Manchester United has raised $816m through a bond issue priced in New York.which may be successful in business terms but does little to free the club from long term debt. Anyhow, this is the BBC's take on the sorry saga.

The departure of Cristiano Ronaldo has led most observers to presume Wayne Rooney will now become Sir Alex Ferguson's main man this term. But Rooney himself, while targeting 25 goals this season, says the goals will come from across the team. So who will be United's top scorer this year?

The football season starts this weekend, with the clubs outside the Premiership starting tonight and this weekend, and the Premiership starting next weekend.

And the 'traditional curtain raiser' (as we are duty-bound to call it) happens on Sunday as Chelsea play Manchester United. Both will be juggling their squads with injuries and whatnot, but ( Read more... )

Manchester United have signed another player, after all, despite Alex Ferguson declaring his shopping over. And it's another forward to go on the list replacing Tevez and Ronaldo (currently standing at Owen, Valencia and Obertan ( Read more... )

I’m a big believer in the damp squib theory of life. Few things are as dramatic as people think - swine flu will be a lot of snuffling, rather than bodies in the street. Andy Murray will lose in 4 sets between now and the end of Saturday - that sort of thing.

So Alex Ferguson’s ‘gamble’ on Michel Owen * will be neither triumph or disaster. He will ( Read more... )

With Ronaldo gone, who will be the superstar United need to replace him on the field with goals and creativity, and off it with commercial value?

Place your bets:


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Madrid-bound Cristiano Ronaldo could be a pouting, preening pratt, but 60-odd goals in two seasons buys you a lot of pratt space…

But United fans will be looking at the fee, making an assumption that it won’t be used to fund the Glazers’ debt and will be spent on other players and will think its perhaps all for the best ( Read more... )

...' what would you like?' asks the Madam.

'Humiliation,' says the punter. 'Real humiliation'.

'That'll be 40 euros,' says the Madam.

'What do I get for that?', he asks.

' A Manchester United shirt'