Gerry Sutcliffe replaces Richard Caborn as Britain's Sports Minister

International Herald Tribune - LONDON: Gerry Sutcliffe was appointed Britain's new Sports Minister on Saturday and could attract criticism from soccer fans for saying he supports two teams â€" League Two club Bradford City and Premier League champion Manchester United. Sutcliffe
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Everton To Bid For Smith? Everton are pondering a swoop for Manchester
Goal.com - Middlesbrough have reportedly offered £6 million for the England international, while Sunderland are also said to be interested. The 26-year-old has not yet been offered a new contract by United and his days at Old Trafford appear to be numbered. He
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IT'S A PERFECT TEN FOR ROONEY
Daily Express - Wayne Rooney was filled with pride yesterday as he was handed the Manchester United No.10 shirt made famous by Denis Law. After three seasons as No.8, Rooney will follow Law, Mark Hughes and Ruud van Nistelrooy as United’s new No10 next season. He
Source: www.express.co.uk

Atletico reach agreement to sign Uruguay striker Forlan
ESPN.com - Forlan joined Villarreal from Manchester United in 2004 for a reported fee of $3.8 million after a frustrating period at Old Trafford. With Villarreal he was top scorer in the Primera Liga with 25 goals in 2005 and bagged a further 19 last season. This
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Jock Stein denied knighthood over Celtic dismissals
Guardian Unlimited - The next year when Manchester United won the European Cup an immediate knighthood went to Matt Busby in the birthday list. Had we been able to move as quickly the previous year, Stein would have had his honour before the troubles in Argentina.' The
Source: sport.guardian.co.uk

NEW MAN AT NO.10
Daily Mirror - WAYNE ROONEY was last night handed Manchester United's iconic No.10 shirt by Sir Alex Ferguson - who challenged his star striker to become an Old Trafford legend. Rooney, who has worn the No.8 in his three seasons at United, will follow Reds heroes
Source: www.mirror.co.uk

Hearts call tempts Stewart back
BBC News - The former Hibernian midfielder, who left Easter Road at the end of last season, will fly out to Austria to meet up with the Hearts squad. Stewart, 26, spent two years at Hibs, but spent a loan spell at Hearts while a Manchester United player
Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Era ends with Beckham's departure
FOXSports.com - Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo and Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas have also been linked with Madrid. Changes seem imminent at FC Barcelona after the Catalan club went trophy-less for the first time in three seasons. "A season to forget," read
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Transfer speculation: Carlos Tevez to Manchester United (£20m)
squarefootball - Antony Melvin is the squarefootball.net editor and spends his spare time sifting through needlessly abusive emails . Carlos Tevez took quite a few months to come to terms with English football - but when he managed it he was suddenly able to
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