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2005–06 Manchester United F.C. Season
The 2005–06 season was Manchester United's 14th season in the Premier League, and their 31st consecutive season in the top division of English football. After having finished in third place in both of the previous two seasons, the Red Devils improved slightly to finish the 2005–06 season in second place, despite finishing 8 points off the lead. However, despite the improvement in their league form, United's European form took a massive blow, with the club failing to reach the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 1994–95. The club fared better in the FA Cup, reaching the Fifth Round, but their real success came in the League Cup, in which they beat Wigan Athletic 4–0 in the final. United became the first club in Premier League history to score 1,000 goals, a milestone reached on 29 October in the 4–1 defeat to Middlesbrough at the Riverside, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring the goal. The 2005–06 season also saw the departure of club ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester United F
Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92 million, and the largest in Northern England. It borders the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The city borders the boroughs of Trafford, Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Stockport, Tameside, Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Oldham, Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Rochdale, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Bury and City of Salford, Salford. The history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort (''castra'') of Mamucium, ''Mamucium'' or ''Mancunium'', established on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers River Medlock, Medlock and River Irwell, Irwell. Throughout the Middle Ages, Manchester remained a ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in domestic Football in England, English football. First played during the 1871–72 FA Cup, 1871–72 season, it is the list of oldest football competitions, oldest national football competition in the world. It is organised by and named after the Football Association (the FA). A concurrent Women's FA Cup has been held since 1970. The competition is open to all eligible football club (association football), clubs down to level 9 of the English football league system, with level 10 clubs acting as stand-ins in the event of non-entries from above. A record 763 clubs competed in 2011–12 FA Cup, 2011–12. The tournament consists of 12 randomly drawn rounds followed by FA Cup semi-finals, the semi-finals and the FA Cup Final, final. Entrants are not seed (sports), seeded, although a system of Bye (sports), by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Kléberson
José Kléberson Pereira (born 19 June 1979), commonly known as José Kléberson or simply Kléberson, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who is currently the assistant coach of New York City FC. A former midfielder, he previously played for Brazil 32 times between 2002 and 2010, scoring two goals, and was part of the squad that won the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Playing career Club Atlético Paranaense Kléberson was born and raised in the provincial town of Uraí in the southern Brazilian state of Paraná. He began his football career with Atlético Paranaense. There, Kléberson won the Paraná State League in 2000 and 2001, and the Brazilian Série A title in 2001. His performances for Atlético Paranaense led to Luiz Felipe Scolari calling him up to the Brazil national team for the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan. Manchester United His World Cup performances led to Scolari declaring Kléberson the driving force behind Brazil's cup-winning side, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clyde F
Clyde may refer to: People and fictional characters * Clyde (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Clyde (surname), including a list of people * Walt Frazier (born 1945), American basketball player nicknamed "Clyde" * Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde (1792–1863), Scottish field marshal * James Avon Clyde, Lord Clyde (1863–1944), Scottish Conservative politician and judge * James Latham Clyde, Lord Clyde (1898–1975), Scottish Unionist politician and judge * James Clyde, Baron Clyde (1932–2009), Scottish judge in the House of Lords Places Australia * Clyde, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney * Clyde County, New South Wales, a cadastral division * Clyde, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne * Clyde River, New South Wales * Clyde River (Tasmania) * Electoral district of Clyde, a former electoral district of the Legislative Assembly Canada * Clyde, Alberta, a village * Clyde, Ontario, a town in Waterloo * Clyde Township, a geographic township in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Best
George Best (22 May 1946 – 25 November 2005) was a Northern Irish professional association football, footballer who played as a winger (association football), winger, spending most of his club career at Manchester United F.C., Manchester United. A skillful Dribbling, dribbler, he is considered one of the greatest players of all time, along with being considered one of the most talented to play. He was named European Footballer of the Year in 1968 and came fifth in the FIFA Player of the Century#FIFA Magazine and Grand Jury vote, FIFA Player of the Century vote. Best received plaudits for his playing style, which combined pace, skill, balance, Dummy (football), feints, goalscoring and the ability to get past defenders. His style of play captured the public's imagination, and in 1999 he was on the six-man shortlist for the BBC's BBC Sports Personality of the Year#Sports Personality of the Century Award, Sports Personality of the Century. He was an inaugural inductee into the En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Neville
Gary Alexander Neville (born 18 February 1975) is an English football pundit, former coach and player, and co-owner of English Football League club Salford City. As a player, Neville was a right-back and spent his entire career with Manchester United, serving as club captain for five years. He is one of the most decorated English and European footballers of all time, having won a total of 20 trophies, including eight Premier League titles and two UEFA Champions League titles. Neville made his international debut for England in 1995 and was first-choice right-back for more than 10 years, representing the nation at three European Championships and two FIFA World Cups. After retiring from football in 2011, Neville went into punditry and was a commentator for Sky Sports, until he took over the head coach position at Valencia in 2015. After being sacked by the club in 2016, he returned to his position as a pundit for Sky Sports later that year. He was also an assistant manager ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celtic F
Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to: Language and ethnicity *pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia **Celts (modern) *Celtic languages **Proto-Celtic language *Celtic music *Celtic nations Sports Football clubs *Celtic F.C., a Scottish professional football club based in Glasgow **Celtic F.C. Women *Bangor Celtic F.C., Irish, defunct *Belfast Celtic F.C., Northern Irish, defunct *Blantyre Celtic F.C., Scottish, defunct *Bloemfontein Celtic F.C., South African *Castlebar Celtic F.C., Irish *Celtic F.C. (Jersey City), United States, defunct *Celtic FC America, from Houston, Texas *Celtic Nation F.C., English, defunct *Cleator Moor Celtic F.C., English *Cork Celtic F.C., Irish, defunct *Cwmbran Celtic F.C., Welsh *Derry Celtic F.C., Irish, defunct *Donegal Celtic F.C., Northern Irish *Dungiven Celtic F.C., Northern Irish, defunct *Farsley Celtic F.C., English *Leicester Celtic A.F.C., Irish *Lurgan Celtic F.C., Northern Irish *South Lismor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liverpool F
Liverpool is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the River Mersey, Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, north-west of London. With a population of (in ), Liverpool is the administrative, cultural and economic centre of the Liverpool City Region, a combined authority, combined authority area with a population of over 1.5 million. Established as a borough in Lancashire in 1207, Liverpool became significant in the late 17th century when the Port of Liverpool was heavily involved in the Atlantic slave trade. The port also imported cotton for the Textile manufacture during the British Industrial Revolution, Lancashire textile mills, and became a major departure point for English and Irish emigrants to North America. Liverpool rose to global economic importance at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century and was home to the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Keane
Roy Maurice Keane (born 10 August 1971) is an Irish football pundit, former coach, and former professional player. He is best known for his career in the Premier League, in particular his captaincy of Manchester United. He is the joint most decorated Irish footballer of all time alongside Denis Irwin and Ronnie Whelan, having won 19 major trophies in his club career, 17 during his time at Manchester United. Widely regarded as one of the greatest defensive midfielders of all time, one of the best players of his generation, and one of the greatest players in Premier League history, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players in 2004. In his 18-year playing career, Keane played for Cobh Ramblers, Nottingham Forest, and Manchester United, before ending his career at Celtic. He was a dominating box-to-box midfielder noted for his aggressive and highly competitive style of play, an attitude that helped him excel as captain of Manchester Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Sport
BBC Sport is the sports division of the BBC, providing national sports coverage for BBC BBC Television, television, BBC Radio, radio and BBC Online, online. The BBC holds the television and radio UK broadcasting rights to several sports, broadcasting the sport live or alongside flagship analysis programmes such as ''Match of the Day'', ''Test Match Special'', ''Ski Sunday'' and ''Today at Wimbledon''. Results, analysis and coverage is also added to the #BBC Sport Online, BBC Sport website and through the BBC Red Button interactive television service. History The BBC has broadcast sport for several decades under individual programme names and coverage titles. ''Grandstand (TV programme), Grandstand'' was one of the more notable sport programmes, broadcasting sport for almost 50 years. The BBC first began to brand sport coverage as 'BBC Sport' in 1988 for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, by introducing the programme with a short animation of a globe circumnavigated by four c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (; born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for and Captain (association football), captains both Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr FC, Al-Nassr and the Portugal national football team, Portugal national team. Nicknamed CR7, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, and has won numerous List of career achievements by Cristiano Ronaldo#Individual honours, individual accolades throughout Career of Cristiano Ronaldo, his professional footballing career, including five Ballon d'Or awards, a record three UEFA Men's Player of the Year Awards, four European Golden Shoes, and was named five times the The Best FIFA Men's Player#FIFA Player of the Year (including predecessors), world's best player by FIFA. He has won List of career achievements by Cristiano Ronaldo#Collective awards, 34 trophies in his career, including seven league ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riverside Stadium
The Riverside Stadium is a football stadium in Middlesbrough, England, which has been the home of Middlesbrough since its opening in 1995. It has an all-seated capacity of 34,742, although provisional planning permission is in place to expand to 42,000 if required. Middlesbrough Women became affiliated with the Middlesbrough men's team in May 2023 and now play selected matches at the Riverside Stadium. History The stadium was built to replace Ayresome Park following the publication of the Taylor Report, which required all top division football stadiums to be all-seater. After the report was delivered in January 1990, Middlesbrough needed an all-seater stadium by August 1994 but were unable to expand Ayresome Park outwards owing to its location in a residential area, and expanding the stadium upwards would have limited the club to a capacity of around 20,000 seats – the club wanted a considerably larger capacity. The decision was taken by club officials to build a new st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
