be the president of France. To get started, he who would need the backing of 500 elected officials by the end of February to run. To get these signatures, he has sent a letter to French mayors describing himself as an "engaged citizen" and asking for ...
January 8th, 2012
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Video – Roberto Mancini post game: “I am sure we will win an appeal.” (of Vincent Kompany’s red card)

Roberto Mancini appears to not be a really big fan of the ref after todays Derby, one in which Vincent Kompany was sent off by Chris Foy for his two footed tackle on Nani in the 12th minute at Etihad Stadium. Check out the post match comments after clicking on read the rest of this story.... (more...)
January 7th, 2012
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FA Cup Poll : Manchester City v. Manchester United … Who ya got!?!

Its been more than 10 years since Manchester United lost three consecutive games - and that only happened the last time in 2001 after the club had already won the league title that season. With Man City at the top of the table by 3 points, Sunday's derby is looking much more important just a regular run of the mill FA Cup third-round tie. Big game ...
January 4th, 2012

EPL :: Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand and Ryan Giggs set to return against Newcastle ?

image source via manutd.com Sir Alex hopes to welcome Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand and Ryan Giggs back into the fold for Wednesday's clash at Newcastle. "Wayne Rooney will be available of course," Sir Alex told SiriusXM. "We had a few training sessions which he missed. You've got to be fit to play in this league, you can't miss training ...
January 2nd, 2012

Video :: “Thierry Henry – 1:1″ [Documentary around MLS All Star]

I don't know how we missed this one here when it dropped, but I need to give a shout out to the Offside Rules for catching it. I was checking out the new and improved TOS and caught this documentary and had to throw it up. Go behind the scenes with Thierry Henry as cameras followed him surrounding the MLS All Star game that pits the MLS All Stars ...
January 2nd, 2012

EPL :: Wayne Rooney fined more than £200,000 and dropped by Sir Alex because of a night out?

image source The daily mail is reporting that the reason behind Wayne Rooney being dropped and having to watch his team's stunning loss against Blackburn - a 3-2 defeat - was because Sir Alex because felt that he was unable to train properly after a night out with Darron Gibson and Jonny Evans and their partners. Rooney and Gibson trained - Evans ...
January 2nd, 2012

Video :: Ruud van Nistelrooy talks about “Life at United”

This week's big interview [BBC Sport] is with former Manchester United and current Malaga striker Ruud van Nistelrooy. He talks about what it was like to sign for a club like Manchester United and his relationship with manager Sir Alex Ferguson and he also tells why he decided to sign for Spanish side Malaga. Check out the video after the ...
January 1st, 2012

Video :: Wayne Rooney cracks “Bend It Like Beckham” joke at Sir Alex Ferguson during annual quiz

The drama began when Rooney took part in a game of Charades on the players team, along with Ryan Giggs and Jonny Evans, going head-to-head with the coaching staff during the battle of the minds that is titled "THE BIG UNITED QUIZ" which was filmed at Old Trafford. Midway through his round, Wayne was giving clues to Giggs and Evans to guess the film ...