Bryan Robson

Bryan Robson OBE (born 11 January 1957) is an English football manager and a former player. He played in midfield for West Bromwich Albion in the late 70s before moving to Manchester United in 1981 where he became the longest serving captain in the club's history. He was the manager of Sheffield United, being relieved of his first team duties at the club in February 2008. The following month, Robson returned to Manchester United as an ambassador for the club. Robson moved to United for a British record transfer fee of £1.5 million on 1 October 1981 and signed the contract on the Old Trafford pitch two days later. The record was not broken for six years, when Liverpool paid £1.9 million for Newcastle striker Peter Beardsley in the summer of 1987. Robson made his United debut on 7 October 1981 in a 1–0 defeat away at Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup.His league debut for his new club came three days later, in a goalless draw against Manchester City at Maine Road. This was his first appearance in the Manchester United number 7 shirt, which he went on to make his own. Robson scored his first goal for United on 7 November 1981 in a 5–1 win over Sunderland at Roker Park. He ended his first season at United with 32 games and five goals. Meanwhile, his England career was flourishing as the World Cup neared; he scored in a 4–0 thrashing of Northern Ireland at Wembley and added a brace in the last warm-up game in Helsinki against Finland. Robson tore his ankle ligaments during the 1983 League Cup semi-final victory over Arsenal, meaning that he missed the final, which United lost to Liverpool. He regained his fitness in time for the FA Cup semi-final, again against Arsenal, and scored in a 2–1 win. The final against Brighton ended in a 2–2 draw. Robson scored twice in the replay, but declined the chance to become the first player in 30 years to score an FA Cup final hat-trick, instead allowing regular penalty taker Arnold Muhren to convert a spot-kick to seal a 4–0 victory and enable Robson to lift his first trophy as United captain. Although this was United's fifth FA Cup triumph, Robson was only the second English captain to lift the trophy for United, and their first since Charlie Roberts in the 1909 final; as United had been captained by an Irishman in their 1948 and 1963 triumphs and a Scotsman in 1977. The following season he helped the club enjoy a great run in the Cup Winners Cup. Robson scored twice in the 3–0 quarter-final second leg victory over FC Barcelona at Old Trafford, overturning a 2–0 first leg deficit to progress 3–2 on aggregate. He missed both legs of the semi-final defeat by Juventus due to a hamstring injury, but while in Turin for the second leg was given permission by United to speak to Juve regarding a proposed transfer. The move never took place as neither Juventus nor any other club were prepared to meet United's £3 million asking price. Robson's injury also meant that he missed several crucial late season games as United's title challenge slipped away and they finished fourth, with Liverpool becoming champions for the 15th time. Robson instead extended his contract with United in 1984, signing a seven-year deal worth around £1 million which would keep him there until at least 1991. In 1985 he captained the club to another FA Cup triumph, this time over Everton where a Norman Whiteside goal denied their opponents the chance of a unique treble, as they had already won the league title and the European Cup Winners' Cup. Robson and United began the following season in fine form with ten successive victories which suggested the championship could be on its way back to Old Trafford for the first time since 1967. But their form slipped after Christmas and they finished the season trophyless in fourth place behind champions Liverpool, runners-up Everton and third-placed West Ham. Injuries, notably a dislocated shoulder suffering in February 1986, restricted Robson to just 21 out of 42 league appearances for United in 1985–86, though he did manage seven goals. Robson remained in favour with his employers after Ron Atkinson was sacked as United manager in November 1986 and replaced by Alex Ferguson. But it was not until 1990 that Robson was to lift another trophy. He scored United's first goal in the FA Cup Final against Crystal Palace in the first match which ended in a 3–3 draw. United won the replay 1–0 and Robson thus became the first United captain to lift the cup three times. Robson had faced his familiar fight against injury once again in that 1989–90 campaign, restricted to 20 appearances out of 38 in the league, as United finished 13th – their lowest finish since relegation in 1974. Robson's testimonial match took place on 20 November 1990 and saw United lose 3–1 to Celtic at Old Trafford.During 1990–91, he was restricted to 17 league appearances due to an injury suffered at the World Cup, and didn't make a first team appearance until December 1990. During his absence, United had been captained by fellow midfielder Neil Webb, but Robson regained the captain's armband on his return. He was fit for the European Cup Winners Cup final in which United beat Barcelona 2–1 in Rotterdam with both goals coming from Mark Hughes. Robson was still a regular choice for United during the 1991–92 season despite competition from likes of Paul Ince, Neil Webb and Andrei Kanchelskis. During that season he made his 90th and final appearance for the England team, who by this stage were being managed by Graham Taylor. But the 1991–92 season ended in disappointment for Robson as United were overhauled in the First Division championship race by Leeds. He missed their League Cup final victory over Nottingham Forest through injury and his first-team chances were starting to look increasingly numbered as he faced competition from other players within the United squad and the press reported that Alex Ferguson was hoping to sign a new, younger midfielder, although no such addition took place in 1992. Robson still captained the club in most of his first-team appearances, but Steve Bruce was captaining the side when Robson was absent. Robson made just 14 league appearances during the 1992–93 season, which was the first season of the new Premier League. The club's regular central midfielders for this season were Paul Ince (who had been at United since 1989) and Brian McClair (who was shifted from the attacking positions following the late November arrival of Eric Cantona), while his other favoured position on the right side of midfield was either occupied by Mike Phelan or the younger, wider-lying Andrei Kanchelskis and Lee Sharpe. He scored on the final day of the season against Wimbledon – it was his only senior goal of that campaign. By that game United were Premiership champions and Robson finally won the league championship medal that he had been trying to gain since his days at West Bromwich Albion some 15 years earlier. It was not just injuries that were restricting the 36-year-old Robson's first-team chances. Eric Cantona had been signed during the 1992–93 campaign and played up front with Mark Hughes, while Hughes's former strike-partner Brian McClair had been converted into a midfielder. This counted against Robson and the biggest blow came in the summer of 1993 when United signed Nottingham Forest's Roy Keane. With the introduction of squad numbers for the 1993–94 Premier League, Robson was issued with the number 12 shirt, while the number 7 shirt that he had worn in virtually every game of his career went to Eric Cantona instead. But Robson was still able to make enough appearances for another Premiership champions medal in 1993–94, and scored one of their four goals in the FA Cup semi-final replay victory over Oldham at Maine Road. This was the last of his 99 goals for the club. Unfortunately, he was dropped from the squad for the FA Cup final, a decision which manager Alex Ferguson later admitted was one of the hardest of his career. His very last appearance in a United shirt came on the last day of the season, 8 May 1994, when United drew 0–0 at home with Coventry City. He had played 461 times for them in all competitions, scoring 99 goals, and was widely regarded as one of their finest players ever. The last of his goals had come in the FA Cup semi-final replay against Oldham. In the league, his final goal had come on the opening day of the 1993–94 season (15 August 1993) in a 2–0 win over Norwich City at Carrow Road. He had also scored a European Cup goal that season, in the second round first leg tie against Turkish champions Galatasaray in a 3–3 draw at Old Trafford.

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Michael Owen the Old Striker

hey guys...It's been a long time since I've posted my last post...hehe..this time I would like to tell you about a current player in Manchester United. He still use number 7 in M.U. Yeah, it's Michael Owen. This time I don't want to tell you about his biography or somewhat. You can search it in Wikipedia by yourselves ^^ The thing that I want to tell you is how great this player. You must know that he is not young anymore. And injury problems often goes into him. But you must know although he only playing in several match in M.U. He always scored a goal, which one it's hard for a 32 years old striker to do that. Once again Sir Alex Ferguson, the manager of Manchetser United, found a player which is still has a great potential. But unfortunately, Owen has another injury and must absent until the end of this season. Total in this season, he played 5 times and scored 5 goals. Like I said, he always scored in his match. I want all of you to learn to this player. Although he'll become an old man soon, he still has spirit inside him. For you who still young, don't give up easily, because there's still long way for you to go. Have a nice Weekend :D

Cristiano Ronaldo, the most expensive player in the world

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro,(born 5 February 1985), commonly known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese footballer. Ronaldo began his career as a youth player for Clube de Futebol Andorinha de Santo António, where he played for two years, before moving to Clube Desportivo Nacional. In 1997, he made a move to Portuguese giants Sporting Clube de Portugal. Ronaldo's precocious talent caught the attention of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, who signed the 18-year-old for £12.24 million in 2003. The following season, Ronaldo won his first club honour, the FA Cup and played at Euro 2004 with Portugal. Ronaldo scored his first international goal in the opening game of the tournament against Greece and also helped Portugal reach the final. He was featured in the UEFA Euro All-Star Team of this competition. Ronaldo became Manchester United's first-ever Portuguese player when he signed for €12.24 million after the 2002–03 season.He requested the number 28 (his number at Sporting), as he did not want the pressure of living up to the expectation linked to the number 7 shirt, which had previously been worn by players such as George Best, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona, and David Beckham. "After I joined, the manager asked me what number I'd like. I said 28. But Ferguson said 'No, you're going to have No. 7,' and the famous shirt was an extra source of motivation. I was forced to live up to such an honour.Ronaldo made his team debut as a 60th-minute substitute in a 4–0 home victory over Bolton Wanderers. He scored his first goal for Manchester United with a free kick in a 3–0 win over Portsmouth on 1 November 2003. Ronaldo ended his first season in English football by scoring the opening goal in United's 3–0 FA Cup final victory over Millwall.He scored United's 1000th Premier League goal on 29 October 2005 in a 4–1 loss to Middlesbrough.He scored ten goals in all competitions, and fans voted him to his first FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year award in 2005.He was sent off in the Manchester derby at the City of Manchester Stadium on 14 January 2006 (a game which United lost 3–1) for kicking City's former United player Andrew Cole.Ronaldo won his second trophy in English football in the 2005–06 season, scoring the third goal in Manchester United's 4–0 Football League Cup final victory over Wigan Athletic. Manchester United. In November and December 2006, Ronaldo received consecutive Barclays Player of the Month honours, becoming only the third player in Premier League history to do so after Dennis Bergkamp in 1997 and Robbie Fowler in 1996.He scored his 50th Manchester United goal against city rivals Manchester City on 5 May 2007 as United claimed their first Premier League title in four years, and he was voted into his second consecutive FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year award at the end of the year.Despite rumours circulating in March 2007 that Real Madrid were willing to pay an unprecedented €80 million for Ronaldo,he signed a five-year, £120,000-a-week (£31 million total) extension with United on 13 April, making him the highest-paid player in team history.Ronaldo amassed a host of personal awards for the season. He won the PFA Players' Player of the Year and PFA Young Player of the Year awards, joining Andy Gray (in 1977) as the only players to receive this honour.In April, he completed the treble by winning the PFA Fans' Player of the Year. Ronaldo was also one of eight Manchester United players named in the 2006–07 PFA Premier League Team of the Year. Ronaldo (centre) and Rio Ferdinand celebrating a goal Ronaldo's 2007–08 season began with a red card for a headbutt on Portsmouth player Richard Hughes during United's second match of the season, for which he was punished with a three-match ban.Ronaldo said he had "learned a lot" from the experience and would not let players "provoke" him in the future.After scoring the only goal in a Champions League away match against Sporting, Ronaldo also scored the injury-time winner in the return fixture as Manchester United topped their Champions League group.He finished as the runner-up to Kaká for the 2007 Ballon d'Or,and was third in the running for the FIFA World Player of the Year award, behind Kaká and Lionel Messi.Ronaldo scored his first hat trick for Manchester United in a 6–0 win against Newcastle United at Old Trafford on 12 January 2008, bringing Manchester United up to the top of the Premier League table.He scored his twenty-third league goal of the season in a 2–0 win against Reading, equalling his entire total for the 2006–07 season.During a 1–1 Champions League first knockout round draw against Lyon on 20 February, an unidentified Lyon supporter continuously aimed a green laser at Ronaldo and United teammate Nani, prompting an investigation by UEFA.One month later, Lyon were fined CHF5,000 (£2,427) for the incident.On 19 March 2008, Ronaldo captained United for the first time in his career in a home win over Bolton, scoring both goals in the 2–0 victory.The second of the goals was his 33rd of the campaign, which set a new club single-season scoring record by a midfielder and thus topped George Best's forty-year-old total of 32 goals in the 1967–68 season.Ronaldo scored another brace in a 4–0 win over Aston Villa on 29 March, which at the time gave him 35 goals in 37 domestic and European matches as both a starter and substitute. Ronaldo's scoring streak was rewarded with his becoming the first winger to win the 2007–08 European Golden Shoe, finishing eight points ahead of Mallorca's Dani Güiza.In the 2007–08 Champions League final on 21 May against league rivals Chelsea, Ronaldo scored the opening goal after 26 minutes, which was negated by a Chelsea equaliser in the 45th minute as the match ended 1–1 after extra time. His misfire in the penalty shoot-out put Chelsea in position to win the trophy, but John Terry shot wide right after slipping on the pitch surface, and Manchester United emerged victorious 6–5 on penalties. Ronaldo was named the UEFA Fans' Man of the Match,and wrapped up the campaign with a career-high 42 goals in all competitions, falling four short of Denis Law's team-record mark of 46 in the 1963–64 season. Ronaldo and Manchester United against Albert Riera and rivals Liverpool. On 5 June 2008, Sky Sports reported that Ronaldo had expressed an interest in moving to Real Madrid if they offered him the same amount of money the team had allegedly promised him earlier in the year.Manchester United filed a tampering complaint with FIFA on 9 June over Madrid's alleged pursuit of Ronaldo, but FIFA declined to take any action.Speculation that a transfer would happen continued until 6 August, when Ronaldo confirmed that he would stay at United for at least another year.Ronaldo underwent ankle surgery at the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam on 7 July.He returned to action on 17 September in United's UEFA Champions League goalless group-stage draw with Villarreal as a substitute for Park Ji-Sung,and scored his first overall goal of the season in a 3–1 League Cup third round win over Middlesbrough on 24 September. In a 5–0 win over Stoke City on 15 November 2008, Ronaldo scored his 100th and 101st goals in all competitions for Manchester United, both from free kicks.The goals also meant that Ronaldo had now scored against each of the other 19 teams in the Premier League at the time.On 2 December, Ronaldo became Manchester United's first Ballon d'Or recipient since George Best in 1968. He finished with 446 points, 165 ahead of runner-up Lionel Messi.He was awarded the Silver Ball after finishing with two goals as United won the Club World Cup on 19 December.On 8 January 2009, Ronaldo was uninjured in a single-car accident in which he wrote off his Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano in a tunnel along the A538 near Manchester Airport. A breathalyser test he gave to police officers at the scene was negative, and he attended training later that morning.[59] Four days later, he became the first Premier League player ever to be named the FIFA World Player of the Year, in addition to being the first Portuguese player to win the award since Luís Figo in 2001.Ronaldo scored his first Champions League goal of the season, and first since the final against Chelsea, in a 2–0 victory over Internazionale that sent United into the quarter-finals.In the second leg against Porto, Ronaldo scored a 40-yard game-winning goal as United advanced to the semi-finals. He later called it the best goal he had ever scored.Ronaldo participated in his second consecutive Champions League final, but made little impact in United's 2–0 loss to Barcelona. He finished with 53 appearances in all competitions, which was four higher than the previous year, but scored sixteen fewer goals (26) than his career-best total of 42 from the previous season. On 11 June, Manchester United accepted an unconditional offer of £80 million from Real Madrid for Ronaldo after it was revealed that he again had expressed his desire to leave the club.It was confirmed by a representative of the Glazer family that the sale was fully condoned by Ferguson.When Ronaldo had eventually completed his transfer to Real, he expressed his gratitude towards Ferguson for helping him develop as a player, saying, "He's been my father in sport, one of the most important factors and most influential in my career."

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sports comentating

The skills of commentating are something that can be acquire over years of practice. Successful use of language often depends upon the speaker being able to assume considerable background knowledge of his topic in his audience. Commentators express their judgments of the quality of the game or of an individual player. The emphasis here is on having very strong knowledge of the game the commentator is talking about. If they don't have strong background and technical knowledge the audience will figure out and the commentator instantly becomes boring and not relevant. By being up to date on the latest happenings and having a strong informational background to their sport a commentator can bring out the best in the game and entertain and excite the audience listening to him or her. An interview with Drew Morphett a famous Australian commentator gives us the following information about what it takes to be a good commentator; "A decent memory, good eyesight and a reasonable voice".

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David Beckham, The greatest "Boy" of old traffold

We all should know David Beckham. You can see him while he plays football or you can see him in TV. There's a long story about David Beckham. The big part of his story was while he played for Manchester United. He plays for M.U. from 1993, before he left to Real Madrid in 2003. 


Maybe we must agree that Beckham is the greatest player that Manchester United ever had. So don't be surprised if Alex Ferguson ( the manager of M.U.) give him number 7 (seven). He gave a big dedication Beckham gave to M.U. The supporter of M.U give a big respect to him. 


Beckham had made 261 Premier League appearance for M.U and scored 61 goals. He also made 81 Champions League appearance and scored 15 goals. He left M.U. in 2003 because of a dispute with Sir Alex. He went to Real Madrid then.


He still have a long journey after he left Manchester United. But he never had a journey as great as he still in Manchester United. You can read his next journey by yourself ^^
But just one thing that we should learn from Beckham. He always says : "For people who choose their career to become football player, they must train hard. And not only that, they should enjoy it too. Because football is the greatest sport in this world."

Eric Cantona, The other Magican in Old Trafford

Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona was born on 24 May 1966 in Marseille, French. He is a former footballer.  He played for Auxerre, Martigues, Marseille, Bordeaux, Montepellier, Nimes and Leeds United before ending his professional footballing career at Manchester United, where he won four Premier League titles in five years and two League and two F.A cup.


Eric "King" Cantona played for M.U from 1992 until 1997. Cantona made his first appearance for Manchester United in a friendly match against Benfica in Lisbon. In Cantona's first season at Old Trafford, United won the inaugural Premier League by 10 points.  In doing so, he became the first player to win back to back English top division titles with different clubs.


Cantona was confirmed as United's captain  for the 1996–97 season following the departure of Steve Bruce to Birmingham city. At the end of the season he announced that he was retiring from football at the age of 30. his final appearance before retiring was on 16 May in a testimonial for David Busst (the player whose career had been ended by an injury suffered against United the previous year) against Coventry City at Highfield Road. Total Cantona scored 185 appearance for M.U and scored 82 goal.

George Best

Best is the first person with number 7 in M.U. He started his youth career for Manchester United from 1961-1963. Then he was promoted in senior team. Best played for senior team from 1963-1974. So total Best played for Manchester United for 14 years. Best made his debut in 14 September 1963 against West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford. Although Best didn't score in that match, but M.U. can win with slight score, 1-0. Best made his second appearance on December 28 against Burnley. And in that match, Best scored his first goal for Manchester United. United win 5-1 in that match.

In 1974, he left Manchester United. He was 27 that time. It's not too old for a football player. But he quit M.U. for good. In total, Best made 470 appearance for all competitions for United. He scored 179 goals, and became a top scorer for six consecutive seasons. Best died on 25 November 2005. The cause of dead is the side effects of immuno-supperssive drugs used to prevent his body from rejecting his transplated liver. On November 20, five days before he died, he left message for all people in this world. The message is "Don't die like me."

Number 7

Everybody know, in this world there are ten numbers. It starts from zero (0) until nine (9). And there aren't just a number. Many people believe that each number has a meaning. For example, in Japan, people say number four (4) is the symbol of death. For another example, many people in this world believe number six (6) is the symbol of devil.

In football, people also have a assumption about the squad number of football player. Number nine (9) usually use by a striker. Number eight (8) usually use by a midfielder. Number two (2) and three (3) usually use by a right/left back. Number one (1) usually use by a goalkeeper. But there is one number so special in football, it is number seven (7). And there is one football club have a great player that use number seven (7). Do you know it ? Yes, that's right , it's Manchester united.

In this blog, I'll tell you about 5 most successful player with number 7 in his jersey from Manchester united. So, if you want to know more, just visit this blog. I'll upload one player in each month. So, wait for the first player next month ^^