Alex Ferguson's farewell speech at Old Trafford by footballdaily1 Sir Alex Ferguson said goodbye to Old Trafford with an emotional speech following Manchester United's win against Swansea in his final home game in charge. Fergie's unscripted talk was sandwiched between the match and United's title celebrations.
Two years ago exactly on this day 11th of June SPAIN won its first ever FIFA WORLD CUP title
defeating Holland 0-1 in extra-time with a now historical goal from Andres Iniesta. To live some of
those memories again watch this video tribute to SPANISH FOOTBALL & its NATIONAL TEAM.
1. Kicking an annoying as heck fan in the hand. To be kicked by the man who made the Hand of God
a part of footballing lore could be considered a tribute.
2. His heartfelt condolences to the father of Theyab Awana, the UAE hero who died in a car
accident.
With the end of the month fast approaching and with my tribute to Didier Drogba already
written, I couldn't just let Didier Drogba's time at Chelsea pass by without paying tribute
with EVERY SINGLE goal he has ever scored for Chelsea.
Thanks to QuickFireGoalsHD on YouTube for putting together this video of them all.
Arsene Wenger may have guided Arsenal into the Champions League for 16 seasons in a row, but his achievements still fall a long way short of his great rival Alex Ferguson at Manchester United. With Fergie approaching his 71st birthday very soon, the speculation about who could replace him at Old Trafford when he (eventually!
Appreciation For Tomas Rosicky: A True Gunner Time for a break from the mind deteriorating tabloids
and rumours drumming into the brain. Enough of the hype, the absolute nonsense, and the heated
discussions over "what needs to happen...blah blah blah listen to me me me" It's time to sit back
and enjoy a post where [.
U.S. WNT head coach Pia Sundhage has decided to return home to pursue opportunities in Sweden.
Pia Sundhage: Homeward Bound
The likeable and laid-back Pia has spent nearly five full years as the head coach of the WNT, after
taking over in November 2007. In that time she's compiled an 88-6-10 record while taking the team
to 3 major tournament finals.
Gymnast tribute: In a nod to Olympic gymnasts, U.S. striker Abby Wambach included a cartwheel in
her goal celebration today against New Zealand (AP Photo)./em> Players with Southern California
ties led the U.S. Women's National Team to the Olympic semifinals today. Asociated Press Sports
Writer Joseph White has the game
Suarez pays tribute to an injured Lucas after scoring...
Image: sportpulse.netLiverpool secured their progress to the group stages of the Europa League
last night after a 1-1 draw with Hearts. The Reds were supposed to go through with ease but a
rather dire majority of the game was only livened up when Hearts found a goal late on, luckily for
Liverpool Luis Suarez managed to find a return.
"What do you mean 'no one knows the theme song'?"
From the band who brought you the South Stand's first full-length version of Queen's Bohemian
Rhapsody (well most of the words at least)... it's time for another sing-along! It's been a
while since we've had a midweek hymn sheet, but hey.
Oh crap. It's started. EPL How long are Arsenal going to be in mourning for Robin van Persie? We
realise that losing a top scoring striker is a devastating blow, but getting your players to wear
funeral attire for games and instructing strikers not to score as a tribute is a bit much. For the
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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has dismissed any apprehensions regarding his squad's potential
following a 2-0 defeat to Manchester City in Beijing yesterday.
The Gunners appeared to be in control during the first half before goals from Pablo Zabaleta and
Yaya Toure condemned them to a two-goal deficit at the interval.
New Queens Park Rangers winger Park Ji-Sung has bid an emotional farewell to former club
Manchester United, explaining that the special memories he built as a Red Devil with stay with him
forever.
Despite recently declaring United the biggest club in the world, Park began being linked to QPR
last week.
Manchester United signing Shinji Kagawa has returned to Tokyo after finalizing his transfer from
German champions Borussia Dortmund but the youngster cannot stop reminiscing about his first day at
the club.
Kagawa, 23, arrived in Manchester for an unveiling that required the completion of extensive
paperwork, a thorough tour of the stadium and the training facility, and discussion regarding his
jersey number next season.
Brendan Rodgers insists that despite bringing a fresh approach to the Liverpool hot-seat in the
coming season, he will continue to draw inspiration from the legendary Kenny Dalglish.
Dalglish was relieved of his managerial duties at Anfield shortly after the conclusion of the
2011-12 campaign last month and the search for a new manager began immediately.
Liverpool chairman Tom Werner insists that new manager Brendan Rodgers will be given time to bring
success back to Anfield.
Rodgers became Liverpool's fourth manager in just two years when he was appointed as Kenny
Dalglish's successor on Friday.
That represents a period of unprecedented upheaval for a club that had just eight managers in the
previous 50 years.
Sad to hear that Muamba has had to retire from football but based on whats happened to him
healthwise no-one at all can blame him! I think the majority of football fans would have felt
fearful to see Fabrice back on a football pitch so I can't imagine how family or friends would have
felt had he returned as a player.
Six months after suffering a cardiac arrest on the pitch at White Hart Lane, Fabrice Muamba has
announced that he has retired from the game on the advice of his doctors at the age of 24.
Muamba told the official Bolton website:
"Football has been my life since I was a teenage boy and it has given me so many
opportunities.
By J Hutcherson - WASHINGTON, DC (July 25, 2012) US Soccer Players – The now-19 players selected
to represent Major League Soccer against Chelsea find themselves in an interesting situation later
tonight (ESPN2 - 8:30pm ET). In a game that once gave us Landon Donovan's impromptu tribute to
Julie Foudy, the game has become more pressure test than fun.
*Chivas USA goalkeeper Dan Kennedy, who has overcome two serious injuries in his career and was
selected Sunday for his first MLS All-Star Game, paid tribute to his defense after training Monday
in reacting to his selection: "I'm really excited to experience this," he said. "It's definitely
something special for
While paying tribute to former player and all-round Timbers legend Clive Charles before their
game against Seattle Sounders on Monday night, the Timbers fans or 'Timbers Army' if you so prefer
hoisted an absolute mammoth of a banner that stretched the entire length and breadth of the stand
behind the goal (click through for the full-size image).
After scoring for the Galaxy against the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night, Republic of
Ireland captain Robbie Keane paid tribute to James Nolan, the 21-year old Ireland fan whose body
was found at the bottom of a river in Bydgoszcz after accidentally drowning while out in Poland to
support his national team.
Ireland's Robbie Keane got back to what he does best as he scored LA Galaxy's second goal in a
3-0 win over Vancouver Whitecaps last night.
And in through Robbie style he payed tribute to Irish fan James Nolan who tragically lost his
life in Poland during Ireland's Euro 2012 disaster, after apparently falling into a river, with a
jersey which read: RIP James Nolan.
On the last Gadsby's England Euro2012 Special, Gadsby reviews a wonderful European
Championships, and pays tribute to Spain, unquestionably the greatest team ever to walk onto a
football pitch.
On the latest edition, the Chris and Chris of US Soccer start off by paying tribute to Euro
Champion Spain, by remembering the US's massive 2 – 0 win in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
Semifinals. Where do Chris and ...
Visit http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com for the rest of the story.
If you happened to spot the little German flag emblem on Italian midfielder Riccardo Montolivo's
boot during Italy's Euro 2012 semifinal against Germany, rest assured that it isn't a brazen signal
of another Italian match-fixing scandal. In fact, the 27-year-old Fiorentina man has worn the
German emblem on one boot (with the Italian flag on the other) throughout the tournament and he
does it as a tribute to his German mother and Italian father.
So, Euro 2012 is underway. OTP was expecting the first football action to involve Poland and
Greece, but we hadn't counted on pianist Adam Gyorgy getting in on the act. After successfully
doing what he does best with a tribute to Polish composer Chopin, Gyorgy foolishly decided to show
off his football skills.
Middleton's Ken Burghy became the second prep boys soccer coach in Wisconsin
history to reach 500 wins last Saturday when the Cardinals beat visiting Hartland Arrowhead
3-0.
But while he appreciated the milestone, he was quick to divert most of the credit to the
hundreds of players who have donned the cardinal and white over the past 29 years.
Tim Allen was co-manager of Canis Hoopus, the Minnesota Timberwolves blog here on SB Nation. The
other day, we received word that he passed away from circumstances his family wishes to keep
private. His friends, contemporaries, and readers at CH will do a far better job than me of paying
tribute to his life and memory, so I leave it to you to follow the links and read those words.
A Life Too Short: The Tragedy of Robert Enke by Ronald Reng Published by Yellow Jersey 2011,
£8.99 ISBN: 9780224091664 Like all the best sports books, Ronald Reng's A Life Too Short is about
so much more than sport. The biography of Robert Enke, the German goalkeeper who committed
suicide in 2009, it is a quiet yet powerful tribute to a young man ripped apart by clinical
depression.
