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Since we wrote about the impending Old Trafford Carling Cup clash between Manchester United and their City rivals, quite a few things have happened:

United have moved into the Carling Cup final by thrashing Mancity 3-1, and confirming Tevez as continue reading…

images[6]Carlos Tevez called his ex-Manchester United team mate and captain Gary Neville a moron, boot-licker and idiot after last week’s Carling cup first leg semi-final at Eastlands. continue reading…

Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid talisman Cristiano Ronaldo has set his sights on recapturing the Ballon d’Or in 2010 and declared that he wants to go down as the greatest player in history.

Ronaldo relinquished the crown he won in 2008 to Barcelona star Lionel Messi, who also took over the title of FIFA World Player of the Year in 2009 but the Portuguese winger has his sights continue reading…

Wayne RooneyWayne Rooney added a smile to the faces of sick children at Royal Manchester Children’s hospital when he dropped in with a handful of his Manchester United team pals for a festive hospital visit. continue reading…

Mame DioufManchester United will have young striker Mame Biram Diouf in their ranks in January after he was granted a work permit continue reading…

PepeReal Madrid’s towering rock solid defender Pepe has said that he feels “completely destroyed” following a confirmation of his right knee anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury which he suffered during Real Madrid’s 3-2 victory at Valencia last Saturday.

The injury for which he would ungergo an operation in his native Portugal later this week, would force Pepe out for the rest of the season. continue reading…

Jose MourinhoThe Mirror’s Chief Football Writer, Martin Lipton has covered England at seven major tournaments, the Olympic Games in Atlanta, the Ryder Cup and Wimbledon.

Football which he describes as his “bread and butter” however remains top of his priorities, and he hopes to be there when the Three Lions as England are called, win the World Cup. continue reading…

Michael OwenManchester United went into their last group Champions League match against German champions Wolfsburg with 14 of their first team players unavailable. Eight of those were defenders, and the EPL Champions still came out victorious with Michael Owen scoring a hat trick in a 3-1 win. continue reading…

Kaka the family manA call-in programme on Brilla FM, Nigeria’s all-sports radio station requested listeners Monday afternoon, to express their views on Real Madrid’s top two stars for the current season, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka, stating which of the two they would prefer to have in their team, and guess who the overwhelmong favourite was?: continue reading…

Chris SambaInterviewed after Blackburn Rovers goalless draw against Liverpool on Saturday, Chris Samba claims his club would have beaten The Reds if they had tried hard enough, saying he was disappointed with the draw.

In previous seasons, Blackburn would likely have accepted a 0-0 home draw with the always rampaging top four Liverpool, and Samba is annoyed continue reading…