In so doing the 23-year-old becomes the third Portuguese player to lift the famous trophy - after legendary pair Eusebio and Luis Figo - and joins fellow Red Devils Best, Denis Law and Bobby Charlton in taking the gong.

Roy Keane revealed this weekend that every morning he wakes up and asks himself if he's the right man to take Sunderland football club forward.

TEEMU TAINIO is backing Sunderland& 8217;s foreign stars to help the Black Cats climb the Premier League table.

Anyone still labouring under the misapprehension that Stoke aren't a one-trick pony & 8211; and judging by the contents of my Inbox following

It's the third time this season that a supposedly inferior side have held Liverpool to a home stalemate, following identical results for Fulham and Stoke.

Dunn, delighted with a third-round draw that has given Blyth home advantage against Premier League strugglers Blackburn Rovers should they win the replay, now has to address the clubs league form.

The Reds are one point ahead of the Stamford Bridge outfit and six clear of Manchester United, though Sir Alex Ferguson’s side have a game in hand.

Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United won the Ballon d'Or. Photograph: Matthew Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images

As long as Bracewell-Smith declines to sell her late husband& 039;s shares, the Russian and the American are unlikely to gain ultimate control. The arrival of Gazidis four months after Denver billionaire Stan Kroenke was taken on to the board may not....

Cristiano Ronaldo won the Golden Ball awarded to the European Footballer of the Year on Tuesday, becoming the fourth Manchester United player to take the honor and the first since fellow winger George Best in 1968.

It's a good job he doesn't ask himself the same question at the end of the day, or the Black Cats would be looking for a new manager after their dismal defeat to Bolton on Saturday.

Season ticket holder Steven Gordon was so angry at Newcastle United& 8217;s performance, he leapt out of his seat in the stands determined to give manager Joe Kinnear a piece of his mind.

Yes, Hull's heroic start to top-flight football, combined with the on- and off-pitch melt-downs at Newcastle and Tottenham have made for an unusually competitive middle-to-lower tier league this season.

After Chelsea’s 2-1 defeat at home to Arsenal, Rafa Benitez’s side missed the chance to move three points clear in the title race after only drawing 0-0 at home to a resolute West Ham side last night.

Rather I'm referring to Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari rounding on the referee after his side's defeat at home to Arsenal.

Liverpool could be three points clear of Chelsea, who lost at home to Arsenal on Sunday, had they produced their customary victory over West Ham, who have not won at Anfield since 1963 and picked up their first point there in nine years.

Ronaldo on top of world - but United winger is still seeing red over Manchester derby dismissal

The World Footballer of the Year elect has been compared to many things & 8211; a thoroughbred race horse, a prancing show pony, a bare-faced cheat etc & 8211; but following his dismissal in the Manchester derby, we can add something else to the list....

, the Potteries are brimming with them & 8211; need look no further than Hull keeper Boaz Myhill for proof.

The under-18s embark on their FA Youth Cup campaign in Leeds with some words of wisdom from the club's vice-captain, who won the tournament in 1996 after victory over a West Ham side including Frank Lampard and Rio Ferdinand.