United youngsters Sam Johnstone, Will Keane and Tom Thorpe have ended the season in glorious fashion by helping England to the UEFA U17 European Championship title.
Archive for May, 2010
Glory for United trio as England crowned Kings of Europe
Posted by nickogs20 on May 31, 2010
Posted in Academy News, International News, Sports | Tagged: andre wisdom, chris casper, connor wickham, england, euro u17 finals, gary neville, gerard deulofeu, john peacock, liechtenstein, manchester united, nicky butt, paul scholes, sam johnstone, tom thorpe, will keane | 4 Comments »
England start final countdown but it’s pain for Pogba
Posted by nickogs20 on May 27, 2010
With representatives on either side of one UEFA U17 European Championship semi-final, someone from the United contingent at these finals was always going to end up disappointed and it was Paul Pogba who was left distraught as France bowed out at the last four stage, leaving England – and Sam Johnstone, Tom Thorpe and Will Keane – to advance to a final date with tournament favourites Spain on Sunday.
Posted in Sports | Tagged: andre wisdom, england, euro u17 finals, france, gerard deulofeu, john peacock, manchester united, paco, paul pogba, sam johnstone, spain, tom thorpe, will keane | 1 Comment »
Reds set to go head-to-head in Euro semi-final
Posted by nickogs20 on May 26, 2010
After their respective nations progressed from the group stage in contrasting fashions, United’s four representatives at the UEFA U17 European Championships are set to go head to head for a place in the final.
Posted in Academy News, International News, Sports | Tagged: benik afobe, czech republic, england, euro u17 finals, france, greece, john peacock, josh mceachran, paul pogba, portugal, ross barkley, saido berahino, sam johnstone, spain, switzerland, tom thorpe, turkey, uefa u17 finals, will keane, yaya sanogo | Leave a Comment »
Sir Alex’s show of faith in Amos – a double-edged sword?
Posted by nickogs20 on May 20, 2010
With Ben Foster joining Birmingham City this week for a fee mooted to be in the region of £6m, Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed that he won’t be looking to sign a replacement, instead preferring to promote 20 year-old reserve goalkeeper Ben Amos to the first team squad.
Posted in First Team News, Loan News, Reserve News, Sports | Tagged: ben amos, ben foster, edwin van der sar, manchester united, molde, old trafford, ole gunnar solskjaer, premier league, sir alex ferguson, tomasz kuszczak | 7 Comments »
United quartet bid for Euro glory
Posted by nickogs20 on May 17, 2010
Four United youngsters will be bidding for glory in the unlikely footballing setting of Liechtenstein as the 2010 UEFA U17 European Championships get underway in the Alpine principality this week.
Posted in Academy News, International News, Sports | Tagged: czech republic, england, france, john peacock, liechtenstein, paul pogba, sam johnstone, spain, tom thorpe, uefa u17 finals, will keane | 7 Comments »
Academy Semi-Final Preview: Last Time Out
Posted by nickogs20 on May 6, 2010
With the regional structure of academy football in England it’s not often that United and Arsenal meet at this level, and indeed you have to go back to April 2007 for the last encounter between the two sides. It was quite some game though…
Posted in Academy Match Preview, Academy News, Sports | Tagged: academy, antonio bryan, arsenal, chris fagan, danny galbraith, danny welbeck, fa youth cup, febian brandy, kieran gibbs, manchester united, old trafford, paul mcguinness, rhys murphy, steve bould | 6 Comments »
Academy Semi-Final Preview: The Arsenal View
Posted by nickogs20 on May 6, 2010
Ahead of tomorrow’s much-anticipated Barclays Premier Academy League semi-final against Arsenal at Carrington, we’ve spoken to Jamie over at Young Guns to get a view on the game and the two teams from an opposing perspective.
Posted in Academy Match Preview, Academy News, Sports | Tagged: arsenal, benik afobe, chucks aneke, ignasi miquel, luke freeman, manchester united, neil banfield, paul mcguinness, premier academy league, roarie deacon, steve bould | 3 Comments »
Ritchie de Laet – Denzil Haroun Reserve Player of the Year
Posted by nickogs20 on May 4, 2010
Hot on the heels of Will Keane receiving the Young Player of the Year award, Ritchie de Laet has been named this season’s Denzil Haroun Reserve Player of the Year at the annual United awards night.
Posted in First Team News, Reserve News, Sports | Tagged: denzil haroun, denzil haroun reserve player of the year, james chester, magnus eikrem, manchester united, ole gunnar solskjaer, oliver gill, player of the year awards, reserves, ritchie de laet, warren joyce | 3 Comments »
Will Keane – Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year
Posted by nickogs20 on May 4, 2010
It’s the night of the annual Manchester United Player of the Year Awards, and the first gong of the evening has gone to Will Keane, the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year for 2009/2010.
Posted in Academy News, Reserve News, Sports | Tagged: academy, brian mcclair, jimmy murphy, jimmy murphy young player of the year, manchester united, nicky ajose, paul mcguinness, scott wootton, will keane | 5 Comments »
United and Villa face off for national crown
Posted by nickogs20 on May 2, 2010
While it looks unlikely that the Premier League trophy will be paraded around Old Trafford next weekend, United do have the chance to clinch one national title inside the famous old stadium tomorrow as the Reds meet Aston Villa in a Bank Holiday Monday clash to decide the Barclays Premier Reserve League champions.
Posted in Reserve Match Preview, Reserve News, Sports | Tagged: andreas weimann, aston villa, ciaran clark, dominic hofbauer, gabriel obertan, giuseppe rossi, kevin macdonald, manchester united, marc albrighton, nathan delfouneso, old trafford, ole gunnar solskjaer, reserves, ritchie de laet, ron-robert zieler | Leave a Comment »
