Should Mello Capello Leave Out Looney Rooney?

So a slight detour from everything Manchester City but I am amazed by the news coming out of the media regarding Wayne Rooneys ban. After what was a stupid lash out in Englands last qualifying game Mr Rooney has been handed a three match ban, which will see him out of the Euro group stage. That is if Mr Capello takes him, which I have no doubt he will.

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Rooney Deserves His Punishment Handed Out By UEFA

The FA and a personal letter by Wayne Rooney have both failed to overturn his three match ban for kicking Miodrag Dzudovic during England's 2-2 draw in Podgorcia against Montenegro last Friday evening.

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Time for tinkering, Fabio!

One announcement from UEFA and the English press has enough ammunition to fill an opinion page on any slow news day for the next seven months; should Wayne Rooney be taken to the European Championships if he is banned for the opening three games (appeal not withstanding)?

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Responding to the Ian Ayre comments

After the pause in domestic proceedings to complete the qualifying for the European Championships, we are back to the drama of the Premier League and we start with what promises to be one of the games of the weekend, what a way to get us reacquainted with the self-proclaimed most exciting league in Europe than the meeting between its two most successful members.

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Liverpool aim to break Premier League equilibrium

Premier league rivals have moved to distance themselves from Ian Arye’s proposal of a breakaway overseas deal for top clubs.

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Liverpool May Have To Walk Alone

Despite the long and illustrious history of the European Cup, there have only ever been five winners from capital cities (see if you can get all five – answers are at the bottom of the page). It is of no surprise that a number of European Cups have been won by some of the poorest areas, not least Liverpool.

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TV Self-Reliance Good for English Football?

Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre this week opened the debate on foreign television contracts – arguing that Premier League teams should be allowed to negotiate their own deals. The proposal would replace the current structure – a £1.4bn contract which expires in 2013. Under the terms of this agreement, the revenue earnt goes directly to the Premier League, who then splits it evenly amongst the 20 clubs that make up England’s top division.

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Is The Championship Threatening To Outshine The Premier League For Entertainment?

There has, and always will be a noticeable gap in talent and skill from the Premier League and the Championship, but in terms of entertainment and excitability the two leagues are not far off each other in my opinion.

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Why I Would Love Ancelotti To Succeed Sir Alex At Old Trafford

They were articles that I enjoyed reading, but I couldn’t help but realise that they left out one name in particular who at least in my opinion would have to be considered to replace Sir Alex when the Scot finally does step down from managing United.

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Wayne Rooney's Letter To UEFA

Here's a draft letter that I composed for Wayne Rooney to send off to UEFA's headqaurters in Nyon, Switzerland over the weekend, which should by now have been read (I hope!):

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3 Players United Will Have To Be Wary Of - Liverpool

Manchester United of course play Liverpool away this coming weekend, with that in mind it’s worth taking a look at these three players who we should be wary of going into the game

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The greatest rivalry in English Club Football

Every year when the fixture list comes out for the new season, the first thing a fan does is look at when their team is playing their fiercest rivals. The next thing they do is to tell the girlfriend, wife or fiancé that under any circumstances nothing is to happen on the day of that fixture.

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Who Would Be In Your All-Time Underachiever XI?

After the success of last fortnight’s Bitchy XI article, here’s our latest ‘Favourite XI’s’ piece which today will be focusing on players whose careers (despite being good by all means) have not quite hit the heights due to a number of reasons (bad form, wrong club moves, injuries, etc) that they should have done.

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Liverpool v Manchester United Preview: This One Could Get Nasty

Manchester Untied travel to Anfield this weekend to face our old foes Liverpool, who will no doubt want their messiah Kenny Dalgish to inflict a first league defeat of the season for Sir Alex Ferguson.

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Club Connections - Liverpool

Of course on Saturday, Manchester United travel to Anfield to face Liverpool, where they will be looking to secure their first win at the home of their biggest rivals for the first time since 2007. With that in mind it’s worth looking at these 6 individuals who have spent time at United and the Scousers in their careers.

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