Saturday, June 27, 2009

Ronaldo Completed A Transfer To Real Madrid

Real Madrid and Manchester United have finalised an agreement for the £80m ($131.6m or €93.9m) transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo to the Spanish club.

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Cristiano Ronaldo: Medical passed

United confirmed earlier this month they had accepted a world-record bid from the Primera Division side.

A statement on Madrid's website on Friday read: "Real Madrid and Manchester United have signed a final agreement for the transfer of the rights of Cristiano Ronaldo from July 1. The player will be tied to Real Madrid for the next six seasons and will be presented on July 6 at the Santiago Bernabeu."

The Portugal superstar came close to joining Madrid last summer before Sir Alex Ferguson convinced him to stay at Old Trafford.

But Ramon Calderon, who was president of Madrid at the time, claimed this month a "gentleman's agreement" existed over the signing before he left the Spanish giants in January.

Nevertheless, Ronaldo becomes the latest signing in Florentino Perez's Madrid revolution.

Perez, who was responsible for bringing the likes of Zinedine Zidane, David Beckham and Luis Figo to the Bernabeu in his first stint as president, has already taken Brazil star Kaka from AC Milan and Spain international Raul Albiol from Valencia.

Hope MUFC can find a suitable replacement for his place

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Karim Benzema Deal Closer

United close in on Benzema
Sir Alex Ferguson took another step towards the £30m capture of striker Karim Benzema yesterday. But Manchester United could yet face fierce competition from bitter transfer market rivals Real Madrid. Fallen French champions Lyon opened the door to the sale of prize asset Benzema by making a £15m move for Porto striker Lisandro Lopez. It is a clear indication that Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas is preparing to cash in on his 21-year-old star. Lyon were knocked back in a bid for Paris Saint-Germain’s Guillaume Hoarau. But their rapid response was a move for Portugal ace Lopez. That is good news for United boss Ferguson, who is aware Benzema is in no hurry to leave Lyon until after the World Cup next summer. The Old Trafford chief’s main problem could be big-spending Spanish giants Real, who have taken £80m Cristiano Ronaldo from United and also want Wigan winger Antonio Valencia. Real are now likely to target Benzema, leaving United to hope that the Galactico policy at the Bernabeu will persuade the young Frenchman his prospects will be better at Old Trafford.
Bill Thornton, Daily Star

The Daily Mirror says Sir Alex Ferguson will quickly slap in a £40million bid for Spain's David Villa, after Barcelona opened the bidding for the Valencia star. However, the article does include Villa's assertion that: "Next season I will play in Spain because it is the league that is best for me." The same paper speculates that Nani could be used as a makeweight in a deal for Wigan's Antonio Valencia.

The transfer tittle-tattle keeps coming. United will have to fork out £25million - without an initial three-week trial - for Gremio starlet Douglas Costa, according to The Daily Mail.

Round up by Steve Bartram
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New Home Kit For 2009/2010 seasons





United's new home kit for the 2009/10 campaign has been officially unveiled and you can now see it in all its glory in our special gallery on ManUtd.com.

The red kit, which can be pre-ordered online now, celebrates 100 years of Old Trafford with a large chevron across the chest, reflecting the design of the shirts worn by United when the stadium first opened during the 1909/10 season.

The back of the shirt has an engineered mesh, which is a series of small chevrons, a performance feature to offer the players even greater ventilation during games. Inside the black round-neck collar is a high quality woven label in red, white and black, while engineered into the side seam is a small label that reads ‘The Theatre of Dreams Since 1910.’

The shirt is made from Nike Dri-Fit fabric, which keeps the players drier, cooler and lighter by drawing sweat from the body to the fabric’s surface, while it’s three-dimensional construction gives more air space around the skin to reduce clinging.

The white shorts have a red stripe along the side, a red devil graphic on the back of the waist band, while the draw cords feature 'MUFC' on the tips. The black socks have a red chevron on the calf.

The players will don the kit for the first time during their pre-season tour of Asia next month. The squad fly out to the Far East on 16 July - the day the kit goes on sale and on which pre-orders will be delivered.

Wayne Rooney says it's an honour to wear the shirt week in, week out and is looking forward to pulling on the latest design.

"It's always exciting to see the new kit," he told ManUtd.com. "It's important that we like it and get used to it before the season starts [on tour]. I'm really excited about playing in it."

Ji-sung Park echoed those sentiments, adding: "It always feels great to put the kit on and there is always a great meaning behind our kits. History is very important at this club and it’s something all the players are aware of.

"I really like the chevron feature – I like to think of it as ‘V’ for victory and hopefully we can win every game we play in the new kit."
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MU Legends For Most Appearances


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MU Legends For Top Goal Scorer

Image of Sir Bobby Charlton

Sir Bobby Charlton
Appearances: 758
Goals Scored: 249
Image of Denis Law
Denis Law
Appearances: 404
Goals Scored: 237
Image of Jack Rowley
Jack Rowley
Appearances: 424
Goals Scored: 211
Image of George Best
George Best
Appearances: 470
Goals Scored: 179
Image of Dennis Viollet
Dennis Viollet
Appearances: 293
Goals Scored: 179
Image of Joe Spence
Joe Spence
Appearances: 510
Goals Scored: 168
Image of Mark Hughes
Mark Hughes
Appearances: 467
Goals Scored: 163
Image of Ruud van Nistelrooy
Ruud van Nistelrooy
Appearances: 219
Goals Scored: 150
Image of Ryan Giggs
Ryan Giggs
Appearances: 805
Goals Scored: 148
Image of Stan Pearson
Stan Pearson
Appearances: 343
Goals Scored: 148
Image of David Herd
David Herd
Appearances: 265
Goals Scored: 145
Image of Paul Scholes
Paul Scholes
Appearances: 604
Goals Scored: 142
Image of Tommy Taylor
Tommy Taylor
Appearances: 191
Goals Scored: 131
Image of Brian McClair
Brian McClair
Appearances: 471
Goals Scored: 127
Image of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
Appearances: 366
Goals Scored: 126
Image of Andy Cole
Andy Cole
Appearances: 275
Goals Scored: 121
Image of Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo
Appearances: 291
Goals Scored: 118
Image of Sandy Turnbull
Sandy Turnbull
Appearances: 247
Goals Scored: 101
Image of George Wall
George Wall
Appearances: 319
Goals Scored: 100
Image of Joe Cassidy
Joe Cassidy
Appearances: 167
Goals Scored: 99
Image of Bryan Robson
Bryan Robson
Appearances: 461
Goals Scored: 99
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