Premiership

Vieira -I’m happy at Inter

French midfielder Patrick Vieira has played down links of him moving to Sunderland in the winter transfer window, saying that he is happy at Internazionale. It was revealed that Sunderland boss Roy Keane was interested in signing Vieira in the summer, but the former Arsenal midfielder’s wages were too high for any chance of the … Read more

Liverpool beat Manchester City 3-2

Middlesbrough Marseille Manchester United Manchester City What is common to these clubs with regard to the 2008-09 football season ? Apart from the very obvious fact that they all start with M, all these clubs have lost to Liverpool after taking the lead. Boro lost 1-2, Marseille lead through Cana before going down 1-2 and … Read more

Paul Scholes and Darren Fletcher sign new contracts

Former England international Paul Scholes and Scottish midfielder Darren Fletcher have signed extensions to their current contracts. Scholes will stay at Old Trafford till 2010, while Fletcher has committed himself to the club till 2012.

Salford born Scholes, 33, has been at Manchester United for all his life. He will turn 34 on 16 November. In the recent 3-0 win against Danish side Aalborg in the Champions League, Scholes had to be stretchered off after 16 minutes, with later tests revealing medial knee ligament damage.

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