LONDON: Robin van Persie held off last year's winner Lionel Messi to earn player of the week honors in the first round of The Associated Press global football poll.Both players scored twice, but Van

Alex Ferguson predicts a long, hard Premier League title race with champions Manchester City after his Manchester United team opened up a seven-point gap over rivals Chelsea.

Table-toppers United gro

Galatasaray ended Manchester United's perfect start to this season's Champions League with a 1-0 victory in Group H in Istanbul on Tuesday.

Burak Yilmaz scored the only goal of the game at the Turk T

Manchester United became the first British side through to this season's Champions League knockout stage after coming from behind to beat Group H rivals Braga 3-1 on Wednesday.

Needing just a point

Schalke are aiming to add to Arsenal's faltering recent form when they host the Gunners here on Tuesday looking for a second win over the Gunners to stay top of Group B in the Champions League.

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Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson expects star striker Robin van Persie to be treated with "respect" by visiting fans when he faces former club Arsenal on Saturday.

The Dutch forward will play

Robin van Persie piled on the misery for former club Arsenal as Manchester United went top of the Premier League with a 2-1 victory at Old Trafford on Saturday.

The Dutch striker needed fewer than th

After impressive away wins at Arsenal and Tottenham, Chelsea can knock over an even bigger English Premier League rival when Manchester United visits Stamford Bridge on Sunday in the highest-profile m

Robin van Persie struck twice in the dying moments to complete his first Manchester United hat-trick and ensure Sir Alex Ferguson's side marked the manager's 1,000th English league game with a 3-2 vic

Manchester United said on Wednesday they had agreed a deal to sign Dutch striker from Premier League rivals Arsenal.

"Manchester United is pleased to announce it has reached agreement with Arsenal Fo