• By The Rundown (original post from Yahoo! Eurosport can be found here)

    Okay, so the Premier League has been regarded as greedy and profit-driven since its inception, and the national side has been choking on a regular basis for almost as long since a memorable campaign on home soil at Euro 1996.

    But despite being institutionally jeered and hissed at by a large pocket of outsiders for many moons now, football has nonetheless prospered on these shores: domestic league and cup matches are followed globally, success in Europe had become mandatory and some of the game's finest players are lured to our miserably-rainy climates by the cash which comes with such a high profile.

    Yet after nine of the most underwhelming nine months of top level English football that we can remember, our resident doom-mongers have reason to believe that the end is nigh.

    Here are 12 reasons why it's been the worst season ever, and why England may well have begun a fall from grace in the footballing world:

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  • By Early Doors (original post from Yahoo! Eurosport can be found here)

    David Beckham will bring down the curtain on his 21-year career as a professional footballer when the French champions Paris Saint-Germain visit Lorient in their final Ligue 1 match of the season on May 26.

    Still only 38, somehow we can't see Becks fishing, playing golf or meandering down the local bowling club when he hangs up his boots. Not with his obvious good looks and charm. So what will Becks, worth an estimated £165 million smackers, do with the next chapter of his career? An emotional Early Doors is in mourning this morning, but has picked itself up off the floor to come up with a few ideas for 'Goldenballs'.

    Become a Hollywood film star

    Why not? He is mates with Tom Cruise and Will Smith, who can surely land him a few auditions. You don't need to be able to act to become a movie star. Ask Keanu Reeves or Vinnie Jones. He is so very handsome and smells nice. And would be an instant winner with the ladies. First

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  • By World of Sport (Original post from Yahoo! Eurosport can be found here.)

    An 11-year-old boy from Liverpool has earned unlikely global fame after sneaking out of the crowd and in among the Chelsea players as they collected their Europa League winners' medals on Wednesday night.

    Louis Kearns had been at the match in Amsterdam with his Dad, and on its conclusion decided he would try and sneak down onto the pitch to try and get a photo or an autograph with Fernando Torres ior Rafa Benitez.

    The cheeky lad, who is a Liverpool fan, apparently idolises both men - and his chutzpah was rewarded handsomely as he ended up standing right behind Torres as Michel Platini handed the Spanish striker his medal.


    UEFA and Chelsea officials appear to have assumed that the youngster was one of the players' children. Either way, he was allowed free reign.

    He even ended up getting a picture of himself with Platini after the ceremony... not to mention John Terry, Guus Hiddink, Eden Hazard and - probably

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  • Colleen and Kai hand in hand

    Wayne Rooney's family turned up proudly at the club's 20th title celebrations at Old Trafford on Sunday.

    But with her pregnancy delivery date looming closer, Coleen Rooney ditched her usual six-inch high heels for flat shoes as she was accompanied to the event by her three-year-old son, Kai.

    Fresh rumours link Wayne to an exit from the club after the 27-year-old striker spent the bulk of the season trying to fight for his spot in the team.

    And despite being left out of Sunday's game, Rooney looked proud to pick up his fifth league trophy.

    Wayne and family

    Rooney's wife Coleen, through, has been inundated on her social network account with questions over her husband's possible destination next season.

    Frustrated at the queries she has been receiving from concerned fans online, she said: "My husband has a twitter account…So tweet him not me!"

    The arrival of Robin van Persie at United this season has meant that Rooney was no longer an automatic first choice for Sir Alex Ferguson, which may have led to a sense

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  • International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge (left) and IOC vice-president Ng Ser Miang attend a press conference in Singapore, on March 24, 2010. Ng has officially announced his candidacy for the IOC presidency


    Singaporean Ng Ser Miang announced on Thursday that he will be running for the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

    The 64-year-old first vice-president of the IOC revealed the news at the Sorbonne in Paris, making him the first Asean candidate for the top job.

    In his announcement of his candidacy, he emphasised on the importance of using the power of the Olympics to benefit youths.

    Ng will be up against German Olympic chief Thomas Bach for the post, which will be decided in a September 10 election in Buenos Aires.

    According to Agence France Presse, other possible competitors could include former IOC executive board member Richard Carrion, former pole vault champion Sergei Bubka and Taiwanese C.K Wu.

    If Ng wins the presidency, he would become the first Asian and also the first non-European holder of the post, greatly boosting both Asia and Singapore sport.

    In a press release, Chief Executive Officer of the Singapore Sports Council Lim Teck Yin threw his support behind Ng,

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  • Where can Rooney go next?

    By Alex Chick (Original post by Yahoo! Eurosport can be found here)

    Where Wayne Rooney wants to go and who actually wants him are not the same thing - despite the England striker's global profile and 214 career goals, the world is not quite his oyster.
    A combination of huge wages, a poor 2012/13 season and over 10 years of wear and tear make him a gamble for potential buyers.
    So where will he end up?

    Bayern Munich - 5/4


    The Bavarians have been installed as short-priced favourites as incoming manager Pep Guardiola looks to spruce up his strikeforce. Rooney would certainly represent a major coup, but with Mario Goetze already signed and Robert Lewandowski likely to follow, is there really room at the Allianz Arena?

    Chelsea - 11/4


    Although Rafa Benitez has revived Fernando Torres's form somewhat, Chelsea still look short of a striker. And in Rooney they have a player who can hit the ground running alongside several England team-mates. Chelsea can afford him, too - but would Rooney

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  • Tiger Woods — Getty ImagesIt wasn't what we've come to expect from Tiger Woods with a late lead on the PGA Tour. Up two shots with five holes to play, it was cruise control for the No. 1 player in the world. Woods' record when leading speaks for itself, and this seemed like another instance that would end with a Sunday lap for Woods.

    But we knew it would eventually happen when Tiger had a solid lead over a talented field. Tiger hit his tee shot in the water on the 14th, failing to get his next shot on the green and missing his bogey putt, dropping back to the field and forcing him to find another gear late on Sunday at an event he hasn't loved in the past.

    But it was a break that went Tiger's way as they always seem to go as his second shot barely cleared the water on the par-5 16th and he was able to get that up and down for a birdie.

    Then came Sergio Garcia. The guy who openly professed he wasn't a huge fan of Tiger earlier in the week when the two were paired together looked like the best bet to catch Woods and

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  • Rooney issues statement to silence Twitter storm

    By World of Sport (Original post on Yahoo! Eurosport can be found here.)

    Wayne Rooney has been forced to take the unusual step of issuing a statement to deny suggestions that he removed the term 'Manchester United player' from his Twitter account.

    With the striker's future at Old Trafford once again in doubt following reports that he has asked for a transfer, it was claimed that Rooney had changed the description on his Twitter page, which services over 6 million followers.

    The wicked whispers suggested that Rooney had taken off a declaration of his allegiance to United and replaced it with a more vague 'NikeUK athlete' - supposedly hinting that he was seeking pastures new.

    However, after the online storm found its way into the more reputable pages of the national press, Rooney felt moved to clarify the situation - in his own words.

    A statement on his official website read: “There’s a load of rubbish being written about me changing twitter bio saying I have deleted Manchester United

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  • The greatest Manchester United XI from the Alex Ferguson era


    By World of Sport (original post from Yahoo! Eurosport can be found here)

    Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement has given us a good reason to cast our minds back over his 26 year tenure and pick what we think is his strongest team from all those years in charge at the Theatre of Dreams.

    Each and every one of the following players will have experienced the great man's infamous hairdryer treatment at some stage, and some certainly left Old Trafford not on the best of terms with their gaffer.

    Here's who we picked, with the reasons why - but as ever with these lists, it's only one opinion and we would welcome your views to the contrary.

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    Peter Schmeichel - Quite simply the best. The Great Dane was an absolute colossus in his eight years between the sticks, culminating in him being captain of the team that won the treble in 1999. Voted the world's best keeper in 1992 and 1993. Oh, and who can forget his legendary tussles with Ian Wright...

    Gary Neville - One of Fergie's fledglings, and

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  • By The Rundown (Original post on Yahoo! Eurosport can be found here.)

    Sir Alex Ferguson's decision to retire at the end of the season got us thinking how he compares with other managers in the pantheon of all time greats.

    He won 38 trophies in a 26-year spell at Old Trafford. That included 13 league titles, two Champions Leagues, five FA Cups and four League Cups. Prior to that Fergie tasted glory in Scotland, first with St Mirren where he won the first division title in 1977, and then Aberdeen, with three Scottish Premier Division titles, four Scottish Cups, three League Cups, and that famous European Cup winners Cup victory over Real Madrid in 1983.

    There can be little doubt that he is very high on the list, but who else can lay claim to be "the greatest manager of all time"? How do the rest measure up to Sir Alex, and how does he measure up to them?

    Let's look at the statistics, and you can make your own minds up...

    Jose Mourinho

    The Portugese began his coaching career as a translator

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