By Chris Wright

Whereas I'm pretty sure it would have still gone in on the other side of Joe Hart's goal, Darron Gibson's heavily deflected winner against Man City last night saw his old club Manchester United go level on points with their rivals at the summit of the Premier League pretty much making his goal last night the best thing he ever did for United, indeed they were chanting his name 30 miles away at Old Trafford when the news broke.

Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber officially announced today that the 2012 AT&T MLS All-Star Game will be hosted by Philadelphia at PPL Park.

"That's why Philadelphia is the best sports city in the USA," Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter said, "top notch fans, top notch stadium.

Hot Prospects: 13 English young players to watch in 2012 is a post from: Just Football

Who says there's a dearth of English talent coming through at youth level? After disappointment for England's youngsters at international level in 2011 here are 13 youngsters tipped for great things in 2012 and beyond courtesy of Aidan R, editor of England Football Blog.

I am a big fan of Huntelaar and i still cannot understand why Milan let him go! Despite rescuing Milan on a number of occasions in the 2009/2010 season, Huntelaar was regularly used a substitute for the Rossoneri something that eventually led to his move to the Bundesliga.

The Dutch international has gone onto establish himself as a goal scoring machine for Schalke this season scoring 15 goals in 16 appearances for the German club.

Danny Simpson will return to his former club Manchester United on Saturday, with his head held high. Danny Simpson after scoring his second goal at Nottingham Forest Since he came on loan to Newcastle in August of 2009, when he club were at one of their lowest points for many many years, Simpson has done very well, and singed on permanently in January of [.

The Global Game: Watching The Premier League In Pakistan - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Earlier this week I came across the 'Global Game' initiative launched by Nick Harris (Mail on Sunday, Sporting Intelligence). It's a great idea, hopefully it catches on and more and more people from different parts of the world who follow football (and especially the English Premier League) can contribute to it.

The Manchester Derby stole all the headlines last week, but the focus in Europe returns to London this weekend as Arsenal and Chelsea renew their Derby.

Chelsea is coming off a disappointing derby loss to Queens Park Rangers, and will face an Arsenal side growing in confidence after a slow start to the season, thanks in large part to red-hot striker Robin Van Persie.

He's in blistering form for his club Manchester United, as Fantasy Premier League managers revel in the automatic Captain's Armband that has become Wayne Rooney thus far in the Premier League season, but should he even travel to Euro 2012 ... Continue reading →

"An afternoon when the Old Firm fixture reclaimed some credibility as a footballing occasion to savour."
That's The Scotsman's verdict on yesterday's humdinger of an Old Firm game.
Rangers outdid Celtic. Football outdid the myriad levels of crap that pockmarked this fixture last season.

Premier League football club Manchester United has received permission from the Singapore Exchange for a planned £634m listing in a deal that would include non-voting preference shares, two sources with knowledge of the deal told Reuters on Friday.

Although precise details of United's plans are yet to be confirmed, it is thought the Glazer family are looking to sell 25% of the club, which they hope will net them £600m.

Yesterday, all official members received an email signed by members of the official fans forum, Sir Alex Ferguson and our beloved club Manchester United. The message encourages fans to focus in...
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Pepe Reina tells David de Gea to call him for support

Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina has told fellow countryman David de Gea to pick up the phone and talk to him as he struggles to adapt to life with new club Manchester United.

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Park Chu-Young is a target for German side Schalke, but would prefer a move to Liverpool, according to talkSPORT.
After declaring that his future lay away from current side Monaco, the South Korean is looking for a new club for the upcoming season after claiming he would refuse to play in the second tier of French football following Monaco's relegation.

Former Manchester United and England Captain Bryan Robson has brought shame upon himself, football and England after been caught on camera by Channel 4′s Dispatches programme telling supposed Foreign Investors how to use loopholes that enable Foreign owners, with help from off-shore accounts make mass amount of money from buying football clubs in England.

Before the match with Sporting Kansas City (formerly known as the Kansas City Wizards) on July 2, Timbers Coach John Spencer could be adjusting his starting lineup. Based upon reports from practice, the changes could be dramatic. Meanwhile, the Timbers hope to get some of their own on the MLS All Star Team that plays later this month against famed English club Manchester United

By Chris Wright

I think we all had a feeling this was coming.

After making 676 appearances for the club, Manchester United vet Paul Scholes has announced this morning that he has retirement with immediate effect, and that he will join the coaching staff at Old Trafford as of next season.

FC BARCELONA takes SPANISH FOOTBALL to the top position of European & World Football after winning with a 3 - 1 result English Club MANCHESTER UNITED in the 2011 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Final played tonight at the "Wembley Stadium" (London). image is courtesy of "Sport" It is FC Barcelona fourth Champions League Title & they repite the first that the Club won back in 1992 in the same stadium.

SPANISH FOOTBALL loses a young promise & enormous talent, while ATLETICO DE MADRID sells one of its "crown jewels". English Premier League Club MANCHESTER UNITED via its manager/coach Sir Alex Ferguson has announced tonight that young Spanish U-21 International goalkeeper DAVID DE GEA is the chosen player to substitute Van Dar Sar in the United goal.

By FRANCO PANIZO

Jonathan Spector is set to become a free agent this summer, but West Ham United is hoping that he never reaches the open market.

West Ham is looking to keep Spector as it prepares for a season in the Championship, and has offered the U.

As part of our extensive Barcelona v Manchester United Champions League final coverage on Soccerlens, today we look at key head-to-head stats between the two Champions League finalists.

VAN DER SAR v VALDÉS

Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar has saved 91% of the shots he has faced this season in the Champions League, a higher ratio than any other ‘keeper.

FC BARCELONA only has one objective left for this season after winning the Spanish Football League title: winning the Champions League. The Spanish Club is resting key players & has recovered all its stars from injury to give Coach Guardiola all the valuable resources needed to confronted Top English Club Manchester United in optimum conditions.

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Like many of the Championship and League One teams, Derby County has two games in a span of three days this weekend, meaning Conor Doyle is likely to get a chance to score his first goal at the club level.

The U.S. U-20 national team striker has not played for Derby County since assisting in the March 12 win against Swansea City, but that should change as Derby faces Burnley on Saturday and Norwich City (and American centerback Zak Whitbread) on Monday.

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Andy Carroll repaid the first chunk of that massive £35million price tag as he scored two of the goals that helped Liverpool condemn Manchester City to their worst possible preparation for Saturday's FA Cup semi-final.
A disastrous evening for the Blues that put their top-four hopes in the balance was made worse as Carlos Tevez suffered a hamstring injury that seems certain to rule him out of the Wembley showdown with old club Manchester United.

Perhaps more than any other club, Manchester United has been blessed with many leaders over the years. Not all of them were club captains but legends like Bill Foulkes, Bobby Charlton, Martin Buchan,...
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Liverpool are set battle Manchester United in the race to sign Brazilian defender Michael Bastos.
The 27-year-old Lyon full back is expected to leave the Ligue 1 outfit in the summer, and Liverpool are thought to have joined the race to sign the £22 million rated player.
An attack-minded left back, Bastos left Lille in the summer of 2009 for a fee in the region of €18 million, and has gone on to become a star at the Stade de Gerland.

Former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has backed the appointment of Kenny Dalglish as boss for the remainder of the season.
This is Dalglish's second stint as boss, having managed the club between 1985 and 1991. He is also the last Reds manager to have guided the Merseysiders to the league title, something he achieved three times, most recently 20 years ago in 1989-90.