England as we well know have a dire record on penalty shoot-outs where they have lost twice in the space of two years to Portugal in major tournaments. Portugal of course exited Euro 2012 on penalties last night to Spain in a rather odd state of affairs.
Journalist Piers Morgan teared apart Manchester United manager Erik Ten Hag for his dispute with Cristiano Ronaldo
When you think of Manchester United winger Nani there is probably not much positivity that comes to mind. With all the hype and build up that came with his signing many moons ago – he was meant to be the next Cristiano Ronaldo, wasn’t he? – it now seems that his tenure at Manchester United could be over. The Expressare reporting that he may be used as a makeweight for Sporting midfield William Carvalho, which in my eyes is a perfect deal.
Manchester United have had relative success from buying players in Portugal over the years. The standout player is naturally Cristiano Ronaldo but Sir Alex Ferguson also signed Nani and Anderson who are in the current set up. Now, with the January transfer window steadily approaches, Manchester United have been linked with a cut-price move for Porto midfielder Lucho Gonzalez. But what could he offer should David Moyes snap him up?
Nani- the 26-year-old who has never quite lived up to his promise. Dubbed the next Cristiano Ronaldo when arrived at Old Trafford, the Portuguese winger has had a mixed six years at the club.
Historically the style of play that Manchester United uses focuses primarily on their wingers.
Look over the archives and the Red Devils have been blessed with some aesthetically gifted footballers in these areas from George Best, Norman Whiteside, Ryan Giggs and Cristiano Ronaldo, to name just four.
And so the story of one of our own, part of the youth team that proved kids can win everything, heads to Paris to play for free in what may be the final chapter of his career.
David Beckham, the man whose name will be forever chanted at Old Trafford as a footnote to the praise of his world class successor Cristiano Ronaldo, moves his celebrity family to another world city.
Think back to the summer of 2003. That great summer when Manchester United the newly crowned champions of England signed Cristiano Ronaldo for just over £12 million as well as recruiting David Bellion, Eric Djemba-Djemba, Kleberson and Tim Howard.
Manchester United has an attack force which can rival the best in Europe. The capture of Arsenal striker Robin Van Persie has brought back the `wow` factor which the team had perhaps lost when Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez departed in the summer of 2009.
In the summer of 2009, Cristiano Ronaldo departed Old Trafford for a switch to his boyhood team Real Madrid in a world record £80million transfer. The media & many supporters viewed the signing of Antonio Valencia from Wigan Athletic that same summer, as the legendary Portuguese’s replacement.
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