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Rooney has world at his feet
It was a European night to remember at Old Trafford as Manchester United embarrassed AC Milan 4-0 in the Champions League. David Beckham made his long-awaited return to his old stomping ground and Wayne Rooney confirmed his status as one of the best strikers in the world with another two goals. No surprise then that the [...]
Continue reading...Football transfer rumours: William Gallas to Roma?
12. March 2010
Today’s Mill has its head in the clouds Some years ago research carried out by unlicensed Chinese neurologists on a sample group of 5,000 men with internet access and a large comic book collection that they keep in little plastic sleeves and occasionally brood over concluded that, when most people picture The Mill, the image that [...]
Continue reading...Keeping the faith
12. March 2010
Usually found waxing lyrical about the Italian game, The Times‘ Gabriele Marcotti has turned his attention to a bigger fish, in Real Madrid. While the Spanish side have come under fire for their exit in the Champions League, Gabs believes they should stick with coach Manuel Pelligrini. ”In the polarised world of the Spanish football media, [...]
Continue reading...Football transfer rumours: Wilson Palacios to Real Madrid?
11. March 2010
Today’s rumours have a few of their own, mind The Mill has spent the best part of this morning, as it always does, idly flicking through the pages of a glamour magazine. Don’t leap to judge: copying down all these stories gets so goddamn lonely after a while. And anyway, you’ll be glad this is the [...]
Continue reading...Football transfer rumours: Frédéric Piquionne to Birmingham?
10. March 2010
Today’s rumours are a standfirst away from a job well done (if you don’t count the lack of rumours) You want the usual convoluted intro? Well, I want doesn’t get. It’s not 100% certain that Franck Ribéry will go to Real Madrid, insists Frank Ribéry’s agent, through the medium of Franck Ribéry. “Barcelona are also interested,” we’re [...]
Continue reading...Arsenal prove Euro credentials
10. March 2010
With a hint of inevitability, most of today’s newspapers still seem to prefer to preview David Beckham’s return to Old Trafford – a game in which he might not even feature in the starting line-up – than bask in the glory of a sensational Champions League display last night from Arsenal. But fear not, because [...]
Continue reading...Football transfer rumours: Landon Donovan to Chelsea?
9. March 2010
Today’s fluff seemed like a good idea at the time The Mill woke this morning determined to purvey this morning’s idle speculation in the form of rhyming verse. We got as far as ‘The Mill woke this morn in poetical mood/Porridge and muesli are both kinds of food/Some of these couplets may not quite ring true/gossip [...]
Continue reading...Beckham a credit to Ferguson
9. March 2010
Manchester United v AC Milan. Two of Europe’s most historic clubs going head to head. Rooney v Pato, Ronaldinho v Giggs, the Red Devils against the Rossoneri. But one figure remains the centre of focus as ever: David Beckham. Never far from the glare of the media, Beckham’s return to Old Trafford for the first time [...]
Continue reading...Which players are on the England plane?
8. March 2010
With Fabio Capello claiming his is not looking forward to facing the players who don’t make the World Cup squad and England beating Egypt 3-1 at Wembley this week, Sunday’s columnists have indulged in a bit of prophesying. Who will be on the plane to South Africa? Is the topic of choice and opinion is certainly [...]
Continue reading...Captain Terry proves his point
8. March 2010
John Terry clearly had a point to make when he showed off the captain’s armband after helping put Chelsea into the FA Cup semi-finals with a 2-0 win over Stoke on Sunday. For Dominic Fifield in the Guardian, it was a dominant display from the deposed England captain and a return to the form that [...]
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12. March 2010
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