[Legend] Sir Bobby Charlton

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Sir Bobby Charlton
ManUtd.com

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Nobody embodies the values of Manchester United better than Sir Bobby Charlton. Having survived the trauma of Munich aged just 20, he played as if every game was for his fallen colleagues, recovering from his injuries to reach the pinnacle for both club and country.

In a 17-year playing career with United, he played a record 754 games, scoring 247 goals. It is unlikely his deeds will ever be matched. Although highly coveted by clubs across the country, the young Charlton, nephew of the great Newcastle striker Jackie Milburn, turned professional with United in October 1954, winning the FA Youth Cup in 1954, 1955 and 1956.


His league debut came on 6 October 1956 against Charlton at Old Trafford and the youngster made an immediate impact, scoring twice despite carrying an injury. “Mr Busby asked me if I was ok,” recalled Sir Bobby. “I actually had a sprained ankle, but I wasn’t going to admit to it and I crossed my fingers and said ‘yes’.”

Despite his dramatic bow, Charlton didn’t command a relatively regular place until the latter stages of the 1956/57 season, notching 10 goals as the Busby Babes won a first title. Competition for a first-team spot was intense, but a hat-trick against Bolton Wanderers in January 1958 certainly helped his cause, and Busby found it harder and harder to leave out the powerful young forward.

A month later Charlton scored twice in United’s 3-3 draw against Partizan Belgrade as the Babes sealed a place in the semi-finals of the European Cup. It was on their return that disaster struck, and Charlton was among those injured. His wounds were relatively minor, however, and he was back in action within a month.

Charlton proved an integral component of the post-Munich rebuilding, plying his trade across the field while the rest of the side was reconstructed. A permanent switch to a deep-lying
forward role brought the best from him, and he was vital as United won the league championships in 1965 and 1967.

Those successes flanked international glory with England. Shortly before the 1966 World Cup, Charlton was named Football Writers’ Association Player of the Year and European Footballer of the Year in quick succession. He went on to play a starring role as Alf Ramsey’s side won the tournament, scoring twice in the semi-final win over Portugal. Charlton went on to win 106 caps – three as captain - and is still England’s record goalscorer with 49 goals.

Although winning the World Cup is seen as the pinnacle of achievement in football, Charlton’s finest hour at club level came in May 1968 when he captained United to European Cup triumph. Sir Bobby scored twice in a 4-1 extra-time victory over Benfica at Wembley. For Charlton the victory capped the post-Munich rebuilding, and he famously missed the post-match celebrations – opting instead to conduct a solitary remembrance of absent friends.

Sir Bobby continued to entertain as part of the famed Best-Law-Charlton triumvirate before he retired in 1973. He spent two years as manager and player-manager at Preston North End before resigning in August 1975.

He briefly played for Waterford in the Republic of Ireland in 1976 before accepting a boardroom position at Wigan Athletic, where he took over as caretaker-manager during season 1982-83.

In June 1984 Charlton became a director of Manchester United, a position he still holds today. Already awarded the OBE and CBE, he became Sir Bobby Charlton in June 1994. A respected ambassador for his club, English football and the game across the world football, he is a figurehead: a link with the club’s past, present and future.

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Charlton tells United: Win the title back
MEN, James Robson - July 31, 2010


Sir Bobby Charlton and Javier Hernandez

Sir Bobby Charlton has warned Manchester United that second best will not be accepted.

The Old Trafford legend insists that Sir Alex Ferguson must reclaim the Premier League title after Chelsea broke their three-year stranglehold on the trophy last season.

United had to watch as Carlo Ancelotti’s side pipped them to the post by one point in the league and then went on to complete the double by winning the FA Cup.

It has left Ferguson playing catch-up – and United’s bid to win a record 19th title will be made all the more difficult with mega-rich City tearing up the transfer market in a bid to become English football’s superpower.

United supporters are fearing a shift in the balance of power with Roberto Mancini being given the financial muscle by City’s Abu Dhabi owners to eclipse their red rivals.

Charlton says it is crucial that United reassert their dominance in the Premier League – and anything other than the championship trophy will be failure.

“The plan is always to try to win the league,” he said. “It’s the hardest thing to do. If you do that no one can argue when you say you’re the best.

“Second best is not good enough and it never has been.

“But we have so many matches, we play an unbelievable amount of matches at high intensity as well, but that’s not an excuse. Last year we were a couple of points short and Alex is well aware of that.”

Ferguson has so far opted not to throw huge amounts of cash at United’s failure to win a record fourth title last season – instead putting his faith in his latest generation young stars.

Hopes

Mexican international, Javier Hernandez, and Federico Macheda impressed during the club’s pre-season tour of the US, while the Da Silva twins are expected to play a more prominent role next season.

There are also high hopes for £10m defender, Chris Smalling, midfielder, Darron Gibson, and French winger, Gabriel Obertan.

Ultimately, United’s strength in depth was found wanting at the crucial stage of last season, when Wayne Rooney’s ankle injury at the end of March saw their Champions League and title challenges hit the dirt.

But Ferguson is convinced his starlets can emulate the success of Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, David Beckham and the Neville brothers by forming the nucleus of title-winning sides for many years to come.

And Charlton believes they will learn from the mistakes of last season.

“We’ve got younger players,” he said. “But what makes me feel good is that a lot of the younger players are that little bit better this year. I think we will have a really good go at winning the championship again.”

Next Wednesday United face a League of Ireland Select XI before taking on Chelsea in the Community Shield at Wembley.

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Sir Bobby Charlton sudah beberapa kali datang ke Indonesia, sayang belum sekalipun saya berkesempatan bertemu langsung dengannya. Mudah-mudahan suatu saat nanti impian ini bisa terwujud ...

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Bobby Charlton: Fergie Hampir Dipecat

INILAH.COM, Manchester - Ada mitos yang berkembang di kubu Manchester United bahwa pelatih kawakan Sir Alex Ferguson hampir dipecat di pertengahan tahun 90-an. Benarkah itu?

Saat itu, Setan Merah akan berhadapan dengan Nottingham Forest, yang saat itu dibesut pelatih hebat Brian Clough, di babak ketiga Piala FA. Menurut kabar yang berhembus, Fergie bakal dipecat jajaran petinggi MU jika gagal memenangkan pertandingan tersebut. Hasilnya, MU berhasil menang 1-0 dan Sir Alex batal dilengserkan dari kursi kepelatihan Setan Merah.

Namun, legenda Setan Merah Sir Bobby Charlton membantah rumor menggelikan tersebut. Menurutnya, sebuah kerugian besar jika MU sampai memecat pelatih sekaliber Sir Alex.

“Media lah yang membesar-besarkan hal itu,” ungkapnya pada Press Assocation.

“Jika Ferguson dipecat maka akan jadi cerita yang menyenangkan bagi kubu Nottingham. Saat itu, merupakan sebuah kebanggan jika berhasil memuat pelatih tim lawan dipecat saat sebuah tim berhasil mengalahkannya.”

“Namun, Ferguson berhasil membawa MU menang dan tak ada lagi yang meragukan kapasitasnya,” tandasnya.

Source : http://bola.inilah.com

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wah~ akhirnya ada berita apdet nih
buat sir bobby charlton :D
asik euy~ ama pele & cafu,ada beckenbauer juga
dari united latest


Sir Bobby Charlton Appointed To FIFA Task-Force
14/04/2011

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United legend and current club directory Sir Bobby Charlton is amongst 22 members appointed to FIFA's new 'Task-Force Football 2014', which aims to improve the general game worldwide by the FIFA World Cup in Brazil in 3 years time. Sir Bobby is recognised as one of the most important leaders of the committee...
Sir Bobby Charlton made 758 appearances for The Red Devils in 17 glory-filled seasons at Old Trafford, where he scored a massive 249 goals. The 73-year-old has gone down as one of the club's greatest-ever midfielders, awarded with an honorary position at the club following his retirement. Charlton has sat on many highly-ranking football authorities over the years, and the former World Cup winner plays a major role with FIFA.

Charlton has recently received a central duty to improving football globally ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Named the 'Task-Force Football 2014', the 22-strong member committee will decide on methods of improving the credibility and sustainability of the game. Joining the legendary English mid are the likes of Germany's Franz Beckenbauer, Brazil's Pele and Cafu, England's Alex Horne and France's Christian Karembeu among many others.


FIFA Task-Froce Football 2014 Committee: Franz Beckenbauer, Pele, Carlos Alarcon Rios, Demetrio Albertini, Massimo Busacca, Kalusha Bwalya, Cafu, Sir Bobby Charlton, Ivan Curkovic, Jiri Dvorak, Sunil Gulati, Fernando Hierro, Charmaine Hooper, Alex Horne, Christian Karembeu, Tracy Lu, Ioan Lupescu, Peter Mikkelsen, Dejan Savicevic, Marina Sbardella, Kohzo Tashima, Theo Van Seggelen.

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Pele, Beckenbauer, Charlton miss FIFA meeting

ZURICH - The FIFA task force aimed at finding ways of making football more exciting for the 2014 World Cup got off to an inauspicious start on Tuesday when Pele, Bobby Charlton and Franz Beckenbauer all missed the first meeting.

FIFA said Beckenbauer, the task force's chairman, was suffering from health problems and England World Cup winner Charlton told the ruling body a week ago he would not be able to take part. Pele had a private commitment.

"It was unfortunate they could not be here but football was well represented," FIFA president Sepp Blatter told reporters.

"Pele is the king and the king has his own agenda.

Former Zambia forward Kalusha Bwalya, who chaired the meeting in Beckenbauer's absence, said the committee had agreed to propose allowing a fourth substitution during extra time.

It will also suggest an end to the so-called triple punishment situation when a player denies the opposing team a goalscoring chance in the penalty area.

Under present rules, the player concedes a penalty, gets sent off and misses the next game through suspension but the task force suggested this punishment should be reduced to just a penalty.

Blatter said FIFA would also look at ways of forcing players to improve their behaviour on the pitch as well as on the sidelines.

"A lot was said about the way the players behaved at the last World Cup final but if you look at the team benches, one has to say this was not the best public relations exercise for discipline and respect," he said.

The 22-man group was formed as a response by FIFA to the drab, defensive football and controversial refereeing decisions which marred last year's World Cup in South Africa.

Other proposals included the changing the rule over interfering with play at offside decisions and there was a general agreement on the need to professionalise referees.

Former France international Christian Karembeu, Spain's Fernando Hierro and former Brazil captain Cafu are also part of the group.

It is due to produce a report for FIFA's annual Congress next year.

wah-wah ada apa ini, apa udah mulai ga percaya sama FIFA :amazed:

http://fourfourtwo.com/news/worldcup/79261/default.aspx

[Wira Atman]

salah satu legend yng ak kagumi. sir bobby chartlon.. jadi inget film the united!
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Artikelnya boleh masuk thread ini gak yach ?

Robbie Keane Lampaui Rekor Gol Sir Bobby Charlton

Bola.net - Pemain penyerang Republik Irlandia Robbie Keane ternyata masih bertaji, tak bermain baik di klub sepanjang musim ini, Keane berhasil mengukir prestasi di level timnas.

Adik kandung mantan gelandang Manchester United, Roy Keane tersebut kembali mengukir prestasi pribadi dalam aksinya pada pertandingan babak kualifikasi Euro 2012.

Keane menjadi pemain pertama dari Irlandia yang mencetak 50 gol dalam pertandingan Internasional, tambahan gol Keane tercipta ketika mantan pemain Liverpool ini menyarangkan dua gol kemenangan Irlandia 2-0 atas Macedonia di Skopje.

Gol terbanyak sebelumnya, 49, dimiliki oleh pemain Manchester United dan Inggris, Sir Bobby Charlton.

Keane melesakkan gol Internasionalnya yang ke-50 dan 51 nya itu pada menit kedelapan dan 37 di pertandingan tersebut.

Di Grup B, Irlandia memiliki poin yang sama dengan Rusia yang di pertandingan lain berhasil menang 3-1 atas Armenia berkat hattrick pemain Tottenham Roman Pavlyuchenko, sedangkan Slovakia meski tersingkir dari puncak klasemen namun mereka juga memiliki poin yang sama 13 poin, setelah mengalahkan Andorra 1-0. (afp/end)

Source : http://www.bola.net

[Trezz Kiko]

bener" seorang legend,
btw sir bobby skarang menjabat sebagai apa di united? penasehat atau apa?
:D

[rondwisan]

btw sir bobby skarang menjabat sebagai apa di united? penasehat atau apa?
:D

di atas ada tuh, 'n masih valid kok :peace:
dari ManUtd.com :

In June 1984 Charlton became a director of Manchester United, a position he still holds today. Already awarded the OBE and CBE, he became Sir Bobby Charlton in June 1994. A respected ambassador for his club, English football and the game across the world football, he is a figurehead: a link with the club’s past, present and future.

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Happy belated 74th birthday Sir Bobby Charlton!

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Long Life!!

[Andi Istiabudi]

Selamat ultah untuk legenda hidup Manchester United, Sir Bobby Charlton.
Semoga panjang umur dan sehat selalu sehingga berkesempatan mengunjungi Indonesia lagi :)

[Andi Istiabudi]

Meski usia foto ini sudah 10 tahun lebih, namun saya tetap menyukainya :)

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Sir Bobby Charlton & David Beckham

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Happy belated 74th birthday Sir Bobby Charlton!

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Long Life!!

Selamat Ulang Tahun kek! semoga panjang umur dan dapat melihat United merebut gelar ke-20 EPL dan trofi Champions ke-4! aminn.. :D

[zudomiriku]

selamat ultah ke-74 Sir Bobby Charlton, semoga sehat selalu, senantiasa menonton United bermain di OT & bisa melihat United mengangkat trophy ke-20 musim ini dan musim2 selanjutnya

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wah telat neh ane,...gpp ahh,... met ultah yach si Mbah Sir Bobby Charlton yg ke-74th,....semoga sehat selalu & terus berkarya di OT,....<:-P

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Sang legenda hidup United masih percaya dengan kemampuan Sir Alex melatih United :)

Sir Bobby Charlton: You'll have to put up with Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson for a while yet
By Jonathan Liew

As Sir Alex Ferguson reaches the milestone of 25 years as manager of Manchester United, he received another glowing tribute from Sir Bobby Charlton last night, who said he believed the Scot would never retire from the job.

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Charlton, who has been involved with Manchester United for almost six decades after signing with the club in 1953, and who has served as a director for the last 27 years, said that Ferguson’s appetite for the job was so great that he would be able to carry on in charge indefinitely.

As one of the few men in history able to outrival Ferguson for longevity at Old Trafford, Charlton also said that it was unlikely any other manager would be able to take charge of the same club for a quarter of a century as Ferguson has done.

The end of Ferguson’s reign has been much portended over the years, but is yet to come to fruition. Ferguson originally intended to retire almost a decade ago, at the end of the 2001-02 season, but in February of that season he reversed his decision and decided to sign a new three-year contract. He said later that announcing his retirement date in advance had unsettled the team, who only managed to finish third in the Premier League that season.

“I don’t think he will make another decision again about when he goes,” said Charlton said, who was promoting the Laureus Sport for Good global summit, which is currently taking place in London.

“He’s done it once, it didn’t work, and I don’t think he’ll do it again. He’ll go on and on and on. Absolutely. You’ll have to put up with him for a while yet.”

Source : http://www.telegraph.co.uk

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Sir Bobby memang layak jadi panutan generasi muda :)

World Cup hero Sir Bobby to visit college

AN England World Cup hero is visiting Barrow to see a college’s ground-breaking research to help save lives across the globe.

England and Manchester United legend, Sir Bobby Charlton, will be at Furness College on Wednesday in his role as founder of the Find a Better Way charity, which focuses on developing and deploying new technology to detect and clear landmines.

Furness College, under the banner of Lancaster University, is one of the founding consortia providing the technical expertise to work on new approaches in landmine detection.

Sir Bobby has been invited by Ken Seddon, the head of technical engineering, at the Channelside college, to view the research which has been carried out by Mr Seddon and the BEng engineering degree students over the last two years. Furness College’s students have their BEng degrees validated by Lancaster University, and the two education institutions work alongside the University of Manchester, Rapiscan Systems and Mines Advisory Group to develop ways to prevent people from being killed and maimed by landmines around the world.

Mr Seddon undertook acoustic research into landmines and his students have further progressed detection techniques.

Sir Bobby will present an award to former Furness College student Neil Brace. The Sellafield commissioning engineer, graduate achieved a first class BEng (Hons) electrical and electronic engineering degree in the summer. Mr Brace has been awarded two years’ free Institution of Engineering Technology membership for his final year project into using magnetic pulses to scan ground and detect land mines.

Sir Bobby was moved by seeing the impact of landmines on the lives of children in Bosnia and Cambodia.

He launched his new charity this week.

Mr Seddon, who has spoken to Sir Bobby on a number of occasions about the college’s work, said: “It is a very big coup for the college.

“It just shows how the college has been progressing in electrical and mechanical engineering over the years.

Sir Bobby said: “So many wonderful charities exist to oversee the extraction of these gruesome devices, but it was clear a better way was needed to increase the speed, efficacy and safety of this process, and my vision for Find A Better Way was born.”

Source : http://www.nwemail.co.uk

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Legend in town

FOOTBALL legend Sir Bobby Charlton was inspired by work being carried out in Barrow to help solve the global problem of landmines.

The World Cup winner visited Furness College yesterday to present graduate Neil Brace with an accolade for his research into landmine detection using magnetic pulses to scan the ground.

The former Manchester United number 10 appeared as founder and trustee of the charity Find a Better Way, which was set up this year to improve the lives of people living with the threat of the explosive devices.

The record England goalscorer’s visit was instigated by Ken Seddon, Furness College’s engineering technology curriculum manager, through his involvement with the charity.

Sir Bobby, 74, gave a presentation to students in which he described his emotional visits to Sarajevo in Bosnia, Vietnam and Cambodia, where mines are scattered indiscriminately.

The 1958 Munich air disaster survivor said it would cost around $30bn and take 1,000 years to clear the world’s 110 million active landmines using existing technologies.

Sir Bobby told the students: “It’s a big ask, but if any of you have any idea of what you want to do, and you get an opportunity to help us, then that is what we want – people to tell us if they can find a better way.

“I find myself really quite comfortable when talking to young people, no disrespect to the older ones.

“I want you to think very carefully on what you are doing.

“If you’re in engineering and that’s your ambition, then think how you can link some of your ideas to landmines – and you would be a friend of mine forever.”

The Busby Babe presented Mr Brace, a B Eng (Hons) electronic engineering first-class honours student, with an Institution of Engineering Technology prize of two years’ free IET membership, in reward of his work.

Mr Brace, 37, a Sellafield commissioning engineer who travelled to Barrow from Workington for four years to complete his part-time degree course, said: “It’s an absolute honour to meet Sir Bobby and I feel really pleased, because it’s all my work own work, so I feel it’s all genuine thanks that I’m receiving.”

Source : http://www.nwemail.co.uk

[Andi Istiabudi]

Semoga cepat sembuh yac, semua fans United pasti mendoakan legenda hidup United ini ...
Masih berharap Sir Bobby Charlton kembali mengunjungi Indonesia nih :)

Sir Bobby Charlton Jalani Operasi Batu Empedu
Ary Wibowo | Caroline Damanik

MANCHESTER, KOMPAS.com - Legenda hidup Manchester United (MU) Sir Bobby Charlton, dikabarkan tengah menjalani operasi pengangkatan batu di empedunya. Hal itu diketahui, setelah Sir Bobby tidak menghadiri acara Laureus World Sport Awards di London, Senin (6/2/2012)

Seperti dilaporkan Soccernet, Sir Bobby seharusnya mendapatkan penghargaan dalam acara tersebut. Akan tetapi, pria berusia 74 tahun itu, tidak menghadiri acara itu karena harus menjalani operasi di Manchester, setelah merasakan sakit pada perutnya, pada Minggu sore.

"Sir Bobby Charlton tidak dapat menerima secara langsung The Laureus Lifetime Achievment Award di London, sore ini. Sir Bobby merasa tidak sehat pada Minggu, dan kembali ke Manchester lebih awal untuk menjalani operasi kecil," demikian pernyataan resmi Laureus.

Pelatih MU, Sir Alex Ferguson, mengaku telah mengetahui kabar tersebut. Namun, pelatih asal Skotlandia itu yakin Sir Bobby akan cepat sembuh, karena penyakit yang dideritanya tidak terlalu parah.

"Sir Bobby baik-baik saja, tetapi memang ia harus kembali ke Manchester (untuk jalani operasi). Dia sangat kesal tidak berada di sini untuk menerima penghargaan. Tapi, saya jamin dia akan kembali ke Old Trafford. Dia mencintai pekerjaannya, dan saya tahu dia pasti akan senang menerima penghargaan ini," kata Fegie.

Sir Bobby Charlton adalah salah satu legenda hidup MU. Bergabung sejak usia 17 tahun, Sir Bobby telah bermain sebanyak 754 pertandingan dan mencetak 254 gol bagi "Setan Merah". Pemain yang selamat dari Tragedi Munich, 1958 ini, memutuskan untuk pensiun sebagai pesepakbola pada 1975, dan memulai kariernya sebagai Direktur Utama MU hingga saat ini.

Selama kariernya, Sir Bobby telah memberikan sembilan gelar untuk MU, diantaranya tiga juara Liga Inggris, empat Community Shield, satu Piala Champions dan Piala FA. Pemain terbaik Eropa 1966 ini juga, sukses membawa Inggris menjuarai Piala Dunia pertamanya pada 1966.

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Let's win the title with a 6-1 revenge win at City, says United legend Charlton

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Sir Bobby Charlton admits he would love Manchester United to get their revenge over Manchester City by winning next Monday's derby 6-1.

United could clinch their 20th title at the Etihad by beating City if results go their way on Sunday and Charlton wants to set the record straight after the Blues' 6-1 win at Old Trafford.

He says he was stunned by that result and praised Sir Alex Ferguson for guiding the team from such a low to the brink of the title. "That shocked everybody associated with the club and it's certainly something you hope will never happen again," said the United legend.

"There's a part of you that wants to set the record straight with a similar win one day. But to come back from that result speaks volumes for how influential Alex is.

"The rivalry between the two clubs is so strong and I don't need to spell out to anyone how much it would mean for either set of fans to see their team crowned champions."

Charlton says Fergie has done an incredible job in masterminding United's comeback, despite losing key players like Nemanja Vidic and Darren Fletcher through injury.

"So much credit has to go to Alex and his coaches for having United involved in the title race again this season," he said.

"At the start of every campaign, you want to avoid injuries and suspensions, and United have had such incredible misfortune with injuries that it's really staggering to be in the position we're in.

"There's been so much said about Alex, especially this season with him passing his 25th anniversary, that it's hard to add anything new. He's just marvellous and the way he lifts everybody around him is incredible."

Source: http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk