PATRICE EVRA EXTENDS OLD TRAFFORD STAY Manchester United defender Patrice Evra has signed a new one year deal to stay at Old Trafford next season. The French left back, who turned 33 this month, was signed by Sir Alex Ferguson in January 2006 and arrived in the same month as Nemanja Vidic. He won five […]
Manchester City owners buy stake in Japanese club
Manchester City’s owners have added to their growing, global empire by buying a stake in the Japanese J-League club Yokohama F Marinos. The deal brings Marinos into a network which also includes the Major League Soccer franchise New York City FC and Australian club Melbourne Heart as well as City. The partnership with the Marinos’ owners, car […]
Ryan Giggs retires from playing, becomes assistant to Louis Van Gaal
Ryan Giggs has announced his retirement as a player for Manchester United on the same day that he accepted the role of assistant manager under new United boss Louis Van Gaal who will take up the Old Trafford reins after the World Cup in Brazil. The Welsh midfield legend played in a club record 963 […]
Manchester City reach compromise agreement with UEFA over Financial Fair Play
Manchester City has entered into a compromise agreement with European football’s governing body UEFA over breaches of Financial Fair Play rules. The penalties to be imposed by UEFA include a €60m fine (£49m), though €40m will not be imposed if City balance the books, adhering to a transfer cap for the current year and restricting the […]
Louis van Gaal confirmed as new Manchester United manager
Louis van Gaal has been confirmed as manager of Manchester United from the 2014/15 season. The 62-year-old Dutchman has signed a three-year contract. Ryan Giggs has been appointed assistant manager while Frans Hoek and Marcel Bout arrive as assistant coaches. Van Gaal has managed at the top level of European football for over 20 years and in that […]