BREAKING: José Mourinho Appointed as Manchester United manager

• Portuguese coach has won 22 trophies since 2003

We are delighted to announce Jose Mourinho is our new manager! Full statement: https://t.co/PDiHMIWnpd #WelcomeJose pic.twitter.com/eZ8NBSz2up

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) May 27, 2016

José Mourinho will take over as manager of Manchester United from the 2016/17 season, signing a three-year contract with an option to stay at the club until at least 2020.

José, 53, has managed at the top level of European football for over a decade and in that time has won league titles and cups in four countries (Portugal, England, Italy and Spain), as well as winning the UEFA Champions League twice – in 2004 with FC Porto and in 2010 with Inter Milan.

Announcing the appointment, Ed Woodward said: "José is quite simply the best manager in the game today. He has won trophies and inspired players in countries across Europe and, of course, he knows the Premier League very well, having won three titles here.

"I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome him to Manchester United. His track record of success is ideal to take the club forward."

VAN GAAL'S VERDICT ON LEICESTER DRAW

Louis van Gaal believes Manchester United are still in the race for the Barclays Premier League top four, although the manager accepts it will be difficult following Sunday’s 1-1 draw against champions-elect Leicester City. This is what he said to MUTV afterwards…
ASSESSMENT OF THE MATCH

“We deserved more, we were the better team but we didn’t score. I think we played one of the best matches of this season and it was significant that the fans were applauding a draw. Normally they are not applauding a draw but they were applauding because this was an exciting game.”

Confirmed!!! Mourinho to sign final Man United contract before midnight, according to agreement

The Jose Mourinho to Manchester United rumours have been something of a saga, and the season hasn't even ended yet. Journalists, no doubt under pressure to get the most mileage out of the story, have been putting claims out, backtracking, and sitting on the fence so much that there must be plenty of splinters in backsides.

One man who didn't sit on the fence is Diego Torres. He's the Spanish journalist who wrote a critical biography of Mourinho, which was the book containing the claim the Portuguese manager wept when he didn't get the Manchester United job after Ferguson.

Mourinho obviously wasn't very happy with the claims and said at the time: "I think the person who wrote that book shouldn't write books. He should write books for kids using his imagination."

Torres titled his book 'Prepare to Lose: The Mourinho Era', to think that Mourinho or his Gestifute agency would send leaks to the journalist is unrealistic. Mourinho has fallen out with many journalists, but none have probably annoyed him as much as Torres.

TIME FOR CHANGE: Wenger protesters clash during Arsenal game

Arsenal fans opposed to long-serving manager Arsene Wenger were drowned out by supporters backing him during the north London club's Premier League home game with Norwich City on Saturday.

In a pre-planned protest, hundreds of fans held up A4 posters bearing the words "TIME FOR CHANGE" in the 12th minute of the game at the Emirates Stadium, in a nod to Arsenal's 12-year league title drought.

But in response thousands of fans chanted "There's only one Arsene Wenger!", with some holding aloft placards in support of the under-fire Frenchman.

Jose Mourinho's First Manchester United Signing Revealed?

Jose Mourinho will reportedly take over at Manchester United next season, and apparently wants to sign a La Liga star for the Old Trafford club.
Marca had previously reported, in February, that the Portuguese tactician will replace Louis Van Gaal at the end of the season.

On Thursday, the Spanish publication again insisted that Mourinho is soon to be unveiled as United's next boss, and he apparently has his eye on a Valencia midfielder.

The former Chelsea boss is said to want to sign Andre Gomes from the struggling La Liga side. The 22-year-old is a client of Mourinho's agent Jorge Mendes, and the coach believes the player will soon become hot property.

Man Utd are suffering, says Louis van Gaal

LOUISE VAN GAAL

Manchester United are "suffering" after six matches in 18 days, said boss Louis van Gaal following his side's 2-1 Champions League win over Wolfsburg.

Juan Mata's first-half penalty and Chris Smalling's 53rd-minute goal gave United their first Group B victory.

The Premier League leaders, who visit Arsenal on Sunday, had to hold on as Wolfsburg pressed for an equaliser.

Van Gaal admits he is not the same type of manager as Arsène Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson, having required different challenges throughout his 24-year career. While Ferguson led Manchester United for 26 years and Wenger celebrated his 19th anniversary at Arsenal on Thursday, the Dutchman’s longest tenure at any club is six years.

Ahmed Musa inspires CSKA to victory against PSV

Ahmed Musa

The Nigerian Super Eagles forward, Ahmed Musa scored CSKA Moscow's first goal in their 3-2 UCL Group Stage game win over PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday evening. The Nigerian got his side’s curtain raiser as they marched past the canon in Wednesday's Champions League game at the Arena Khimki

 Musa recorded his name on the scorers’ sheet in CSKA Moscow 3-2 defeat of PSV Eindhoven in a Uefa Champions League game played at the Arena Khimki on Wednesday night. The game which was Leonid Slutsky side’s first win in the competition saw the former Kano Pillars forward net the first goal of the encounter in the eighth minute.

BREAKING: Arjen Robben rules out move to Manchester United after Louis van Gaal offers him a place at Old Trafford

Arjen Robben rules out move to Manchester United after Louis van Gaal offers him a place at Old Trafford

Old Trafford-bound coach tells Dutch television the Bayern Munich forward is welcome to follow him to Manchester next season.


Robben has ruled out the possibility of joining Manchester United. Robben has been linked with United ever since it was announced that Louis van Gaal would be taking over at Old Trafford after the World Cup.

Robben told Dutch broadcaster NOS following Holland's 3-0 win over Brazil that Van Gaal had offered him a place in the United squad next season.

BREAKING: Netherlands have gained Third Place in the FIFA World Cup winning against Brazil 3-0

Brazil lost its last two matches by a combined 10-1. Not an expert, but that seems poor. Brazil have suffered a second defeat in a row, after they were beaten by the Netherlands in the SWC third/fourth place playoff.



Boos and handshakes follow the final whistle. The Brazilians were marginally better after the break, but it really was a clueless, disjointed performance from the hosts. Van Gaal now heads to Manchester United; Scolari to who-knows-where?

The Dutch were worthy winners. Truthfully, the scoreline would have been even more lopsided had they not eased up in the second half.

Colombia 2-1 Ivory Coast World Cup 2014

Colombia are dangerously lying in wait for England even if Roy Hodgson’s men do make it to the knockout stages.

£40million-rated James Rodriguez and substitute Juan Quintero deservedly ensured the South Americans secured their second consecutive win, outplaying an Ivory Coast side whose big-name players Yaya Toure, Didier Drogba and Wilfried Bony disappointed.

Colombia top Group C with six points and will win it with a draw against Japan in their final match on Tuesday.

The Africans could also qualify for the knockout stages if they beat Greece in their final group game and they would have been lifted by a solo goal by former Arsenal striker Gervinho that set up a tense finish.

Both sides had started Group C with victories and the tens of thousands of Colombian fans who’d made the pilgrimage to Brasilia were in particularly optimistic mood.

Brazil 2014 World Cup: Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal unveiled 30-man provisional list

Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal unveiled his provisional 30-man FIFA World Cup squad, with Paris Saint-Germain right-back Gregory Van der Wiel a notable absentee.

Van Gaal has decided against taking a risk with a player who has been suffering with tendinitis in recent weeks. The absence of the 26-year-old means only eight members of the 30-man squad featured at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, when the Netherlands lost to Spain in the final.

Goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg and defenders John Heitinga and Joris Mathijsen are also missing but Wesley Sneijder is there, despite Van Gaal recently expressing doubts as to the condition of the Galatasaray play-maker.

ManU 3 Hull city 1, James Wilson scores twice on a dream debut

James Wilson, aged just 18, is the first #mufc player to net more than one goal on his debut since @WayneRooney's hat-trick vs Fenerbahce in 2004.

FT: #mufc 3 @hullcityteam 1. James Wilson scores twice on a dream debut & @Persie_Official adds a third goal late on. pic.twitter.com/ceRV8S07uC
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) May 6, 2014

Man of the Match 3/3 - Retweet this to vote for James Wilson as #mufc's best player against @hullcityteam. pic.twitter.com/tXpZrkq5hE
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) May 6, 2014

ManU Boss, Ryan Giggs name himself in the squad to face Hull City

As Old Trafford hosts its final United game of the season tonight, Manchester United boss Ryan Giggs is set to name himself in the squad to face Hull City in what is likely to be his last playing appearance.

The Match tonight - #mufc v @hullcityteam kicks off at 19:45 BST.

FLASH: Manchester United is the club with the most debt ($569m) in the world

Manchester United is the club with the most debt ($569m) in the world

Last game: Giggs want a home win against Hull

The Manchester United Interim coach, Ryan Giggs wants a win against the Hull city in their last game of the season after he has suffered his first defeat as interim manager on Saturday as Sebastian Larsson's first half goal helped Sunderland clinch a 1-0 win that all-but secures their Premier League survival.

Ashley Young is also urging #mufc to beat Hull on Tuesday: "We need to go out and win, that’s the Manchester United way."
Giggs wants #mufc to bounce back against Hull: "We want to finish our last game at home with a win and we'll try our best to do that."

"I still believe there's quality in the dressing room but we've not shown it on a consistent basis this year."

Cristiano Ronaldo Emerges Highest Goal Scorer ever in Champions League

Real Madrid Star and World football best, Cristiano Ronaldo has broken Lionel Messi's goals record for a single Champions League season following his double in Real Madrid's 4-0 win over Bayern Munich on Tuesday.

The 29-year-old's two goals in his side's superb second-leg victory at the Allianz Arena took his tally for the 2013-14 season to 16. He has now netted one more than Messi's previous record, with the Argentine registering 14 times in 11 games during the 2011-12 tournament.

Manchester United's 4-0 Norwich, Giggs very delighted for the Reds victory

Interim manager, Ryan Giggs was delighted to oversee Manchester United's 4-0 victory over Norwich on Saturday, his first as acting manager.

After the victory of the visitor, Giggs said walking out at Old Trafford in this new capacity made him feel "10 feet tall". "I was nervous, but as soon as I came out of the tunnel the reception I got, the staff got and the players got was brilliant," he told MUTV. "I've got to thank the fans for that because it’s not been an easy week, but I felt ten feet tall."

Goals from Wayne Rooney and Juan Mata handed United the win, although the Reds were frustrated for the majority of the first half. Giggs says he encouraged attacking football at the break, and was full of praise for the response shown in the second period. “We looked like scoring goals and creating chances," he told Sky Sports. "In the first half, we were a little bit slow, so I just reminded the players that the tempo needed to be quicker and they reacted well to that.

“They’re all good players and all of us have let ourselves down this year. We haven’t played to the level that we’re capable of this season, but we did that today. I said yesterday that it can’t just be for one game, it has to be for longer than that. Every time you play for Manchester United you have to stay at that level, and they have to keep to these standards against Sunderland.

Manchester United dismiss Louis van Gaal deal reports

Manchester United have dismissed press reports in the Netherlands that the club had agreed a three-year deal with Louis van Gaal for him to replace the sacked David Moyes as coach.

Popular broadsheet De Telegraaf said on Saturday that "the national coach (Van Gaal) late last (Friday) night reached a deal with the top British club," to take over as manager after the World Cup.

"The man who's the absolute No 1 to replace axed coach David Moyes will immediately take up the job when the Dutch Eleven is knocked out of the World Cup in Brazil," the paper added.

Van Gaal, 62, who has been on holiday at his villa in Portugal's Algarve "has been in talks with Ed Woodward, lawyer for club owners the Glazer brothers for a multi-year, multi-million contract," it said, without citing any sources.

But United, who have put veteran player Ryan Giggs in charge until the end of the season, quickly denied the reports.

Man U Manager, David Moyes Sacked, Ryan Giggs temporarily in-charge

Manchester United manager David Moyes was sacked today, only 316 days after formally succeeding Sir Alex Ferguson.

BREAKING: Manchester United announces that David Moyes has left the club. (part 1 of 2) #mufc
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 22, 2014

BREAKING: The club would like to place on record its thanks for the hard work, honesty and integrity he brought to the role. (part 2 of 2)
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 22, 2014

Boko Haram kill 2 watching Champions League matches in Yobe State

The Nigeria Police has on Thursday confirmed that the Boko Haram Islamists gunmen stormed a packed viewing centre in Yobe state and shot dead two people watching Champions League matches. The football viewing centre was showing the two quarter-final matches between defending champions Bayern Munich and Manchester United, and Atletico Madrid-Barcelona, on Wednesday when it was attacked.

The attack happened in Potiskum, a hotbed of the Boko Haram insurgency.

Yobe State police commissioner Sanusi Rufa’i confirmed that the Islamist Gunmen came in a car and opened fire outside the viewing centre and sped off, saying that one person died on the spot while another died later at the hospital. Several other people were injured, some critically.