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We won't see the likes of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguon again (IrishCentral)

Wed, 15 May 2013 06:48:40 PDT

Alex FergusonThere is a very good lunchtime program on the Irish music station Spin FM every weekday, a magazine show presented by the very professional Jonathon McCrea and the very lovely Clare McKennaClare is an old friend from the days when she worked with Mick McCarthy’s backroom team in Ireland, long before she found fame on the wireless so to speakJonathon I know only through work, his and mine READ MORE

Irish legend Paul McGrath among stars praising retiring Manchester United gaffer Alex Ferguson (IrishCentral)

Thu, 09 May 2013 05:18:52 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Despite being released by the manager, Paul McGrath has voiced his praise for Alex Ferguson, following his retirement as manager for Manchester United after 27 years.

Could Celtic boss Neil Lennon be next manager at Manchester United? - His European exploits, especially defeating Barcelona may put him in frame (IrishCentral)

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:48:33 PDT

Friend in arms: Neil Lennon could be a savvy choice to take over from Sir Alex Ferguson at Old TraffordCould Celtic skipper Neil Lennon be the person to take over from Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford?Ferguson admires the doughty Northern Irish international and must surely have looked on in amazement as Lennon's Celtic defeated Barcelona in the European Champions Cup and qualified for the final rounds to everyone's astonishmentLennon has proven he can handle the European arena, these days far more important than domestic footballHe has kept his team competitive, despite the fact that 90 percent of their games in the Scottish Premier are essentially laughably one sided for them - no mean featAs for pressure there are few greater tasks than taking over Celtic where the fan expectation is always sky high READ MORE

Ten years on: Can Real Madrid and Manchester United pick up where they left off? (IrishCentral)

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 06:01:32 PST

The Champions League is a beautiful thing The knockout stages of the competition provide some of the most dramatic, endearing moments in sports anywhere in the World The international element, combined with the quality of play make for pure dramatic tension, wonderful entertainment To sports lovers like myself, this section of the sporting calendar is a fantastic time READ MORE

Manchester Irish Festival teams up with the The Gathering 2013 (IrishCentral)

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 10:57:43 PST

By: JANE WALSH

This years’ 2013 Manchester Irish Festival has teamed up with Tourism Ireland and the 2013 Gathering in Ireland campaign. It is expected to attract over 200,000 people to its ten day celebration. The Irish Cultural extravaganza is set to feature over 200 events at 80 venues, making it Europe’s biggest Irish event outside of the Emerald Isle.

Sports Digest: Charlie Mulgrew wants to meet with Manchester United (IrishCentral)

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 01:43:59 PST

By: CATHAL DERVAN

Charlie Mulgrew wants a dream Champions League date with Manchester United when Celtic go into the hat for last 16 in Switzerland on Thursday.

Irish World Heritage Center in Manchester to tell the story of Ireland to the world (IrishCentral)

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 04:53:03 PDT

By: CATHY HAYES

The first phase of the Irish World Heritage Centre in Manchester is nearing completion. The $24 million facility on 25-acres will aim to tell the history of Ireland, new and old, to millions of visitors from around the world.

Police investigate racist incident in Limerick directed at Manchester City’s Gael Clichy (IrishCentral)

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 02:19:17 PDT

By: DARA KELLY

Irish police are investigating a claim by Manchester City defender Gaël Clichy that a banana was thrown on to the pitch during a friendly match between his club and Limerick Football Club.

11-year-old flies to Rome from Manchester alone, without passport or boarding pass (IrishCentral)

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 04:13:20 PDT

By: KERRY O’SHEA

11-year-old English boy Liam Corcoran is making international news after he managed to get through security at Manchester Airport and board a flight to Rome, Italy, all while unaccompanied and not carrying any form of identification or boarding pass.

Chris Brown partied with Manchester United soccer star Wayne Rooney in Los Angeles (IrishCentral)

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 05:30:42 PDT

Wayne RooneyThe 'Beautiful People' singer was sent two bottles of champagne by the Manchester United player after he spotted him in the AV nightclub on Monday night, and the stars then hung out at adjoining tablesChris hit the headlines recently after he was involved in a bottle-slinging club brawl with Drake in June The rapper returned a bottle of bubbly to Chris' table with a note about his ex-lover Rihanna which reportedly read: "I'm f***ing the love of your life, deal with it"But the 23-year-old musician was much more accepting of Wayne's offer of some Ace of Spades bubbly and the pair and their entourages happily partied next to each other, according to The New York Post newspaper READ MORE

Manchester City scoop Premiership title (IrishCentral)

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:40:22 PDT

Carlos Tevez (left) clashes with Joey Barton during the Premiership match on Sunday The history books will record that victory belonged to Manchester City when the Premier League title race was decided on SundayIn reality, the game of association football was a loser last weekend, a real loserAs you may know, drama was to the fore as City sneaked past their Manchester rivals United in the final three minutes of a quite dramatic season READ MORE

Alex Ferguson praises Manchester United character (IrishCentral)

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 06:55:22 PDT

Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson had to watch from the stands as Dimitar Berbatov’s late, late goal beat Bolton at Old Trafford – and he was impressedFerguson praised the character of his players after Berbatov’s 88th minute winner pushed them five points clear of Arsenal at the top of the EPL table“That is what the character of this club is all about,” said Ferguson after he started his five game touchline ban“No other club in the country has got that READ MORE

Manchester United draw Chelsea in the Quarter Finals (IrishCentral)

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 08:25:19 PDT

Manchester United will take on Chelsea in the quarter-finals of the Champions League – when Spurs face Real Madrid and Jose MourinhoAlex Ferguson’s EPL leaders will relish the chance of avenging their recent Stamford Bridge defeat to Chelsea in the matches at the start of AprilAnd Chelsea will be keen to avenge their 2008 European Cup final penalty shoot-out defeat to United in MoscowChelsea will have home advantage for the first leg of the quarter-finals on the first week in April READ MORE

Jack Wilshere wants to make Manchester United pay for Barcelona (IrishCentral)

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 07:55:18 PST

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has urged his team-mates to take their Champions League heartache out on Manchester UnitedThe Gunners face United in the FA Cup quarter-final on Saturday, fresh from their controversial CL defeat at Barcelona on Tuesday nightBoss Arsene Wenger and midfielder Sami Nasri have been charged by UEFA over comments made to referee Massimo Busacca over his handling of the gameStriker Robin Van Persie was sent-off at the Nou Camp for kicking the ball away and has been told he can’t appeal the Busacca decision READ MORE

Manchester United's Alex Ferguson stays mum after Anfield defeat against Liverpool (IrishCentral)

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 07:10:21 PST

Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson was silenced by a Dirk Kuyt hat-trick as Liverpool stunned the EPL leaders with a 3-1 Anfield win on SundayFerguson, charged by the FA for comments made after the defeat at Chelsea on Tuesday night, refused to speak to the media after his team’s second defeat in a rowThe Scot wouldn’t even talk to United’s own television channel as he awaits charges for remarks made about the referee after the Chelsea gameUnited coach Brian McClair and their players also refused to face the cameras and the microphones after a game that throws the EPL title race wide open READ MORE

Manchester City, Manchester United and briefs (IrishCentral)

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 08:40:18 PST

KOLO TOURE FAILS DRUGS TESTManchester City defender Kolo Toure faces a two year ban from all football after testing positive for a banned substance – in a diet pill belong to his wifeThe former City captain has been suspended with immediate effect pending a full FA investigationArsenal boss Arsene Wenger, who brought Toure to England, has revealed the damage was done when the player decided to use one of his wife’s diet pills in an effort to lose weight“He wants to control his weight a little bit because that’s where he has some problems and he took the product of his wife,” said Wenger READ MORE

Manchester United and Chelsea - (IrishCentral)

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 05:55:14 PST

ROONEY ESCAPES ELBOW PUNISHMENTManchester United and England winger Wayne Rooney has escaped punishment for his elbow on Irish international James McCarthyRooney was caught on camera elbowing McCarthy on the back of his head during United’s 4-0 EPL win at the DW Stadium on SaturdayReferee Mark Clattenburg awarded a free to Wigan but took no action against RooneyThat incensed the Wigan boss Roberto Martinez who claimed the England star should have received a straight red card if Clattenburg had seen the incident properly READ MORE

Liverpool and Manchester United (IrishCentral)

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:25:16 PST

DALGLISH BREAKS EUROPEAN DUCK AT LASTKenny Dalglish finally tasted European success on Thursday night – thanks to a Dirk Kuyt header in a 1-0 home win over Sparta PragueLiverpool are through to the last 16 of the Europa League and a date with Portuguese side Braga after their 1-0 aggregate winAmazingly Kuyt’s 85th minute goal sealed Dalglish’s first ever win in Europe as Liverpool were the subject of a post-Heysel ban the last time he was in charge“I had never done it before and I quite enjoyed it,” said Dalglish after the nervy win when he also thanked his predecessor Roy Hodgson READ MORE

Manchester United, Barcelona and Arsenal (IrishCentral)

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 07:25:15 PST

UNITED HELD IN DRAB DRAWBayern Munich have one foot in the Champions League quarter-finals and revenge on their minds but Manchester United have work to doThe Germans avenged last season’s European Cup final defeat to Inter Milan when they scored a 1-0 win, thanks to a late Mario Gomez goal, away to the holders in Wednesday night’s Last 16 first leg gameUnited were also on the road for the knock-out stages but had to settle for a scoreless draw in FranceThe entertainment levels were low but United boss Sir Alex Ferguson was happy with his team’s 0-0 draw in Marseille READ MORE

Manchester United signs Donegal 16-year-old Gaelgoir goalkeeper (IrishCentral)

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:25:21 PDT

Manchester United has beaten a host of clubs to secure the signing of Gaeltacht teenager Joe CollThe Irish speaking Donegal net minder continues a long and proud tradition by the county to produce goalkeepersShay Given, currently the Irish no1 and custodian at Manchester City and 1990 World Cup legend Packie Bonner are both proud Donegal men, and Coll has given himself the best environment to learn his trade at the Theatre of Dreams that is Old Trafford READ MORE