Cristiano Ronaldo scored two free-kicks against Stoke at the weekend, silencing the vile away fans and stopping the home fans from rolling their eyes. Ronaldo has rushed to the ball every time a free-kick has been awarded just outside the penalty area. When in the opening few minutes against Stoke he steadied himself over the [. Click to continue reading...

Maradona paid a visit to Carrington today, which happens to be Rio Ferdinand's 30th birthday. He was given a signed shirt from his idol which has seemingly got him all revved up. Hopefully he'll still be in the same state of mind tomorrow! "We were like school kids around a star coming to school," said Rio. Click to continue reading...

Argentina's new manager, Diego Maradona, paid a visit to Carrington today, keen to watch Carlos Tevez before their international match against Scotland. Meeting the manager With the whole team Alongside Rooney and Tevez "PICTURES: ARGENTINA! ARGENTINA! Maradona Comes To United" was originally published at The Republik of Mancunia. Click to continue reading...

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will forever have a place in United's history books and in the hearts of the supporters, as a class act, a great goalscorer, a trophy winner, a model professional, and generally, a bloody good bloke. His great nature has been recognised at the weekend with the presentation of the Royal Norwegian order of [. Click to continue reading...

West Ham's new manager and assistant both Chelsea legends, Gianfranco Zola and Steve Clarke got off to a winning start this afternoon at Upton Park when they beat beleagured and under-seige Newcastle Utd 3-1.

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After revealing last week that he would like to manage his beloved Liverpool one day, Jamie Carragher's bid for the Reds' bench has received backing from current incumbent Rafael Benitez.

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Whilst the Chelsea team of old was not exactly something I had any fondness for, that little Italian chimp, Gianfranco Zola, certainly had skills that were kinder on the eye than anything the blues have to offer these days. He learnt his trade from Diego Maradona, of all people, before moving to the Premiership when he [. Click to continue reading...

Yesterday, we launched the newly revamped D.C. United Hall of Tradition. Current members include legends John Harkes and Marco Etcheverry and front office staffer Betty D'Anjollel who was an instrumental part of the club's early years.

This year, the Hall of Tradition will grow by one more, as either Jeff Agoos or Richie Williams will be enshrined.

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A true racing legend. He was driving in historic races well into his seventies. SpeedTV obit after the jump. American motorsports has lost one of its greatest legends with the passing of Phil Hill at his home in California. He was 81. In 1961, Phil Hill became the first American to win the Formula 1 World [. Click to continue reading...

Following the difficulties in signing Dimitar Berbatov, The Sun has looked at Sir Alex Ferguson's top 10 summer buys. 10. Wayne Rooney - 2004 - £27 million - In action 9. Steve Bruce - 1987 - £800k - In action 8. Rio Ferdinand - 2002 - £30 million - In action 7. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer - 1996 - £1. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool have won their opening two premiership games for the first time in a staggering 14 years. Yes, you read that right: 14 years.

The last time the club achieved this seemingly rare feat was back in the 1994-95 season. Roy Evans was at the helm; club legends John Barnes, Jan Molby and Ian Rush were still going strong; Phil Babb and Neil Ruddock were in defence (*shudder*); Kenny Dalglish managed Blackburn to an improbable Premiership triumph and Robbie Fowler scored 31 goals in all competitions. Click to continue reading...

Roy Keane was famed for his rants whilst captain of Manchester United, from his criticisms of 'prawn sandwich munchers' at Old Trafford, to his bust up with Mick McCarthy at the World Cup, as well as the numerous occasions where he questioned the mentality of some of our players. "The players gave it their all tonight [. Click to continue reading...

The Olympics effectively end for me Friday evening with the Gold medal game between Nigeria and Argentina so click on the photo above (Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty Images) for some more beauties from the opening ceremonies like this one.

What about the game? Here are some highlights I've found on the web

SHANGHAI, China (AP) - The players that won Nigeria its first gold medal in soccer at the Atlanta Games have become legends in their homeland.

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Edu with the USMNT/SI.com

Mo Edu's sale to Glasgow Rangers is more good news for US Soccer as we begin the 2010 World Cup qualifying cycle. While Edu was fortunate that in playing for Toronto FC he was led by one of the few outstanding MLS managers in John Carver, playing on the fieldturf of BMO Field as well as the general disjointed-ness of MLS would have stagnated his growth as a player.

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Following the booing Manchester City fans dished out to their team last week, as well as news that owner Thaksin Shinawatra had warrants out for his arrest, the 4-2 battering Aston Villa dished out them confirmed the misery for the bluenoses and Mark Hughes yesterday. However down you might get over United, you should always [. Click to continue reading...

What is the football (soccer) equivalent of Michael Phelps historic 8 medal haul?He has joined the pantheon of sporting legends all right but who in the history of football has done something similar?I wish I could hazard a guess but my knowledge of the history of football just about extends to the fact that I have a vague memory that the last post I posted on this blog was about Fernando Torres scoring a goal for Liverpool.

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Manchester City lost to FC Midtjylland last night. It really does make you wonder how we lost to this outfit at home and away last season. This side, who I imagine you've never heard of, were runners up in the Danish league last season. "Maybe they didn't know the names of any single player in our [. Click to continue reading...

Stuff to do while you pop out a human being on your front lawn...... Chatting up the always good Rafael Honigstein. (Bundesliga Talk) A glimpse at Frank's actual contract. (The Spoiler) Italian legends descend upon The Offside (Gianluigi Buffon Offside & Francesco Totti Offside) Oh, and look, another Italian blog. Click to continue reading...

Paul Merson speaks to Soccerlens about England's chances in 2010, Alan Shearer, and why any Germany game holds special memories for him. Watching a 40-year-old Paul Merson take to the field a couple of months ago against Scotland Legends you could see, despite his lack of pace, the touch and the vision that saw him become [. Click to continue reading...

Whilst some see Roy Keane as a violent, uncontrolled scumbag, he will forever remain as an inspirational, professional, dedicated winner to us. Keane always had the highest expectations since starting to play the game as a youngster. When he broke in to the Nottingham Forest side, before joining United, he was left amazed by the negative [. Click to continue reading...

So Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has hung up his boots - here are the highlights from the United legends testimonial at Old Trafford. Hit play below.
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The names Kenny Dalglish, Ian Callaghan and Kevin Keegan come to mind when you recall legends that put on the red number 7 shirt at Anfield of the years. After watching the number go missing last season thanks to an often-injured Aussie, it appears the number is once again changing ... Click to continue reading...

If there's one thing United fans struggle to agree on, it's which of our great sides could be given the title 'the greatest ever'. Whilst United's success in 1999 is unrivalled by any other team, some argue that our teams from the early 90s were superior, however were held back in Europe because of the [. Click to continue reading...

The 4-1 defeat to Middlesbrough was arguably one of the most embarrassing moments United have endured over the last ten years or so. We got absolutely battered that day at the Riverside and certainly didn't deserve the consolation goal Cristiano Ronaldo scored at the death. The following day, there was talk in the tabloids of a [. Click to continue reading...

Usually, when one of our sporting legends retires, we Americans spend weeks praising him (or her, usually him, though) and reflect on his career while wondering if anyone will ever meet or surpass his standard. ESPN devotes a considerable amount of time to run retrospective videos on "SportsCenter" and brings in numerous experts to [. Click to continue reading...

Thierry Henry -- Its the name which every Arsenal fan has stamped on his heart.Then, him being voted the Greatest Gunner by online voting of the Arsenal fans in a poll of 50 Greatest Gunners comes hardly as a surprise.To set things straight, in whichever way u see it, I am a die hard Henry fan .I, for all this years had him as my favourite Arsenal player, the title of which has been duly replaced by Cesc Fabregas. Click to continue reading...

Ryan Giggs today received an honoury degree from Salford Uni for his contribution to sport and charitable causes. Giggs, who played for Salford Boys when he was a lad, is an ambassador for Unicef, and regularly campaigns for children in South Africa who have been made vulnerable by HIV and Aids. "I'm really pleased to accept this degree," [. Click to continue reading...

Ignorant FIFA boss, Sepp Blatter, got everyone rather upset this week, after claiming Ronaldo was like a slave. They say there's no such thing as bad publicity, however, it's not a great endorsement when someone of Pele's stature comes out directly slating what you have to say, as Blatter will now know. Click to continue reading...

Howdy. That's how we do it here in Florida, with a howdy. We've got a good bit of stuff today actually, so that's good because there hasn't been much to write about for oh...about six weeks. So let's get right down to it!

First off, Robert Pires has been selected as the 6th greatest Arsenal player of all time! Click to continue reading...

I was under the impression that the Liverpool Legends was something to do with the Beatles.Apparently its a football team and they have lost their first match in a 3 game Scandinavian tour.

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A quick review on two excellent trivia volumes that were sent our way from Apex Publishing. The first is The Tottenham Hotspur Quiz Book, which was compiled by John DT White and includes a foreword written by two Spurs legends – Gary Mabbutt and Pat Jennings. The 1,250 questions in this quiz book cover every aspect [. Click to continue reading...

Andy Cole was a massive part of our incredible 1999 Treble winning team, scoring many important goals. The winner away to Juventus in the European Cup semi-finals, the equalisers at home to Arsenal and Leeds, as well as, most importantly, the goal that clinched us the title on the last day of the season, putting [. Click to continue reading...

If you're one of the lucky 76,000 making your way to Solskjaer's testimonial on August 2nd, but not too keen on the idea of spending £15 for a poor quality shirt off the street to remember the day, check out MancuniaMerchandise.com. All Ole testimonial shirts are at a discounted price, starting at £12. Click to continue reading...

The 2007/2008 season saw Ryan Giggs become the 11th person in United's history to score 11 league goals, beat Sir Bobby Charlton's record for appearances, win his 10th league title, and lift his 2nd European Cup. Now 34-years-old, Giggs is coming to the end of his footballing career, and next season will be used more sparingly [. Click to continue reading...

The problem of replacing Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes became apparent a few years ago when the players crept in to their 30's. The pair had been such a vital part of our team for so many years, the prospect of replacing their skill, as well as their presence and experience, was not one we [...] Click to continue reading...