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Manchester United have once again signalled a restart with the sacking of Ten Hag, and just days later, announced the appointment of Ruben Amorim, who will join midway through the first half of the current season from Sporting Lisbon. Back to square one yet again for the Red Devils who, despite being one of the most successful clubs in England and biggest clubs in the world, have not won a league title since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013. Since then, they’ve gone through a whole host of managers with varying degrees of success. My exact reaction to Ten Hag's early dismissal, after the United hierarchy publicly backed him in the summer and gave him a new contract 2013 to 2016 - David Moyes was Sir Alex’s immediate successor, lasting just 10 months as United trudged to seventh place. His replacement was three-time Netherlands manager Louis van Gaal, who won the FA Cup but faced the sack two days afterwards. 2016 to 2022 - Jose Mourinho, arguably the biggest name on this list, won the Europa League and the League Cup in his first season, but fell out with certain players and members of the board, and bade United goodbye a week before Christmas in 2018. Club legend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer stepped up and lasted the longest despite not winning anything, but was dismissed just five weeks shy of three years at United. Ralf Rangnick was brought in as an interim coach for the rest of the 21/22 season. 2022 to 2024 - Erik Ten Hag came from Ajax and despite winning the League Cup in his first season and the FA Cup in his second, was shown the door ten games into the 24/25 season after a poor run of results despite signing a new deal in the previous transfer window. The last Portuguese manager to manage United, and in my opinion, the best hire since Sir Alex's retirement However, with the investment of INEOS and its owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, himself a proclaimed United supporter and who assumed the responsibilities of the footballing aspects of the club, the club moved fast to snap up Amorim, who reportedly has been on their radar for quite some time. This marks a positive change of United identifying and signing targets that would benefit the club in the long run, much unlike when the Glazers, United’s majority shareholders and much-hated owners (with good reason), simply threw fat, lucrative contracts at big stars whose light were fading, clearly to boost shirt sales. Having been poorly run for the last eleven years, and one might argue even before Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement, the future looks bright for the Mancunian club. Gone are the days of signing has-beens. United’s past few transfers have been with the future in mind – think Rasmus Hojlund, Leny Yoro, and Joshua Zirkzee – and many academy graduates have been promoted to the first team and have had a big impact – think Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo. A young and vibrant United team overcame current title-holders and city rivals Manchester City in the 2024 FA Cup final, with academy graduate Kobbie Mainoo (not in shot) scoring the winner Given new gaffer Amorim’s track record at Sporting Lisbon, winning the club’s first league title in two decades and repeating the feat three years later, and going toe-to-toe with Europe’s elite in the Champions League despite having a significantly lesser budget, he will presumably have a lot of credit in the bank, even with the ficklest of United supporters. With the Old Trafford faithful yearning for an exciting style of play and the pacy, counterattacking football of the successful United teams of yesteryear, the Portuguese manager seems like a good fit for the fallen giants. Only time will tell if he can reap long-term success and bring back the glory days or end up as just another failed United project. - Fremont - Images from Twitter

Barcelona's Lionel Messi is the most valuable player in the world, what do you think? http://www.football-observatory.com/Top-transfer-values-Messi-outranks-Ronaldo-and-1141

During a match between Bethlehem Vengthlang and Chanmari West on 14th October, player Peter Biaksangzuala celebrated his goal with few somersaults, after which his team-mates initially wanting to share his joy but quickly realised something was wrong. He had landed badly and suffered a serious spinal injury. Biaksangzuala was rushed to hospital, but unfortunately died from his injuries last night (Sunday 19th October). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrYUfMF8Dmg

What is so good about this chap? Arrogant and attention seeker. Just wanted to know anyone in this region support this player. And the latest hairstyle is like my GF brazilian wax ..... pussy style ? For football fans, what you think about him?

April 14, 2012 By ESPN soccernet staff http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/...b-match?cc=4716 Livorno midfielder Piermario Morosini has died after collapsing on the pitch in Saturday's Serie B match at Pescara, with the match abandoned after 31 minutes. Morosini, 25, was rushed to hospital after medical staff attended to him on the pitch for a suspected heart attack, but died on arrival. The game was then called off with the other players leaving the field in tears. "He suffered a cardiac arrest. Unfortunately he was already dead when the ambulance arrived. He never regained consciousness," announced Doctor De Blasi. Italian media reports claimed that a police car had blocked the ambulance's way into the stadium. "I don't know if the ambulance was late, but I know that the entrance onto the pitch was blocked by a vehicle,'' Iannascoli added. "Morosini collapsed, he tried to get back up but then collapsed again.'' The former Italy Under-21 international was on loan at Livorno from Serie A side Udinese. As a result of the tragedy, all Serie A games have been called off this weekend. This is the 2nd case of professional footballer suffering from heart attack on the pitch. But it is fatal this time. RIP to Morosini.

Samir Nasri saga .................. ESPN latest : Nasri lured to City by Vieira Manchester City newcomer Samir Nasri has revealed former Arsenal talisman Patrick Vieira helped lure the livewire midfielder to Eastlands. Nasri completed his protracted move to City on Wednesday after speaking on a regular basis with Vieira - now City's football development executive - and took the opportunity in his first interview after making the switch to take a swipe at the Gunners' faithful. "I'm here to play football and to enjoy it and win titles," Nasri told City's official website. "I spoke to Patrick Vieira about the move as it was important to get advice from players who played for the club know the club very well. Vieira said City is the place to be. It is the club of the future, they want to win everything. They have a big, big, big project. "I can see [Manchester City fans] are really passionate and it reminds me a little bit of Marseille. "Arsenal have good fans but not that passionate since they moved from Highbury to the Emirates. I remember when we played against City, when we lost 3-0, the crowd was amazing. "That is what I want. When you play football it is for a good atmosphere." "It is a big relief, it was a long negotiation and discussion between the two clubs. Finally I am a City player and that is what I wanted since the start, so I am really happy. "I was a little bit frustrated, I said to the manager I wanted to leave. I wanted to do the pre-season with Manchester so I could know a little bit more about my team-mates. "It was frustrating but it is a new start and I am looking forward to doing it," Nasri said. Just wait when Arsenal meet ManC at Emirates ... Arsenal fan will boo until their throats burst .....

Footballer Ronaldo liquidating his car collection - after accepting

I lost count of how many red cards this footballer dodged!

SINGAPORE - Local football legend Dollah Kassim was rushed to hospital last night after collapsing during the curtain raiser of the Sultan of Selangor's Cup at the Jalan Besar Stadium. The 60-year-old former Singapore international is warded at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH), where he is understood to have undergone emergency surgery last night. At press time, he was said to be unconscious but in a stable condition. One of the most-loved players to have worn the No 10 shirt for Singapore, the man known as the "Gelek King" because of his dribbling skills famously won the Malaysia Cup for Singapore in 1977 after beating Penang 3-2. Last night, Dollah played the first 10 minutes of the match between Singapore veterans and their Selangor counterparts. He looked uncomfortable on the pitch and collapsed on the sidelines after being substituted. The veterans' game ended 1-1 at full-time, with Singapore winning 4-1 on penalties. The doctor at the scene said it was a "cardiac event", according to sources. Paramedics had to resuscitate Dollah at the pitch side and in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. He arrived at TTSH at 7.20pm and was sent to the Invasive Cardiac Laboratory. At about 10pm, former Singapore international Ho Kwang Hock, a friend of the family, revealed that he was out of surgery and in a stable condition, but had yet to regain consciousness. He is in the Intensive Care Unit. Dollah's son and daughter, who are both in their 20s, were understandably distraught. Dollah is not the first veteran footballer to have collapsed during a match. In August 2003, Ali Bakar, 56, died of heart failure during a friendly between Singaporean and Malaysian ex-internationals in the Sultan's Gold Cup at Tampines Stadium. In May 2006, former Singapore international S Rajagopal, who was in his 50s, suffered a mild heart attack during a Singapore Veterans versus Selangor Veterans match at the National Stadium. He was on the pitch for 5 minutes when he collapsed, complaining of breathlessness. The Football Association of Singapore said in a statement that "all the players in the Singapore Veterans team who reported for the game were well and were eagerly looking forward to the game". - CNA/ir/ls

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20081202/tsp-...rd-47c0590.html As expected. Nothing surprising...... but he only excel at club level.