Manchester: Amid a carnival atmosphere at a rainy Old Trafford, Manchester United gave the retiring Alex Ferguson and Paul Scholes the perfect send-off in their final home match by beating Swansea 2-1 in the Premier League.
Ferguson, who is stepping down at the end of the season after nearly 27 years as United manager, jumped out of his seat and punched the air in delight after Rio Ferdinand volleyed the winning goal into the back of the net in the 86th minute.
Scholes played 66 minutes in his last home match before coming off to a standing ovation from more than 76,000 fans taking one final opportunity to salute a manager and player who have contributed so much during the past three decades.
Javier Hernandez put United in front in the 39th before Michu equalized for Swansea 10 minutes later....
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10:41 PM, May 12, 2013
Manchester United will bid an emotional farewell to two iconic figures at Old Trafford on Sunday. Vetran midfielder Paul Scholes will join manager Sir Alex Ferguson in bowing out at the Theatre of Dreams after a glittering playing career. The 38-year-old has not featured for the newly crowned champions since January, when he was sidelined with injury, but he is now set to make a final home appearance against Swansea....
12:32 PM, May 11, 2013
Swansea: Manchester City dropped points in their bid to secure second place in the English Premier League by drawing 0-0 with Swansea in a lackluster match on Saturday. Edin Dzeko and David Silva missed gilt-edged late chances at Liberty Stadium for the deposed champions, who are provisionally seven points clear of third-place Chelsea having played a game extra. "The first half was so-so but we missed five incredible chances to...
11:18 PM, May 04, 2013
London: Chelsea kept up their push for a Champions League spot by beating Swansea 2-0 on Sunday with both goals coming shortly before the halftime break. Oscar put Chelsea ahead at Stamford Bridge in the 44th minute and Frank Lampard then doubled the lead from the penalty spot a minute later for his 201st goal for the club, moving him within one of Bobby Tambling's record. Lampard began the game...
12:01 AM, Apr 29, 2013
London: Robin van Persie marked his return to Arsenal by scoring a penalty amid a chorus of boos to give newly crowned Premier League champion Manchester United a 1-1 draw on Sunday that also hurt his former team's chances of making the Champions League. Arsenal fans had already had to watch their team form a guard of honor for Van Persie and his United team before kickoff at the Emirates...
11:27 PM, Apr 28, 2013
Arsenal remained firmly in the race for Champions League qualification after Nacho Monreal and Gervinho secured a 2-0 win at Swansea. ...
11:07 PM, Mar 16, 2013
Nathan Dyer and Jonathan de Guzman scored twice to secure the biggest victory margin ever in the final of English football's second-tier knockout competition. ...
11:40 PM, Feb 24, 2013
Michael Laudrup will not be drawn on his future as Swansea City manager ahead of Capital One Cup final, with speculation linking him to Real Madrid. ...
07:04 PM, Feb 22, 2013
It was Liverpool's first victory over a team in the top half of the Premier League this season and a first for manager Brendan Rodgers over his former side. ...
10:55 PM, Feb 17, 2013
Andy Carroll scored just his second goal for West Ham to secure a 1-0 win over Swansea. ...
10:49 PM, Feb 02, 2013
Hazard was sent off Wednesday for kicking a ball boy in the 79th minute of the League Cup semifinal match against Swansea. ...
08:16 AM, Jan 26, 2013
Hazard has apologised for kicking a ballboy during the League Cup semi-final against Swansea. ...
12:53 PM, Jan 24, 2013
Hazard was shown a red card for kicking the ball boy in the ribs while attempting to retrieve the ball in the 79th minute. ...
08:33 AM, Jan 24, 2013
Arsenal threw away a winning position to draw 2-2 with Premier League rival Swansea following a late goal flurry in the FA Cup third round on Sunday. ...
10:09 PM, Jan 06, 2013
Graham scored a stoppage-time equaliser to earn Swansea a 2-2 draw against Aston Villa. ...
01:27 AM, Jan 02, 2013
Dutch striker Van Persie has scored 15 goals since signing from Arsenal. ...
07:42 PM, Dec 24, 2012
Ferguson called for defender Williams to receive a long ban following the second-half incident. ...
10:53 PM, Dec 23, 2012
The red-devils were held to 1-1 on Sunday by Swansea. Now, they are only four points ahead of City. ...
06:37 PM, Dec 23, 2012
London: Jan Vertonghen lashed home a second-half winner as Tottenham beat Swansea 1-0 in the Premier League on Sunday to move back into the Champions League positions. The Belgium center back latched onto a right-wing free kick from Kyle Walker and sent a low shot into the corner in the 75th minute, breaking Swansea's stubborn resistance that was threatening to frustrate Spurs at White Hart Lane. The victory lifted Andre...
09:12 PM, Dec 16, 2012
Swansea: Norwich extended their unbeaten run to nine Premier League matches on Saturday by winning 4-3 at Swansea to inflict the hosts' first loss in six weeks. Norwich led 3-0 by halftime at Liberty Stadium after goals by Steven Whittaker in the 16th minute, Sebastien Bassong in the 40th and Grant Holt in the 44th. Swansea pulled back to 3-2 with strikes to Michu in the 51st and Jonathan De...
11:18 PM, Dec 08, 2012
