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21 October 2010 Wayne Rooney might be leaving Manchester United but he’s still integral to a new TV ad for one of the club’s commercial partners, Turkish Airlines, which began a global campaign last night with the film below. Note that he’s already metaphorically kicked United in the head in the past few days, and […]

By Nick Harris 20 October 2010 As the British chancellor George Osborne took his axe to public spending today and announced savage cuts the like of which haven’t been in 50 years, Parliament did witness one glimmer of optimism, and it was related to football, as the Prime Minister publicly backed a supporters’ group wanting […]

By Nick Harris 20 October 2010 Two members of Fifa’s Executive Committee, Amos Adamu of Nigeria and Tahiti’s Reynald Temarii, have been suspended today following alleged deals to sell their 2018 and 2022 Word Cup hosting votes, as exposed by the Sunday Times last weekend. Four other Fifa officials who were implicated in the ST reports – […]

By Nick Harris 20 October 2010 Wayne Rooney has confirmed in a statement that he wants to leave Manchester United having asked for assurances “about the continued ability of the club to attract the top players in the world.” The subtext is he did not receive the assurances and hence wants to leave. This will […]

20 October 2010 Either the people behind the new Concept 1 trainers (sneakers) are marketing geniuses, or the Athletic Propulsion Labs product really does give you more lift. In any case, the shoe is so good at what it does – giving the wearer more height when jumping – that the NBA has banned it. “Under […]

By Nick Harris 20 October 2010 The restructuring of Liverpool’s management team – in the widest sense – has begun in with the announcement that managing director Christian Purslow is to step down from his role, becoming a non-executive director instead, as well as special advisor to the new owners, NESV, for an indeterminate period. […]

By Nick Harris 19 October 2010 Fifa’s ethics committee, chaired by Switzerland’s Claudio Sulser, will convene on Wednesday for a meeting that will consider whether to sack two Fifa Executive Committe (ExCo) members – Amos Adamu of Nigeria, and Tahiti’s Reynald Temarii  – implicated in alleged deals to sell their 2018 and 2022 Word Cup hosting votes, […]

19 October 2010 . It’s now an odds-on bet that Wayne Rooney will leave Manchester United in the January transfer window. William Hill price that at 2-7. The odds on him staying beyond January are 5-2, following Sir Alex Ferguson’s press conference and interviews today. Hills offer 7-2 that Rooney will still be a United […]

By Nick Harris 19 October 2010 The Manchester united Supporters Trust (MUST) has responded to the news that Wayne Rooney wants to leave the club, with a spokesman saying he is “disappointed”, and that “we still hold out hope that the situation can be resolved.” MUST also use the development to highlight concerns over the ownership […]

19 October 2010 Sir Alex Ferguson has given an interview to MUTV about the Wayne Rooney situation and the following transcript is on the ManUtd.com website. Q: After all we’ve heard and read, it would be interesting to hear your point of view. Let’s start with where it all began and the question of was […]