Manchester City kicked off their official season yesterday with a 2-0 victory over EB Streymur of the Faroe Islands. The match is City's first of their UEFA Cup qualifiers.

First half goals from Martin Petrov and Dietmar Hamann give City a crucial 2-0 aggregate advantage heading into the second leg which will be played in England. Click to continue reading...

In the past, Roy Keane has not been shy about looking disdainfully on the quaint but ineffectual nature of Irish football. It's arguable whether or not Roy Keane will be remembered as the uber-competitive hard man of the Manchester United midfield or the rage and pride-filled egomaniac that abandoned his country leading up to the 2002 World Cup. Click to continue reading...

As the July sunshine finally scorches down on England after weeks of summer downpour this month, a familiar feeling ripples through the stomach of Liverpool supporters throughout the nation. This sensation has occurred in the soul of every Reds fan at this time of the year for over a decade now, and will only be wiped [. Click to continue reading...

After yesterday's posts, I'm sure you all know how much I hate the "silly season" and how I can't stand to hear the constant gossip and rumor mill concerning player transfers during the summer. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean I don't hear or read any of it; it's everywhere and practically impossible to avoid. Click to continue reading...

When goalkeeper Jan Tomaszewski gave the performance of his life against England in 1973, allowing Poland to qualify for the '74 World Cup at England's expense by drawing 1-1, England forward Mick Channon remarked, "that night I would have put the mortgage on any horse [Tomaszewski] had a fancy for. Click to continue reading...

I was watching a replay of the recent game between the U.S. and Argentina tonight and was thinking about how far the U.S. National Team has come, and the direction that they are going in. Granted, this was not an example that the U.S. is on the road to winning the World Cup in 2010, the final result was 0-0. Click to continue reading...

Marlon King left Wigan Athletic's camp in Austria to return to England to complete a move to Hull City. The Tigers have agreed to a £3 million fee for the striker with a deal expected to be completed early next... Click to continue reading...

So that's it?

After weeks of immature and pathetic hints to the contrary by Ronaldo himself, after endless opinion from his mother, step-father, brother, sister, national team coach, current teammates, possible future teammates, ex-United greats, newspaper columnists, Sepp Blatter, Berndt Schuster, Ramon Calderon, the Spanish press, blogs, messageboards all that mattered was the opinion of one man, sitting in a Rugby stadium.

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Some people view social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace as a pain, but they can be great fun for sports fan. When large groups of people get together crazy groups usually form and on Facebook that is not different. During the next couple of months, Only Time Will Tell will look at some of the best Facebook Group that are related to sports. Click to continue reading...

*Sir Alex likes what he saw...

*Evra finds himself charged for Chelsea security brawl...

*Spurs angrily accuse Sir Alex of hypocrisy in their pursuit of Dimitar Berbatov...

*Meanwhile, Sir Alex scoffs at the notion.

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Following on from the confident statement by Sir Alex that the highly-paid footballer/slave Ronaldo will have return to Manchester after all David Gill has revealed that he'll also have to accept the terms of his 120,000 pounds-a-week contract.

How ever will he manage?

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