Manchester United have signed a 5 year sponsorship deal with Pan-African telephone company Globacom. The partnership was unveiled yesterday at Old Trafford. The amount involved in the deal is not yet known. As part of this deal young players from Nigeria, Ghana and Benin will train at the Manchester United Football Academy. Click to continue reading...

Esta semana Manucho, reciente fichaje del Real Valladolid, anunciaba a bombo y platillo que su objetivo era "marcar entre 30 y 40 goles esta temporada". Un angoleño que tuvo demasiada prisa por triunfar en el Manchester United y que ahora acude con el orgullo tocado a un equipo clásico, pero sin grandeza, en busca del pan y la sal futbolística debería mantener la lengua enjaulada mientras afila sus espadas en pos de una temporada tranquila para los de Pucela. Click to continue reading...

Hull manager Phil Brown has said that he would like to buy Man United strikers Manucho and Fraizer Campbell. Sir Alex Ferguson has put Campbell on the transfer list so he could go, as far as I know,...
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Manchester United have again been linked with a move for Lyon striker Karim Benzema, after they were reportedly priced out of the market for the talented Frenchman last year. If the rumors are true it does put question marks over the future of some of United's strikers.

Carlos Tevez, who is one of United's most consistent players, looks to be heading for the exit door as his opportunities in the team have been limited since the arrival of Dimitar Berbatov.

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To Anfield, where football was not the most important thing on the agenda for once. Paying respect to those who sadly lost their lives in the Hillsborough disaster, 20 years ago this Wednesday, was at the forefront of everyone's mind. A minute‘s silence, impeccably observed. What followed was fitting; a comprehensive feast of flowing football saw Liverpool sweep Blackburn aside with ease.

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Following on from yesterday's piece on Manucho, I asked Matt from http://hull.theoffside.com More on Manucho

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Having missed last month's Loan Watch, we are going to catch up by giving each player their own round-up since January 16th. We're starting with Manucho who is currently on loan with Hull City. Quick Stats Games available for selection: 12 Times named in squad: 12 Starts: 3 Substitute Appearances: 6 Goals: 1 Yellow cards: 1 Red cards: 0 Having only joined Hull the [. Click to continue reading...

Craven Cottage is not the fortress it once was. Click to continue reading...

Can anyone remember the last time Hull City won a Premier League game? December 6th at home to Middlesbrough was the last time. Since then, they have been very much in freefall.  When Hull first arrived in the Premiership, they were tipped to go straight back down but decided to tear up the script and [. Click to continue reading...

Can anyone remember the last time Hull City won a Premier League game? December 6th at home to Middlesbrough was the last time. Since then, they have been very much in freefall.  When Hull first arrived in the Premiership, they were tipped to go straight back down but decided to tear up the script and [. Click to continue reading...

Hull have secured a deal to sign Manucho on loan for the remainder of the season. The 25-year-old Angolan has only made on appearance for United in the Barclays Premier League. Personally I think United should cut him loose. Manucho is 25-years-old and has not shown he has what it takes. Danny Welbeck is only 18-years-old and [. Click to continue reading...

Hull have secured a deal to sign Manucho on loan for the remainder of the season. The 25-year-old Angolan has only made on appearance for United in the Barclays Premier League. Personally I think United should cut him loose. Manucho is 25-years-old and has not shown he has what it takes. Danny Welbeck is only 18-years-old and [. Click to continue reading...

Hull have secured a deal to sign Manucho on loan for the remainder of the season. The 25-year-old Angolan has only made on appearance for United in the Barclays Premier League. Personally I think United should cut him loose. Manucho is 25-years-old and has not shown he has what it takes. Danny Welbeck is only 18-years-old and [. Click to continue reading...

When Manchester United signed Angolan striker Manucho last year, everyone was confused, anxious, and excited. Rumors were floating around saying that Manucho is a carbon copy of Didier Drogba, that he'd be the 4th striker Sir Alex Ferguson has been dreaming of, and that he would go down in United folklore. Click to continue reading...

You know how they sang every time ________ happens, an angel gets its wings? Well today my car wouldn't start and it was nine degrees outside while I struggled to get it jumped. And that was when I knew that something terrible had happened. Indeed, such is the case. The official United website is reporting that Manucho has been loaned to Hull City for the duration of the season.

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Sometimes you wonder what is going on in the mind of the wizard, aka, Sir Alex Ferguson. On Wednesday, United limped to a narrow one-nil victory over Wigan, courtesy of an early Wayne Rooney goal, but the Reds' hero sustained a hamstring injury and was replaced by Carlos Tevez.
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Just a quick bit of beaking news for you- Manchester United striker Manucho has left Old Trafford for Hull, only on loan until the rest of the season to get him some matches. Manucho hasn't made... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Click to continue reading...

Just a quick bit of beaking news for you- Manchester United striker Manucho has left Old Trafford for Hull, only on loan until the rest of the season to get him some matches. Manucho hasn't made... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Click to continue reading...

After signing Tosic and Ljajic Fergie said that, that was the end of Manchester United doing business in this transfer window but it looks like that is not the case. The breaking news is that... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Click to continue reading...

Carling Cup Semi-Finals
Pride Park Stadium
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
KO : 19:45 GMT (2:45 EST)

Recent Results – United

January 4 – United 3 – Southampton 0 @ St. Mary's Stadium

December 29 – United 1 – Boro 0 @ Old Trafford

December 26 – United 1 – Stoke 0 @ Britannia Stadium

December 21 – United 1 – LDU Quito 0 @ FIFA Club World Cup

December 18 – United 5 – Gamba Osaka 3 @ FIFA Club World Cup

Recent Results – Derby

January 3 – Derby 4 – Forest Green Rovers 3 @ The New Lawn

December 28 – Ipswich Town 1 – Derby 0 @ Pride Park

December 26 – Preston North End 2 – Derby 0 @ Deepdale

December 20 – Derby 1 – Watford 0 @ Pride Park

December 15 – Charlton 2 – Derby 2 @ The Valley

Points To Ponder Prior to Semi-Formulaic Derby Beating
With a looming Blue giant waiting at the weekend, Fergie will look to play a weakened squad in the first leg on Wednesday.

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Carling Cup Quarterfinals
Manchester United v. Blackburn Rovers @ Old Trafford
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 – KO @ 20:00 GMT (3:00 EST)

Recent Carling Cup Results:

United:
United 3 – Boro 1 @ Old Trafford on September 23, 2008
United 1 – QPR 0 @ Old Trafford on November 11, 2008

Blackburn:
Blackburn 4 – Grimsby 0 @ Ewood Park on August 27, 2008
Blackburn 1 – Everton 0 @ Ewood Park on September 24, 2008
Blackburn 2 – Sunderland 1 @ The Stadium of Light on November 12, 2008

A Few Points to Ponder Prior to Kickoff

I don't entirely know what to expect from this Blackburn squad.

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Manchester United v. Villarreal
UEFA Champions League – Match Day 5
2:45 EST, El Madrigal Stadium, Spain

Last four matches in the competition:

Manchester United – 8 Points (First in Group E)

November 5th: Manchester 1 – Celtic 1
October 21st: Manchester 3 – Celtic 0
September 30th: Manchester 3 – AaB 0
September 17th: Manchester 0 – Villarreal 0

Villarreal – 6 Points (Second in Group E)

November 5th: Villarreal 2 – AaB 2
October 21st: Villarreal 6 – AaB 3
September 30th: Villarreal 1 – Celtic 0
September 17th: Manchester 0 – Villarreal 0

Random Thoughts Prior to Kickoff

1 – Fergie left Van der Sar at home, so it will either be Kuszack or Foster between the sticks at kickoff.

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Not the most exciting game (due mostly to the absence of Manucho.... and that fact that it apparently was only broadcast in the Far East). Nevertheless, a win is a win, and I hope that this gives the youth brigade something to build on. As far as I can tell, the most noteworthy point of the game was that, as hard as Tevez was trying to score, Anderson seemed to be doing everything in his power to keep himself from hurting the back of the net.

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Carling Cup Matchday Two: Tuesday, November 11
Kickoff: 20:00 (2:00 PM EST)
Location: Old Tafford, Manchester, England

Ah, the Carling Cup. The mid-week match wherein Fergie seizes the opportunity to give all of the pre-pubescent yung'uns a runout against lower opposition (in this case, Queen Park Rangers).

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With no Premier League matches this weekend due to International World Cup Qualifiers, some Manchester United players were playing for their countries, here is how they got on. I will start off with... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Click to continue reading...

Matchday Two: Tuesday, September 30
Kickoff: 20:45 (2:45 PM EST)
Location: Energi Nord Arena, Aalborg, Denmark

United will look to get back to winning form in the Champions League against last year's Danish Superligaen champs. It also looks to be the 4,308th game that will see Anderson play well, and yet still fail to score.

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With Dimitar Berbatov unable to play against Villarreal tonight, there's every possibility that we'll get to see our first sighting of new signing Manucho, who joined the club last season. As United trained at Carrington yesterday ahead of tonight's match, all eyes were on Cristiano Ronaldo. However, I'm far more interested to see what our Angolan [. Click to continue reading...

Ole Gunnar's Solskjaer's testimonial took place on Saturday with United running out 1-0 winners courtesy of Fraizer Campbell's expertly taken second half winner. Espanyol were the visitors for what turned out to be a decent game to watch and it was fitting that the Norwegian legend lit up Old Trafford twice after coming on as a late second half substitute with two fabulous efforts on goal, his second was pure magic as he bamboozled two defenders the edge of the visitor's box before drilling a left foot curling effort only to be denied by a super save be 'keeper Alvarez Cristian. Click to continue reading...

Well, we won last Wednesday and we won again yesterday, but so did fellow title contenders Olympiacos and Panathinaikos. And though Olympiacos didn't play last Wednesday, they still registered a win and picked up three points thanks to a Greek Football Federation (EPO) decision that overturned an earlier loss to Apollon Kalamarias. Click to continue reading...

In what has so far been an FA Cup full of shocks, Manchester United were knocked out against Portsmouth on Saturday, losing 1-0 at Old Trafford. It was not meant to be for the Premiership champions as a mixture of bad luck, shocking refereeing decisions and poor finishing cost United a place in the semi-finals. Click to continue reading...

Thats it. Egypt. As Mohamed Aboutreika gracefully slid the ball past Idriss Carlos Kameni and bowed his head down onto Accra's turf in measured jubilation, the fervent multitude of people gripped by the 2008 African Cup of Nations were presented their answer to the ultimate question, the one that had nagged away at them for weeks. Click to continue reading...

After a six week break, the next round of fixtures for the final group of 32 are fast approaching. UEFA, in an article detailing new player registrations, had this to say about AEK and fellow Greek club Panathinaikos: "Greek teams could also emerge as forces to be reckoned with – Mohamed Kallon and Panagiotis Lagos have [. Click to continue reading...

Benjani to Manchester City (very close at least)! Portsmouth's best forward move has made Harry Redknapp's life a living hell now, unless he's got transfers lined up today. Benjani's exit, Utaka and Kanu at the ANC, and Dave Nugent out with an injury leaves Portsmouth rather thin at the forward line. Click to continue reading...

Ever heard of Manucho? Well, he is a Manchester United striker who joined the Premiership giants late last year after impressing on trial. But do not expect him to see him in action straightaway. FanFC reports that Angolan international is looking to go away from Old Trafford on loan until the end of the season so [. Click to continue reading...