First off, let me apologize for not having a live-blog for the game. I had to drive back to my parent's house for the Thanksgiving holiday, and was not able to get back until the game was well under way, and my current internet (damn you parents) is spotty as all hell.

Second, I was wrong.

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5 goals in the second half for Jermain Defoe today in a 9-1 Tottenham win.
9-1.
Roberto Martinez, Wigan manager, welcome to the hot seat.
Jermain Defoe, even if you don't score another goal all season, it looks like you just punched your ticket to South Africa with the England National Team. Click to continue reading...

International breaks sometimes affect teams as soon as they are over. Especially, if you're a team like Manchester United and boast many international stars such as, say, Rooney or a Vidic and maybe even a Fletcher. Because it was the latter who set the standards in this highly comprehensive victory, with a stunning strike that sent the Stretford End erupting.

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Last season United beat Everton 1-0 thanks to a penalty scored by Cristiano Ronaldo. This season, United beat Everton 3-0 thanks to goals from Darren Fletcher, Michael Carrick and Antonio Valenca.

I'm not suggesting that United are better this season than they were last just because we beat a weaker Everton side by a larger scoreline, rather reinforcing the point I made when Ronaldo was sold.

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Talks will start between Man United and Wayne Rooney in January. Rumours today are that Man United will offer Rooney £170,000-a-week to keep him at Man United. The deal will include a £45,000-a-week image rights deal to become Old Trafford's poster boy
There has been speculation stating that Barcelona has put Rooney at the top of their transfer list. Click to continue reading...

Before yesterday's game against Everton, I wasn't quite sure of what we were going to see. Man United don't tend to be at their best after International games but there was nothing to worry about. Man United eased to a comfortable 3-0 win over Everton and it could have been more than that. Click to continue reading...

Didn't Sir Alex just finishing lecturing the FA on their media overexposure of Wayne Rooney? Apparently, shedding a little bit of limelight his way isn't much of an issue at all. The Scot didn't mince words when picking his favorite to win the 2010 World Cup.

"I can't see past Brazil, actually," Ferguson was quoted in the Daily Mail.

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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...

Cada vez más, los personajes de fútbol son buscados para hacer comerciales de TV. ¿Alguna vez pasará algo así en El Salvador? Veamos algunos ejemplos...MOURINHO - SAMSUNGMESSI - ESPNCRISTIANO RONALDO - CASTROLTOTTI - VODAFONEDEL PIERO - ULIVETTOIBRAHIMOVIC - MEDIASETWAYNE ROONEY - NIKEALEMANIA - ADIDAS-------------------IKER CASILLAS - GRUPAMA Click to continue reading...

It feels like months since United's last outing. I'm not sure whether that's because of the boredom the International break breaks or the need we've felt to bury our last game to the back of our memories. Losing against your title rivals is always going to be painful but to lose how we did, at the hands of poor officiating, is even harder to take.

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Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has decided to point out to the FA that Wayne Rooney is being used as the only player to speak to the press for England
Sir Alex said: "Every time England go on a trip, who gets on the television? Wayne Rooney. Every blinking time! Click to continue reading...

Man United striker Wayne Rooney has said that United are now ready to go on a long run of winning games. After a 1-0 loss against Chelsea two-weeks ago, United are now five points behind Chelsea.
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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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"Ferguson Talks About Rooney's England And United Captaincy" was originally published at The Republik of Mancunia. Click to continue reading...

"Rooney: I Want Best United Scoring Record This Season" was originally published at The Republik of Mancunia. Click to continue reading...

I'm sure you have heard about Coke Zero Wayne Rooney's Street Striker show. We also showed you the little stunt Rooney pulled where he's dribbling (kind of) through a bunch of randomly rolled tires (if not, click here). We got hold of more of the clippings of the show.

Soccerlens now presents, behind the scenes of Coke Zero Wayne Rooney's Street Striker:

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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...

Alright well I promised it so here it is: Manchester United vs Everton preview (fancy pictures included):

This match marks the return of the EPL after one hell of an international break. We saw Russia fail to qualify for the World Cup in 2010, and Ireland being cheated defeated out of a birth.

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The Sin: Lust is one sin that I have had difficulty linking to one's soccer ability. After all, some of the greatest players in recent world history (including both Ronaldos and Mr. Rooney) and from the past (George Best, Eusebio) were lusty lads.

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France qualified for the World Cup in South Africa in the summer thanks to a William Gallas header against Ireland in Paris. With French supporters everywhere celebrating, replays showed in the build-up to the goal, Thierry Henry hand-balling the ball onto his foot to cross. Of course, that is against the rules and it is very unfortunate that he should have done that however, would we be complaining if Kevin Doyle had done it for Richard Dunne to score?

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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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Man City's Joleon Lescott and his chica headed out to catch the Beyonce show at the Manchester Evening News Arena.

Also in attendance were Wayne, his brother, and wifey Coleen Rooney.

We're all over Coleen's fringe and so over Joleon's denim.

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Man City's Joleon Lescott and his chica headed out to catch the Beyonce show at the Manchester Evening News Arena.

Also in attendance were Wayne, his brother, and wifey Coleen Rooney, Steven Gerrard and family and Lisa Carrick.

We're all over Coleen's fringe and so over Joleon's denim.

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After almost three injury-ravaged years, Dean Ashton, as the back pages suggest, will finally hang up his boots and retire. The player who was once seen as a unique cross between the playing styles of Alan Shearer and Teddy Sheringham, will never fully fulfill his potential as a top-class footballer. Click to continue reading...

Benfica midfielder Angel di Maria has been the subject of much transfer speculation recently, with Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool all linked with the Argentine international. A ridiculous fee of £36million has been mentioned for the 21 year old, although somewhere around £10-15million is more likely.

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After an embarrassing string of results, George Burley's reign as Scotland manager has come to an end, costing the SFA an estimated £300,000 after he recently signed a contract extension.

The vast problems with Scottish football are not down to George Burley. Granted he hasn't had the most fruitful of terms in charge, but give him some credit, he was better than Berti Vogts.

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Robin Van Persie flew today to Belgrade to meet with Marijana Kovacevic, a Serbian housewife who uses fluid from horse placenta to massage injured tissues enabling it to heal faster. At least that is what many footballers using her treatment claim.

RVP did not seem to know much about her or the therapy:

"She is vague about her methods but I know she massages you using fluid from a placenta," he said.

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Sir Alex looks to bring in another striker, but does he need to?

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VfL Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko linked with moves to AC Milan, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City over the summer is now a target for Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson, according to the Manchester Evening News.

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Jeff Winter has been causing a bit of a fuss of late with his seemingly totally biased and negative opinions against our manager.

No manager has ever been given a touchline ban for comments he made about a referee but Winter went as far as claiming Ferguson should have been given a FIFA stadium ban!

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The ball from the infamous Tottenham-Liverpool match earlier in the year was sold online.
400 pounds to charity. Good stuff.
Did you buy it?
To the links:

• Poor form in selecting your team Bob. [NSC]
  
• Maradona banned for two months. [Reuters]
  
• Happy birthday to a blog bud.

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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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Well all in all it wasn't a bad result. Though I watched the game alone I had a little liveblogging adventure with Daryl and various commenters. If you missed the game I'll give you a link to some highlights, and my pity (it was a good game). It was also, despite the fact it was a loss, was an encouraging result for England.

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As Taylor mentioned, I will be one of the day-to-day writers for my beloved Red Devils. So let's get this party started by doing a massive recap of our past "big" games:

CSKA Moscow vs MUFC (CL Group)

The Good : Well we qualified, and that's what really counts doesn't it ?

The Bad : As much as I love him, I'm going to have to call out Mikey Owen.

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Una imagen que dice todo y a la vez nada. Lamentablemente, poco podemos destacar de un Chelsea – Manchester United donde el principal hecho que resaltó por sobre el resto –dejando de lado el gol, claro está- fue nuevamente la muestra del pésimo arbitraje inglés ante la agresión del joven Evans al marfileño Drogba. Click to continue reading...

It's amazing, isn't it, how sometimes a game of football has the capacity to command your complete attention to the exclusion of everything else around you?
And then of course there are times when it doesn't.
I meant to pay close attention to it.
I sat down and watched the national anthems and minute's silence for Enke. Click to continue reading...