Dimitar Berbatov won the Premier League Golden Boot this past season but he seems just about as wanted to Sir Alex Ferguson as a case of eczema. The silky smooth Bulgarian, a Fantasy Premier League stud in the 2010-2011 season, ... Continue reading →

In The Stands can reveal that Manchester United have completed the signing of Ashley Young from Aston Villa for £20million.

The 25 year-old winger passed a medical in Manchester on Thursday and has put pen to paper in a four year deal.

Young joins highly-rated Blackburn youngster Phil Jones, who made the switch to the Theatre of Dreams having finalized a £16.

Sir Alex Ferguson is reportedly ready to rival Chelsea for the signature of Joao Moutinho. The FC Porto star has emerged on the Stamford Bridge radar following the arrival of Andre Villas-Boas in...
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Having admitted that before the arrival of Jose Mourinho, he had not really been a football coach able to get the best out of his side at the start of the new domestic season, Sir Alex Ferguson surely now knows that in this day and age, even with Mourinho gone, he is still facing an extremely tough start as he seeks to find out whether or not he has retained the skills acquired during the Special One's spell in England.

Roma's tenacious Italian World Cup winner Daniele De Rossi is supposedly the subject of interest from both United and City according to The Daily Star. Sir Alex Ferguson has been considering an £18m...
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It seems as though the defeat in the Champions League final at the hands of Barcelona may have been the best thing that has happened to Manchester United in recent years.

As Lionel Messi and Co. danced to the rhythm of their own incessant passing while Sir Alex Ferguson's men watched on helplessly, the Scot saw what could be his last great challenge appear before his eyes.

Once managed by the great Sir Alex Ferguson, Aberdeen Football Club (also known as The Dons, The Dandies or The Dandy Dons) is a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen. The club competes in the Scottish Premier League and is one of Scotland's most successful teams with four league titles and seven Scottish Cups, [.

By Chris Wright

Days after his arch-enemy, Manchester United grande fromage 'Sir Dr Alex Ferguson', received his honorary doctorate from Stirling University, Kenny Dalglish has equalised for Liverpool. The tit-for-tat continues.

Yesterday, Dalglish was bestowed with a degree of his very own from the University of Ulster in Belfast officially making him a 'Doctor of Science', not bad for a chap that left school at 15.

Paul Gardner hit another home run in his 'The Barcelona Way - Part II'.
Aspects of 'the Barcelona Way' that I definitely agree with are:
* What are normally not associated with teams that stand out for thir ability to keep possession and ball control - work ethic and defending when the other team has the ball - are what makes Barcelona so unique.

By Dominic Vieira, writing from Lancaster, England

A consistent pattern is revealing amongst the young players at Manchester United: they're awarded limited minutes on the field, sold, transform into first team players elsewhere and then Alex Ferguson admits regret. The manager normally makes the right decision having released a combination of international players who failed to attain their hype or potential, that list includes the likes of Manucho, Dong Fangzhuo, Markus Neumayr, Rodrigo Possebon, and Madds Timm.

Despite a flurry of early activity in the transfer market by Sir Alex Ferguson, the most exciting news of the week for older Manchester United fans may be the announcement that Eric Cantona will be...
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If you were to ask a football fan "who are the two best managers in the English Premier League?" they will most likely answer Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. The two managers are currently the longest tenured managers in England, with a much storied history between the two of them.

Brazilian Douglas Costa has been on the Manchester United radar for quite some time and according to goal.com, manager Sir Alex Ferguson is keeping tabs on the Shakhtar Donetsk attacking midfielder.
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A motion calling for Alex Ferguson to be made a Lord has been tabled before the House of Commons. Manchester's Blackley and Broughton MP – and United fan – Graham Stringer has put forward the Early...
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#30 Dimitar Berbatov

- So how do you spell that.. errr... Ver-ba-tov?

- No, no, no. With a B, not a V. Ber-ba-tov.

- Ber-ba-tob? Dimitar Berbatob?

- Shit, no, the first V is a B. Ber-ba-tov. Dimitar BER-BA-TOV. He's Bulgarian. From Bulgaria.

#29 Dimitar Berbatov

When evening came, Berbarella wished to leave, and PSG was anxious to go with him, but he escaped from them so quickly that they could not follow him.

Reports have gathered pace over the last twenty-four hours that the Glazers are going to be bought out by the Qatar Royal family via Qatar Holdings.

A year since the Green and Gold campaign was at its height, it seems the Qataris are close to releasing the fund that will oust the current unpopular owners.

Media firm Spicer and Moore has produced the official launch video for the highly anticipated Manchester United 2011/12 home kit and has published the work on video sharing site Vimeo. Here is a look at the new video featuring interviews with United men Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez, Patrice Evra and Rio Ferdinand.

"Totally outlcassed"; "you just can't argue with that they're just too good!"; "we're the best of the rest, at least...". But a selection of the comments I have heard from Manchester United fans in the wake of their club's second capitulation to Barcelona's incomparable passing football in three years.

Back in 2007, Owen Hargreaves was living the dream and things were going right for him. In his first seven years with Bayern Munich, Hargreaves had successfully become one of the best Canadian stars of the game. In his time in Germany, he was a contributor of four Bundesliga titles and a Champions League trophy in 2001.

Manchester United put the finishing touches on a 5 year deal for Atletico Madrid keeper David De Gea for around £17m. De Gea becomes United's third summer signing as Sir Alex Ferguson continues his re-building of a squad which has lost Paul Scholes, Edwin Van Der Sar and Gary Neville to retirement from last season.

Didn't do too well against Stoke did he? Why are we still in for him then

As usual, lets get through the updates for those that I've done.

The Cesc Fabregas deal looks increasingly likely to go through sooner rather than later, if the rumours are to be correct. His latest comments are here.

Chelsea's new manager, Andre Villas-Boas, seems very eager to prove that he is different from his mentor, Jose Mourinho, despite of the similar career path that Vilas-Boas has followed so far.

After claiming he has a different tactical approached compared to Mourinho, the 33-years-old tactician recently added that he also doesn't like to use mind games that the current Real Madrid's coach usually does to Chelsea's rivals managers, especially Sir Alex Ferguson.

As of late, it seems that Arsene Wenger and Arsenal can't catch a lucky break. Top guys leaving, young stars hurt, every match so far includes a red card, the media's hammering Wenger, even Alex Ferguson is giving interviews in which he's metaphorically breaking up the massive beating and saying "Lay off - Wenger's had enough.

Video- Ashley Cole tackle on Chicharito Javier Hernandez 2011 September is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Video- Ashley Cole tackle on Chicharito Javier Hernandez 2011 September is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter This Ashley Cole tackle on Javier Chicharito Hernandez during Manchester United's 3-1 win over Chelsea FC in the Premiership on Sunday, September 18, 2011 infuriated Red Devils boss Sir Alex Ferguson, who dubbed Cole's [.

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Recently we've shared that various soccer luminaries such as Arsene Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson has advocated a spring-to-fall schedule change in advance of the 2022 World Cup. Now we find out that UEFA itself is advancing well past the thinking stage.

The British press is reporting that the English Premier League and Bundesliga are gearing up to fight a UEFA (specifically, Michel Plantini) plan to implement a spring-to-fall schedule permanently for UEFA member leagues and alter the qualification calendar for international events.

When Manchester United line-up against Barcelona next week, the focus will be on how the Premier League champions can keep Lionel Messi from having too much of an impact on proceedings. Many teams have tried and failed to stop the Argentinean from weaving his magic and if United don't manage it, then it is hard to see any other result than a Barca win.

Sir Alex Ferguson will demonstrate his faith in Ryan Giggs by naming the under-fire Welshman in his team for Saturday's Champions League final against Barcelona at Wembley.
Giggs, named in Parliament as the footballer who had obtained a High Court injunction to prevent details of an affair with former Big Brother contestant Imogen Thomas being made public, spoke to his manager on Monday, when his state of mind was assessed.

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has received an unlikely piece of advice and encouragement ahead of Saturday's UEFA Champions League final by none other than Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere.

Manchester United face-off against the Spanish champions and favourites Barcelona in a repeat of the 2009 Champions League final in Rome where the Catalans ran out comfortable 2-0 winners.

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has received an unlikely piece of advice and encouragement ahead of Saturday's UEFA Champions League final by none other than Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere.

Manchester United face-off against the Spanish champions and favourites Barcelona in a repeat of the 2009 Champions League final in Rome where the Catalans ran out comfortable 2-0 winners.

Barcelona sensational wonderful victory beating the strong Manchester United 3-1 yesterday, was not just a great victory to win the Champion League title. It was much more than that. With yesterday victory, Barcelona embossed their name on the football history as one of best ever teams. There is no doubt about that.

Sachin Nakrani of the Guardian writes of 5 lessons felt weren't learned by Manchester United between the two UEFA Champions League finals versus Barcelona in 2009 and now in 2011-
Failed to stop Dani Alves marauding forward
Of all the errors Sir Alex Ferguson made in the 2009 final, few were greater than deploying Wayne Rooney on the left wing.

Under the circumstances, Sir Alex Ferguson could certainly be forgiven for calling it a day at Old Trafford, picking up his golf clubs and his gardening tools and enjoying a well earned retirement. After 25 years, the United boss has seen and done it all in the game and the retirement of Edwin van der Sar, Gary Neville and Paul Scholes, along with the imminent end of Ryan Giggs, marks the end of an era for Sir Alex.

TBFWHL has seen into the future. Everything that's going to happen in this season has been foretold and, hold on tight, you're about to find out how it all pans out. Remember to look surprised when this all actually happens...
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Spurs finally get their season under way at Old Trafford and the 2011/12 incarnation of Tottenham look good.

The 'Sex Face'. With additional looming? It's a strong start from Bafe. Image: BERTRAND GUAY/AFP/Getty Images.

Aside from a perfunctory nod in the Weekend Results and the occasional photo of Yoann Gourcuff, Ligue 1 tends to remain somewhat 'off-piste' for us. But that doesn't mean we're not constantly monitoring the newswires (Editor's note: yes it does) for images of players exhibiting what we like to call 'The Five Tests of Titillation': namely those poses that we can wilfully misinterpret as an effort by a player to appear on these pages.

Manchester United take on Barcelona in the Champions League final on May 28 at Wembley, with the Red Devils looking to win the double after clinching the Premier League title against Blackburn. With the Spanish side on scintillating form and BetUS sportsbook publishing odds favouring the Catalan side, we must not forget the collective strength, experience and will to win of Sir Alex Ferguson's team or write them off; here are some recent reminders of their abilities.

According to Sky Sports News, Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is looking to sign three players this summer to strengthen his squad. Ferguson told MUTV,

"We have some ideas in mind ... Hopefully we can get them put in place .

Just over a week since the Champions League final and Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is already looking forward to the new season, issuing a chilling warning to his Premier League rivals that the Red Devils are gunning by more titles.

United achieved a record breaking 19 league titles to make them the most successful team in English football history, despite claims that the current squad is a poor reflection of previous generations.

Below is an article by Mark Segal concerning Joe Cole's frustrating descent to bit-part player...

"When you're older, you'll be able to tell your grandchildren you were at Upton
Park the day Joe Cole signed his first professional contract.

Ashley Young fits the profile of most of Manchester United's recent big-money purchases. He is young and proven in the Premier League, much like Michael Carrick, Antonio Valencia, Dimitar Berbatov, Chris Smalling and Phil Jones were when they arrived at Old Trafford. Sir Alex Ferguson likes to buy players before they reach their peak, in contrast to Chelsea, who buy big names at their peak.

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After a particularly 'beige' round of golf, Sralex stopped by Stirling University yesterday afternoon to pick up his honorary degree in 'recognition of his outstanding contribution to sport'.

All in a day's work...

"Just call me Doctor Alex Ferguson.