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Timeline of the final day of the Premier League season on Sunday (all times local): 4.00pm
(1500GMT) At kickoff time Blackpool and Wigan Athletic filled the remaining two relegation places
alongside doomed West Ham United. Blackpool, Wigan and Birmingham City were all on 39 points and
with only two goals difference between them.
MANCHESTER, England Blackpool and Birmingham were relegated from the Premier League on Sunday as
Wigan and Wolves scrambled to safety in a thrilling finale to the English season. Blackpool's
fairytale debut season in the top-flight came to an end at Old Trafford where they were beaten 4-2
by champions Manchester United while Birmingham were [.
TURIN, Italy — Luigi Delneri confirmed on Saturday that as expected he would not be Juventus
coach next season after he failed to guide them to either a trophy or barring a miracle a place in
European competition next season. The 60-year-old who arrived this season after a successful spell
with Sampdoria where he [.
LONDON, England Sir Alex Ferguson has been named Barclays Manager of the Season, with Nemanja Vidic
taking the player's prize. Manchester United clinched the Premier League title with last weekend's
draw at Blackburn and will receive the trophy at Old Trafford on Sunday. The Red Devils have also
made it through to the final [.
MANCHESTER, England Javier Hernandez has capped a phenomenal debut season for United by scooping
the prestigious Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year Award. The accolade is voted for by fans across
the world on the club's official websites and honours United's best player in the 2010/11 campaign.
Chicharito, who has scored 20 goals [.
LEYTON, England Leyton Orient's players will be jetting off to Las Vegas after hitting the FA Cup
jackpot by securing a £1 million replay against Arsenal. Jonathan Tehoue grabbed a dramatic
89th-minute equaliser for the East London club to give Orient a 1-1 draw with Arsenal that earns
them a replay against Arsene Wenger's [.
LONDON, England Manchester United will face the winners of the tie between Arsenal and Leyton
Orient in the FA Cup quarter-finals, throwing up the possibility that the Premier League's top two
sides could clash at Old Trafford. The two great rivals last met in the competition when United
defeated Arsenal 4-0 in the fifth [.
LONDON, England Arsenal were held to an embarrassing 1-1 draw by Leyton Orient in the FA Cup fifth
round after the League One (third-tier) side snatched a last-gasp equaliser at Brisbane Road on
Sunday. Arsene Wenger's team had enjoyed a famous 2-1 win over Spanish champions Barcelona in their
Champions League last 16 first [.
MANCHESTER, England Manchester United's long-serving midfielder Ryan Giggs has signed a one-year
contract extension with the Premier League giants, it was confirmed Friday. Giggs, who turned 37 in
November, had already signalled his intention to prolong his Old Trafford career into a 21st
season, and the club confirmed Friday the deal had now been [.
MANCHESTER, England Patrice Evra has committed his future to Manchester United and agreed a new
four-year contract, with an announcement expected from Old Trafford on Friday morning. Evra had
considered leaving Old Trafford, tempted by the possibility of playing in Spain, and had been
linked with a move to Real Madrid.
LONDON, England The football final of the London 2012 Olympic Games will be played at Wembley on
Saturday, August 11 next year which means the Premier League's curtain-raising Community Shield
will have to go elsewhere. The Closing Ceremony of the Games is the following day August 12 when
the Community Shield is [.
MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has dedicated his sensational winner
against Manchester City to his club's fans. Rooney knows some United supporters have become
disillusioned with the England international since he handed in a transfer request following a row
over the club's perceived lack of ambition.
MANCHESTER, England - Wayne Rooney said it was the best goal he had ever scored, and Manchester
United Manager Alex Ferguson called it the greatest strike he had seen in 25 years at Old Trafford.
The opposing goalkeeper did not even budge. Rooney put a troubled season behind him Saturday as his
spectacular bicycle kick [.
LONDON, England Last August, at the start of the most eagerly-awaited Manchester season in years,
the respective strengths of dominant United and big-spending City were personalised in the talents
of one-time Old Trafford team-mates Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez. Since then both icons of their
respective clubs have endured the turbulence of contract disputes [.
West Brom, usually a shining example of stability and sensible management at board level, have
plunged their season into chaos by sacking their manager Roberto Di Matteo. True, the club have
been on a shocking run of 13 defeats in 18 games but as Di Matteo pointed out via the LMA on
Sunday, they haven't [.
Manchester United veteran Gary Neville has announced his retirement from football with immediate
effect. The 35-year-old, who has made only three Premier League starts this season due to fitness
problems and a lack of form, made 602 appearances for United and represented England on 85
occasions. Hailed as "the best English right-back of his generation" by Sir Alex Ferguson, Neville
was a member of the famous side that won the FA Youth Cup in 1992 and along with Ryan Giggs and
Paul Scholes, dedicated his entire career to his manager at Old Trafford.
MANCHESTER, England Wayne Rooney returned to scoring form with two goals in Manchester United's 3-1
Premier League win over Aston Villa at Old Trafford. Rooney bookended the first half with a goal
after just 48 seconds and another in stoppage time. He came into the game with one goal from open
play since last [.
MANCHESTER, England Veteran Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar has confirmed will
retire from football at the end of the season. The 40-year-old former Holland international moved
to Old Trafford from Fulham in 2005 and helped the Red Devils to three Premier League titles and
Champions League glory in 2008.
The little Russian genius has seemed very out-of-sorts this season, and has been roundly criticed
by the Arsenal fans. Arsene Wenger has relegated him to his second string side, and despite the
occasional spark of his old form, he has looked listless and uninterested. Arshavin himself has
tried to explain the problem, but he is not [.
MANCHESTER, England Manchester United have once again insisted the club is not for sale ahead of
renewed speculation that they will be subject to a £1.5bn Qatari takeover. Reports on Sunday
claimed the Premier League leaders' controversial US owners, the Glazers, had held preliminary
discussions with Qatar Holdings over a deal to sell the [.
NEW YORK, NY Major League Soccer's 18 clubs selected a total of 51 players during the three-round
Supplemental Draft on Tuesday. All eligible players who were not selected in the SuperDraft last
week and additional players nominated by MLS teams were eligible for selection in the Supplemental
Draft.
LIVERPOOL, England Liverpool forward Ryan Babel has been fined £10,000 ($15,800) and warned about
his future conduct by the Football Association after admitting a charge of improper conduct
relating to comments and images posted on Twitter concerning referee Howard Webb. Babel incurred
the wrath of the governing body when tweeting a doctored photo of [.
Manchester United have been very guarded about how they view rivals City, so it s good to see Ryan
Giggs finally coming out and admitting Roberto Mancini's side are genuine title rivals, something
that has been reflected in the odds for Premier League winner for a while now. The Blue half of
Manchester have made [.
MANCHESTER, England Manchester United ruined Kenny Dalglish's first game back in charge of
Liverpool with a 1-0 win at Old Trafford in the third round of the FA Cup. Manchester United ruined
Kenny Dalglish's first game back in charge of Liverpool with a 1-0 win at Old Trafford in the third
round of the [.
LIVERPOOL, England - Manager Roy Hodgson left Liverpool on Saturday and the club appointed former
player and manager Kenny Dalglish until the end of the season to try to turn around a dismal run of
form. Hodgson, who joined England's most successful club from Fulham in July last year, had been
under intense pressure from fans in recent weeks after defeats by Wolverhampton Wanderers and
Blackburn Rovers.
MANCHESTER, England — Javier Hernandez and Nani scored either side of Dean Whitehead's effort as
Manchester United moved three points clear at the top of the English Premier League with a 2-1
victory over Stoke at Old Trafford here on Tuesday. A much-changed United made hard work of
defeating a team they had beaten in [.
LONDON, England Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp says David Beckham wants to play for Spurs
and he's stepping up his bid for the former Manchester United star. Redknapp confirmed his interest
in Beckham on Friday and, speaking after today's 1-0 win over Fulham, he said the Los Angeles
Galaxy midfielder was ready to return [.
