Wayne Rooney has agreed a new five-year deal at Manchester United

Wayne Rooney has made a U-turn just days after saying he wanted to leave Manchester United.

'm signing a new deal in the absolute belief that the management, coaching staff, board and owners are totally committed to making sure United maintains its proud winning history - which is the reason I joined the club in the first place.

"I'm sure the fans over the last week have felt let down by what they've read and seen. But my position was from concern over the future. The fans have been brilliant with me since I arrived and it's up to me through my performances to win them over again."

Peter Lim Confirms Liverpool Interest

Liverpool take over talks have taken a new twist once again with billionaire Peter Lim confirming his interest to take over the club. Mr Lim, is offering to repay all of Royal Bank of Scotland's and Wachovia's £200m of long-term debt, to take on £60m of other debt and to inject £40m of working capital. he is also offering to provide tens of millions of pounds to Liverpool's manager, Roy Hodgson, to allow him to buy players when the transfer window opens in January.

Personally i would be happy if this guy takes over the club, as he seems to be a no nonsense person which is exactly what Liverpool FC needs at this time.

Euro 2012 Qualifiers - John Terry out

Defender John Terry will miss England's Euro 2012 qualifier against Montenegro on Tuesday after injuring his back in training.

"Terry was assessed by England medical staff on Sunday and will not be fit to play any part in Tuesday's game", the statement said.

I bet he got that back injury getting another one of his team -mates girlfriend pregnant.

Frankly you will not be missed Terry... Gerrard clearly can handle the captaincy.

"The Liverpool Conundrum"

Oh boy, from being the most successful club

in the history of English football to finishing 7th last season

and being beaten at home by recently promoted team

Blackpool, no doubt this is one of the most dreaded

times in the history of Liverpool FC. Some may put the blame

of the clubs current condition on the previous manager Rafael

Benitez and others may say that the joint American owners are the main problem.

So who do i believe is to be blamed ????

I say all parties.. the American owners who clearly do not have the clubs interest at heart,

Rafael Benitez for his inexcusable squad selection process

and last but not least the players of Liverpool who are clearly not playing at their full potential that we know that they can perform at.

It has been a rough start for new manager Hodgson and it seems things won't get any better for him, if the club gets new ownership hey could be sacked.

In an effort to keep control of the Anfield side, Hicks and Gillett have claimed they have replaced Purslow and Ayre with Hicks' son Mack and Lori Kay McCutcheon, a vice president at Hicks Holdings - giving the co-owners a majority on the board and with it the ability to block any sale.

I say the quicker the club is sold the better it will be for Liverpool, let’s hope this gets settled quickly.

FIFA World Rankings Update

Spain have soared to the top of the FIFA World Rankings following their Euro 2008 Victory over Germany, while Italy and Germany have both risen into second and third respectively.

Spain ended their 44-year trophy drought by winning Euro 2008 last month.
This Victory has seen them move up three places in the FIFA Rankings, and they now sit on top of the world.


Despite a rather disappointing Euros, Italy have moved up one place from third into second, while Germany, who finished runner-up in the recent finals, complete the top three.

It isn’t surprising to see that Brazil and Argentina, who struggled in their recent World Cup qualifiers, and have now moved down to fourth and sixth respectively, with Holland sandwiched in between the middle of them.

Croatia, the Czech Republic, Portugal, and Euro flops France complete the top 10. England, who failed to qualify for Euro 2008, is down to fifteenth.

FIFA World Rankings

Top 10:
1. Spain
2. Italy
3. Germany
4. Brazil
5. Holland
6. Argentina
7. Croatia
8. Czech Republic
9. Portugal
10. France

Euro 2008 Final Preview

Date: Sunday June 29, 2008
Kick off: 19:45
Stadium: Ernst Happel



So after years and years of waiting, Spain has finally made it to a major final. Lets give them some credit here they did beat 2006 world cup winners Italy (Even though it was like reserve Italian team that was fielded – no Pirlo, Gattusso, Nesta, Totti, Cannavaro etc.) Germany was one of the favorites so it’s no surprise that they are now in the final.


Now lets take a closer look at the teams:

Spain – When it comes to major football tournaments lets face it you can place Spain in the top list of underachievers. They suffer from what I call the” great start then relax syndrome “ it’s what they do in every major tournament. So what’s different now?? Is it unity in the squad, the hunger for winning this tournament? Or super talents such as the likes of FernandoTorres, David Villa, Cesc Fabregas, Sergio Ramos and Iker Casillas. Spain has won the European cup only once (in 1964) compared to Germany’s 3 titles (in 1972, 1980 and 1996).


Germany – The opposite can be said for the German football team in terms of Euro success. As said earlier, they have won it three times (in 1972, 1980 and 1996). Arsene Wenger was quoted saying that Germany has a history in many major tournaments(they have won a lot of tournaments) so they have a mentality that they can win it and that is what takes them so far in a lot of major tournaments. now can they defeat Spain on confidence or talent. They have stars such as Captain Michael Ballack, Torsten Frings, Miroslav Klose, Phillip Lahm and Bastian Schweinsteiger. All who have a lot of experience in major tournaments.


So is it fair to say that since Spain beat Italy it’s safe to say they will beat Germany who couldn’t manage a victory over the Italians in the world cup 2 years ago??? Or Now all we have to do is match up Spain’s talent against Germany’s talent to see who will emerge victorious? If only football was that easy, the ball is round and anything can happen, who wants it more should win it.

Expected Line-ups:

Spain
Injuries: David Villa

Germany
Injuries: Michael Ballack (Doubtful)

Spain was sloppy against a weak Italian side but went through because of the heroics of Iker Casillas. I believe Germany will attack and so will Spain. Germany does not have the best defense but has very good attacking, even Phillip Lahm the left-back who should be defending comes up to score so Spain can expect a German onslaught. Spain has very good defensive midfielders but a now handicapped attack with David Villa injured and surely out for the final, this leaves Fernando Torres who is expected to start alone upfront to be at his very best. The key player in this match will be iker Casillas for Spain ( can he stop the barrage of shots that is expected from Germany) and Michael Ballack for Germany( Germany might just need someone to come up with something special maybe an extra goal is all that wins this important match).

This games sets up nicely as I believe both sides are hungry for Euro2008 glory. It’s going to be a tight match.

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