Juan Mata has completed his move to Manchester United from Chelsea, in search for regular play time. For the first time in many days, Man United fans are hopeful again. Mata is being seen as the equivalent of Van Persie last season – the man who will save their season. That perhaps explains all the excitement when photos emerged of Mata arriving...
Juan Mata has paid tribute to Chelsea’s fans after completing his £37.1m transfer to Manchester United on Saturday. The 25-year-old is understood to have penned a four-and-a-half year deal with the defending champions after the Blues agreed to sell the Spain international to their Premier League rivals. And in a detailed open letter posted...
Manchester United duo Wilfried Zaha and Fabio Da Silva are closing in on moves to Cardiff City. United winger Zaha is undergoing a medical at St George’s Park ahead of a loan switch until the end of the season, while defender Fabio is set to pen a permanent deal. Zaha has been a target for Cardiff since October, as revealed earlier, and a source...
Real Madrid retained the title of the world’s richest football club in the past year thanks to sponsorship and TV deals robust enough to endure a season without a major trophy, according to a Deloitte study. Real’s revenue of $704m put the club ahead of domestic rivals Barcelona in fiscal 2012-13, with European champions Bayern Munich edging...
A drunk Manchester United fan called 999 “demanding” to speak to Sir Alex Ferguson after the club’s defeat. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) were called at 22:30 GMT by a man from Crumpsall after the team lost to Sunderland in the Capital One Cup. GMP said it “can be sad and depressing” when a football team loses a game...
Manchester United fell to defeat by Sunderland in the League Cup semi-final after a dramatic match at Old Trafford and an appalling penalty shoot-out. Just three out of 10 spot kicks were scored as Sunderland secured their place in the final with a 2-1 victory on penalties, after United had forced the issue by winning the second leg 2-1 after extra-time...
They have been marketed as healers of every known disease. A lot of Kenyans are on a diet of up to 5 quail eggs a day; eggs which they take raw. Though their prices have dropped significantly over the last few weeks, it seems they are still exaggerated. One quail egg now costs between Sh20 and 70. That is still 5 or so times the cost of a chicken egg. Anyway,...
Chelsea are braced to receive a club record bid from Manchester Unitedfor their unsettled attacker Juan Mata, an offer which will test the London club’s resolve to retain the Spain international despite his fringe status in the first team this season. Mata, Chelsea’s player of the season in each of his two full campaigns with the club,...
Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic will miss his side’s League Cup semifinal second leg tie against Sunderland at Old Trafford on Wednesday after failing to overturn a red card he received last weekend. The central defender submitted a claim for wrongful dismissal after being sent off late on during Premier League champions United’s...
Manchester United continue to struggle against top of the table teams this season as a trio of goals from Samuel Eto’o extended Jose Mourinho’s unbeaten Premier League run at Stamford Bridge. The storied striker couldn’t miss on the day, as everything went his way to give Chelsea a deserved victory. United got one back late but it’s little...
Manchester United’s have more sponsors than points so far this season, it has been revealed. United have endured a miserable first six months under David Moyes, with Sir Alex Ferguson’s empire crumbling. Nevermind though, as this week United unveiled their latest sponsor – the team’s Official Global Spirits Partner, Aperol Spritz...
This photo aptly summarizes Manchester United’s season so far. Since the departure of Alex Ferguson, the club has become the league’s punching bag, with teams that had hitherto not beaten them at Old Trafford doing so. Moyes has been mostly to blame, and probably rightly so, since he’s been the only change at the club. ...
David Moyes retains the support of 72.98% of hardcore match-going Manchester United fans, according to a poll by the influential club fanzine Red Issue. The findings are broadly matched by a survey carried out by United We Stand, another of the most-read fanzines about the 20-times champions. For Red Issue’s poll, a constituency of a few hundred...
England footballer Chris Smalling has apologised for his “insensitive” decision to go to a fancy dress party dressed as a suicide bomber. The Manchester United defender went to the festive gathering in a “Jagerbomber” costume – attempting to make an pun on the “Jagerbomb” drink by strapping bottles of Jagermeister...
Manchester United manager David Moyes is amongst the nominees for Barclays Premier League manager of the month for December. Moyes’ men have endured a poor start to 2014 – but they secured four wins and a draw in December which has seen him shortlisted. Also in contention is Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, who had a win ratio of 71 per cent...