Former Manchester United striker, Mame Biram Diouf, has sung the praises of Sir Alex Ferguson... despite not always being able to understand him.
"Alex Ferguson is a great manager, a football legend," Diouf told Bild. "But it was hard for me to understand him. He had such a strong Scottish accent.
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face of it, Chelsea reaching for Bolton's best defender to help shore up their own leaky backline
looks a bit odd. It'd be like the Belgians asking France to protect them from a German invasion
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A bit of what's going on in Butt's Brain after a shocking weekend in the Premier League... Berbatov
and Owen (and perhaps M.B. Diouf) should start today in the Carling Cup for Manchester United.
Berbatov will be making his 100th ... Continue reading →
After a stellar performance with Manchester United last season, life has become very hard for
Dimitar Berbatov after his fall out with club coach Sir Alex Ferguson. However, with injuries to
key players Wayne Rooney and Javier Hernandez, Sir Alex will have no option but to start the 30
year old.
Before kick off, there was panic. The team selection was baffling; for such an intense rivalry,
this wasn't the way to go. Fans wanted to see a side strong enough to avenge Leeds United on their
1-0 FA Cup victory the last time these two sides met – rather than a makeshift one. As it
happened, it barely mattered that United had players out of position or lined up in a lopsided
formation.
Most of the premier league sides acquired positive results in their Carling Cup campaign on
Tuesday night, but a colorful results emerged from the top names playing on the day as Manchester
United, Arsenal and Newcastle all picked up a victory, while the opposite happened to Tottenham
Hotspurs.
Overtime was needed in both of Sunday's quarterfinals as unseeded Charlotte shocked No. 3 UConn
and No. 2 Creighton overcame a hearty challenge from No. 7 South Florida.
Charlotte came from behind late in the game to knot the score at 1-1 and force a penalty kick
shootout against the Huskies before advancing courtesy of a 4-2 victory.
No. 1 Connecticut stayed perfect with a win over quality opposition after a 2-0 victory over No.
11 St. John's on Saturday.
More than 5,000 were on hand for the Big East conference opener for both teams. St. John's
staved off numerous chances from UConn (8-0), but Allando Matheson finally broke through in the
74th minute, snapping St.
The Turkish Super Lig finds itself in more controversy after claims of racial abuse against
former Tottenham defender Didier Zokora emerged recently. The incident between Fenerbahces' Emre
and Trabzonspor's Didier Zokora that occurred more than a week ago could not have happened at a
worse time for Fenerbahce.
Most of the premier league sides acquired positive results in their Carling Cup campaign on
Tuesday night, but a colorful results emerged from the top names playing on the day as Manchester
United, Arsenal and Newcastle all picked up a victory, while the opposite happened to Tottenham
Hotspurs.
Adrian Lopez led a multitude of defenders in a merry romp around the box as Hannover's goalie
Ron-Robert Zieler lay on the pitch giddy from Lopez's spinning around. As Hannover's defenders
recovered from vertigo, Lopez slipped the ball into goal.
Mame Diouf managed to equalize for the German side before Lopez's Colombian counterpart Radamel
Falcao added his exclamation point.
It's easy to see why Radamel Falcao is a Chelsea target. He can score at will unlike all the
huffing and puffing that goes on in that English club at present.
Falcao rock me I'm a deuce gave Atletico a very early lead at the Vicente Calderon as he headed
in a set piece for his 22nd goal in 23 Europa Cup appearances, the top goalscorer.
It's easy to see why Radamel Falcao is a Chelsea target. He can score at will unlike all the
huffing and puffing that goes on in that English club at present.
Falcao rock me I'm a deuce gave Atletico a very early lead at the Vicente Calderon as he headed
in a set piece for his 22nd goal in 23 Europa Cup appearances, the top goalscorer.
It's easy to see why Radamel Falcao is a Chelsea target. He can score at will unlike all the
huffing and puffing that goes on in that English club at present.
Falcao rock me I'm a deuce gave Atletico a very early lead at the Vicente Calderon as he headed
in a set piece for his 22nd goal in 23 Europa Cup appearances, the top goalscorer.
It's easy to see why Radamel Falcao is a Chelsea target. He can score at will unlike all the
huffing and puffing that goes on in that English club at present.
Falcao rock me I'm a deuce gave Atletico a very early lead at the Vicente Calderon as he headed
in a set piece for his 22nd goal in 23 Europa Cup appearances, the top goalscorer.
Atletico Madrid vs Hannover 2-1 Highlights 2012 Europa League Quarter Final First Leg Goals
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Hannover vs Atletico Madrid 1-2 Highlights Europa League 2012 Mame Biram Diouf Adrian Falcao
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After the first-leg results, the odds were stacked against the National Teamers Abroad clubs
looking to advance in the Europa League quarterfinals. Jermaine Jones's Schalke 04 drew Bilbao 2-2
on the night, exiting the tournament 6-4 on aggregate. Jones got the start with Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
(28th) and Raul (52nd) scoring.
The dream of European silverware is still alive for four Americans, whose teams are locked in
UEFA Europa League quarterfinal battles on Thursday.
U.S. national team stalwarts Jozy Altidore, Steve Cherundolo, Jermaine Jones and the injured
Oguchi Onyewu all have their teams a result away from reaching the semifinals of the
competition.
Steve Cherundolo started for Hannover 96, losing 2-1 to Atletico Madrid on the road at the Vicente
Calderon stadium. Atletico opened the scoring in the 9th minute with Mame Biram Diouf equalizing in
the 38th. Atletico got a late winner in the 89th minute. Better news for Jozy Altidore and AZ who
beat Valencia 2-1 at home.
By now all Manchester United fans would have known that we've agreed to sell Mame Biram Diouf to
Hannover 96. The question, I'm pondering over is Why? Diouf was signed from Molde FK in July 2009,
and after a 30-month stay in English football, he's moving to Germany. I find his transfer really
weird! During all this time, he has played lot of football, he has gained valuable experience and
made
Reports this morning suggested that Mame Biram Diouf has agreed a loan move to Hannover,
however, more recently, claims have been made that he has signed a two and a half.
German site, Kicker, claims he passed his medical this morning and is ready for a permanent move
for around £1.5m. Hannover are currently 7th in the league, 10 points behind Bayern Munich, having
scored just 21 goals in 19 games.
Mame Biram Diouf has claimed that Wigan are amongst several clubs who are interested in signing
him on loan this January.
After an average loan spell at Blackburn last season, scoring 6 goals in 29 games, including a
hattrick against Norwich in the League Cup and a goal against Arsenal, he is hoping to end the
season well so he can get in United's team next year.
Dimitar Berbatov was the Premier League's top scorer seven months ago and lifted a record
breaking 19th title with Manchester United. He has been fourth choice striker at the club this
season though, behind Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck and Javier Hernandez.
The club tried to sell the striker in the summer following his omission from the Champions
League final squad but the player wasn't having any of it, determined to stay on our books and
fight for his place and has behaved admirably since.
The 2012 African Cup Of Nations is set to begin on the 21st of January until the 12th of
February, so we thought with not long to go it may be worthwhile figuring out which teams are going
to be most affected by players departing for this competition.
Players Involved In The African Cup Of Nations
Starting with the teams at the top end of the Premier League, Biram Diouf of Senegal appears to
be the only Manchester United player affected which isn't likely to affect the club much at all as
he is probably their 6th choice striker.
Rio Ferdinand, Danny Welbeck, Nani, Phil Jones, Jonny Evans, Michael Carrick, Michael Owen,
Darron Gibson and Mame Biram Diouf visited the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.
Wayne Rooney, Park Ji-Sung, Patrice Evra and Tom Cleverley went to The Christie.
"Our Lads Show Their Christmas Spirit" was originally published at The
Republik of Mancunia.
Dimitar Berbatov has been ruled out of Manchester United's massive Champions League trip to
Basle leaving Sir Alex Ferguson with limited options up front.
After Javier Hernandez suffered an ankle injury at Aston Villa on Saturday that is set to rule
him out for a month, Ferguson expressed the hope Berbatov would have recovered from his own ankle
problem to make the flight to Switzerland.
Following Manchester United's Carling Cup exit against Crystal Palace last night, OTP looks at five
players on display night who are treading a tightrope if they want to continue their careers at Old
Trafford. 1. Darron Gibson It looked like Fergie was going to ship Gibson out on the regular
Manchester-Sunderland service during the summer.
Manchester United will continue their policy of fielding a youthful side in the Carling Cup when
they take on Crystal Palace in this week's quarter-final tie. Sir Alex Ferguson revealed he would
be making wholesale changes from the side that were held to a draw at home to Newcastle at the
weekend, with the majority of senior players expected to be rested once again.
To celebrate Sir Alex Ferguson's 25th year in charge of Manchester United, he has named a
youthful lineup for today's match against Sunderland. Wayne Rooney finds himself starting in the
heart of the Premier League champions' midfield for a second straight match, partnering enforcer
Darren Fletcher.
If you could choose one moment that best encapsulates the raw talent of Ravel Morrison, you'd go
back a fortnight to a Manchester Senior Cup game against Bolton's Reserves. 93 minutes had passed
on what was nothing more than a dour encounter and, with the score at 0-0, Morrison had shifted
responsibility upon himself to put things right.
If you could choose one moment that best encapsulates the raw talent of Ravel Morrison, you'd go
back a fortnight to a Manchester Senior Cup game against Bolton's Reserves. 93 minutes had passed
on what was nothing more than a dour encounter and, with the score at 0-0, Morrison had shifted
responsibility upon himself to put things right.
Dimitar Berbatov was left out of Manchester United's starting line-up again, much to the
surprise of many fans who had been expecting the Bulgarian to make a return after barely getting on
the pitch this season.
Sit Alex Ferguson still insists that the striker has a future at the club, although this is
becoming more and more difficult to believe.
There are so many bewildering elements to this picture that it takes a while to try and compute it all. It was taken at Elland Road, where Leeds played Bolton on new year's day and all too clearly shows a smiling El Hadji Diouf posing for a picture with a young fan dressed up as him. And yes, the kid is in blackface.
Editor's Note: We continue a great new feature on the Free Beer Movement site. In
collaboration with the quality soccer site, "The Other 87 Minutes" we present the "Tuesday XI" (and
sometimes the "Tuesday Ten") a thoughtful list on a variety of topics in the world of soccer.
Make sure you head over to "The Other 87 Minutes" and check out all the.
