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United win marred by crowd trouble

Sports | Soccer
2009-10-29

MANCHESTER United and Tottenham Hotspur both won 2-0 to progress to the quarterfinals of League Cup on Tuesday and keep alive the chances of a repeat of last season's final. Danny Wellbeck and Michael Owen scored...

Man United, Tottenham progress in League Cup

Sports | Soccer
2009-10-28

MANCHESTER United and Tottenham each won 2-0 to progress to the quarterfinals of England's League Cup yesterday and keep alive the chances of a repeat of last season's final. Danny Wellbeck and Michael Owen scored...

Ferguson blasts ref but praises Liverpool

Sports | Soccer
2009-10-27

MANCHESTER United manager Alex Ferguson said he was disappointed by his team's performance in Sunday's 0-2 loss at Liverpool, but also criticized the performance of the referee. Goals from Fernando Torres and...

United goes top as Blues, Reds falter

Sports | Soccer
2009-10-19

MANCHESTER United went top of the English Premier League with a 2-1 home win over Bolton Wanderers on Saturday as Chelsea went down 1-2 at Aston Villa and Liverpool lost at Sunderland to a goal that went in off a beach...

Bookies rue Owen's late derby winner

Sports | Soccer
2009-9-22

THE controversial amount of time added on at the end of Manchester United's Premier League derby clash with City on Sunday cost bookmakers William Hill over 1 million pounds (US$1.64 million). United won the game...

United talks tough with French club

Sports | Soccer
2009-9-10

MANCHESTER United chief executive David Gill warned Le Havre on Tuesday not to insult the English champion in its bitter transfer dispute over 16-year-old Paul Pogba. The French second-division club has accused...

Fergie backs UEFA on diving

Sports | Soccer
2009-9-5

MANCHESTER United coach Alex Ferguson said yesterday that UEFA was right to suspend Arsenal striker Eduardo da Silva for two matches after he deceived the referee to win a penalty in a Champions League match. The...

United, Gunners win big

Sports | Soccer
2009-8-23

CHAMPION Manchester United shook off its midweek defeat at Burnley with an emphatic 5-0 away win at Wigan Athletic in the English Premier League yesterday. After a low-key first half Wayne Rooney scored twice...

Man U beats Boca Juniors, Bayern tops AC Milan

Sports | Soccer
2009-7-30

NEW signing Antonio Valencia scored the winner for Manchester United in a 2-1 victory over Boca Juniors in a star-studded friendly tournament yesterday. In the second game of the Audi Cup, Thomas Mueller scored...

Charlton rues falling standards in China

Sports | Soccer
2009-7-25

MANCHESTER United great Bobby Charlton is worried about the fortunes of another team in red - China. "What really saddens me is that a country the size of China doesn't have the wherewithal to qualify on a...