Most of the Manchester United first-team squad have remained silent on Cristiano Ronaldo’s controversial exit earlier this month but some players taking part in the World Cup have been exposed to questions about it. Summer signing Casemiro, who starred in Brazil’s 2-0 win over Serbia this week, admitted the players are sad over his departure. Ronaldo left the club after he was heavily critical of the club a... »
Lionel Messi scored a memorable goal to help Argentina avoid early World Cup heartbreak on Saturday night. Gary Neville’s comments on Lionel Messi at half-time were relayed on Twitter after the match because he was made eat his words. Argentina never got going in the first-half and it wasn’t the sort of reaction we expected from one of the tournament favourites, after losing 2-1 against Saudi Arabia in thei... »
Portugal are aiming to go top of their group in the World Cup following the 0-0 draw between Uruguay and South Korea earlier on Thursday. Bruno Fernandes is one of two Manchester United players in the Portugal squad and the 28-year-old was at his brilliant best against Ghana. Cristiano Ronaldo gave Portugal the lead in the second half but it did not take long for Ghana to equalise. Moments later, Fernandes ... »
After 17 years of ownership by the Glazer family and a considerable decline in the club’s success on the pitch, Manchester United fans have long had enough of their leeching owners. Following 24 hours from an announcement published on the official Manchester United website, there is a sense that a new era could be on the horizon. Financial experts Saxo have provided commentary on the matter – along with dat... »
Manchester United have seen their stock market valuation rise by 17% following Tuesday night’s announcement that the Glazers are willing to sell the club. 17-years on from their debt-ridden takeover, the Glazers could eventually decide to accept an offer to get out of town. According to the Express, Manchester United’s stock price rose by 17% to 13.10 USD following the announcement. We can only wonder how l... »
The Arsenal legend has lauded Manchester United’s fans’ constant pressure on the current owners of the club and hopes a takeover can be agreed. News broke yesterday of the Glazer family’s intentions to sell the club after a 17-year reign, for either investment or a full sale. United confirmed the news themselves via the club website. It is reported that the Americans are demanding a fee of around £5 billion... »
Cristiano Ronaldo was given a two-match ban for the incident at Goodison Park last season. After the Red Devils fell to a dismal 1-0 defeat against Everton in April, Ronaldo was recorded smacking a home supporter’s phone out of his hand and to the floor, consequently smashing it in the process. He issued an apology to the Toffees fan but was charged by the FA with improper conduct. It was announced on Wedne... »
Manchester United have been put up for sale by the Glazer family, the club has confirmed. A statement issued on Tuesday night said that the Old Trafford club is beginning a process to explore strategic alternatives for the club. In other words, the Glazers are selling up. The statement added: “As part of this process, the Board will consider all strategic alternatives, including new investment into the club... »
The news that Manchester United is for sale may come as a concern for FSG snd Liverpool, who are also in the process of welcoming investment. This update comes courtesy of Ben Jacobs after Manchester United decided to hire the Raine Group as their exclusive financial advisor, knowing that they had a heavy hand in dealing with the sale of Chelsea Football Club not long ago. And a final thought, in many ways ... »
Roy Keane and Graeme Souness clashed brilliantly during half-time of Argentina’s opening game with Saudi Arabia. We all know how it ended but Argentina were leading 1-0 at the interval before throwing away their lead in the second half. The two pundits hit out at each other after Argentina were awarded an early penalty when Leandro Paredes was seemingly pulled to the floor by Mohamed Kanno. Lionel Messi was... »