David Beckham has not been selected as one of Great Britain’s three over-age players in their final 18-man football squad for the Olympics. GB coach Stuart Pearce informed the former England captain of his decision in a phone call on Wednesday night. Beckham said: “Naturally I am very disappointed, but there will be no bigger […]
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United agree deal for Crewe forward Nick Powell
Manchester United have agreed a deal to sign Crewe’s highly rated teenage forward Nick Powell for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £6m including addons . The youngster will join on a 4-year deal on 1 July 2012. Sir Alex Ferguson was delighted to sign a player that United had been following for […]
Ferdinand’s England career ‘over’
Rio Ferdinand has told The Sun that his England career “might be over” after being overlooked by England manager Roy Hodgson for Euro 2012 for ‘footballing reasons’. Ferdinand, who has been capped 81 times by England since 1997, said he would never retire from international football but accepted that not being picked during the injury […]
United agree deal for Shinji Kagawa
Manchester United have announced a deal to sign Borussia Dortmund’s Japanese attacking midfielder Shinji Kagawa in a deal believed to be worth up to £18m. The signing is due to be completed by the end of June subject to completing a medical and qualifying for a work permit. United have moved quickly to sign the […]
Ferdinand will support England from the pub
Rio Ferdinand has used Twitter to pledge his support to England despite being continually overlooked during an injury crisis by England manager Roy Hodgson. Ferdinand said “Just so we don’t get it twisted here….I’ll be in a pub somewhere supporting England this summer! Love the lads!” on Twitter after it was reported that he had gone […]