London: Arsenal have made no approach for Manchester United's Wayne Rooney but are in "advanced talks" with French side Auxerre to sign 20-year-old striker Yaya Sanogo, manager Arsene Wenger said on Friday. "I don't know if Man United will sell Rooney, and that is the best sign to show you that we have not made any approach for him; the first thing is to phone Manchester United, which we did...
05:59 PM, May 17, 2013
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has asked for a transfer, the Premier League champions' manager Alex Ferguson said on Sunday. Rooney was left out of the squad for the 2-1 win over Swansea City on Sunday, Ferguson's last home match in charge of United. "Wayne has asked for a transfer," Ferguson told Sky Sports after collecting the 13th Premier League trophy of his 26-year reign at Old Trafford. "I don't...
09:53 AM, May 13, 2013
Fuelling speculations that he has handed a transfer request, Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has changed his Twitter credentials to '@NikeUK athlete' from 'Manchester United footballer'. In a move that will surely irk Manchester United fans, Rooney took an unusual step when he removed the name of 'Manchester United' from his official Twitter account, indicating that he indeed has handed a transfer request. Late on Wednesday, it emerged that Rooney...
11:50 AM, May 09, 2013
Manchester United have laconically denied media reports that star striker Wayne Rooney is on his way out at Old Trafford. A spokesman for the English club told BBC on Wednesday: "Wayne Rooney is not for sale." Speculation became rife after British tabloids reported a couple of weeks ago that Rooney had handed in a transfer request but was refused by manager Sir Alex Ferguson, who announced his retirement on Wednesday...
10:51 AM, May 09, 2013
London: Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney is the richest player in the Premier League with a fortune estimated at 51 million pounds, according to the Sunday Times newspaper's sporting rich list. Twenty-four Premier League players are among the top 100 richest sportsmen in Britain and Ireland. Rooney's fortune has risen by six million pounds from 2012 and his combined wealth with wife Coleen is estimated at 64 million...
11:00 AM, Apr 28, 2013
London: Alex Ferguson has helped Manchester United win their 20th league title and also helped himself 49 club trophies. Beyond that, the focus will shift to next season with the Scot confident there is even better to come from a squad that has critics divided when considering how it measures up to others like the 1999 treble winners or 1994 double winners. "There's a lot of youth in the team,...
10:15 AM, Apr 23, 2013
London: A large part of this year's Premier League title was settled at the end of last season when Manchester United's horror at losing out on goal difference to neighbours Manchester City turned into a ruthless pursuit of records, goals and a 20th league crown. Manager Alex Ferguson vowed his team would never again miss out because they had not scored enough goals and swiftly brought in prolific striker Robin...
08:43 AM, Apr 23, 2013
London: Manchester United have been signing off new sponsorship deals in the boardroom almost as regularly as they have been winning matches on the field on their way to a record 20th English soccer title. Although some fans grumble the club has become too commercialised, its marketing muscle has helped to fund signings like Robin van Persie and Shinji Kagawa and allowed United to restore their dominance of the Premier...
08:37 AM, Apr 23, 2013
London: Alex Ferguson says his current Manchester United model is a match for any of the previous editions that have rolled off the Old Trafford production line and should they win their last four games it would be hard to mount a case against him. After beating Aston Villa 3-0 on Monday to seal a record-extending 20th English title, the next target is to reach 96 points - one more...
08:19 AM, Apr 23, 2013
Stoke: Robin van Persie ended his two-month goal drought to wrap up Manchester United's 2-0 win over Stoke on Sunday, restoring the leaders' 15-point cushion and inching them closer to the Premier League title. The Netherlands striker had gone 10 United matches without scoring before slamming home a 66th-minute penalty - his 20th goal of the campaign - to add to midfielder Michael Carrick's opening goal from close range in...
08:50 PM, Apr 14, 2013
London: Substitute Sergio Aguero scored a superb late winner as Manchester City slowed Manchester United's charge to the Premier League title by beating the leaders 2-1 in a frenetic derby on Monday. The Argentina striker slalomed through United's defense and arrowed a finish high into the net in the 78th minute, cutting second-place City's deficit to their fierce rival to 12 points with seven games remaining. James Milner gave the...
02:34 AM, Apr 09, 2013
Captain Steven Gerrard, who said England "stopped playing" after halftime, pleaded with the team to shake off their alarming habit of sitting on a 1-0 lead. ...
04:28 PM, Mar 27, 2013
