Rooney’s career has always resembled a teenage melodrama, writes Slate’s Brian Phillips
Manchester United
Is Wayne Rooney a mercenary?
Manchester United star Wayne Rooney is leaving the club and his manager, the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson, isn’t happy. So who’s to blame? The Guardian’s Paul Hayward looks at why there’s so much bad blood between Rooney and the Red Devils.
Liverpool and Man United fans hate their owners: why?
Slate investigates why England’s greatest soccer teams and their American owners are a match made in hell.
The most valuable soccer teams in the world
Soccer is big business, with teams increasingly becoming brands in their own right. Forbes names the clubs kicking the most financial goals around the world.
Emaciated EPL stares down the Continent
The hooplah over tonight’s English Premier League kick-off comes after a summer of record transfers to Spain, writes Martin Pegan.
Manchester United, champions again
As befitted their campaign as a whole, Ferguson’s side did only what was needed and amid the odd murmur of dissent
Manchester United are at the height of their powers
They did it with a speed that was devastating. Manchester United were a team in a hurry. And now they are Champions League finalists.
Man-U hit fans with season-ticket price increase
Manchester United yesterday announced that their fans will have to pay an extra £1 a game from the start of next season.
