Cristiano Ronaldo is in the spotlight today but he wasn't the only United player given a mention in this year's Ballon d'Or. Wayne Rooney, Nemanja Vidic and Edwin Van der Sar were all shortlisted and voted for in this years European Player of the Year. 30 players were shortlisted, yet the likes of Karim Benzema, Rafael van [. Click to continue reading...

Before the season started, Stoke were favourites to go down. So far, they're doing fairly well, with only goal difference keeping them out of the top ten, as well as being above The Richest Club in the World (TM) in the table. Their not-so-secret weapon appears to be the incredible throw-in of Rory Delay, which averages [. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United have four players listed in the top 30 players in Europe, ahead of the Ballon d'Or announcement at the beginning of December. Four of the eleven players from the Premiership belong to Manchester United, which is unsurprising, considering our success in England and Europe last season. Click to continue reading...

Edwin Van der Sar has faced criticism this season, labelled as a keeper in his decline. People are far too quick to forget that just five months ago he made the save that won United the European Cup. He knew which way Nicolas Anelka was going to kick the ball, yet pointed in the other [...] Click to continue reading...

Good news for United, Nemanja Vidic is set to return from suspension. While Edwin van der Sar is said to have recovered from a knee injury sustained during the Manchester United vs. Chelsea match. Also Ronaldo will be in the starting line-up. While Bolton will have Johan Elmander and Matt Taylor back from injury. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal are now top of the table thanks to a come from behind win at Bolton and Chelsea's draw at home to Manchester United. The Gunners fell behind when Bolton's Kevin Davies headed the home side into the lead in the 16th minute. But it didn't take long for Arsenal to take control of the match.

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1. Billionaires always have good home security Which would explain why Salomon Kalou's equalizer on Sunday means Chelsea haven't lost at Stamford Bridge since February 2004. 2. But Roman Abramovich should definitely think about building an extension There were less than 42,000 at Stamford Bridge for Chelsea vs Man Utd. Click to continue reading...

Salomon Kalou's header ten minutes from time cancels out Ji-Sung Park's opener and preserves Chelsea's unbeaten record at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea and Manchester United ends honors even at 1-1.Unlike the Liverpool/Manchester United clash last weekend, this was more typical big four fare. The game wasn't pretty by any means, plenty physical and full of [. Click to continue reading...

Salomon Kalou's header ten minutes from time cancels out Ji-Sung Park's opener and preserves Chelsea's unbeaten record at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea and Manchester United ends honors even at 1-1.

Unlike the Liverpool/Manchester United clash last weekend, this was more typical big four fare. The game wasn't pretty by any means, plenty physical and full of controversy.

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Edwin Van der Sar was substituted with half an hour played against Chelsea today, following a tough challenge with Florent Malouda. Whilst Andy Gray was hoping for a penalty, it was clear our keeper got something on the ball. He tried to stay on the pitch, but it was only minutes later that he made way [. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool 2 - 1 Man United
The big match of the weekend was undoubtedly Liverpool against Manchester United, and for a change, the Reds had the upper hand. But it didn't look like it would go that way early on. Carlos Tevez put United into the lead in the third minute, sliding the ball home from a nice pull back from the newly signed Dimitar Berbatov.

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Liverpool 2-1 Manchester United
Ok, see, this is why it's not such a great idea to like both Liverpool and Manchester United. Because yeah, I wanted United to win, and Berbatov to be amazing on his debut, and Wayne Rooney to score a hat-trick or something. And instead I got Rooney marooned out on the wing, an own-goal for Wes Brown, and the Edwin van der Sar Comedy Experience. Click to continue reading...

Rafael Benitez has finally got something to smile about after watching Liverpool beat Manchester United for the first time in his Anfield career thanks to an own goal from Wes Brown and Ryan Babel's winner.

The Liverpool boss had never beaten United in eight previous league games, with the champions having won the last five meetings between these two giants. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool have today finally beaten Manchester United at Anfield today after seven years without a victory against the Premier League Champions. The Merseyside giants came into today's game unbeaten in the Premier League along with their rivals, but were desperate to secure three points after several years without a victory over Sir Alex Ferguson's men. Click to continue reading...

United have become so accustomed to winning at Anfield these days that we now expect to win, whereas in years gone by it was the other way around, so losing by the odd goal in three as we deservedly did was something of a shock. The result has given United fans and Ferguson in particular a lot to think about regarding selection issues. Click to continue reading...

Apparently the standard of English football, despite the travesty of the national team, is not going down. It is going up. The evidence is there for all to see. No fewer than 17 of the 20 nominees on UEFA's list for Club Footballer of the Year are based in the English Premier League. Furthermore, seven nominees are English, making England the best represented nation on the shortlist, ahead of Spain (five). Click to continue reading...

In the wake of England's disappointing performance against the Czech Republic, Premiership Talk takes a look at the five players who have proven themselves in the English Premier League and deserve a call-up. Nominate your players by joining the Premiership Talk Forum.

1. Gabriel Agbonlahor. Click to continue reading...

Fernando Torres, Pepe Reina, Jamie Carragher and Steven Gerrard have been shortlisted for this year's UEFA European Club Footballer of the Year award.

Seventeen of the 25 nominees play in the Barclays Premier League, a reflection of the fact three English teams reached last season's Champions League semi-finals. Click to continue reading...

...and Carlos Tevez, Owen Hargreaves, Nani, Anderson, Gary Neville, Louis Saha, Ji-Sung Park and Michael Carrick (for 65 minutes). We weren't at the races today. As soon as Edwin Van der Sar made the decision to punch the ball rather than collect it, leading to the corner which Newcastle opened the scoring from, you knew we [. Click to continue reading...

Sunday, August 10th, 2008
15:00 GMT, 10:00 EST
Wembley Stadium

Every year the English top flight season kicks off with the Community Shield. While the competition has no real bearing on anything, it's a celebration of football; the English league champion faces off against the FA Cup winner from the previous season. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United v Portsmouth
Sunday, August 10th, 2008
15:00 GMT, 10:00 EST
Wembley Stadium

Every year the English top flight season kicks off with the Community Shield. While the competition has no real bearing on anything, it's a celebration of football; the English league champion faces off against the FA Cup winner from the previous season. Click to continue reading...

With the departure of Carlos Queiroz as well as the constant talk linking Ronaldo away from United, the fact United have just enjoyed the second most successful season in the club's entire history has been overshadowed. It's important that we strive against this though, making sure our great season is remembered. Click to continue reading...

The 28-year-old Barcelona player, the heartbeat of Spain's midfield during the tournament, was voted the Castrol player of the tournament by a nine-strong panel of UEFA's technical experts. There was no place for Cristiano Ronaldo in the 23-man squad of the tournament however. The squad did include Manchester United's keeper Edwin van der Sar, Michael Ballack and [. Click to continue reading...

Xavi Hernandez - Club de Futbol Barcelona y Seleccion de Espana
Originally uploaded by BLOGARJONALa UEFA designó al español Xavi Hernández como el mejor jugador de la Eurocopa 2008, también tomaron las votaciones de los fanáticos a través del sitio web oficial de la Eurocopa.

Ayer mencionaba sobre los jugadores bajos de estatura de esta Eurocopa, la designación al mejor jugador demuestra una vez mas, que la estatura en el futbol no es importante cuando se tiene talento, ¿cuantos jugadores altos ahora valen menos después de la Euro? Click to continue reading...

Wesley Sneijder and Edwin van der Sar have secured a position in the UEFA star-squad, chosen by "a select team of football experts" (they didn't consult me!!). 23 players in total and Spain dominates this group with nine players. Xavi Hernandez is part of the group obviously, chosen as the best Click to continue reading...

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With the European Champions now over, it is time to look back at the players who made the tournament one to remember.

From the daring Turks to the high-flying Russians to the dynamic Dutch, there were plenty of standout players in the tournament, but only 11 can make the Euro 2008 Best XI.

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With the European Champions now over, it is time to look back at the players who made the tournament one to remember.

From the daring Turks to the high-flying Russians to the dynamic Dutch, there were plenty of standout players in the tournament, but only 11 can make the Euro 2008 Best XI.

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Spain midfielder Xavi has been named the best player of Euro 2008.

Euro 2008 team of the tournament:

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Italy), Iker Casillas (Spain), Edwin van der Sar (Netherlands).

Defenders: Bosingwa (Portugal), Philipp Lahm (Germany), Carlos Marchena (Spain), Pepe (Portugal), Carles Puyol (Spain), Yuri Zhirkov (Russia).

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The official Euro 2008 team of the tournament: Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Italy), Iker Casillas (Spain), Edwin van der Sar (Netherlands). Defenders: Bosingwa (Portugal), Philipp Lahm (Germany), Carlos Marchena (Spain), Pepe (Portugal), Carles Puyol (Spain), Yuri Zhirkov (Russia). Midfielders: Hamit Altintop (Turkey), Luka Modric (Croatia), Marcos Senna (Spain), Xavi Hernández (Spain), Konstantin Zyryanov (Russia), Michael Ballack (Germany), Cesc [. Click to continue reading...

The AD readers - and maybe you too - have chosen their definitive team. Edwin van der Sar was the no-brainer on goal. As right full back they wised up and picked champion Sergio Ramos Portugal's Pepe and Spain's Puyol guard the center while Russian Zhirkov beat Gio by a few Click to continue reading...

Our captain has retired. Edwin van der Sar... Won two Champion League Cups with Ajax and Man United. Several titles. Played for Ajax, Juventus, Fulham, Man United and Oranje, of course. Definitely the Man of the Tournament for Oranje (which normally means bad news, if your goalie is the best man...). Click to continue reading...

Russian playmaker Andrei Arshavin has claimed that a move to Spanish giants Barcelona would be the culmination of everything he has worked for in his career.

After being suspended for Russia's opening two games of Euro 2008, Arshavin has set their campaign alight with a string of impressive performances for one of the tournaments dark-horses which has led Guus Hiddink's side to within one victory of a showdown with either Germany or Turkey in the final. Click to continue reading...

It's the Guus Hiddink Grudge Match in Basel as Holland face Russia in quarterfinal #3. The current Russia and former Holland coach said he hopes to earn the title of "the traitor of Holland." If he's to do so, his men will have to bring down the tournament's highest-flying team.

Holland stormed through the Group of Death, winning their three matches by a 9-1 margin. Click to continue reading...

For all those of you who understand a bit of Italian (at least enough to scan through headlines of sports websites), the big boot's topic of conversation these past few days gravitated around a Dutch-Romanian "biscotto". Huh? Biscotto? Doesn't that mean "biscuit"? Indeed it does, but in the language of Dante Alighieri it also has [. Click to continue reading...

Girls and boys, we have a WAG crisis. And intervention is required.
Over the past couple of days, my blog counter (a widget-thingee that measures how many people are reading this blog, and how they are finding me) has gone through the roof with Google searches for "Sylvie van der Sar". Er, okay. Click to continue reading...