David Beckham

Football

The truth about Becks

Henry Winter DAVID Beckham was a good footballer, very good at times, but he will not be remembered as a great footballer.

Football

He'll always have Paris: Beckham bids tearful farewell

David Beckham.

David Beckham bade a tearful farewell to Paris on Saturday as the former England star made his final home appearance for Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint Germain before heading into retirement.

Football

Beckham calls time on glittering career

Becks

Football megastar David Beckham announced on Thursday that he is to retire after a glittering 20-year playing career in which he became one of the most widely recognised figures in world sport.

The whistle finally blows

(FILE PHOTO) Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has announced that he will retire at the end of the season after 26 years in charge. ABERDEEN, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 12:  Sir Alex Ferguson looks on during the pre-season friendly, match between Aberdeen and Manchester United at Pittodrie Stadium on July 12, 2008 in Aberdeen, Scotland.  (Photo by Phil Cole/Getty Images)

You can still see the boy in Sir Alex Ferguson, even now we have reached the end. The elder statesman who called a halt after 27 years at Manchester United needs a hip replacement and feels he has...

Football

Is this the best XI of Fergie's 26-year reign?

Manchester United's Scottish manager Alex Ferguson kisses the Premier League trophy at the end of the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Swansea City at Old Trafford in Manchester, northwest England, on May 12, 2013. Ferguson said farewell to Old Trafford with a typically passionate speech after his side's 2-1 victory over Swansea in his final home match in charge of the team. AFP PHOTO / ANDREW YATES 

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Shane Brady Picking a best first XI from Fergie's 26-year dynasty at Manchester United might appear easy at first - until you get down to the nitty gritty. But here goes.

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A-League

Wearing the red and black sets Ono's star rising again

Shinji Ono

IT SEEMS impossible to fathom now, but the Western Sydney Wanderers went within a whisker of never calling Shinji Ono one of their own.

Football

Late strike earns PSG draw with Barcelona

Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi runs with the ball during the Champions League quarter-final football match between PSG and Barcelona at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on April 2, 2013.   AFP PHOTO / LLUIS GENE

PARIS: Blaise Matuidi's goal deep in stoppage time earned Paris Saint Germain a deserved 2-2 draw in their Champions League quarter-final first leg against Barcelona at Parc des Princes on Tuesday.

Football

Giggs ready for another adventure

Giggs

Henry Winter Fans' tribute at Bernabeu nothing new for a global role model who is poised to make more history tonight.

Football

Top clubs to shy away from Rooney deal

Wayne Rooney.

Ben Rumsby Manchester United's prospects of selling Wayne Rooney this summer could be thwarted by a lack of serious interest from other clubs and the striker's admiration for Barcelona.

Tevez dices with jail after allegedly driving while disqualified

Manchester City's Carlos Tevez.

MANCHESTER: Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez faces a jail sentence after being arrested on suspicion of driving while disqualified.

Football

Beckham enjoys dream French debut

Beckham

David Beckham enjoyed a memorable Paris Saint-Germain debut on Sunday when he came off the bench to help set up the second goal in the Ligue 1 leaders' 2-0 win over bitter rivals Marseille.

Sebastian Hassett

Changing times but still sitting pretty after 100 days in hot seat

Gallop

Sebastian Hassett DAVID GALLOP didn't like the look of the offices at Football Federation Australia headquarters when he first arrived. Although plush and new, they lacked something.

Paris Beckons for Goldenballs

David Beckham

Former England captain David Beckham has given the A-League a miss and is set to join big-spending French side Paris St Germain on Thursday, the BBC reported.

Football

Paris beckons and Becks can still provide the champagne

British football player David Beckham

GOOD old Paris, always the city of romance. David Beckham and Paris St-Germain fell into each other's arms, smitten with a short-term passion from the Englishman's perspective and an amorous...

Challenges ahead for brand Beckham

British football player David Beckham

The unveiling of David Beckham as a Paris Saint-Germain player was undoubtedly a major media event and marketing ploy but what can the Englishman, now 37, offer on the pitch?

Football

Beckham to Chelsea -- Brooklyn, that is

Brooklyn Beckham.

David Beckham's eldest son Brooklyn has had a trial with Premier League giants Chelsea, according to reports in the British media on Wednesday.

Fans disunited as supporters accuse Ticketek of own goal

Wayne Rooney

Megan Levy Football fans were more divided than united this morning when tickets to the showdown between English Premier League giants Manchester United and the A-League All Stars were snapped up within two...

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A-League

Mariners weigh up bid to lure Del Piero

David Beckham

Sebastian Hassett ALESSANDRO Del Piero and David Beckham pairing up on the Central Coast to take on the best of Asia? It's ambitious, but that is the dream of Central Coast Mariners owner Peter Turnbull.

Football

Clubs wait for green light to throw money at Beckham

David Beckham

Dominic Bossi DAVID BECKHAM could cost as much as $200,000 a game but his price tag hasn't deterred three A-League clubs from ramping up their bids to sign the superstar on a 10-match guest stint.

Man Utd bound for Sydney?

persie

Sebastian Hassett FOURTEEN years after they last graced Australian shores, Manchester United are set to make their next visit to Sydney, with a friendly match scheduled for July 20 at ANZ Stadium.