Manchester United skipper, Rio Ferdinand has been ruled out of action for about 10 games. Rio can be back only after the New Year if his recovery from an injured back is successful. The medical staff at Old Trafford has said that Rio needs at least six weeks of rest and physio work to heal his injured back. Click to continue reading...

Wayne Rooney was made England captain last weekend for England against Brazil due to injuries to John Terry and Rio Ferdinand. Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has said that if Rooney wants to be Man United captain, he will have to wait.
Sir Alex has been quoted as saying: "I have never really been an advocate of centre forwards being captain. Click to continue reading...

This evening Everton travel to Old Trafford to take on Premier League Champion's Man United. The Toffee's won their last game against West Ham 2-1 whilst Man United had a very disappointing 1-0 loss to Chelsea.
Both teams have injury problems but this game comes after a two-week International break. Click to continue reading...

Another international break has ended finally giving United the opportunity to avenge the 1-0 defeat against Chelsea. Willing victims, Everton, line up at Old Trafford in the day's late kick-off, with Sir Alex Ferguson's touchline ban not set to begin until after the match; he will surely demand a victory before he takes his seat in the stands.

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Most casual observers of Premier League football attribute Manchester United's trilogy of consecutive championships to be largely based on an ingredient no longer present: Cristiano Ronaldo.
But it's intellectual evasion to simply attribute anything to just one factor. The current Galactico's emergence into the world class certainly paralleled United's resurgence against what was Chelsea's brief dominance of the top division, but his influence was not absolute. Click to continue reading...

There were reports yesterday suggesting that Man United defender Rio Ferdinand will be out for a few months. During Sir Alex Ferguson's pre-match press conference he doesn't seem to be that worried about it.
The manager has said that it is more likely to be a matter of weeks, not months. Click to continue reading...

Following their defeat to Chelsea, I read a couple of articles writing off Manchester United's title hopes. This feels absurdly early to me, so ahead of this weekend's Premiership matches here are 4 reasons why I reckon Manchester United will be lifting the Premier League title in May 2010.

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A short and fun interview with Rio Ferdinand and Wes Brown, courtesy of talksport.

Did you know that Wes Brown was playing for United back in 1999? The lad gets very little credit for all the hard work he puts in.

So where do you see Rio in 6 months?

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Victoria Beckham, her short trousers and fabu shoes, go for a stroll in London.
Cristophe Metzelder, his (ex) Julia Goteke and their daughter spotted at the airport.
Sacha Kljestan (of USMNT and Chivas fame) has a girlfriend in the semi-finals for the Victoria's Secret angel's competition.

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Victoria Beckham, her short trousers and fabu shoes, go for a stroll in London.
Cristophe Metzelder, his (ex) Julia Godicke and their daughter spotted at the airport.
Sacha Kljestan (of USMNT and Chivas fame) has a girlfriend in the semi-finals for the Victoria's Secret angel's competition.

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United welcome Everton to Old Trafford in the late kick off on Saturday in what, on paper, should be a fairly easy three points for Sir Alex Ferguson's side.

I mean no disrespect to Everton by this and on their day they're capable of beating anyone in the league but the fact of the matter is their injury list is huge and so many key players are missing.

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Rio Ferdinand will not play for Manchester United again this year.

The England centre-back has been told he needs another six weeks of rest and physio work before his back will be strong enough for Premier League football.

Ferdinand, 31, had been playing with back problems since last season leading to a calf injury this term.

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Man United defender Rio Ferdinand has been suffering from an unknown injury for most of this season and some of last season, he has now been ruled out of action until 2010. Ferdinand has been told that he must get at least six weeks of rest and treatment before he can return. Click to continue reading...

Iker Casillas

Ok. ... Getting sleepy in the press conference. This isn't good. ... Maybe if I just cross my arms and tilt my head back, no one will know I'm slowly losing consciousness. ... Yeah. I think this is working. I look perfectly normal like this. ... Oh no.

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It is hard to see England overcome Brazil even if they were at full strength with Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Rio Ferdinand, John Terry, and Glen Johnson given how the Brazilians moved with ease around the pitch. Meanwhile, the English attack was barely able to make a dent.

Fabio Capello probably knows by now that Brazil is the team to beat.

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Outlets across the board reported Saturday that Chelsea have launched a preliminary bid for Everton kiddie Jack Rodwell. The number I'm seeing and I'm rolling with the Independent on this is £14 million.

Wow. Of course, it was rejected by David Moyes & Co. who value Rodwell at £20m. Hmm, a hefty sum that.

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With the international break nearly over, the excitement of the Premier League will be back with us and Manchester United will be looking to get back to winning ways against Everton at Old Trafford at the weekend.

Following the Chelsea defeat I began thinking about what the best Manchester United eleven actually is?

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Wayne Rooney was England captain during their 1-0 defeat to Brazil yesterday, something he never thought would happen.

With captain and vice-captain, John Terry and Rio Ferdinand, both out injured, Fabio Capello trusted Rooney with the responsibility.

"I remember the best players in the world Pele, Cruyff, Beckenbauer, Platini were captains, no?

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Man United defender Rio Ferdinand hasn't had the best start to the season. He has either been injured or he hasn't been in his best form.
Other rumours have been that one of Ferdinand's legs is shorter than the other, which is why he has been suffering from back problems. Click to continue reading...

Bad news. Our list of the fallen is now about as long as Peter Crouch's leg. The BBC so kindly tells us that we're missing Rio Ferdinand, Steven Gerrard, Ashley Cole, David James, Theo Walcott, Emile Heskey, David Beckham, Aaron Lennon, Carlton Cole, John Terry, Frank Lampard, and Glen Johnson.

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The meeting of one great footballing mind and Dunga

Brazil take on England in Doho, Qatar, for the first of three international friendlies before the World Cup finals in South Africa next year.

Dunga's men see the England game as a real test against one of their main contenders in the competition in 2010.

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Rio Ferdinand seen heading to Rosso for a meeting with his foodie colleagues. Love the jumper, hate the hat.

We certainly hope our Manchester-based readers are doing extra sit-ups and polishing their best pair of pulling pants to get ready for the opening of Rio Ferdinand's new restaurant, Rosso.

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Rio Ferdinand seen heading to Rosso for a meeting with his foodie colleagues. Love the jumper, hate the hat.

We certainly hope our Manchester-based readers are doing extra sit-ups and polishing their best pair of pulling pants to get ready for the opening of Rio Ferdinand's new restaurant, Rosso.

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(Davy expects African sides to edge traditional Latin and Continental powers, but fancies England for the Cup. Below he discusses the likely England squad, highlighting what he expects to be the historic contribution of England's black players.)
To be King in Africa, a useful prerequisite is to be a Black Prince.

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It is Friday morning and Sir Alex Ferguson has finished his pre-match news conference. There is a bit of good news on the injury front ahead of the all important game between Man United and Chelsea this Sunday.
After missing the midweek 3-3 draw against CSKA Moscow in the Champions League, Nemanja Vidic and Dimitar Berbatov are fit to play on Sunday. Click to continue reading...

Prior to England's friendly against Brazil on Saturday I have been thinking about one possible tactical option available to Fabio Capello as he plans England's World Cup strategy.

There is no doubt that Capello has done a great job of taking an underachieving group of players and turning them into an effective team.

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Anfield looking for more reliable defensive line.

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Manchester United are the latest big name club to be linked with highly rated Danish defender Simon Kjaer.

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The most eagerly waited fixture in the EPL so far took place on Sunday 8 November when champions Manchester United took on potential challengers Chelsea at fortress Stamford Bridge. So much talking about Chelsea form lately and the run they are on, Manchester United injury list was a major talking point with world's best centre back partnership in the shape of Vidic & Rio Ferdinand both sidelined, though Vidic was on the bench but unable to start to game.

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The Times: They [United] had been the more assertive team throughout, defending diligently and attacking with purpose when the opportunity arose, and would surely have claimed something from the game, quite possibly a victory, had not the two big refereeing decisions gone in Chelsea's favour.

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Just before the game yesterday between Man United and Chelsea, when the team news came through and there was no Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic or Dimitar Berbatov in the starting line-up, I was worried. We were going to Stamford Bridge without three of our main players but at the end of the game, I was disappointed for a totally different reason. Click to continue reading...

Today Chelsea take on Manchester United in the biggest game of the season so far. Todays game may be early in the season but today Chelsea have a chance to establish a 5-point lead on the other contenders in the title race.
Its the first time we have played United since the season curtain raiser at Wembley and is of much much more importance. Click to continue reading...

This weekend could be the most important weekend of Chelsea's season and they may be looking back fondly in May when they are lifting the Premiership trophy.

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It was confirmed on Friday that the Chelsea transfer ban was being suspended by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

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Let battle commence!

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Chelsea duo Yury Zhirkov and John Mikel Obi are both available after recovering from injuries.
The Blues' only absentee is right-back Jose Bosingwa, who may require surgery to treat his knee problem.

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It's the top of the table clash already, Chelsea vs. Manchester United at Stamford Bridge. The new boy, Carlo Ancelotti taking on the wily old fox, Sir Alex Ferguson. So far Chelsea's first "Big Four" encounter has ended in victory, thumping Liverpool 2-0 also at The Bridge whereas Manchester United has met two "Big Four" teams and while they beat Arsenal, the Red Devils hardly got going against a fired-up Liverpool. Click to continue reading...