Kieran Beckles Archives: 07/2009

Sir Alex Ferguson is no stranger to confrontation with rival clubs and their managers

Newcastle United produced a woeful performance in their third pre season friendly. They faced League One side, Leyton Orient and were handed a 6-1 thrashing at Brisbane Road.

Barcelona are edging ever closer to the signing of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, with the giant Swedish international agreeing person terms with the reigning European champions.

Talks are continuing between George Gillett, Tom Hicks and RBS over the repayment of renegotiation of a multi million pound loan

Liverpool’s captain fantastic, Steven Gerrard, appeared in court again today, facing the looming charge of affray

Without question, in my mind, he is the best player in the world by absolutely miles. He is streets ahead of Messi, streets ahead of Kaka

The departure of Emmanuel Adebayor to Manchester City for £25 million has left Arsene Wenger with money to reinvest in a youthful squad

The rumours rumble on as John Terry continues to be heavily linked with a move to Manchester City.

Last week, Liverpool’s disgruntled manager Rafa Benitez laid out his opinions on Manchester City’s new signing, Gareth Barry

Steven Gerrard has spoken of his desire to once more bring ‘Big Ears’ back to Anfield as well as guiding England to glory in the 2010 World Cup

Former England captain, David Beckham will be returning to Major League Soccer tonight, with LA Galaxy’s match against the New York Red Bulls

Rafa Benitez could decide to cash in on Alonso and use the money to strengthen his squad elsewhere on the pitch

Over the last couple of years, the poaching of highly-rated youngsters from youth academies abroad has infuriated UEFA bosses

Following the news of Southampton being bought by a Swiss billionaire, Kieran Beckles takes a look back through The Saint’s recent history and what the takeover could mean for the club.

David Villa appears to be on the verge of switching allegiances from Valencia to treble winners Barcelona

Another blockbuster performance from Serena Williams in the final of Wimbledon on Saturday ensured that the American now holds three of the four Grand slams.

The British and Irish Lions ended their tour of South Africa in sensational style with a thorough thrashing of the World champions.

17th December 2001. Michael Owen was enshrined as European Footballer of Year. One of the most prestigious personal awards in football, Owen had rightly earned the title.

On Tuesday, Sir Alex Ferguson set about rebuilding his considerably weakened team, completing Manchester United’s first transfer of the summer.

At £6.5 million, Doyle is really good value for a proven striker in the Premier League. He is still young and can progress under the experienced Wolves manager, Mick McCarthy.