‘Get that Rooney signed’ That was the late Walter Smith’s advice to Sir Alex Ferguson upon joining his coaching staff as assistant manager in March 2004. By the end of that summer, that’s exactly what Manchester United did as Wayne Rooney made the move to Old Trafford. Ex-Everton manager Smith had left his position as […]

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Week 16 Another hectic week. Ole has finally lost grip of his wheel, only to be replaced by a German man lots of Manchester United fans had never heard of before last Tuesday. Meanwhile, United and City have joined Liverpool and Chelsea in the knockout stages of the Champions League, Tottenham made a show of […]

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History shows that winning the Golden Boy award is no guarantee of a glittering career Barcelona wonderkid Pedri has been crowned as the next big thing in football after being confirmed as the 2021 winner of the prestigious Golden Boy award. Rafael Van der Vaart became the inaugural Golden Boy in 2003, and Pedri’s former […]

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