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Manchester United is a great club. I love this club since 10 years ago. I'am an Indonesian, but always follow the Red Devils news. Now, it has a wonderful formation with Sir Fergie as the coach, Wayne Rooney and Tevez always become threat to the opponent. They gave "short pay back" to the management.

In the middle, Cristiano Ronaldo as the attacking middle supports front line with attractif technique to give chance to the attacker get goal. I think Sir Fergie must think twenty times to release him to other club.

Keep become the winner to The Red Devils!!

Reading 0 - 2 Manchester United

Manchester United won the Premier League game yesterday. They roughed up and forced Reading to surrender 0 : 2. The scorer are Wayne Rooney (76) and Cristiano Ronaldo (90). This result made The Read Devils to retain their position on top of the Barclay's Premier League. It also brougth Ronaldo as the top scorer with 17 goal.

The coach, Sir Alex Ferguson confesses happy with this result. They had shown that they're the best team in the league. He believes that his team will become the winner of the Premier League again. They will keep this victory on next match at Jan 30th, 2008 againt Portsmouth on Old Trafford Stadium.

Statistics update Jan 20, 2008:

Ambition to Terminate Anathema

Reading v Manchester United ( The 23th Matchday )

READING - Reading wasn’t a serious threat club for Manchester United. Their match data could become a reference. From the total fifteen times of all event, Reading just got one victory (seven times fail and seven times draw). The only one victory of The Red Devils (epithet of MU) happened 81 years ago, precisely at January 17th, 1927. The Royals (epithet of Reading) won 2-1 in the Madejski Stadium for FA Cup.

The Spirit to terminate anathema which’s being incited by Steve Coppell, the manager of The Royals. His squad will play the game against The Red Devils in Madejski Stadium (January 19th, 2007 15:00). Coppell believes his players’ ability. The optimism emerge after they played draw successfully against The Red Devils in Old Trafford for opener match of this Premier League season. Note that only Reading which could steal point in Old Trafford.

" It’s a great test for us. You can conceive that Manchester United will carry the full team to redeem missing point after we hold their victory in Old Trafford last August," say Coppell. Coppell who ever played for The Red Devils at 1970-1980, have prepared strategy to weaken their goal machine.
" Our priority is to prevent they play a good game. We have to press tightly. Not only one or two, but six or seven players at the same time !" Coppell affirmed.

He hopes to get full support from the 12th player, that is supporter. He believes that their support gave spirit combat at the last winning event. Previously, Reading defeated Everton 1-0, Newcastle 2-1, and Liverpool 3-1 in Madejski Stadium.

Estimate of Players
READING ( 4-4-2): 1-Hahnemann (gk); 2-Murty, 6-Gunnarsson, 16-Ingimarsson, 3-Shorey; 23-De Cruz la, 4-Cisse, 15-Harper, 10-Hunt; 9-Doyle, 12-Kitson
Reserve: 32-Federici, 35-A. Pearce, 17-Convey, 24-Long, 8-Lita
Coach: Steve Coppell
MAN. UNITED ( 4-4-2) 1-Van der Sar (gk); 22-O’Shea, 5-Ferdinand, 15-Vidic, 3-Evra; 7-Ronaldo, 16-Carrick, 8-Anderson, 11-Giggs; 32-Tevez, 10-Rooney
Reserve: 29-Kuszczak, 25-Simpson, 13-Park, 24-Fletcher, 17-Nani.
Coach: Sir Alex Ferguson

Head To Head ( last five meeting)
August 12th, 2007 Manchester United v Reading 0-0 ( Premier League)
February 27th, 2007 Reading v Manchester United 2-3 (FA Cup)
February 17th, 2007 Manchester United v Reading 1-1 (FA Cup)
December 30th, 2006 Manchester United v Reading 3-2 ( Premier League)
September 23rd, 2006 Reading v Manchester United 1-1 ( Premier League)

THE QUALITY OF THE GAMES

Milan will aim on Alberto Gilardino for a long time, because he is a player of quality who has always scored goals. And with games with quality more than quantity, will remain in the run for the European Championships. This is what Carlo Ancelotti said today.

MILANELLO - With Carlo Ancelotti, the first topic which is discussed is that of the recovery of the situation in the Coppa Italia (1-2 after the first leg at San Siro in favour of Catania): "We don't want to take any risks for this game, therefore the players who will play on Sunday will remain at home and we shall rest them. In attack there will be Gilardino. Paloschi? He will be there if we shall play with two attackers. Pirlo should play, just like there will be the players who did not play on Sunday from the first minute, that is Oddo, Cafu, Gattuso and all the others. We shall also verify if it will be possible to field for a half Jankulovski so to have him available on Sunday at Udine. It's not easy to obtain the qualification, but we shall try."

Then the questions went on Pato. The replies of Carlo Ancelotti: "We shall try to keep a low profile with him, in our daily rapport here at Milanello. Now we must insert him gradually in the team. Pato played a really good game, but he must learn to play in the team, to help, just like the team will try to serve him in the best possible way. Pato must be protected, he is very young. We must help him, and we shall do so, to live this experience with humlility and seriousness. For the future we shall see. Some games we shall play them with two attacker plus the attacking midfielder and Seedorf, others we shall play them more covered. Everyone will be able to rest in turns, including Pato. Pato is a striker, he can play upfront even on his own, but it doesn't mean that he must always play. We shall be close to him. Ronaldo? He surprised me more than PAto, as there were more question marks on his performances. However, we have chosen him, Ronaldo, for Milan-Napoli, becuse we wanted to play with low balls. Seedorf? He did well both as a midfielder and as an attacking midfielder. Now he has some perplexities about going backwards, but it's not my interest nor his to talk about it now. Oddo? Against Napoli I opted for a more covered defence. Inzaghi? He has the bronchitis, after all he had to pay some tribute for a 2007 which was so generous with him...".

Therefore the Alberto Gilardino chapter: "He will play his games, and he will be useful, even this year he has made his goal tally. However, Gilardino is there, just like Inzaghi. We want to make all our four attackers give their best. Gilardino knows that there is competition at Milan, there always was and it's normal to live these situations here. For the rest, he is an important player, he has quality and considering the age of Ronaldo and Inzaghi, he perfectly knows that Milan will aim on him. Gilardino must not live the games as an exam, it would be a mistake. Here at Milan he had alternating performances, but he has always scored his goals. That Alberto is Milan material we have evaluated it and decided this when we bought him; there are no doubts about this. Teh fact that Gilardino plays Catania-Milan is not a failure, as at Milan it can happen to stay out but also in these moments he must give his best when he goes on the pitch. It's not important the quantity of the games, but the quality of the games. If Gilardino will play his games with quality, Roberto Donadoni will surely call him up for the European Championships. However, he is very well right now."

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Transfer Rumour : Cristiano Ronaldo Wanted

REAL MADRID have warned Manchester United: We will NEVER give up trying to sign Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Spanish giants are willing to shatter the world transfer record to land the £50million winger in the summer.

Real sporting director Pedja Mijatovic said: “Ronaldo is an exceptional footballer and, although we know signing a player like that is very complicated, we will just have to keep working on it.

“If one day a chance opens up, then we will be there trying to sign him. He’d grace any team in the world.”

Real have reportedly made Ronaldo their top summer target, with Chelsea striker Didier Drogba also linked with a move to the Bernabeu, as the Spanish champions seek to underline their status as the world's most glamorous footballing power.

The Spanish champions have attempted to sign Ronaldo before but were snubbed by the winger, who instead signed a new five-year deal with United to become the highest paid player in the club's history on £120,000 a week.

However, Real president Ramon Calderon is more optimistic this time around that a deal can be struck with United's owners, the Glazer family, who would find it hard to resist a world-record fee, particularly as they are currently finding it difficult to refinance loans due to the global credit crunch.

Real's No 1 target had originally been AC Milan playmaker Kaka, but they now feel they have more chance of luring Ronaldo to La Liga, especially after the midfielder's recent admission that he would like to play in Spain while still at his peak.

Two weeks ago, at Fifa's World Player of the Year awards in Zurich, Ronaldo said: "I'd like to play in Spain. It's a fantastic league, very attractive, where they play a beautiful game.
"It's my dream to play in Spain. Whether or not it will happen I don't know. Sometimes I want something but it's not possible.

"Only God knows what will happen in the future. I'd like to find out the difference between playing in England and Spain."

Football: Beckham keen for World Cup bid role

LONDON : David Beckham made it clear on Thursday he would like to play a part in England's bid to host the 2018 World Cup.

The Football Association have yet to say what, if any, role the England midfielder would play in their campaign but Beckham, who had a high-profile position during London's successful bid for the 2012 Olympics, made it clear he would be happy to help try to bring another major sports event to his country.

Speaking after showing British Prime Minister Gordon Brown around his football academy in Greenwich, London, the 32-year-old former Manchester United and Real Madrid star said Wednesday: "I was proud to be involved in 2012 and being involved in 2018 is something I would be very interested in too.

"Being English, to bring the World Cup back to England would be something really special and I would be honoured to be involved in that," added Beckham, who now plays his club football for US side LA Galaxy.

Brown, although a Scot, has repeatedly made clear his support for England's 2018 bid. He said: "David Beckham is known in every part of the world.

"It's a matter for the FA but I'm sure David Beckham will be associated with every big sports campaign that happens in this country because of his reputation, and because of the fame and the respect he has worldwide."

Beckham hopes to win his 100th England cap in next month's friendly international against Switzerland at Wembley - Italian Fabio Capello's first match as England manager.

England previously staged the World Cup in 1966 when they won the tournament for the only time in their history.

Rooney thriving with number 10

Rooney has revealed that wearing the number 10 shirt at Utd is spurring him forward to be like the previous “number 10 greats”.These include Denis Law, Mark Hughes and Ruud van Nistelrooy.

“They were all greats who scored so many goals for the club so I knew what a big number it was for me,” he said.
“But that history makes wearing the shirt feel even better and also makes it more of a challenge to succeed.”

“When Ruud left and no one took it the following season I asked if I could have the shirt. I had to wait a year until the new kit came out but as soon as that happened I was given it, which was great.”

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David Beckham - Why all the fuss?

Watching David Beckham playing is to watch an artist at work, a master craftsman at the peak of his profession. Europe will sadly miss him and yet many in the States are wondering what all the fuss is about.

As soccer continues to grow in America the MLS have taken steps to give it a major boost with the introduction of Beckham. Even arm chair sports fans who do not follow soccer are taking an interest and wondering what makes him special.

To understand the phenomena that is David Beckham you need to understand the player. The reason he first won the England fans over and then the Real Madrid fans was not because he was the best player in the team, he wasn't. Nor was it his speed, or his ball juggling skills, his witty after match comments etc.

The reason his fans love him and even supporters of rival teams admire him so much is because the guy just never gives up. His team can be 2 goals down with a few minutes left on the clock but Beckham will be running and chasing to win the ball. It is this will to win and belief in himself that will win over America's arm chair sports fans. He plays with his heart on his sleeve and always has done.

He is of course the worlds greatest crosser of a soccer ball which helps win the fans over and his free kicks still rank him along side the worlds best dead ball specialists. But even these skills are acredited to his never give in spirit and his will to succeed. David was never a great natural player, someone born with a gift like a George Best or a Maradona. His skills were learnt as a necessity because as a young player trying to break into the first team at the great Manchester United the young David Beckham had a problem - He could not get past a defender!

It became clear to Beckham that if he were to make the grade and catch the eye of the coach, Sir Alex Ferguson, he had to do something. He started staying behind after official practice had ended and would spend hours practising his crosses until he could play them with pinpoint accuracy. He also learnt the art of making the ball bend in the air and he practised this skill until their was none better in the world. Now he didn't have to beat the defenders, now he would face the defense but instead of trying to run past them with the ball he would kick it around them and send it into the danger area landing it on the head or at the foot of a team mate.

Learning to bend the ball so much meant he quickly established himself as Manchester Uniteds free kick specialist and later England's. Both his peers and fans around the world regard David Beckham one of the greatest free kick takers their is.

European soccers loss is the gain of MLS and soon L.A. Galaxy fans and arm chair fans throughout America will be able to see why European fans adored him so much.