Van Persie News
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Alex Ferguson called on Manchester United fans to give their full support to his successor David Moyes. The new manager’s first task may be dealing with Wayne Rooney’s desire to leave the 20-time English soccer champion.
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Chelsea boosted its chances of a top- four finish in soccer’s Premier League with a 1-0 win at champion Manchester United. Liverpool and Everton drew 0-0 in the Merseyside derby.
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Aston Villa and Wigan both won away matches today to help their fight to avoid relegation from English soccer’s Premier League, as Arsenal and Tottenham improved their chances of qualifying for the Champions League.
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Robin van Persie scored against his former team to earn newly crowned Premier League champion Manchester United a 1-1 draw at Arsenal.
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Manchester United’s Robin van Persie scored against his former team as the newly crowned Premier League champion drew 1-1 at Arsenal.
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The following is a roundup of soccer stories from U.K. newspapers, with clickable links to the web.
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Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov will consider his strategy for the soccer club by the end of the season, saying majority owner Stan Kroenke “doesn’t show any wish” to create a winning team.
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Robin van Persie ended his wait for a first national soccer championship by scoring a hat trick to propel Manchester United to a record-extending 20th English league title.
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Tottenham’s Gareth Bale became the third person to be named by his peers as English soccer’s Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year in the same season.
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Former winners Robin van Persie of Manchester United and Gareth Bale of Tottenham are among the nominees for the Professional Footballers’ Association player of the year award.
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