Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney is hoping that the Red Devils can learn from last season s mistakes and avoid a trophyless campaign in 2012-13.
The 26-year-old England international returned to top form last season, baggin 37 goals and six assists in 53 appearances for club and country.
His 37-goal tally was 20 more than he netted in United s 2010-11 campaign. With that said, the Red Devils did win the English Premier League title that season.
Sir Alex Ferguson s side were eight points clear of noisy neighbors Manchester City with six league games remaining, but failed to hold onto their lead.
Subsequently, United finished as the runners-up, with City claiming their first league title since 1968.
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Frank Lampard admitted Tuesday that England fans have yet to see the best of him and Steven Gerrard but dismissed suggestions their failure to gel has been the root cause of the side s under-performance over recent years.
The Chelsea midfielder and his Liverpool counterpart look set to be given another chance to prove they can form an effective partnership in central midfield when England face Kazakhstan in a World Cup qualifier on Saturday.
But Lampard believes there is little to be gained from another round of discussion over whether the two players are too similar to be played together.
My view is that it is very important to talk about the team it is not about individuals, he said after England s first training session ahead of the Kazakhstan match and ne…
Sevilla have got a new head coach. After departure of Pablo Machin and Joaquin Caparros, the club from Andalusia has decided on a man that is expected to return them to Champions League Julen Lopetegui.
Sevilla have announced they have appointed the 52-year-old Spaniard as manager on a three-year contract. Lopetegui will be getting a new start, after a disastrous 2018. Just two days before the start of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, he was sacked from the position of Spain s national team coach, as it was announced he was taking a deal with Real Madrid during Spain s preparations for the tournament.
After his appointment at Real Madrid, his team has done poorly that he was sacked just five months later and he will hope not to repeat such a nightmarish year. Having previ…
Real Madrid have been urged to sign one of Lionel Messi s children by Alvaro Arbeloa after the Barcelona superstar revealed his son Mateo cheers for their LaLiga rivals.
Messi claimed another LaLiga title this season but Champions League and Copa del Rey defeats to Liverpool and Valencia respectively has seen the five-time Ballon d Or winner ruthlessly trolled by his own son.
Thiago never misses a match, Lionel Messi told TyC Sports. Mateo loves football, he wears all the shirts.
We were playing at home and he said to me, I m Liverpool, who beat you Valencia won, eh I m Valencia .
The TV is there, and he cheers Madrid s goals to annoy his brother. He s the one who is a Madrid fan.
Messi s comments caught the attention of former Madrid full-b…
Fulham boss Martin Jol believes he needs another creative playmaker to bring out the best in Bryan Ruiz.
Ruiz, 27, joined the Premier League outfit in a 10.6 million pound move from FC Twente in August 2011, but has scored just six goals in 60 appearances.
He bagged two of those in the 4-2 home defeat against Reading on Saturday and Jol has defended his signing s poor goal ratio, insisting that he had been played in midfield often and that he needed support in the attacking third.
He is one of my better players, Jol said of Ruiz.
He s always playing for the team and looking for runners to give that last pass. Maybe we need another passer.
The thing is you miss him in midfield (if you play him as a striker) and if he s not up front, he s playing too deep. That is my dilemma. …
Italian giants Fiorentina and Roma are locked in the battle for Malaga winger Joaquin, .
The 31-year-old has been one of star performers in what has been the most successful season in Malaga s recent history and his scintillating displays did not go unnoticed.
Marca understands that Fiorentina and Roma are stepping up their interest in the player s services, while Rubin Kazan are also keen.
Joaquin has a contract until June 2014 at La Rosaleda and a €20 million release clause, and this could be his last opportunity to earn another lucrative deal.
With Malaga going through financial difficulty at the moment, the former Spain international is likely to be interested in a move abroad.
Joaquin, who joined los Boquerones from Valencia in the summer …
Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel has been given a one-match touchline ban and fined, while Tottenham boss Antonio Conte has been hit in the pocket for their clash in Sunday s fiery London derby.
The two went head-to-head at the side of the pitch before tempers flared once again at the final whistle following a strong handshake, after Harry Kane s last-gasp goal snatched a 2-2 Premier League draw for Spurs at Stamford Bridge.
Both were shown a red card by referee Anthony Taylor and the Football Association on Friday revealed the sanctions imposed, with Tuchel s ban suspended temporarily and the punishment subject to appeal.
In a statement, the FA said: An independent Regulatory Commission has today ordered that Thomas Tuchel be fined £35,000 and banned from the …
Antony was not included in Ajax s matchday squad for Sunday s Eredivisie clash with Sparta Rotterdam amid ongoing links with a move to Manchester United.
The Brazil international is rumoured to have already been the subject of a £67million (€78.9m) bid by United, which the Dutch giants are said to have turned down.
Speaking in an interview published in De Telegraaf on Saturday, Antony suggested his future may lie away from Amsterdam, where he has spent the past two seasons.
And amid reports in the Netherlands that Antony has sat out training this week to help facilitate a move away, the 22-year-old played no part against Sparta on Sunday.
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Antony spent two seasons playing under Erik ten Hag, who i…
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The Copa America is well underway by this point, and there have already been a few fascinating results. It feels like the smaller nations are going to really step up and be counted in the next few group stage games, because they know that they need to. The game that we re going to be looking at today will be contested between Uruguay and Japan, and while they may have had very different starts to the tournament, they both have a rich pedigree that should make for an entertaining encounter.
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Leroy Sane says it is an overwhelming feeling to be crowned Premier League champions with Manchester City, although he would have preferred his side to have claimed the title in different circumstances.
Manchester United denied City the chance to win the league on derby day last weekend with a stunning comeback at the Etihad Stadium, only for Jose Mourinho s men to suffer a shock 1-0 home loss to bottom side West Brom on Sunday.
City are therefore 16 points clear at the top with rivals United having only five matches to play and various records are still in the sights of Pep Guardiola s side.
Sane has been a key performer, contributing 12 Premier League assists and a further nine goals, and he is thrilled to collect the first league title of his career, adding to…