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Sir Alex Ferguson writing tell-all autobiography
The retired boss of Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson has started writing his autobiography. The book, which will reveal everything about the years during which United won seven league titles and the Champions League in 2008, is set to release in October. In a report by Daily Star, United's glorious years include the period when the fiery Scot had bust-ups with David Beckham, Jaap Stam and ...
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Cardinals team up with Chelsea Manchester City STL4OKC for tornado relief
ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - The St. Louis Cardinals and Relevent Sports announced Wednesday they will team up with the Chelsea Football Club and the Manchester City Football Club to help kids affected by the tornado in Moore, Okla. The Cardinals and Relevent Sports are pledging $1 from every ticket sold to Thursday's soccer game between Chelsea and Manchester City at Busch Stadium. That money will ...
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PSG lure Wayne Rooney with promise to match Manchester United wages
Manchester United's Wayne Rooney, whose wife Coleen gave birth to the couple's second boy, Klay Anthony, this week, is reluctant to transfer abroad, given his young family. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action ...
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Memo to David Moyes If it is not broke at Manchester United do not fix it
Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand recently retired from international football so he can concentrate on Manchester United, a club he has played for the last 11 years. Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP ...
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Manchester City foray into MLS has phenomenal brand potential
Manchester City has teamed up with the New York Yankees to form New York City FC, which will be the league's 20th and is expected to begin playing by 2015. Above, the Manhattan skyline. Gary Hershorn / ...
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Brian Greenhoff former Manchester United and England defender dies
Greenhoff subsequently moved to Leeds United , where he stayed three years. He ended his career at Rochdale, where he was living after returning to England from Spain.A statement released to the Manchester Evening News by Greenhoff's family said: "We regret to inform of Brian's passing this morning, Wednesday 22nd May at the age of 60."Brian was a proud and much loved ...
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Claudio Reyna hired by Manchester City to run new MLS franchise
announced on Tuesday they had bought a franchise to compete in Major League Soccer from 2015.The club has wasted little time in bringing in Reyna, who had a spell with City as a player between 2003-07, and also had stints at Rangers and Sunderland.Ferran Soriano, City's chief executive, said: "Finding the right person for this role and getting him in place from the start was a ...
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An interactive guide to Sir Alex Fergusons reign at Manchester United
Our guide presents every result from the 1,500-match and 27-year era of Sir Alex Ferguson's reign at Manchester United, from a 2-0 loss to Oxford United to a thrilling 10-goal draw against West ...
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Council chief in blast at ‘petty’ councillors
It beggars belief that our council leader should expect residents, who paid for this, to take his word that all matters have been dealt with ...
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Chris Hadfield Living a life thats out of this world
Astronaut Chris Hadfield records the first music video from space, on May 12. Back on Earth, he is enjoying the smell of coffee and the texture of real foods again. Hadfield is still adjusting to gravity and isn't yet allowed to drive. 'I walk like I'm failing a breathalyzer I stagger,' he ...
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Oliveira excited as Paralympians prepare for debut at BT Great CityGames Manchester
May 22 - Brazilian double-leg amputee sprint star Alan Oliveira has expressed his excitement at competing at the upcoming BT Great CityGames Manchester, which will feature Paralympic athletes for the first time this year. The event in the city centre on Saturday (May 25) will see Oliveira compete in the United Kingdom for the first time since London 201, where the 21-year-old from Par ...
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Police killer Dale Cregan admits two more Manchester murders - of a father and son
Cregan, 29, had already admitted murdering two policewomen in Hattersley, Greater, Manchester, last September, when he changed his pleas in the second week of his trial at Preston Crown ...
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Clichy Manchester City were right to sack Mancini
Gael Clichy believes Manchester City were right to sack Roberto Mancini after failing to win silverware this season.The France full-back made 41 appearances this term as the club failed to retain their Premier League title, lost the FA Cup final to underdogs Wigan and were eliminated from the group stages of the UEFA Champions League.Mancini was sacked by City on May 14 and Clichy said that the ...
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New Manchester law aims to end quick sale of stolen goods
MANCHESTER o Shops that buy precious metals, coins and gems will need to get the seller's identification, photograph all items presented, ...
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Yankees Manchester City Team Up for MLS Launch
New York Yankees and Manchester City Football Club announced today that they will scrape together the necessary funds to launch the 20th MLS team, with plans to begin play in a yet-to-be-identified Gotham venue in ...
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Astronaut Chris Hadfield’s space station guitar built in Vancouver
The guitar Canadian astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield played on board the International Space Station was made in Vancouver. The three-quarter-size travel guitar, created and manufactured in the Vancouver office of Larrivee Guitars, spins around in front of the Canadian spaceman as he sings David Bowie's Space Oddity in ...
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Metrolink expansion delays ongoing
Expansion plans for Manchester’s Metrolink seem shrouded in continual controversy or bureaucracy, from spending cuts and revisions, environmental concerns and claims that not enough is being done to ensure that the local workforce is employed in expanding the tram system. It seems that just as the benefits to be reaped from the tram line expansion are significant, so too are the problems associated with seeing it through.
It was way back in the 1980s that Manchester news media first reported that local government were considering expanding the tram system, but it wasn’t until 2001 that concrete action was taken in the form of half a billion pounds being set aside by the national government to expand the tram lines from Manchester’s city centre out into the Greater Manchester region. Read more
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