Tag Archives: Manchester United

January 17, 2012

Gala Tribute Evening to Gary Neville and Paul Scholes

 PAUL HETHERINGTON on a night – and knife – to remember, the missing brochures and Bryan Robson’s motorway dash

By CHRISTOPHER DAVIES

THE FOOTBALL WRITERS’ ASSOCIATION breaks with tradition on Sunday when Gary Neville and Paul Scholes will be honoured at the Gala Tribute evening at the Savoy.

Since the first event in 1983 when the late Ron Greenwood was the recipient one person has been chosen each year by the FWA to recognise his services to English football.

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January 16, 2012

FWA Q&A: Sam Pilger

 SAM PILGER on scoring at Old Trafford, being mistaken for Ryan Giggs and causing Sir Alex Ferguson to give Roy Keane the hair-dryer treatment...

Your first ever newspaper?
Not a newspaper, but the Manchester United magazine, which, when I joined in 1996, was the country’s biggest selling sports magazine. This was a time before Sky Sports News, MUTV or even the club having a proper website, so it was the main source of news. It was a great grounding to regularly interview Sir Alex Ferguson, David Beckham and Roy Keane in a time when there wasn’t any interference from ...

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November 29, 2011

My row with David Beckham – Because I gave him a six

 The former Manchester United midfielder never forgave STUART MATHIESON for his match marking

BY CHRISTOPHER DAVIES

TO MILLIONS of people around the world Stuart Mathieson, the Manchester United correspondent of the Manchester Evening News, has the best job in football journalism.

It is the dream job for any United fan, covering Wayne Rooney and company each week yet Mathieson admits he grew up supporting the noisy neighbours.

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October 14, 2011

Football Writers honour United duo

 We are delighted to announce that Manchester United legends Paul Scholes and Gary Neville will be the first joint recipients of the Football Writers Association Tribute Award at a Gala Dinner at The Savoy, London, in January 2012.

The recently retired duo follow a long line of Old Trafford stars dating back to Sir Bobby Charlton in 1989 with Denis Law (1994), Sir Alex Ferguson (1996), George Best (2000), Bryan Robson (2006), Ryan Giggs (2007) and David Beckham (2008) all recipients of the prestigous award for their contribution to the game.

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November 5, 2010

Villas Boas: The New Special One?

 Manchester United, Real Madrid and FC Porto are the only unbeaten top division teams in Europe.

United are undefeated in 26 matches in all competitions. They are the fourth side in Barclays Premier League history to be unbeaten in their opening 13 games of a season. Of the other three, only Arsenal's Invincibles of 2003/4 went on to win the title. The Reds are still in the Carling Cup, their Champions League win at Bursaspor left them on the verge of qualifying from Group C while they started the season by beating Chelsea in the Community Shield.

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May 20, 2010

Rooney delighted by Football Writers prize

 England striker Wayne Rooney takes his place among the FWA Footballers of the Year.

The 24-year-old Manchester United forward topped the poll of journalists with just over 81% of a record number of votes cast, finishing ahead of Chelsea forward Didier Drogba and Manchester City's Carlos Tevez to win the prestigious accolade, which has been running since 1948.

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May 23, 2008

Cristiano Ronaldo – Footballer of the Year 2007-08

 Footballer of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo insisted he would not rest on his laurels following his memorable season in 2007/2008.

The Manchester United winger, 23, collected the award voted for by the Football Writers' Association at a gala dinner in London's Royal Lancaster Hotel on May 15.

The Portugal international topped the poll of journalists ahead of Liverpool striker Fernando Torres and Portsmouth goalkeeper David

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