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Rooney ready as United end the spending

ALEX FERGUSON will hand Wayne Rooney his Manchester United debut tonight knowing he has blown his entire 2005 transfer budget on the £27m England striker.

Tue, 28 Sep, 2004

Brazilians and French players will be free for FA Cup final

FIFA PRESIDENT Sepp Blatter yesterday promised he will not let a celebration match between France and Brazil in May interfere with preparations for the FA Cup final — but he signalled his belief there are too many domestic games in England.

Mon, 01 Mar, 2004

Winners wear red, claim experts

RED, not blue, is the colour if you want to win, according to anthropologists from the University of Durham in England, who claim that wearing red gives contestants in competitive sports a distinct advantage.

Thu, 19 May, 2005

Can you hear the footsteps, Jose?

Bolton 1 Man Utd 2

Mon, 03 Apr, 2006

We're better than last season, insists Mourinho

JOSE MOURINHO warned Chelsea's title rivals that his side can match their record-breaking defensive exploits of last season after keeping their fourth consecutive clean sheet.

Mon, 29 Aug, 2005

Kings and kids give United special mix

DARREN FLETCHER has given an insight into the special bond at Manchester United where kids mix with kings.

Sat, 28 Aug, 2004

Shaun in £21m Chelsea switch

SHAUN WRIGHT-PHILLIPS will be confirmed as Chelsea's newest recruit within 48 hours after the Premiership champions agreed to pay Manchester City £21m for the England international.

Mon, 18 Jul, 2005

We’ll play our way out of slump, says Houllier

LIVERPOOL boss Gerard Houllier insists his side will emerge from their current slump by continuing to play his way.

Thu, 12 Dec, 2002

A distraught village asks 'Why?'

A SINGLE pink rose lay upon the rain-soaked grass outside St Andrew's Parish Church in Soham, a note attached to it simply asked: ''Why?''

Mon, 19 Aug, 2002

United the English game’s great entertainers, says Coleman

Manchester United 4 Fulham 2

Mon, 06 Feb, 2006

Ruud: I would have made Gary captain

RUUD van Nistelrooy has backed Alex Ferguson’s decision to hand the Manchester United captaincy to Gary Neville.

Sat, 03 Dec, 2005

Glazer a winner in business of sport

FOR a man who wears €30 jeans, €1.15 billion seems a lot of money to splash out on a football club.

Fri, 13 May, 2005

Liverpool take firm stance on Gerrard

RAFAEL BENITEZ yesterday unveiled €9 million striker Fernando Morientes and insisted that Steven Gerrard had not been used as a bargaining tool to land the Spanish international.

Sat, 15 Jan, 2005

O’Shea is U-21 skipper

MANCHESTER UNITED’S John O’Shea will captain the Irish U-21 team against Finland in Helsinki on Tuesday, August 20, the eve of the senior international match.

Sat, 10 Aug, 2002

Footballers unite in plea for help to find girls

THE Manchester United team yesterday made a joint appeal for help in finding two of their biggest fans — Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman.

Sat, 17 Aug, 2002

Ferguson challenges Red Devils to up the tempo

ALEX FERGUSON looked back on the first two months of the season and challenged his Manchester United team to improve.

Tue, 01 Oct, 2002

Dowie looks up to maestro Wenger

WHEN Iain Dowie was a player, they swapped knuckle sandwiches in the tunnel after games rather than slices of pizza.

Sat, 06 Nov, 2004

Magpies plan takeoff after getting their feathers ruffled

NEWCASTLE midfielder Kieron Dyer is targeting a six-point holiday haul to ease his side's Champions League jitters.

Thu, 17 Apr, 2003

Chelsea face double charge by UEFA

UEFA yesterday confirmed Chelsea face a double disciplinary charge after their controversial Champions League clash against Barcelona in the Nou Camp stadium last week.

Fri, 04 Mar, 2005

‘I can’t see Arsenal slipping up like last year,’ warns Keane

ROY KEANE has warned his faltering Manchester United team-mates that he does not expect Arsenal to toss away the Premiership title two seasons on the trot.

Fri, 20 Feb, 2004