LONDON(AFP) – Arsenal won the race for fourth place in the Premier League with a 1-0 victory at Newcastle, while Alex Ferguson’s extraordinary career ended in remarkable fashion as Manchester United drew 5-5 at West Bromwich Albion on Sunday. Arsene Wenger’s side needed three points to guarantee a spot in next season’s Champions League qualification [...]
Outgoing Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson confirmed on Sunday that striker Wayne Rooney has asked to leave the club for the second time in three years. Ferguson, who retires at the end of the season, dropped Rooney for the 2-1 win over Swansea City in his final home game, and said the England international had [...]
Tottenham Hotspur improved their chances of playing Champions League football next season with a hard-earned 2-1 victory over Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium on Sunday. Stoke, who played the second half with 10 men after the dismissal of their Scotland midfielder, Charlie Adam, took an early lead through Steven Nzonzi. But Tottenham levelled with [...]
Former African Footballer of the Year, Victor Ikpeba, believes Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, deserves to be celebrated for his contribution to football. Ferguson recently announced his resignation as Manchester United’s manager after 27 six years in charge and the club have named Everton gaffer, David Moyes, as replacement. Ikpeba had close contact with [...]
British Prime Minister David Cameron and world football chief Sepp Blatter led the tributes on Wednesday after Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson announced he was standing down at the end of the season. While former players hailed his extraordinary record of winning trophies, former United midfielder Paul Ince warned that his successor would find Ferguson’s [...]
Manchester United announced on Wednesday that manager Alex Ferguson will leave the club at the end of the season after 26 years in charge. Here is the statement from Ferguson released by United: Announcing his decision to retire, Alex Ferguson said: “The decision to retire is one that I have thought a great deal about [...]
A jury was sworn in Tuesday in the retrial of four footballers, including the son of Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers, accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel. The case against Anton Rodgers, 20, who plays for Championship side Brighton, two of his teammates and a Bournemouth player will open on Wednesday at the [...]
