MAN UNITED 2, VALENCIA 1 An injury-time goal from Manchester United substitute Marouane Fellaini handed Louis van Gaal victory on his Old Trafford bow. Only seconds remained of the final pre-season workout against Spanish side Valencia remained when Fellaini struck the decisive goal to turn jeers to cheers. Fellaini, introduced with 14 minutes left, was […]
Manchester City gunned down by Arsenal in Community Shield
ARSENAL 3, MAN CITY 0 It was hard to read too much into Manchester City’s comprehensive defeat by Arsenal at Wembley in The FA Community Shield. The absence of so many of City’s key players clearly had an influence on the outcome as Arsenal lifted the season’s first piece of silverware. The annual curtain-raiser between […]
Jonathan Forte double earns Oldham Athletic opening-day draw
COLCHESTER UNITED 2, OLDHAM ATHLETIC New-boy Jonathan Forte crowned an impressive debut for Oldham Athletic with both goals in the opening-day draw in Sky Bet League 1 at Colchester United. The former Sheffield United striker, hardly renowned a prolific scorer, displayed a cutting edge as the one-time Blade displayed a ruthless touch in front of goal. Despite the efforts […]
Raise your glass as Manchester City seal beer deal
Manchester City has concluded a new commercial deal, this time with South African beer Hansa Pilsener. Financial terms of the three-year agreement which sees Hansa become City’s official beer partner in South Africa were not disclosed. As part of the partnership, Hansa will also be given the rights to produce television adverts featuring several City players, in […]
Manchester United striker Rooney scores in the world of business
Wayne Rooney has become a businessman after investing in Swellaway, a new business which has developed a treatment for muscle strains. Swellaway, which was founded in Sheffield but has recently relocated to Lymm, Cheshire, is 12.35per-cent owned by the Manchester United striker while Coleen, his wife has a five-per-cent stake in the company, which has developed […]