Sir Alex Ferguson gets in a dig at the FA after point out how often Wayne Rooney is used to do all the press for England.

Our manager is famous for wanting to lower the profile of his young stars but this doesn't seem to be a method the FA are familiar with.

"Every time England go on a trip, who gets on the television?

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El diario británico The sun, ha dado a conocer que el mediocampista inglés Frank Lampard se lesiono durante su viaje a Qatar, donde el sábado jugará la selección inglesa un partido amistoso contra la selección de Brasil.

Aparentemente, la culpa sería de la Federación Inglesa de futbol (FA).

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Sir Alex Ferguson has been handed a four match touchline ban as well as a £20,000 for questioning the fitness of referee Alan Wiley.

After spending an unusually long time to book Anton Ferdinand in the second half, Ferguson claimed this was because Wiley needed a chance to get his breath back.

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Following his rant over referee Alan Wiley when United met Sunderland at Old Trafford, after which Sir Alex had pleaded guilty of improper conduct, the FA has fined the latter £20000, plus has imposed a four match ban on the United manager, two of which have been suspended for the end of the 2010/2011 season. Click to continue reading...

In last week's 2-0 victory over Barnsley we were forced to see out another League Cup with ten men following Gary Neville's sending off.

Just days after losing at Anfield, passionate scouse-hater Neville left a foot in on Liverpool supporting Adam Hammill after winning the ball.

Sir Alex Ferguson conceded the referee was "probably correct" to send Neville off but our captain isn't so sure.

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The pressure cooker of life is slowly grinding people down, sites like this provide people with a light relief from what we see as the burden of everyday life. Sports professionals are no different with an ever increasing demand placed upon their minds and bodies, is it any wonder then we see burn out occurring all the time.

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Sir Alex Ferguson was charged by the FA for claiming that visibly overweight referee Alan Wiley wasn't fit enough. After Wiley took an unusually large amount of time to book Anton Ferdinand in the second half, our manager accused Wiley of needing this time to take a rest.

Ferguson apologised personally to Wiley but was asked by the FA to explain himself before they charged him.

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Another weekend of Premier League football and another surprising set of results, proving once again that this is shaping up to be the closet league for many years and it's about time too. For us neutrals the Premier League was slowly starting to resemble it's neighbors north of the boarder, with a top four (rather then a top two) dominating both the league and cup competitions.

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Yesterday I went to the London FA Female Football Forum at White Hart Lane. It was a great opportunity to hear more about the progression of the Women's game and to meet the others who had gone to the event. I admit feeling a little bit of pressure as they said they all want to [...] Click to continue reading...

Scoring a goal, some would have us believe, is better than sex. It is an old saying that has done the rounds over the years. The elation, the surge in adrenalin, the massive high felt by the goal scorer is all comparable I suppose. Hopefully, your mates only come and jump on you after scoring a goal and you probably would not light up a fag after putting one in the onion.

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Don't worry, I'm not advertising any insurance here. Not sure about the odds but you'd be very unlucky to get hurt by a paper aeroplane that's for sure. Seriously though, have you ever been hurt by one? If so, is it as bad as David James makes it out to be? This is what he said,

They were big flares, granted, but you could argue that someone throwing a paper aeroplane on the pitch might take someone's eye out.

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Unless you've been living under a a rock, you'll no doubt be aware that the FA have a campaign called Respect aimed at encouraging players, staff and fans to be respectful to match day officials.

The problem is, as been stated many times, respect is a two way thing. You cannot simply demand respect and show contempt at the same time.

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I hate that I do!

Right, it's been a while since my last rant so here goes!

After the recent success of the 3 Lions qualifiers with 2 games to spare, I'm still going to have a grumble. Believe it not children, England are playing the Ukraine on Saturday. It is a WC qualifier and gives Fabio a chance to work with the squad without the pressure of putting points on the board.

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According to the official F.A website over 7000 referees quit football every year because of the abuse they receive from players and from the sideline. The Respect campaign was launched in an attempt to provide a safe and positive environment for players and referees to enjoy the game from grassroots to elite football.

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After a disappointing draw against Sunderland that saw United lose their top position, Manchester United find themselves into more trouble. Not exactly trouble, but it will surely cause a bit of distraction, I believe. After his side's 2-2 draw with Sunderland, Fergie had blasted referee Alan Wiley for his lethargic proceedings. Click to continue reading...

Sir Alex has driven himself into big trouble with the Referees Association as well as with the FA after he branded Alan Wiley 'unfit' following the draw against Sunderland at Old Trafford on Saturday, and they are now looking to scalp him. Sir Alex was ranting about Wiley, quoted as: It took him at least 30 seconds [. Click to continue reading...

If you want to see the Ukraine V England World Cup qualifier this Saturday then you can pay £4.99 for the game as it will ONLY be shown online. It will be interesting to see how many people do pay the money and watch the game as England have now qualified and although it's still [...] Click to continue reading...

Rumours have already started that Simon Cowell has been asked by the FA to inject the X-Factor into the England World Cup Anthem. We've already talked on here on whether England can indeed win the World Cup and who you would pick in your squad. So who will sing the England World Cup Song for [...] Click to continue reading...

So we're a month or so in to 2009/10, and it's been pretty hectic, to say the least. Lots of flashpoints, talking points and most importantly, lots of football. So what have been the characteristics of this opening month that have captured the imagination?

1.   There has been an awful lot of football played.

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The FA has announced today an 8 club Women's Super League commencing in 2011, originally this was for 2010 but due to financial uncertainty following UK television broadcasters Setanta collapse, it has been delayed a year. The FA hopes this will stop England players leaving for America and FA Chairman Lord Triesman said "The launch of [. Click to continue reading...

Hear ye! Hear ye! The court is in session, Judge Longshot presiding.

A fortnight back, the right honorable Mickey Marbles told you how outraged he was that that poor Paddy Kenny was getting 9 months without football for forgetting to read the ingredients on some medicine.

Well, I wonder if anyone will be handing out 9 months for Ade's stamp on Van Persie, Diouf's racist faux Pas or Bellamys doh-boy on a supporter, the greatest ever example of the sh*t hitting the fan.

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Well this is a topical subject here on WDKF. All the talk of grass roots and women's football has today been blown up in the media by the government attacking the FA, and threatening to withdraw its central funding by the state Four years ago the government set out a criteria for the FA to implement, in [. Click to continue reading...

The world might be football mad and in England we have the most high profile and richest professional men's league in the world, but when it comes to the women's game the level of interest and support remain frustratingly small. While Capello's men play at the shiny new Wembley, England's women have yet to play [. Click to continue reading...

Craig Bellamy
Crime: Slapping a restrained United fan in the face
Punishment: Warning

Shay Given
Crime: Turning to face the Stretford End, fists clenched, jumping up and down, celebrating Bellamy's last minute goal
Punishment: None

Gary Neville
Crime: Celebrating Owen's injury time goal in front of the South Stand, where he was sat, in front of United fans
Punishment: Warning

Yet another example of when the FA have come down hard on United and let another team get away with murder.

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They Think It's All Over... on the Premier League's proposal that it split into two leagus of 18 clubs and welcome the Old Firm clubs from Scotland. Click to continue reading...

They Think It's All Over... encourages our readers to get behind the 'Respect the Fans' Campaign. Click to continue reading...

They Think It's All Over... presents our latest WDKF Wednesday article reacting to the recent changes made to the Premier League squad quotas for next season. Click to continue reading...

Despite all their successes this weekend bringing them closer and closer to legitimacy, Manchester City are still left with a bit to clean up before getting back on with the football. Specifically, they have to clean up Emmanuel Adebayor's mess, as the new boy in blue is looking at a whole host of problems - [. Click to continue reading...

23rd February 2008 nearly happened again on Saturday. Eduardo was injured that day horribly. Fabregas and Van Persie nearly suffered long term injury as a result of two stupid challenges from the Togo striker. I am so sickened by his antics that I won't even mention his name.
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After confidently predicting that Man City will win the league this year, it is with great delight and a degree of smugness that I've watched Mark Hughes' men confidently open their campaign with a 100% record and zero goals conceded. That's right all you naysayers.... Zero goals conceded! Oh, how the so called experts carped on about City's vulnerabilities at the back, about how they will win or lose each game 4-3.

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Against Wigan on Saturday, just before half time, Hugo Rodallega fouled Nemanja Vidic, which lead to Sir Alex Ferguson angrily talking to the fourth official. Howard Webb gave the player a talking to but that was that.

At 3-0, Ben Foster came to collect a ball and Rodallega slid in on our keeper's legs.

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Phil Dowd will be our referee tonight as we take on newly promoted Burnley away.

Positives: His name has been dragged through the press this week by Rafael Benitez for not awarding a penalty so maybe he will be more likely to award penalties in our favour..?

Negatives: He's a fussy cunt who likes to be centre of attention and enjoys the celebrity that comes with sending players off for fuck all.

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It's official; Blackburn is the thrill-seeking capital of Britain. Blackburn Rovers are the team most likely to get the pulses racing too. According to top psychologist Dr David Lewis that is.

Despite playing a long ball game and scoring just 40 goals and finishing 15th Rovers are the most exciting team in the Premier League.

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The week's Ultimate 11's is Micky Marbles' Premier League all stars. Now this proved to be a lot harder then he thought as we restricted his selection to 3 players max from each team, otherwise it would have been an Arsenal & United 11! So do you think you could come up with a better team then that?

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Ding Ding! In the red corner, current Champs Manchester Utd on 18 league titles, in the other red corner Liverpool FC on 18 too. To right, if things go as I predict, the title will again go down to the wire as the country prepares for the World Cup. These two will be fighting it out while Chelsea will be heading to the Champs league final.

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