Liga - Van Nistelrooy backs Pellegrini

When legend Ruud Van Nistelrooy drew balls out of the pot a fortnight ago at the Uefa CL semi-final conspiracy theorists felt vindicated. Surely here was another example of Uefa choosing its finalists and whispers about an El clasico final showdown ...

Former Manchester United forward Ruud van Nistelrooy will take his first steps into coaching later this year. The Dutchman will return to PSV Eindhoven in time for the start of the 2013/14 campaign when he will begin his foray into the world of ...

Former Netherlands striker Ruud van Nistelrooy holds up a card reading Bayern Munich during the UEFA Champions League semi-final draw on April 12, 2013 at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. The prospect of an all-German or an all-Spanish European ...

Team Stats Comparison Match Played Table Position Goal Difference Goal For Goal Against Competition Stats Top Scorer Ruud van Nistelrooy (3) Tamas Hajnal (2) Top Red Card Garcia Sergio Ramos (1) Top Yellow Card Garcia Sergio Ramos (5) Jose Mourinho ...

"He nearly killed me. He forgets I'm 71," Sir Alex Ferguson said of Robin van Persie's bear hug at Stoke City in April after the Manchester United striker had ended a 10-match goal drought. Few players have celebrated goals with Ferguson. Ruud van ...

There was no one in his league. Reuters The peak in conversation on Twitter about SAF's resignation came at 9.34am this morning UK time. 13,000 Tweets per minute on the topic. Crazy. The 71-year-old has also won two Champions League crowns, five FA ...

Heerenveen coach Marco van Basten believes reported Premier League target Alfred Finnbogason has the potential to become a 'fabulous striker'. Finnbogason has been in prolific form for Heerenveen this season after joining the Dutch club last August ...

"What may create more awareness of the side is how many points we get. We won it in 1997 with 75 and we have also won it with 91 points. That has to be considered in judgment against other teams." Ferguson said upon United clinching their 13th ...

Wouldn't it be great if Opta Joe were a real person, sitting one bar stool over, nibbling pretzels while nonchalantly spitting out these useful and relevant EPL factoids all while you ordered up the next round of cold, cold Harps? Either way, ...