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Paul Scholes became the latest man to join the Premier League's 100 Club when he netted the winner against Wolves last weekend.Wolves 0-1 Man United: The Daily Mirror match report The diminutive Man United midfield ace reached his century of Premier League goals at Molineux and to mark the occasion we're going to honour one of football's leading carrot tops by compiling the all-time Ginger XI.And that's where we need your help.Jim Leighton would have to be in with a shout of getting the nod b...

So you want to know why David Beckham will go to the World Cup?That's why!Beckham's final Old Trafford bow may have only lasted 25  minutes or so, but in a Milan team that represented a Night of the Living Dead selection, he was the one outbreak of vibrancy.As his colleagues gave up the ghost, Beckham was determined to rekindle memories of his Manchester United pomp, before etching himself further into folklore by picking up the Green and Gold scarf thrown from the Stretford End and placing i...

Ask the Derby midfielder/keeper anything you like

Only David Beckham, with his unique capacity for self-promotion, could have stolen the show after AC Milan's 4-0 mauling at Manchester United, by plucking a scarf from the Old Trafford turf. This, of course, was no ordinary scarf. It was green and gold, the now iconic symbol of the anti-Glazer movement which has gathered such momentum in recent weeks and months.Beckham, realising the potential inflammatory implications of his gesture, tried to play down its significance, claiming his actions ...

From today's Daily Mirror: West Ham plan triple transfer raid on Birmingham - Exclusive Tottenham target Sandro is ready to walk the walk and talk the talk Tottenham plan Belgium loan move for new Zambian ace Roma close in on Arsenal transfer target  Birmingham and Wolves in battle for Palace star Arsenal starlet is Celtic target Birmingham set to land £11million Aiden McGeady this summer City and United to battle it out for Joe Cole Manchester City lead chase for £6million-rated Cardi...

Perceived wisdom says that Gary Neville is on the final furlong of his illustrious Manchester United career, which has spanned almost 20 years.Out of contract at the end of the season, 35-year-old Neville has not been offered the security of an extension, unlike fellow United old-boys Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes.But against AC Milan on Wednesday, Neville rolled back the years and showed why he deserves to be given one more year at the club he has served so loyally for two decades.With Wes Bro...

Spare a thought for poor Shaun Wright-Phillips, whose father Ian says his son is being "mugged off" by Manchester City's offer of a new deal worth £90,000-a-week.Yes, that's right, £90,000-a-week, more than what most City fans who pay to go and watch Wright-Phillips can hope to earn in a year, maybe even two or three.Yet it's not enough for poor little Shaun, whose dad has valiantly decided to fight his son's corner against those miserly folk who are running City and handing such meagre contr...

When football discussions inevitably turn to England's prospects at the World Cup, I am always sadly pessimistic.Yes, I know Wayne Rooney is playing out of his skin and is finally fulfilling his huge potential, but we still don't have an established outstanding candidate to play in goal.Italy and Spain won the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2008 respectively with Gianluigi Buffon and Iker Casillas in goal.Both shot-stoppers are the undisputed No.1 for their country for good reason - they are reliabl...

In years to come, we will look back upon Joe Cole as a new version of Glenn Hoddle.The most naturally gifted English player of his generation and yet hopelessly underused and misused by a succession of international managers.Hoddle was exactly the same. A brilliant midfielder for Tottenham and yet he was wasted on England because where exactly was he supposed to fit into our rigid 4-4-2 system?As a result, Hoddle won only 52 caps and, despite that being a lot by most standards, his talent mer...

Former Old Trafford hero hails new United darling after Champions League humiliation

By Oliver HoltForget the result. It was irrelevant. Last night was about Manchester United and David Beckham.It was about a famous old club and the return of one of its favourite sons.It was about a man who is still hero-worshipped by the supporters of a team he left nearly seven years ago.A man met not by the V-signs and faces contorted with hate that is the usual greeting for players going back to their old stomping grounds in English football.A man greeted instead with standing ovations an...

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Younger readers would be forgiven for thinking El-Hadji Diouf's first names were 'controversial striker' as the Senegalese forward has been involved in more than his fair share of trouble over the years.Today we learned that Blackburn's spittle enthusiast is now in big trouble after he allegedly assault a woman (at a charity do, obviously), and could face two years in jail for his troubles.This latest misdemeanor is of course just one in a long line of naughtiness that goes back to his earlie...

The former President of the World Society of Friends of Suspenders, a pressure group formed to express disapproval with women wearing tights rather than stockings and sussies, is 74 years young today.Yes, it's happy birthday, Sepp Blatter - one-eyed opponent of video technology, baiter of the Irish and all-round Swiss clown. With a vote on the FIFA presidency due next May, let's hope this is the penultimate occasion on which he gets to blow out the candles while sipping unicorn tears and eati...

Pat Nevin always was a bit nippy, but the former Chelsea and Everton winger turned commentator and pundit will really have to be quick on his feet next Friday, March 19th.After talking football on Kicking Off, his Radio Five Live Premier League preview show with Colin Murray and Perry Groves, Nevin and his CD collection will head to the King's Cross Social Club, where he's DJing at indie night Scared To Dance.Glasgow-born Nevin's star rose alongside that of his home city's Postcard Records in...