London: For almost 27 years, Old Trafford has witnessed Alex Ferguson venting his anger from the dugout, berating officials, anxiously checking his watch and making celebratory jigs down the touchline.
On Sunday, 76,000 fans have one final chance to witness - and savor - the most successful manager in British football history taking charge of Manchester United on home soil.
With the 13th Premier League of Ferguson's reign wrapped up last month, the Swansea match is effectively meaningless, but the United players will want to give their retiring manager a suitable send-off from Old Trafford.
The 71-year-old Ferguson is yet to explain why he is retiring. But former England coach Fabio Capello says "I called him and he told me that he decided this way because of excess stress."...
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06:29 PM, May 10, 2013
Manchester United on Wednesday confirmed Sir Alex Ferguson will leave the club at the end of this season after spending 26 years at Old Trafford. Ferguson will now be the director and ambassador at the club after leaving the coaching job. According to British media reports, Everton manager David Moyes is the red-hot favourite to replace Ferguson after the English team failed to woo former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola a...
02:36 PM, May 08, 2013
London: Supporters of Premier League rivals Manchester United and Liverpool took action on Friday to ensure their clubs remained at their historic homes of Old Trafford and Anfield. Fans have applied to their local councils to register the two grounds as "Assets of Community Value". If approved, the designation would give the fans' groups the right to bid for the land if the clubs ever tried to sell up. "Anfield...
07:56 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Old Trafford is to be known formally as Emirates Old Trafford for the next 10 years after Lancashire announced a sponsorship agreement with the airline. ...
11:47 PM, Feb 28, 2013
Real Madrid's firepower combined with the cultural pressure on Manchester United to go on the attack left Jose Mourinho in confident mood for the second leg of their Champions League last 16 tie after being held 1-1 at the Bernabeu on Wednesday. ...
08:49 AM, Feb 14, 2013
Manchester United and Arsenal won 1-0 in replays to reach the fourth round of the FA Cup. ...
08:26 AM, Jan 17, 2013
Dutch striker Van Persie has scored 15 goals since signing from Arsenal. ...
07:42 PM, Dec 24, 2012
London: Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie will need to deliver when the team heads to Newcastle for the Premier League's standout game this weekend. United have fallen behind in six of their nine games this season, including last weekend when Tottenham raced into an early lead and hung on for a 3-2 win that ended a 23-year barren run at Old Trafford. That result saw United slip to third...
01:14 PM, Oct 05, 2012
The discarded Test opener has been in good form for Warwickshire in county cricket. ...
06:54 PM, Aug 11, 2012
London: Liverpool's biggest sponsors criticized the club on Monday for their conduct during the fractious Premier League match against Manchester United that was marred by Luis Suarez's refusal to shake hands with Patrice Evra. The image of one of England's most successful teams took another battering on Saturday when Suarez snubbed Evra in a pre-match handshake at Old Trafford, re-igniting the racism row that flared up when the Ururguay forward...
05:18 PM, Feb 14, 2012
London: Luis Suarez apologized on Sunday for snubbing Patrice Evra in a pre-match handshake as Liverpool publicly condemned the striker for the first time in a long-running racism row that has tarnished the name of one of England's biggest clubs. The Uruguay international was widely criticized for failing to shake Evra's hand before Saturday's Premier League game at Old Trafford in the players' first meeting since Suarez was banned for...
08:41 AM, Feb 13, 2012
Manchester: Rio Ferdinand has revealed that he has "lost respect" for Luis Suarez after the Uruguayan refused to shake hands with Patrice Evra prior to Manchester United's 2-1 win over Liverpool at Old Trafford. Saturday's encounter between the two sides saw Suarez start for the first time since returning from an eight-match suspension after being found guilty of racially abusing Evra last October. Ferdinand told MUTV: "After seeing what I...
06:44 PM, Feb 12, 2012
Manchester: Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish claimed he was unaware that Luis Suarez had refused to shake Manchester United defender Patrice Evra's hand before their defeat at Old Trafford, and insisted the Uruguayan was not to blame for a tense match on Saturday. Suarez, who was given an eight-match ban earlier in the season for racially abusing the Frenchman, rejected the leftbacks attempts to shake his hand just before kick-off. The...
06:31 PM, Feb 12, 2012
London: Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has slammed Luis Suarez, saying he should never play for Liverpool again after refusing to shake the hand of Patrice Evra before Saturday's Premier League match between the fierce rivals. Wayne Rooney scored twice, before a late consolation from Suarez, as Manchester United beat Liverpool 2-1 in an ill-tempered match that was overshadowed by the tension between Suarez and Evra. Ferguson said after the...
09:02 PM, Feb 11, 2012
Manchester: Tensions ran high in Manchester, as Luis Suarez returned to the Liverpool starting XI for the first time since he was suspended for racially abusing United defender Patrice Evra " refusing to shake the Frenchman's hand before kick-off " to poach a late consolation goal for the visitors. Rooney, though, stole the show, as his two goals early in the second half proved enough to hand United three points...
08:07 PM, Feb 11, 2012
Manchester: Liverpool striker Luis Suarez refused to shake Manchester United defender Patrice Evra's hand, when the two were involved in an angry confrontation on Saturday during a pre-match handshake in the players' first meeting since the Liverpool forward was banned for racially abusing the France international. Evra extended his hand to the Uruguayan striker but Suarez appeared to ignore the defender and refused to shake hands with Evra when the...
07:05 PM, Feb 11, 2012
After a series of substandard matches, the fifth season of the IPL burst to life with a high-octane humdinger between the giants of the South, Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. It was the most unbelievable of Twenty20 matches in which Chennai, chasing 206 to win, were left to score 42 off the final 12 balls. Albie Morkel looted 28 of those in six...
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