Manchester United Soccer

Manchester United Football Club is a English Premier League football club who play in Greater Manchester.  The club was formed in 1878 as Newton Heath, who joined the Football League in 1892 and has played on the top division of English football since 1938 except for the 1974–75 seasons.  The average attendances at the club have been higher than any other team in English football for all but six seasons since 1964-65.  Manchester United is the reigning English champions after winning the 2008-09 Premier League.  

They are one of the most successful in the history of English football and won 22 major honors since alex Ferguson became manager in November 1986. In 1968, they became the first English club to win in the European Cup that beat Benfica 4–1. They won another European Cup as part of Treble in 1999, and in 2008 a third one and became runner-up in 2009.  They hold the joint record for the most English league titles with 18 and the record for the most FA Cup wins with 11.

Beckham Gives Donovan Confidence

Landon Donovan is happy and comfortable in Bayern Munich. Donovan like David Beckham is on loan from the Los Angeles Galaxy. Beckham recent play with the Milan has given Donovan a boost to possible stay where he is in Munich.
Donovan reported he was happy to be right where he is today. Even thou he would be missed in Los Angeles Galaxy club, he would love to stay and not sure his homeland is the place to be.
With a two goal score for Donovan in the Mainz game 5-0 Donovan is thinking the move over to stay.
Beckham has given Donovan the confidence to play and make it there with the team. Both Beckham and Donovan stay in touch.

AC Milan Ups the Ante on Beckham

Britain’s most read tabloid, The News of the World has reported recently that AC Milan has offered David Beckham new terms for an eighteen month contract with the amount unstipulated in its continued effort to keep the English midfielder in its fold.

The 33-year-old footballer has been playing for the Milanese club as he was loaned by his current club side MLS LA Galaxy. The end of that loan deal has come and passed and LA Galaxy is expecting the return of the star as it opens its season on March 9. During the loan, Beckham impressed many as to his form as he can still play at the top-notch levels of football and has become a vital cog in the AC Milan offence.

This has emboldened AC Milan to sign the former English captain to play for AC Milan in its Serie A matches. This has not been taken well by LA Galaxy, Beckham’s current owners. They have rejected a previous offer made for the buy out of the hundred plus million dollar contract Beckham signed a couple of years back. This in turn fuelled the desire of the Italian club side to sign the player.

Maldini Looking Forward to Team with Beckham

As the negotiations for the services of Beckham continue, AC Milan captain Paolo Maldini has expressed his thoughts on the whole matter. He said that playing with the English midfielder has been a “happy marriage” and looks forward to have Becks play alongside him in Serie A competition. 

Maldini hopes that the contractual discussions would be resolved soon enough and he echoes his Milanese boss’s sentiments, even urging the club to make an offer to permanently retain the services of Beckham. Initially, Beckham was on loan to the San Siro club for two months and since then an offer has been made by the Italian side to the tune of £6 million which was rejected by the owner of MLS club LA Galaxy, who Beckham signed with for five years.  The star midfielder is on his second year of the hundred million dollar plus deal, but has largely been a disappointment as the club has had losing seasons with him onboard.  

Beckham playing the midfield with Maldini has proven productive for AC Milan. With this in mind, another offer is in the works to make this marriage a permanent one, at least for the next few years.

The Beckham Saga Unfolds

The deadline provided by MLS side LA Galaxy to AC Milan has passed and after the rejection of Italian side’s offer for the midfielder’s services, Beckham is scheduled to return to the United States. This after the two-month loan agreement signed by the clubs for the Englishman’s services has already lapsed.

Beckham has been vocal about remaining in AC Milan, mainly due to his desire to play top ranked football to bolster his chances of being capped for the 2010 World Cup England team. Earlier, Beckham signed a smashing five year hundred million dollar deal with the US club side but has only helped to lead the team to nine wins, fourteen losses and seven draws in the 2009 season, worse than his 2008 debut.

The saga is still unfolding as Beckham has an-opt out clause in his contract available to him at the end of 2009 and there are many indications that the Italian side is still coming up with an offer that is acceptable to the MLS LA Galaxy management. Let us all sit tight then and see how Beckham can bend this one to reach his goal.

FC Real Madrid Tops Money List

The revenues of football Spanish football side Real Madrid top the list for 2008. Manchester United comes in a close second and this is mainly due to the depreciating value of the English pound.

The study was conducted by Deloitte’s Sports, a private firm, and in its year long review, the report showed that the Madrid based club earned revenues amounting to €365.8 million or roughly $471.9 million. Manchester United’s fortune has changed dramatically due to exchange rate fluctuations, making it worth €324.8 million for the year.

Despite the gripping financial crisis, Real Madrid has had a steady four percent growth rate for revenue in the 2007 to 2008 season. It has since 2002 doubled its annual revenue. It has had on pitch success as well, winning the La Liga title for the 31^st time. But like all businesses, the commercial revenue for the club has dipped significantly as its previous shirt sponsor, BenQ Mobile has filed for chapter 11 protection and David Beckham, one of the club’s main draws has transferred to MLS club LA Galaxy.

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