"Manchester United" headed the list of most expensive club world Forbes

"Manchester United" heads the list of the most expensive football club the world, reports Forbes. The average annual income of the richest 25 clubs of the world in the season 2007-08, 42 million dollars, which is 20% more than last year. The cost of the first five most expensive football club of the world was no less than $ 1 billion, but topped the list of "mu", whose value Forbes evaluates 1.87 billion U.S. dollars. Here is the top five most expensive clubs of the world according to Forbes:
1. "Manchester United" - 1870 million dollars;
2. "Real" - 1353;
3. Arsenal - 1200;
4. "Bavaria" - 1110;
5. "Liverpool" - 1010.

"Manchester United" wants to sign a contract with Fraser Campbell

Coming summer, "Manchester United" is going to propose a new long-term contract the young attacker Frazier Campbell, the Daily Mirror. Now Campbell has to lease stands for "Tottenham."

Champions League - Barcelona to appeal Webb decisions

Barcelona will appeal to UEFA to reverse the punishments incurred by coach Pep Guardiola and forward Lionel Messi in Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg.

Messi was shown a yellow card for diving in the penalty area by English referee Howard Webb in the first half of the 4-0 win over Bayern Munich and Guardiola was ordered to the stands for protesting the decision.
A statement on the English language version of the club's official website reads: "FC Barcelona will appeal against the yellow card received by Messi in the 17th minute after being tackled by Lell inside the penalty box. The English referee Howard Webb ignored the penalty shout and decided that Messi had taken a dive and therefore booked him.
"As a result of this, Pep Guardiola made a heated protest against the decisions of the linesman and the referee and was subsequently expelled from the bench and had to watch the rest of the match from the stands.
"The Club will appeal both decisions.
UEFA may not announce its decision on the appeals until after Tuesday's return leg in Munich, due to the Easter holidays, but there is the possibility that a panel could meet and make a ruling this Saturday.

Ancelotti 'to take over at Chelsea next season'

LONDON (AFP) - AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti has agreed to take over at Chelsea next season to replace interim coach Guus Hiddink, the Sun newspaper reported on Thursday.
The report said Ancelotti has agreed a contract worth 5.8 million pounds a season to move into the hotseat at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea, who took a giant step towards the Champions League semi-finals by beating Liverpool 3-1 in Wednesday's quarter-final first leg at Anfield, earmarked the Italian as their first choice after Hiddink insisted he wanted to resume coaching the Russian national team on a full-time basis at the end of the season.
The Sun, quoting unnamed sources at AC Milan, said the personal intervention of Chelsea's billionaire Russian owner Roman Abramovich had proved decisive in swinging the deal with Ancelotti.
Chelsea's form has improved since Hiddink took over from Luiz Felipe Scolari in February but Abramovich has been unable to persuade the Dutchman to extend his stay at Stamford Bridge beyond May.
Ancelotti has one year left on his contract at the San Siro, but the Sun said he had an agreement with the club allowing him to leave at the end of the current campaign.
AC Milan's vice-president Adriano Galliani insisted on Wednesday that neither Ancelotti nor the club's Brazilian star Kaka would be leaving after interest in both from Spanish giants Real Madrid.

Ronaldo: "How much can you ask about the" Real "?

Krishtianu Ronaldo and Alex Ferguson is already tired of the rumors constantly woo Portuguese in Madrid "Real". Giving a press conference before chetvertfinalnym match of the Champions League with Porto, reporters again asked about whether its future is "white." Krishtianu responded to his volumes and eloquent silence, and then smirk. Sitting next to him she added: "How many more times we will have to answer this question? How many more times we will have to answer to him?" - Crustily said Ferguson. "Always the same question," - added Ronaldo. "Yeah, it is terrible," - re-entered Ferguson. "I am happy in this club. I think this is the best club for me" - graduated from Ronaldo.

Unlikely hero Ivanović heads Chelsea charge

Two headers by Branislav Ivanović and a clinical finish by Didier Drogba brought Chelsea FC to the verge of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals as they ended their barren run of European visits to Liverpool FC.
Goal flurryChelsea had only a John Arne Riise own goal to show for the previous four recent UEFA Champions League trips to Anfield but Serbian defender Ivanović, who had never previously scored for Chelsea, found the net from two corners either side of the break, while Drogba neatly tucked the third in from four metres out. Liverpool now have an enormous job on their hands at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday if they are to stay in the competition, despite forging an early lead through Fernando Torres.
Torres strikesDirk Kuyt set the move rolling for that sixth-minute goal with a superb back-heel out to the right wing, where Álvaro Arbeloa crossed for Torres to calmly side-foot the ball into the corner of the net from close to the penalty spot. Moments later, Drogba had a glorious chance to equalise when he found himself through on Pepe Reina after being released by Salomon Kalou at the Kop end, but the Spanish goalkeeper – making his 100th appearance in UEFA club competition – blocked the Ivorian striker's shot, which was straight at his body.
Chelsea responseChelsea responded well and had Liverpool under pressure after earning two free-kicks in promising positions, both blocked by the wall. Florent Malouda then threatened Reina's goal after being found by Drogba, but the Frenchman dragged his left-foot shot wide. Play ebbed and flowed with no sign of the tension or nerves of previous meetings between these two sides on Merseyside as Torres shook off the close attention of Frank Lampard before curling an effort over the top.
Ivanović off markMichael Ballack then played Drogba into space with a perfect pass, but the striker's shot cleared the crossbar comfortably. Chelsea eventually got the equaliser that their pressure deserved in the 39th minute. Full-back Ivanović, in for the injured José Bosingwa, sprinted into the box to meet Malouda's corner with a firm header past Reina.
Terry outChelsea upped the tempo further still after the restart and could have gone in front after 51 minutes when Drogba, after a swift interchange with Lampard, beat Reina with his low shot but Jamie Carragher produced a fantastic clearance from right on the goal line. John Terry was then booked for a dangerous challenge on Reina, a caution which means the Chelsea captain will miss the second leg.
Visitors aheadAll that was forgotten in the 62nd minute, however, when Ivanović again found the target with another headed goal from a corner, Lampard the provider this time. As if matters could not get any worse for Liverpool, they did just that five minutes later when Drogba finally got his reward by neatly finishing off an inviting cross from the left by Malouda. Liverpool simply had no reply and fell to a UEFA Champions League home defeat only equalled when FC Barcelona won here 3-1 in November 2001. While the Kop was muted, Chelsea fans are already dreaming of a fifth semi-final in six seasons.

Barça brilliance turns tables on Bayern

An enthralling first-half display put FC Barcelona within touching distance of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals for the third time in four seasons as FC Bayern München were brushed aside at the Camp Nou.Outstanding displayTwo first-half goals from Lionel Messi plus one each from Samuel Eto'o and Thierry Henry ripped through the resistance of a Bayern side who had themselves scored a record 12 times against Sporting Clube de Portugal in the previous round, comprehensively ending the German club's 100 per cent competitive record against Barça here. Ten years on from their final defeat by Manchester United FC there was more misery in Barcelona for Bayern, for whom Hans Jörg Butt made only his second start of the season in goal in place of Michael Rensing. The decision to opt for experience was to no avail as the Liga leaders imposed themselves at will with all three strikers in dazzling form.
Early breakthroughBarça were into their stride from the first whistle and, even before Messi's ninth-minute opener, a lovely interchange of passes between Daniel Alves, Xavi Hernández and Henry allowed the latter to round Butt. Martín Demichelis cleared off the line but the respite was brief for a Bayern defence already deprived of Lucio and Daniel Van Buyten and with a calf injury restricting Philipp Lahm to a place on the bench. Within moments Andrés Iniesta dribbled past Hamit Altıntop and Eto'o held off Breno before setting Messi free to slide past Butt. Carnival atmosphereThe falling rain made the playing surface quick, but Barça's passing and movement were even slicker and Eto'o duly made it two in the 12th minute. Iniesta and Messi combined again, the Barça No10 picking out Eto'o's run in time to let the striker slip the ball under the advancing Butt. The carnival atmosphere was dampened slightly when Josep Guardiola was sent to the stands for his protests after Messi went down under Christian Lell's challenge, but in the 38th minute the Argentinian reacted by adding his eighth goal of the competition – becoming its leading scorer in the process – applying the finishing touch to Henry's low cross despite the attentions of three defenders. Three became four when Messi tormented the Bayern defence again and, though he was felled by Mark van Bommel, Eto'o expertly exploited the advantage to help the ball reach Henry. Having scored Barça's 700th goal in UEFA club competition against Olympique Lyonnais on Matchday 8, Henry took the pass and rolled his own 50th UEFA Champions League strike inside the far post.
Excellent savePerhaps naturally the tempo dipped slightly in the second half as the home side moved the ball around crisply and Bayern worked intensely hard to staunch the flow of goals. Nonetheless it took a wonderful save from Butt to deny Messi his hat-trick; Gerard Piqué's long crossfield pass was controlled perfectly and Lell outsprinted before Messi hit a fierce left-footed shot which the keeper parried on to the crossbar and over. After Carles Puyol had denied Bayern even a consolation with a perfect tackle on Zé Roberto, substitute Seydou Keita inadvertently kept the score at 4-0 by blocking Messi's goalbound shot although Bayern's task in Tuesday's second leg is already sufficiently daunting, a match Barcelona's Rafael Márquez will miss through suspension after his late booking.

Champions League - United held by effervescent Porto

Holders Manchester United were held to a 2-2 draw by an impressive Porto side in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie at Old Trafford.United appeared to have wrapped up victory when substitute Carlos Tevez swooped in the 85th minute after Wayne Rooney had cancelled out Cristian Rodriguez's early opener.But another second half replacement, Mariano Gonzalez, netted for the visitors in the last minute to put Porto firmly in the driving seat ahead of next week's return leg at the Estadio do Dragao.The result saw United extend their unbeaten run in the competition to 22 games but Porto's formidable home record will now be of real concern to Alex Ferguson, whose team will have to win to keep alive their hopes of retaining the trophy.The Scot's opposite number Jesualdo Ferreira had promised the visitors would attack from the outset, and it was clear his words were backed up by substance as Porto flew out of the blocks and went straight for the United jugular from the opening whistle.In just the third minute, Hulk - a danger throughout - unleashed a powerful drive from distance which Edwin Van der Sar was forced to tip over the barThe visitors' forward-thinking was rewarded soon after with the opener on four minutes, Rodriguez pouncing on a poor Jonny Evans clearance before sidestepping the defender and firing low into the far corner.United were stunned, and took their time to recover. Rarely do the English and European champions show so clearly they are rattled, but such was their lack of composure after the goal went in their passing game suffered, a number of passes going uncharacteristically astray.And Porto nearly capitalised, Lisandro Lopez bringing Van der Sar into action again with a well-struck effort on six minutes.With so many passes failing to reach their intended targets, United were by and large impotent going forward, although Helton was finally called on to deny Cristiano Ronaldo a header on 14 minutes.It was a decent save by the Porto keeper, but there was nothing he could do moments later when a moment of madness from defender Bruno Alves handed United an equaliser on a plate.The Portugal international committed the cardinal sin of making a blind back pass; if he had looked before playing the ball back to Helton, he would have seen Rooney sneaking up behind him.The United striker gratefully accepted the gift, running onto the ball before dinking it over the keeper and into the back of the net.But the hosts failed to use the goal as a springboard to take control of the game - and Porto's fearless display can take a great deal of credit for that.The Portuguese champions continued to attack at every opportunity and were unlucky not to re-take the lead before the first half was out, Rodriguez twice going close with headers and Hulk seeing a long-range shot bounce wide.After the break, United's uncertainty on the ball initially persisted, but eventually they did begin to enjoy more possession and with that came chances to grab a winner.After Park Ji-Sung had stung the gloves of Helton, Rooney gave the hosts a lift with an exquisite attempted lob which the furiously backpeddling Porto keeper was forced to tip over the bar.From the resulting corner Nemanja Vidic, who along with Rooney and Paul Scholes returned to the United line-up from suspension, thumped a header goalwards but again Helton was alert enough to make the save.At the other end, Lopez saw a deflected shot trouble Van der Sar before Aly Cissokho blasted on target from distance.The visitors had a big penalty shout turned down on 74 minutes when Tevez, on in the 72nd minute for Scholes, appeared to bring down Hulk at the by-line in the box.A relieved Tevez went on to lift United spirits on 85 minutes, the Argentine netting from close range after Rooney had flicked on Gary Neville's throw into the Porto penalty area.But the relief around Old Trafford was short-lived as an unmarked Gonzalez finished at the far post four minutes later to ensure that United will face an uphill battle in next Wednesday's return leg.

Transfers - Gossip Shop: Mourinho to Chelsea?

Press reports are tipping Internazionale boss Jose Mourinho with a sensational return to Chelsea this summer.
The smooth-talking Portuguese is unhappy with his treatment by the Italian press and repeatedly praises the Premier League for its excitement and fair-play.And despite his acrimonious departure from Stamford Bridge early in the 2007-08 season, Mourinho is still massively popular in the Chelsea dressing-room and wanted by the players should temporary boss Guus Hiddink stand by his promise to continue with Russia.Dutchman Hiddink has impressed so far but is not expected to stay beyond the end of the season, with Russia battling to qualify for the World Cup.The only problem preventing Mourinho from a return to West London would be his fractious relationship with owner Roman Abramovich, who would have to swallow his pride to re-employ the man he felt was undermining his authority.Furthermore, Mourinho is a contrary so-and-so and would relish the chance to take over at Manchester United once his pal Sir Alex Ferguson retires, sticking it to Abramovich and Peter Kenyon in the process.Milan boss Carlo Ancelotti is still being linked with the Blues job but, given the failure of Luiz Felipe Scolari to get instant results, it is unlikely the Italian will be given time to master the English language and game.Wigan's on-loan Zamalek striker Amr Zaki is set to return to the JJB after going AWOL for a fourth time this season and, even though his Latics career seems to be over, he could have earned himself a move to a 'bigger' club.Until the goals dried up this winter, Zaki had been widely expected to join a Champions League team in the summer, with his Egyptian club throwing around wildly-inflated transfer fees for the ex-ENPPI man.That interest waned with his performances and the post-international no-show saw his stock fall even further.And now, having been linked with Real Madrid, Liverpool, Chelsea and Juventus, Zaki is rumoured to be on Harry Redknapp's Tottenham wish-list.What a difference three months can make.Aston Villa's Gareth Barry has again reiterated his desire to play in the Champions League next season, with Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United sniffing around."My aim is to finish in the top four and play in the Champions League," he said in The Sun, while Martin O'Neill conceded that he will only stay if they catch Arsenal, who are six points ahead with seven games remaining. Unlikely, alas.Newcastle defender Fabricio Coloccini could be set for an exit from St James' Park less than a year after he arrived for a whopping Ј12 million.The Argentina stopper impressed initially but has committed a series of errors that have made him a mini-scapegoat for Toon's plight.A return to Spain has been mooted, with former club Deportivo and Liga Toon-equivalent Atletico Madrid sniffing around.Fulham boss Roy Hodgson is a big fan of Nordic players after his stints in Sweden, Denmark and Finland and is looking at Coventry's 19-year-old Iceland midfielder Aaron Gunnarsson.He would cost around Ј1.5m and would provide competition for places with Danny Murphy and Dickson Etuhu, following the departure of Jimmy Bullard.French defender Camel Meriem could join Bolton on a free transfer after his contract expires with Monaco in the summer.The 29-year-old is set to shun bids from bigger clubs such as Deportivo and Borussia Dortmund so he can have a crack at English football, saying: "It's about what's best for my football, not the money."Pompey's on-loan Leverkusen striker Theofanis Gekas has been tipped to move to Russian giants Zenit St Petersburg after failing to impress Pompey boss Paul Hart.Indeed, Gekas is so out-of-favour that David Nugent gets selected above him despite the Greek star having a goalscoring record of 13 goals in 38 internationals and 33 in two seasons in the Bundesliga.Months after being linked with Arsenal, Pompey midfielder Niko Kranjcar's determination to quit if they are relegated could see him move to whoever will have him.

Champions League - Arsenal fight out draw in Villarreal

Emmanuel Adebayor's stunning second-half bicycle kick gave Arsenal a hard-earned 1-1 draw against Villarreal in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final.
Adebayor's 66th-minute winner came as Arsenal took control of the match in the final half-hour, but an excellent Villarreal side pushed them all the way to the whistle.Veteran midfielder Marcos Senna put the visitors ahead on 10 minutes with a stunning rifled shot from 25 yards as the home side dominated the early exchanges.Yet the visitors came back into the game, with Cesc Fabregas being denied an equaliser from a quickly-taken free kick at the end of the first half, and Adebayor's equaliser coming as part of a sustained period of second-half pressure as the Gunners imposed their will on their hosts.Villarreal had started the game brightly, dominating possession with passing and movement that saw them run their guests ragged in the early stages, and in the fourth minute Joan Capdevila's header was cleared off the line by Gael Clichy.Then, just inside the first 10 minutes, veteran midfielder Senna tried a long-shot from 25 yards that came perfectly off his right boot to curl in to the top-right corner and leave Manuel Almunia grabbing at thin air.The goal woke Arsenal up with a start, and they came in to the ascendancy with some good football. On 18 minutes Samir Nasri's left-foot effort drew a fine save from Diego Lopez in the Villarreal goal, and a minute later Clichy's header drew another excellent stop from the keeper.Gradually, however, the hosts regained the ascendancy as they began to hold on to the ball more effectively and reduce Arsenal's chances.And on the half-hour mark Villarreal came close to adding another as Senna's long shot and Capdevila's follow-up drew two great saves from Lukasz Fabianski, who had replaced the injured Almunia.Right before the break William Gallas also hobbled off injured, but Fabregas seemed to have improved the mood by equalising after taking a free-kick quickly - yet the referee both disallowed the goal and rather harshly booked the Spaniard for his impudence to cap a disappointing first half for the visitors.As the game restarted the two sides were ruthless in closing each other down and denying chances; but when Arsenal calmed the pace down a little and focused on staying patient at the hour mark they slowly began to take control of the game.Theo Walcott came close to being through while Adebayor headed wide before the likely-looking equaliser came on 65 minutes.When it did, it was breathtaking: Adebayor got on the end of a long ball from the half-way line, controlled on his chest while surrounded by defenders, then rifled in a side-on bicycle kick past Diego Lopez.It was just reward for Arsenal's endeavours and inspired the visitors to even greater domination that saw Adebayor, Walcott and Nasri all have further good chances.Villarreal had a late flourish that restored some pride, but they never looked like finding a winner.Arsenal closed out a draw that, in the context of their poor start, was a fantastic result, while Villarreal will travel to the Emirates Stadium having conceded what could well prove to be a critical away goal.

Sir Alex Ferguson: "Barcelona" - the current draw of the tournament favorite "

Red Devils coach Sir Alex Ferguson described the prospect of playing with Barcelona in the final of the Champions League, as "incredible." Sir Alex is looking forward to meet the current Champions League finals in Barcelona. " Scot completely rejected the possibility of a repetition of last year's British finals, and admitted that, in the semifinals would like to try to force "Arsenal." "I hope that we will meet Barcelona in the finals this year. This is simply unbelievable match," - Ferguson quotes The Sun. "I hope as well that will participate in three English club, which once again confirms the highest level of Premier League." "They too are in a crisis a few weeks ago, but managed to return to his best form just in time. The first time against the" Lion "was above all praise. They are one of the main favorites of this tournament."

"Manchester United" has been negotiating with Prudential for the sponsorship agreement

The new executive director of Prudential Tidzhan Thiam was passionate fans "Arsenal" and would prefer to advertise his company appeared on a T-shirt Seska Fabregas, not Wayne Rooney, but wishes to clubs addiction to achieve a sponsorship agreement with the club from Old Trafford. " According to the Daily Mail talks "Manchester United" with the company on a sponsorship contract with the champions of England is successful, and it is now up to Prudential is the favorite in the race for the title of the title sponsor of the "red devils". Prudential Financial maintains extensive operations in Asia, where their income for last year rose to 321 million pounds. The company owns assets at 2.1 billion pounds, of which 1.4 are concentrated in the provision of banking services. She could easily afford a sponsorship agreement with "United" in the amount of more than 60 million pounds.

Drogba ready to match against Liverpool

Forward "Chelsea Didier Drogba held the second full training session in front of journalists from around the world since the first quarterfinal match of the Champions League with Liverpool" cares not only us. Unusually, it was to see how such a normally quiet Kobhem, where the team is always ready for the games, filling the media, photographers and journalists who coveted see how Guus Hiddink prepares for battle with "Enfilde. When all was as to closely observe how the Dutchman and his team are preparing for battle, operators and reporters noted that Drogba, were not in the Saturday meeting with the "Newcastle", carries out a full training session together with his comrades. Forward, however, not all the jokes were just at the beginning of training, he was mistaken, for that and got on the coach on the nuts. It was the second full practice for many days in the Ivorian forward, but felt a lack of Portuguese defender Jose Bosingvy who is not trained at full strength following the return from the team last week because of the injured leg. In the training exercise on retention of the ball was attended by Guus Hiddink and Ray Wilkins, which showed a master class. Training has started in a relaxed manner, then the rate gradually increase. A short training session is over a small match, Hiddink was able to assess applicants before the start of tomorrow's meeting with Liverpool. "

United fired up for Dragons' visit

Manchester United FC may have only 48 hours' recovery time between the visit of Aston Villa FC and their quarter-final first leg against FC Porto but Sir Alex Ferguson believes his European champions will enter Tuesday's tie re-energised by Sunday's events at Old Trafford.

'Defining moment'

When Italian debutant Federico Macheda struck three minutes into added time to secure a thrilling 3-2 comeback win, he not only sent United back to the Premier League summit, but also restored hitherto flagging levels of belief. "You have to say that winning goal has just galvanised the club," said Sir Alex, who went on to describe it as a "defining moment" in their campaign.

Trademark victory

From staring a third successive defeat in the face with eleven minutes remaining, United were celebrating the kind of victory that has become the Old Trafford trademark under the Scot. "We survived some hairy moments but when it went to 2-1 then you saw Manchester United, the risk came out, everyone started playing with abandon," he said, adding: "We are sending some of our supporters into cardiac treatment, including the manager, but it is fantastic to watch."

'Going into overdrive'

Sir Alex, who said man-of-the-moment Macheda can expect a place on the bench, hopes the return of Wayne Rooney, suspended on Sunday together with Paul Scholes and Nemanja Vidić, will provide extra impetus along with Cristiano Ronaldo's return to scoring form, although Dimitar Berbatov misses out with an ankle injury. "Our team will now hopefully start going into overdrive," said the 67-year-old. He must hope this goes for his suddenly fragile defence too. United have conceded eight goals in the last three domestic outings and even if Vidić returns and Rio Ferdinand shrugs off a groin problem, they cannot afford to repeat recent wobbles against opponents who have registered two goals in each of their last three European away games.

Positive Porto

Moreover, the Portuguese champions secured an eighth successive league away win on Saturday in beating Vitória SC 3-1, and their coach, Jesualdo Ferreira, arrived promising an attacking outlook. "English teams play with speed and high intensity at home but we must not lose our identity," he said. "We have an attacking spirit, we are not going to change and we will play to win. We want a victory above all but to score a goal will be important."

Ronaldo warning

Porto eliminated United when these sides met in the 2003/04 Round of 16, their 1-1 draw at Old Trafford securing a 3-2 aggregate success. It was the only time they have avoided defeat on eleven previous visits to England but Ferreira, who could start with a front three of Hulk, Lisandro and Cristián Rodríguez, is determined his charges rise to the occasion: "We are top of our league and want to show what we can do." Sir Alex is certainly not underestimating opponents who finished ahead of Arsenal FC in the group stage, despite losing 4-0 in London. "The first thing Cristiano [Ronaldo] said to me when we had the draw is 'this is a difficult game'. We have watched them and they are a difficult side. Physically they are very strong, and Hulk up front is a very good player."

President of the Lazio "hit with criticism for" ManchesterUnited "

After an impressive debut Makkedah Federico, president of Lazio stated that buy on the market 15-year-old players - is immoral. Born in Rome, Federico Makkedah joined the "United" 1 September 2007, becoming the last of the English players are not signatories to a professional contract with the Premier League club. FIFA is trying to protect the players under the age of 18, keeping them in local clubs, but this prevents the local labor laws. President of the Lazio "Claudio Lotito said in an interview with Italian television that they had taken Makkedah," United "acted immorally. "It is unthinkable that the boy in 15 years you can buy on the market, if it were market animals. We tried to do everything to prevent the withdrawal of our players in the" Manchester United ", but at this time, Italian law does not give us such an opportunity. This is usually the guys from poor families, and they looked forward options for the game overseas is for economic reasons. I have repeatedly talked with the parents Makkedah, we have a dialogue, but nothing has been able to do. We were not able to compete with the "Manchester United". We knew that Makkedah a very good player and did everything to keep him. But we can not afford to behave in a way, I think it is immoral. "

Kushchak still succeed Malafeev?

Polish goalkeeper "ManchesterUnited" Tomas Kushchak can be sold this summer in St. Petersburg "Zenith", the English edition of The Mirror. Recall that this information is already available before, but now it became known that the transaction approved mankunianskoy team head coach Sir Alex Ferguson.

Premier League - Macheda puts United top

A stunning injury-time strike by 17-year-old debutant Federico Macheda gave Manchester United a 3-2 home win over Aston Villa to restore the champions to the top of the Premier League.

In the 92nd minute, the previously unknown Italian curled an unstoppable shot into the top right after leaving Luke Young for dead with a delightful backheel.
Villa had been leading through goals by John Carew and Gabriel Agbonlahor, with Cristiano Ronaldo adding an 80th-minute equaliser to his first-half opener.
The win got United's title defence back on track after consecutive league defeats against Liverpool and Fulham threatened to derail their bid.
Burly former Lazio schoolboy Macheda was introduced on the hour mark for the disappointing Nani and was only in the squad because United were missing seven first-team players through injury and suspension.
Rio Ferdinand, Dimitar Berbatov, Fabio Da Silva and Wes Brown are all out for varying time frames while Nemanja Vidic, Paul Scholes and Wayne Rooney were serving bans for recent red cards.
The net effect was that United's defence looked shaky and a bench filled with teenagers could barely inspire confidence when Sir Alex Ferguson's side went behind.
Villa started brightly and they went close through a Carew header cleared off the line by Darren Fletcher on five minutes.
Agbonlahor was getting the better of Gary Neville as United looked unsure at the back without Ferdinand and Vidic.
But the hosts took the lead after a moment of madness saw James Milner touch the ball back to Brad Friedel with the American keeper already diving on to the ball.
It was a clear backpass inside the area and, after Milner was booked for encroachment, Ryan Giggs touched the indirect free-kick to Ronaldo, who smashed the ball across the face of goal and into the top right corner for 1-0 on 14 minutes.
United could have gone two up straight from kick off when a long ball played Giggs through, but Carlos Cuellar got back to block his finish.
Villa recovered from the shock of going behind and Ashley Young forced a smart stop from Edwin van der Sar with a free-kick on the edge of the United area.
They levelled on 29 minutes thanks to the endeavour and skill of Gareth Barry, who won a 50-50 ball on the right, nutmegged Patrice Evra and swung a perfect cross for 6'4" Norwegian Carew to divert a downward header into the left corner of the United goal.
Ronaldo was guilty of a glaring miss five minutes later when he sent a free header straight at Friedel, but it would have been harsh on Villa to trail at the break as, despite United having better possession, the visitors created more clear-cut chances.
The second half started in subdued fashion, with United looking nervous and uninspired while Villa were happy to sit back and use the counter attack.
It paid off for Martin O'Neill's men when, after Ronaldo gave the ball to Stiliyan Petrov in Villa's half, they countered down the left.
Neville stood back as Carew moved towards the area and the former Valencia striker duly picked out a cross that Agbonlahor rose to head past the stranded Van der Sar.
United's problems with injury and suspension were highlighted by the introduction of Macheda for anonymous Portugal winger Nani.
Jonny Evans headed a Giggs corner just over but United lacked a creative spark or inspirational figure to drive them on.
After a short spell camped on the edge of the Villa box, the ball broke to Ronaldo who took a touch before drilling a low left-foot shot through the legs of Petrov and past the unsighted Friedel into the bottom right.
The Portugal star's leveller heralded a final push by United that saw sub Danny Welbeck force a reflex stop from Friedel after he killed Ronaldo's cross with a good first touch.
The visitors looked like they were holding on for a point until Macheda's late moment of brilliance.
With his side camped on the edge of the Villa box, the reserve-team striker had his back to goal on the left-hand side of the box but left Luke Young trailing with an impudent flick that created the space for a right-foot curler that left Friedel no chance.
United's win put them one point clear of Liverpool with a game in hand.

«Manchester United» - the best club in the ranking according to the IFFHS

The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) has published the rating of the best clubs of the world. The head of this list of English «Manchester United», but the Catalan «Barcelona» is already very close, and «Liverpool» is the third. Welcome to the first ten of this ranking:

1 (1). «МЮ» – 298.

2 (4). «Барселона» – 277.

3 (2). «Ливерпуль» – 259.

3 (3). «Бока Хуниорс» – 259.

5 (5). «Челси» – 249.

6 (6). «Бавария» – 238.

7 (8). «Сан-Паулу» – 230.

8 (10).«Арсенал» – 227.

9 (13). «Ювентус» – 215.

10 (15). «Динамо Киев» – 212,5.

Фергюсон практически определился с составом на встречу с "Порту"

Sir Alex Ferguson said of the match with Porto "Vidić, Skoulz and Rooney will be on the field, but Rio Ferdinand and Anderson did not recover to match uspeyut. Vidic, Skoulz and Rooney missed the match with Aston Villa because of the disqualification, but will be able to participate in the Champions League match, but Rio Ferdinand and Anderson uspeyut not likely to recover from injuries received in containers. Ji-Sung Park, also missed the game with the Villa, will return to the team in the Champions League match against Portuguese champions in the coming Tuesday. "I do not think that any of the injured players back on the field to play on Tuesday, but we have players who will return to the disqualification and, after a very good" - Sir Alex said in an interview with MUTV. "Vida, together with John Evans will play in the center of defense, and John O'Shi moved to the right to protect the flag. Skoulz and Rooney can play, so this will add to us the strength and experience of the attacker, Park is also ready to go on the field. I have a few good options for games on Tuesday. "I look at the condition of Ryan Giggza after 90 minutes of heavy game against Villa." This is a big load, and require the 35-year-old football player to play one day at a level perhaps, too, "- added Fergi.

Terry: "A little bit afraid to go to Liverpool and play against Gerrard"

Captain "Chelsea John Terry admitted that he" get nervous "to go on the field against Stephen Dzherrarda in the game with" Liverpool "on Wednesday. "Blue" soydutsya with their rivals for the Prime League on "Enfild Road" in the first quarterfinal match of Champions League. Recently, Captain mersisaydtsev is in excellent shape and is a leading challenger for the title of the best players year on versions of PFA. And the central defender of "blues" Terry admits that oppose his fellow England team - this is a very difficult task. "He is one of the best players in the world, that's for sure, - said Terry. - At this point it in excellent shape. I was a little afraid to go there and play against him because he was the player a special class. "The" backbone "that has" Liverpool "- Jose Reina, Jamie Carragher, Steven Dzherrard and Fernando Torres - what kind of backbone! "And Dzherrard is the heart of the team, as well as Lampard at Chelsea." This would be a great match and we look forward to it. "