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Football: UEFA Champions League 2010 – Man United through as Real Madrid Crash Out

Football: UEFA Champions League 2010 –  Man United through as Real Madrid Crash Out

Alex Ferguson rarely seems to err when it comes to player transfers and, for the casual observer, tonight’s last 16 UEFA Champion’s League matches would seem to underline the Scot’s business acumen. Cristiano Ronaldo and his new teammates at Real Madrid were dumped from the tournament while Manchester United, through Wayne Rooney, were rampant in [...]

Football: Manchester United Host AC Milan in UEFA Champion’s League

Football: Manchester United Host AC Milan in UEFA Champion’s League

This evening, at 7:45 pm, Manchester United and AC Milan will kick off their last 16 match in the UEFA Champion’s League.
While the front page writers of the world will be focusing their attention on David Beckham’s return to Old Trafford, those who open their newspapers the other way around will doubtless be relishing the [...]

Football: Rooney the Difference as Man Utd Lift 2010 Carling Cup

Football: Rooney the Difference as Man Utd Lift 2010 Carling Cup

The introduction of Wayne Rooney led to the winning goal which gave Manchester United the 2010 Carling Cup in this afternoon’s final which took place at a packed Wembley against Premier League Aston Villa. United won 2-1 having trailed 1-0 to a James Milner 6th minute penalty.
The pace of Agbonlahor led to Aston Villa’s early [...]

Football: Manchester United and Aston Villa Prepare for 2010 Carling Cup Final

Football: Manchester United and Aston Villa Prepare for 2010 Carling Cup Final

The League Cup final takes place this afternoon, at 3pm in Wembley, as Manchester United, current Premier League Champions take on Aston Villa, of Birmingham.
The two clubs are both looking to make up ground on their near rivals in the Premier League – United sit one point behind league leaders Chelsea, while Villa, assuming they [...]

Football: FA Cup 2010 Draw – Quarter Finals

Football: FA Cup 2010 Draw – Quarter Finals

This evening’s Quarter Final draw for the 2010 FA Cup has thrown up a massive fixture, and opened up the draw for a mid-table Premier League team in the process as the two remaining favourites, Manchester City and Chelsea, have been put together.
Man City, assuming they can overcome Stoke in their replay, will play Chelsea [...]

Football: FA Cup 2010 Fifth Round – Sunday Results

Football: FA Cup 2010 Fifth Round – Sunday Results

Today saw the final three FA Cup 2010 Fifth Round matches of the weekend take place. Some exciting football has ended with only one positive result from those matches: there was little or no romance from today’s Valentine’s Day fixtures.
Most exciting, perhaps, was Aston Villa, who needed an equaliser in the final minutes from Petrov [...]

Football: FA Cup 2010 Fifth Round – Saturday Results

Football: FA Cup 2010 Fifth Round – Saturday Results

The first batch of FA Cup 2010 fifth round matches took place this afternoon.
Reading and West Brom will need a replay after the sides drew 2-2, while Portsmouth overcame their nearest neighbours, Southampton 4-1 away from home to provide some respite for their players and fans from their financial woes.
Chelsea put some nervy opening moments [...]

Football: Manchester United Defeat Neighbours City to Make Carling Cup 2010 Final

Football: Manchester United Defeat Neighbours City to Make Carling Cup 2010 Final

Manchester United today defeated neighbours Manchester City 3-1 at Old Trafford to take the two legged Carling Cup semi-final 4-3 on aggregate and book themselves a Wembley final in the process.
City had taken a 2-1 lead from the first leg, and a tense first half ended nil-nil before Paul Scholes put United back into the [...]

Football: Barclays Premier League Fixtures Tuesday 26th January 2010

Football: Barclays Premier League Fixtures Tuesday 26th January 2010

After the FA Cup weekend, there are a number of midweek Barclays Premier League fixtures to play.
Tonight sees some big games, including Owen Coyle, now manager of Bolton Wanderers, entertaining his recent club Burnley at the Reebok Stadium.
Tottenham Hotspur will look to bounce back from their draw with League One Leeds United in their home [...]

Football: FA Cup 2010 Fifth Round Draw

Football: FA Cup 2010 Fifth Round Draw

The draw for the Fifth Round Proper of the English FA Cup 2010 took place this evening.
Chelsea are now as low as 2-1 to win this year’s trophy following the early exit of Liverpool and Manchester United, in Round Three and Arsenal, who exited in today’s Fourth Round match away at Stoke. They will face [...]

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