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July 3, 2008

Rumor: Injury could scrap transfer of the summer

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The tug of war between Manchester United and Real Madrid over Cristiano Ronaldo may have hit an unexpected barrier. Ronaldo could be hurt. The Portugal international met with United doctors about his ankle on Wednesday and the superstar complained that... Click to continue reading...
The Other Football @ 03:40 AM EDT | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Manchester United, Portugal, Real Madrid, Ronaldo, Rumors and stuff

Transfer Rumours (03 July 08): Arshavin to Arsenal or Chelsea, Lampard to get 140k / week, Samba to Manchester City and more

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There's precious little to talk about today - most of it hyperbole and conjecture, with the usual scramble across Europe for strikers and desperate pimping of stars no one wants to buy. Andrei Arshavin has his 15 minutes of fame - the Russian was reported by BBC Radio Live yesterday to have agreed to join [. Click to continue reading...
SoccerLens @ 05:10 AM EDT | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: AC Milan, Arsenal, BBC, Blackburn Rovers, Celtic, Chelsea, English Championship, English Premier League, Europe, Football Transfer Rumours, Fulham, Hull City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Portsmouth, Reading, Scottish Premier League, Serie A, conjecture, la liga, radio, strikers, tottenham hotspur

New Man United Third Shirt Revealed: Photos

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Nike has beaten Manchester United to the punch and unveiled the new Man United third shirt for the 2008/2009 season. The club badge is on the left of the shirt and there is writing around it saying, "May 29th 1968″ and "40th Anniversary" which commemorates the 1968 european cup win over Benfica. Click to continue reading...
EPL Talk @ 07:14 AM EDT | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: England, Man United, Manchester United, NIKE, football shirts, punch

Liga de Quito wins Copa Libertadores

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In a two-game series that saw 10 goals scored you wouldn't expect a goalkeeper to be the hero, but Liga de Quito goalkeeper Jose Francisco Cevallos was just that for Liga. Cevallos made three penalty kick saves to help Liga de Quito beat Brazilian club Fluminense, 3-1, in penalty kicks to capture the Copa Libertadores title last night at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro.

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Soccer By Ives @ 08:32 AM EDT | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: A -Soccer By Ives, Cevallos, Club World Cup, Copa Libertadores, Fluminense, Latin American Soccer, Liga de Quito, Liga de Quito beats Fluminense, Liga de Quito wins Copa Libertadores, Major League Soccer, Manchester United, Maracana, NY Red Bulls, Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Neves, United States, fifa club world cup, goalkeeper, hat trick, midfielder

Everton boss to raid Manchester United for midfielder?

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The Daily Mail, an exuberant - if unreliable - transfer barometer, reckons that David Moyes is set to try his luck at nabbing Darren Fletcher and taking him to Goodison Park. With Everton's midfield looking very low on numbers indeed, Darren Fletcher would be a good addition, and with Tim Howard and [. Click to continue reading...
Caught Offside @ 10:09 AM EDT | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Alex Ferguson, Daily Mail, Darren Fletcher, David Moyes, England, English Premier League, Everton FC, Manchester United, Tim Howard, Transfer Rumours

New Manchester United and Arsenal Jerseys

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Thanks to Football Shirts, images of the new Arsenal kit and Manchester United kit are available for our viewing pleasure. Leave a comment and tell us what you think of these new designs (and colors). Click to continue reading...
Premiership Talk Blog @ 10:22 AM EDT | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Manchester United, football shirts, images

Ronaldo Set for Surgery

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Sky Sports News understands that Manchester United and Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo is to undergo surgery on his ankle injury in the next two to three days.

United representatives met with Ronaldo and members of Portugal's medical staff on Wednesday to discuss the necessary course of action for the winger's injured right ankle.

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Fantasy EPL @ 10:40 AM EDT | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United, Marcelo Gallardo, Newcastle United, Ronaldo, WAG, old trafford, sky sports, winger

2008 -2009 in Jerseys: Manchester United

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With Manchester United getting ready to report for preseason training in a couple of days, United have released their kits for the upcoming season. The home one will be a traditional red, which will number change. All of the jerseys will have the EPL winners patch on it.

The away one will be white with blue outlines (below). Click to continue reading...
Only Time Will Tell @ 12:06 PM EDT | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Champions League, English Premier League, Manchester United, Soccer, jerseys, uniforms

Spaniard breaks a lot of hearts and declares he doesn’t want to move…

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Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham, Manchester United, my Uncle Bob, your Aunt Fanny, Old Bromleynians Football Club, a Ptarmigan named Percy, and a carousel of continental clubs have been salivating over Valencia's David Villa for weeks now, unfortunately for those clubs, and the press (who have been acting like feral hounds this silly season) [. Click to continue reading...
Caught Offside @ 12:37 PM EDT | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Arsenal, Carousel, Chelsea, David Villa, England, English Premier League, Liverpool, Manchester United, Transfer Rumours, Valencia, la liga, silly season, tottenham hotspur

Images of Next Season’s 3rd Shirt Leaked

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You can see more images here at the always excellent footballshirtculture.com blog.

I must say, I quite like the simplicity of the design. Seems like a fitting tribute to the 1968 European Cup winners.

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The Offside: Manchester United @ 02:12 PM EDT | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: England, English Premier League, Manchester United, fitting tribute, images

All of a Sudden, Talk of Ronaldo’s Ankle Has Superseded Talk of His Ego

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Could ankle surgery ruin Ronaldo's dream move? Is he even going to have said surgery? How much more of this endless speculation can we reasonably be expected to endure?

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The Offside: Manchester United @ 02:36 PM EDT | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Cristiano Ronaldo, England, English Premier League, Manchester United, Ronaldo, ruin

Spurs striker set to stay another season in return for transfer fee decrease: Is anyone buying this?

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After brushing away Manchester United's £23m bid for star striker Dimitar Berbatov earlier this week, Tottenham brass have made it clear to anyone out there dreaming of a move for the Big Bulgarian, that anything less than £30m will be considered a laughable offer. Well after realizing that nobody in their right mind would splash £30m, [. Click to continue reading...
Caught Offside @ 03:48 PM EDT | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Berbatov, Dimitar Berbatov, England, English Premier League, Extra Time, Manchester United, Rumours, Transfer Rumours, tottenham hotspur

Ronaldo Watch 2008 Continues

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Cristiano Ronaldo, in spite of the injury to his foot, has not had the expected surgery on his right ankle. Apparently the meeting to discuss his bum foot, was the first he's had at Old Trafford since expressing his desire to play football in balmier climes. Stay tuned as the Ronaldo Real Man Utd. Click to continue reading...
Gruffgoat's Football Blog @ 05:03 PM EDT | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Ronaldo, Transfer News, World Soccer News, bum, desire, love, old trafford, saga

Cristiano Ronaldo surgery still pending

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Following Portugal's exit from Euro 2008, Ronaldo revealed he was going to receive treatment for an injured ankle. Earlier this week it was believed Ronaldo would undergo surgery to correct the problem. Those rumors were dismissed today when a United spokesman reiterated "Procedures are in place to seek specialist advice, in order to finalize the treatment [. Click to continue reading...
Manutd Blog @ 05:50 PM EDT | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Euro 2008, Manchester United, News, Portugal, Real Madrid, Ronaldo

Champions of Europe

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ADVANCE INFORMATION SHEET

Title: Champions of Europe
Subtitle: The Road to Moscow
ISBN: 978-1-84547-213-9
Price: £12.99
Publisher: At Heart Ltd
Publication date: July 2008
Author: Stuart Mathieson (MUFC correspondent for the Manchester Evening News)
Foreword: Sir Bobby Charlton
Specifications:
PB, 144 (TBC) pages
Size: 246 x 189 mm
Full colour throughout. Click to continue reading...
Soccerphile World Cup Blog @ 11:45 PM EDT | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Champions League, Dynamo Kiev, Fergie, Luzhniki Stadium, Manchester United, Tournaments, manchester evening news

July 4, 2008

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Girlfriend Nereida Gallardo Poses Nude

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Manchester United's right winger Cristiano Ronald and girlfriend, model Nereida Gallardo, may be one of Europe's hottest couples right now. And now it seems that things are boiling-over after these nude portraits of Nerida turned up over the Internet. You can see these nude images of Nereida Gallardo over at Splash News Online. Click to continue reading...
The Footie @ 02:50 AM EDT | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Europe, Manchester United, Marcelo Gallardo, Players, girlfriend, images, photos, winger

Rumor: Four clubs watching Russian

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Spartak Moscow striker Roman Pavlyuchenko is reportedly being watched by Tottenham, Manchester United, Everton and Celtic. The 26-year-old's club says that two clubs have already made an official offer with one of them being an English club. That club is... Click to continue reading...
The Other Football @ 04:36 AM EDT | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Celtic, Everton FC, Manchester United, Rumors and stuff, spartak moscow, striker

Transfer Rumors (04 July 08): Wright tells SWP to leave Chelsea, Barca to make final offer for Adebayor, Pavlyuchenko to Tottenham, and more

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It's Friday, and I'm back to give you all the latest top transfer headlines. I've been away for most of the past week, as regular readers can tell (cheers to Ahmed for taking over in the meantime), so I'm still getting caught up, which means that if there are any transfers that need [...] Click to continue reading...
SoccerLens @ 05:00 AM EDT | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Birmingham City, Bundesliga, Chelsea, Cristiano Ronaldo, English Championship, English Premier League, Eredivisie, Europe, Features, Football Transfer Rumours, Fulham, Juventus, Ligue 1, Manchester United, Players, Portsmouth, Real Madrid, Serie A, Villareal, West Brom, la liga, tottenham hotspur

Spurs striker set to stay another season in return for transfer fee decrease: Is anyone buying this?

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After brushing away Manchester United's £23m bid for star striker Dimitar Berbatov earlier this week, Tottenham brass have made it clear to anyone out there dreaming of a move for the Big Bulgarian, that anything less than £30m will be considered a laughable offer. Well after realizing that nobody in their right mind would splash £30m, [. Click to continue reading...
Caught Offside @ 09:52 AM EDT | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Dimitar Berbatov, England, Manchester United

Spaniard breaks a lot of hearts and declares he doesn’t want to move…

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Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham, Manchester United, my Uncle Bob, your Aunt Fanny, Old Bromleynians Football Club, a Ptarmigan named Percy, and a carousel of continental clubs have been salivating over Valencia's David Villa for weeks now, unfortunately for those clubs, and the press (who have been acting like feral hounds this silly season) [. Click to continue reading...
Caught Offside @ 09:52 AM EDT | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Arsenal, Carousel, England, Liverpool, Manchester United, silly season, tottenham hotspur

The Fiendish Friday Quiz

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It's that time again... 1. Career path West Bromwich Albion, Aston Villa, Middlesbrough, Rangers, Sheffield Utd (current) 2. Multiple choice Which English club has the most outright Community (formerly Charity) Shield wins? a) Man Utd, b) Liverpool, c) Arsenal, d)... Click to continue reading...
Who Ate All the Pies @ 09:59 AM EDT | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Arsenal, Europe, Liverpool, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Quiz & Games, Rangers, West Bromwich Albion, aston villa, sheffield

The £20m Man: Keane Can Go If Benitez Agrees To Spurs' Terms

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Robbie Keane returned to pre-season yesterday to find that Tottenham have slapped a £20million price tag on his head to ward off strong interest from Liverpool.

Spurs last week rejected a player-plus-cash deal involving Peter Crouch for Keane, whose desire to move has received high-profile backing from Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni. Click to continue reading...
Anfield Talk @ 10:30 AM EDT | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Alex Ferguson, David Bentley, Gareth Barry, Giovanni Trapattoni, Heurelho Gomes, John Bostock, Liverpool, Manchester United, Peter Crouch, Real Madrid, Robbie Keane, Sir Alex Ferguson, White Hart Lane, diego capel, juande ramos, luka modric

Rumor: Real Madrid chasing another superstar

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Real Madrid may still be chasing Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo - but in the meantime, it looks like they'll be going after Chelsea's Didier Drogba. The Ivory Coast international is being linked with a £20m move to the Spanish champions. Click to continue reading...
The Other Football @ 10:44 AM EDT | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Cristiano Ronaldo, DIDIER DROGBA, Ivory Coast, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Ronaldo, Rumors and stuff

Djibril Cisse Wants Premier League Return

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Former Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse has told his club Marseille that he wants to return to England. Cisse's teammate Modeste M'Bami has also made the same request. The French striker has recently been linked with Portsmouth, West Ham, Bolton, and Wigan, but more clubs could join the race. Teammate M'Bami has been linked to Everton and Manchester City. Click to continue reading...
Premiership Talk Blog @ 11:27 AM EDT | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Alex Ferguson, Djibril Cisse, Everton FC, Liverpool, Louis Saha, Manchester City, Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson, Wayne Rooney, West Ham, Wigan, bench, caps, carlos tevez, striker

Transfer rumors: Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Sunderland, Hull City, West Brom, Liverpool, Everton, Manchester City, Tottenham, Wigan, West Ham, Portsmo

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A couple transfer rumors for your Fourth of July. I'll try to catch up on some analysis of these later on. We all know that Real Madrid have been chasing Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo most of the summer - and... Click to continue reading...
The Other Football @ 11:34 AM EDT | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Manchester United, Real Madrid, Ronaldo, Rumors and stuff, Transfer Rumors

Manchester United vs LDU Quito

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Get ready Manchester United fans and hope that Cristiano Ronaldo is still on your team and over his ankle injury because here come LDU Quito, newly crowned winners of the Copa Libertadores and the first Ecuadorian team to have won the cup. It was an amazing game where Fluminense of Brazil fought back from a 4-2 deficit in the first leg to even things up with a 3-1 scoreline before they lost on penalty kicks. Click to continue reading...
Pro Soccer Weekly @ 01:55 PM EDT | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Brazil, Champions League, Club World Championship, Copa Libertadores, Extra Time, Fluminense, Manchester United, Ronaldo, south america

Former Man Utd player thinks Ronaldo is a coward!

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In an exclusive interview with Eurosport, former Manchester United player, Paul Parker, says Cristiano Ronaldo isn't man enough to face Sir Alex "It is plainly obvious that Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't want to come back to Manchester United, but he isn't man enough to say so. It is like somebody who wants a divorce but isn't brave enough to [. Click to continue reading...
Manutd Blog @ 02:55 PM EDT | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Breaking News, Manchester United, Ronaldo, Sir Alex, parker

Sister says “ He wants to stay at United”

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Elma Aveiro, Cristiano Ronaldo's sister told the Sun "Cristiano wants to keep playing at Manchester United," "Real Madrid keep making very strong advances for him. There is a lot of speculation in the newspapers all the time about where he will go and what he is doing but we know who he really is and what he [. Click to continue reading...
Manutd Blog @ 04:28 PM EDT | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Breaking News, Cristiano Ronaldo, Elma Aveiro, Manchester United, Newspapers, Real Madrid, Ronaldo, Speculation

Cristiano Ronaldo Ankle Update Update

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In the on again off again saga that is Cristiano Ronaldo's bum ankle, it appears that he will in fact be undergoing surgery within the next week or so.

If and when he does finally go under the knife, he is set to be out of commission for at least six weeks, which could place him on the sidelines for Manchester United's debut against Newcastle on 16 August. Click to continue reading...
Gruffgoat's Football Blog @ 08:32 PM EDT | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Portuguese, Ronaldo, World Soccer News, bum, debut, saga, sidelines

Barca's belief in Ade is deluded: He is no Terminator

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" Barcelona have made it clear that their priority this summer is signing a striker with physical presence, after sanctioning the departure of Samuel Eto'o."

I never thought about Adebayor as a physical presence. Yes, he is tall and he does play with his back to goal but an adjective such as physical is an inaccurate descriptor.

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Soccerblog @ 08:50 PM EDT | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Euro 2008, Europe, Gossip/Trash Talk, Manchester United, Ronaldo, Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club, Thierry Henry, adebayor, adjective, deco, midfield, striker, viduka