Ed Woodward could mark his appointment as Manchester United chief executive with the sensational capture of Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Daily Mail says Woodward is said to favour a high-impact signing that would have commercial benefits around the world.
United have first option to buy under the terms of his transfer to
Madrid in 2009 and most of that world record fee remains unspent. They
could expect to pay around £60m to buy Ronaldo back because, although he
has taken his game to new heights in Spain, he is now 28 and has just
over two years left on his contract in Madrid.
His wages would take that well beyond the £100m mark but United are
fully aware of the commercial value of a player who was transformed from
a raw teenage talent into World Player of the Year during his six years
in Manchester.
United could even look to their expanding portfolio of global sponsors to help fund the deal.
Thursday 28 February 2013
Wednesday 20 February 2013
Chicharito: De Gea does not listen to critics.
Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez says critics can't upset teammate David De Gea.
Hernandez believes De Gea will continue to flourish at Old Trafford because he doesn’t pay attention to the knockers.
“That’s the way he is. He’s very focused and doesn’t listen to all that rubbish they speak about him.
“He has a lot of confidence from us and we tell him every day he’s a very good keeper. He plays and enjoys it. He knows he can be the best in the world and for this club.”
Hernandez believes De Gea will continue to flourish at Old Trafford because he doesn’t pay attention to the knockers.
“That’s the way he is. He’s very focused and doesn’t listen to all that rubbish they speak about him.
“He has a lot of confidence from us and we tell him every day he’s a very good keeper. He plays and enjoys it. He knows he can be the best in the world and for this club.”
Sunday 17 February 2013
RvP want to play every match for United.
Robin van Persie insists he wants to play every game for Manchester United rather than risk losing his rhythm by being rested.
But that is not the way the 29-year-old sees it.
"I have found out that when you play for Manchester United, every game is a big game," he said.
"There are some extra-special matches - like when you play City or Liverpool in the Premier League and Real Madrid in the Champions League - but the so-called smaller games are important also because winning those games makes you champions.
"Personally, I love to play all of the games.
"You get into a rhythm. I get used to having a game every three days and when you don't play for a week, it can take maybe 10 or 15 minutes to get your rhythm back.
"I want to play against Reading. I want to keep going, playing all of the games.
Saturday 16 February 2013
Sir Alex: Rafael exhibited class against Real.
Sir Alex says Rafael da Silva’s performance at the Bernabeu
on Wednesday night proved just how far the Brazilian has progressed in
recent times.
Real Madrid targeted United’s right-hand side in the first 45 minutes and, by the United manager’s own admission, the young defender struggled to cope with the Spanish side’s attacks.
What’s more, Rafael was left treading a disciplinary tightrope when he was booked on 40 minutes for hauling down Mesut Ozil on the by-line.
The Daily Telegraph talked of Rafael being "tormented by a succession of white-shirted matadors", claiming the 22-year-old "must have felt as though he had strayed into the Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas, Madrid’s most historic bullring, rather than the Bernabeu".
Sir Alex, speaking to MUTV, insists he never considered taking Rafael off at half-time and, sure enough, after the interval it was a different story.
Cristiano Ronaldo, so impressive in the first half, failed to reach those same heights as Rafael proved why Sir Alex believes he can be the Reds’ right-back for the next 10 years.
"Obviously Rafa had a trying first half but he coped well in the second half. He calmed down.
"He's a very impetuous boy. He's enthusiastic and wants to win every ball and, of course, he committed himself far too early on a lot of occasions.
"In the second half, he was back to the form he has shown all season and he did really well. For a young boy to recover like that says a lot for him so that was pleasing to get that second-half performance out of him."
Real Madrid targeted United’s right-hand side in the first 45 minutes and, by the United manager’s own admission, the young defender struggled to cope with the Spanish side’s attacks.
What’s more, Rafael was left treading a disciplinary tightrope when he was booked on 40 minutes for hauling down Mesut Ozil on the by-line.
The Daily Telegraph talked of Rafael being "tormented by a succession of white-shirted matadors", claiming the 22-year-old "must have felt as though he had strayed into the Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas, Madrid’s most historic bullring, rather than the Bernabeu".
Sir Alex, speaking to MUTV, insists he never considered taking Rafael off at half-time and, sure enough, after the interval it was a different story.
Cristiano Ronaldo, so impressive in the first half, failed to reach those same heights as Rafael proved why Sir Alex believes he can be the Reds’ right-back for the next 10 years.
"Obviously Rafa had a trying first half but he coped well in the second half. He calmed down.
"He's a very impetuous boy. He's enthusiastic and wants to win every ball and, of course, he committed himself far too early on a lot of occasions.
"In the second half, he was back to the form he has shown all season and he did really well. For a young boy to recover like that says a lot for him so that was pleasing to get that second-half performance out of him."
Friday 15 February 2013
Carrick: Welbeck should not worry
Michael Carrick has urged Manchester United team-mate Danny Welbeck not to concern himself about his lack of goals.
Welbeck scored for only
the second time this season when he climbed above Sergio Ramos to give
Manchester United the advantage in their Champions League draw with Real
Madrid on Wednesday.
The tally compares badly alongside Robin van Persie's 23 goals
and the 13 and 14 scored by Wayne Rooney and Javier Hernandez
respectively.
But Carrick does not believe the statistics do justice to Welbeck's overall contribution.
"If the team is winning, who is scoring is not such an issue," said Carrick.
"Danny has all the attributes to be a top player but probably doesn't get the credit he deserves.
"As a Manchester lad, he loves the place. He is genuine and gives everything.
"He worked so hard again against Real."
RVP: United have slight edge
Robin van Persie was disappointed not to score but feels Manchester United have the edge after their 1-1 draw in Madrid.
Danny Welbeck netted the
opener in United's clash with Real Madrid in the last 16 of the UEFA
Champions League and, although Cristiano Ronaldo equalised, they were
good value for the draw.
"It's a good result. There were chances for both sides and it was a great game to watch," Van Persie told Sky Sports.
"We had a couple of good chances but if you had said before the game we would draw 1-1 then most of us would have taken it."
Three of those chances fell to Van Persie after the break but he
saw the first cannon off the bar, before scuffing a second shot and then
seeing Diego Lopez save a third effort in stoppage time.
"I had three in the second half," he admitted.
"Especially the one just after I hit the bar; that was a great chance. I
should have stuck that in. I just slightly mis-hit it. It could've gone
in but it didn't.
"The chance in the dying seconds, the keeper made a really good save because I was counting on that one to go in."
Asked if the result gives United the advantage, Van Persie said:
"Slightly. But at this level I don't think these kinds of teams really
care whether they are home or away.
"We don't really care and they don't really care. It's just half-time now and we'll be ready for the second half."
Thursday 14 February 2013
De Gea: Job is only half done
David de Gea is refusing to get carried away
until Manchester United have completed the job of knocking Real Madrid
out of Europe.
Prior to Wednesday night's 1-1 draw with Real Madrid, Sir Alex Ferguson likened the 22-year-old's development to a toddler learning how to walk.
Well, he was certainly walking tall in the Bernabeu, making a string of fine saves, including one with his feet, to ensure United grabbed the draw which makes them slight favourites to progress.
But De Gea knows the job is only half done. And he is expecting it to be equally tough in the second leg at Old Trafford on March 5.
"The party is not over," he said. "We are talking about Real Madrid, one of the world's best. They still have to come to us.
"It was a good result for us though, one we deserved."
Fabio Coentrao had particular reason to curse De Gea's agility.
It was the full-back's curling shot De Gea tipped onto the post in the opening minutes and the Portugal star was also denied in the second half after creeping in at the far post.
On that occasion, De Gea saved with his feet, proving yet again that while a packed Premier League penalty area might not be to his linking, in pure shot-stopping terms he is up there with the very best.
"It all happened so fast," he said. "I got across and was lucky enough to save it with my feet.
"Overall, I am very happy with my performance. I am improving every at Old Trafford and I am very happy."
Saturday 9 February 2013
Fergie fumes over TV scheduling
Sir Alex Ferguson has launched an attack on the
Premier League and accused it of handicapping English clubs involved in
European football.
When the Everton fixture was initially chosen for live TV screening by Sky, there was an option for the game to be played on Saturday lunchtime instead of Tottenham's clash with Newcastle should United have found themselves involved in a Tuesday European game.
But once it was confirmed for Wednesday, the match stayed when it was, even though both Tottenham and Newcastle do not play in the Europa League until Thursday.
By contrast, Real entertain Seville in La Liga on Saturday, offering vital extra time Ferguson fears could tip the balance away from his side.
"The Premier League agree the contract with TV and they are in control," he said. "But they are not giving our teams a chance to be successful in Europe.
"It is ridiculous to think we are playing on Sunday and Real Madrid have an extra day's rest.
"It is not fair. France play Friday nights. Why? Possibly we (England) get more money out of television I don't know.
"Other countries make sacrifices for their top teams in Europe.
"What can you do? Not turn up? I would like to do that by the way."
Ferguson has a bee in his bonnet about being asked to play Saturday lunchtime fixtures immediately after Champions League games too.
During the quarter and semi-finals, such congestion is inevitable given the first leg of half the fixtures are played on Wednesdays, with the second match the following Tuesday.
However, the United boss had an even worse example.
In April 2007, Tottenham played a Europa League tie in Seville before flying back and taking on Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in a Saturday lunchtime game, which could not be moved because the hosts were stuck in that Wednesday-Tuesday Champions League fix.
"It is pointless complaining about these things all the time," he said.
"You know full well after an away game in Europe you are not getting back until two or three in the morning and then are playing again on the Saturday.
"There was an even more ridiculous case than ours when Tottenham played on a Thursday night in the Europa League and then had to play on the Saturday against Chelsea.
"How many times have I complained about it? You've heard my complaints. Do they listen?"
It means Ferguson will field a completely different team on Sunday compared to the one he selects in Madrid, explaining why he gave the green light for Roy Hodgson to use Wayne Rooney for the full 90 minutes in England's friendly with Brazil at Wembley on Wednesday.
Ferguson claimed his attitude "possibly" would have been different had the Everton game been played on Saturday.
However, one player who definitely will not face the Toffeemen is Paul Scholes, who has picked up a minor knee injury Ferguson hopes will have eased sufficiently for him to come into contention on Wednesday.
"Paul has missed the last couple of games but he started training on Thursday and should be okay for next week."
Tuesday 5 February 2013
Evra: Now it's time to deliver
Manchester United have a nine-point Barclays Premier League
lead and a mouthwatering Champions League tie with Real Madrid to look
forward to, but Patrice Evra says the hard work to reach this position
will count for nothing if the Reds fail to make the most of it.
Everton’s visit to Old Trafford this weekend must not get lost in the anticipatory buzz around the forthcoming trip to face on Real Madrid in the Santiago Bernabeu and, speaking exclusively to Inside United, Evra states that United must show no let-up in striving for trophies in this crucial period.
“It’s a really important time for us,” says the Frenchman. “It’s important that we do well in the league in February, but we also have the Champions League game against Real Madrid. This is the time when you have to win your games and show that Manchester United is the number one team. It won’t be easy, but this is the right moment.”
Everton have already beaten United 1-0 at Goodison Park this term, and the 4-4 draw with the Toffees in Manchester last spring harmed the Reds’ title ambitions as a similar league advantage was surrendered. This year, there is added focus.
“I am really happy with what we are doing in the league and the other competitions,” says Patrice. “Nobody forgets the big disappointment of losing the title last season. It’s really important that we just keep going because the league is not finished in February. We have a lead but nothing is done yet.
“We just have to take it game by game and aim to win every match. That’s the right attitude to have. In every game this season we have had the right attitude. That’s why I think the fans and the players are very happy this year because we really want to show we are champions. We have to keep going that way.”
Everton’s visit to Old Trafford this weekend must not get lost in the anticipatory buzz around the forthcoming trip to face on Real Madrid in the Santiago Bernabeu and, speaking exclusively to Inside United, Evra states that United must show no let-up in striving for trophies in this crucial period.
“It’s a really important time for us,” says the Frenchman. “It’s important that we do well in the league in February, but we also have the Champions League game against Real Madrid. This is the time when you have to win your games and show that Manchester United is the number one team. It won’t be easy, but this is the right moment.”
Everton have already beaten United 1-0 at Goodison Park this term, and the 4-4 draw with the Toffees in Manchester last spring harmed the Reds’ title ambitions as a similar league advantage was surrendered. This year, there is added focus.
“I am really happy with what we are doing in the league and the other competitions,” says Patrice. “Nobody forgets the big disappointment of losing the title last season. It’s really important that we just keep going because the league is not finished in February. We have a lead but nothing is done yet.
“We just have to take it game by game and aim to win every match. That’s the right attitude to have. In every game this season we have had the right attitude. That’s why I think the fans and the players are very happy this year because we really want to show we are champions. We have to keep going that way.”
Begovic to leave Stoke in the summer
Asmir Begovic expects to be sold by Stoke City
this summer - but has played down reports he has already agreed to join
Manchester United.
He has been mooted as a replacement for David de Gea at Old Trafford and there have also been claims that Manchester City want to sign the 25-year-old as a back-up for Joe Hart.
The Bosnia international insists he has not made a decision on his future, but believes Stoke's recent signing of Jack Butland will lead to his departure from the Britannia Stadium at the end of the season.
"I read in the papers that I said no to City and yes to United," Begovic told Oslobodjenje. "But the truth is, I haven't decided on anything.
"I didn't say yes or no to anybody. I haven't signed anything - no contract, no pre-contract. But I believe that Stoke didn't buy Butland to be a reserve so I think I'm going to be sold in the summer.
"To whom? I can't move to a smaller club and I also know that some top clubs are interested in me. They are also the only ones who can afford the fee.
"Now I'm just happy that January is over. It was a hard month for us, so many rumours. Now, we can focus on our games again."
Evra: Ronaldo arrogance has hurt him
Manchester United fullback Patrice Evra has had a pop at Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ronaldo lost out to Barcelona ace Lionel Messi in the voting for the Ballon d’Or last month.
But Evra is convinced his ex-Man United team-mate would have picked up the prize if he can across as a more humble bloke.
He said: “A lot of people don’t like Ronaldo’s attitude. That’s why they don’t vote for him.
“They say he’s arrogant but arrogance can be a person’s strength.”
Ronaldo lost out to Barcelona ace Lionel Messi in the voting for the Ballon d’Or last month.
But Evra is convinced his ex-Man United team-mate would have picked up the prize if he can across as a more humble bloke.
He said: “A lot of people don’t like Ronaldo’s attitude. That’s why they don’t vote for him.
“They say he’s arrogant but arrogance can be a person’s strength.”
Ronaldo: Ferguson gave me football foundations
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has paid tribute to Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
Ronaldo faces his old club in the Champions League next week.
He told Champions magazine: "I have wanted to face United for some time because I have great memories of my time there.
"Sir Alex taught me the basis of football. I arrived in Manchester when I was only 18. He managed my career in the best possible way, and for me he is one of the most important people in football.
"I still have an excellent relationship with him and it will be nice to see him again.
"It will be a match in which I will feel a lot. I was there for six years and I have a lot of friends. It will be a match with a lot of emotion."
Ronaldo faces his old club in the Champions League next week.
He told Champions magazine: "I have wanted to face United for some time because I have great memories of my time there.
"Sir Alex taught me the basis of football. I arrived in Manchester when I was only 18. He managed my career in the best possible way, and for me he is one of the most important people in football.
"I still have an excellent relationship with him and it will be nice to see him again.
"It will be a match in which I will feel a lot. I was there for six years and I have a lot of friends. It will be a match with a lot of emotion."
RvP: Facing Real Madrid in Man Utd shirt stuff of dreams
Manchester United striker Robin van Persie is looking forward to their Champions League showdown with Real Madrid.
Van Persie admits he's pinching himself over the prospect of being involved in such a game.
"Such a match is the icing on the cake for every footballer," said Van
Persie. "It is my first time at the Bernabeu, I'm really looking forward
to it.
"To be with such a big club like Manchester United in the finals of the Champions League is beautiful and more so against Madrid. I look forward to it."
Ronaldo: Real better than United
Cristiano Ronaldo believes "Real Madrid have a
better team" than Manchester United ahead of the two sides' clash in the
Champions League.
The reigning Primera Division champions are struggling domestically this season and lie 16 points behind fierce rivals Barcelona, while the Red Devils are currently cruising at the top of the Premier League.
Despite the teams' contrasting forms, Ronaldo will be in positive mood against Sir Alex Ferguson's men although he was quick to sound a note of caution.
"I believe things will go well. In my opinion Read Madrid have a better team, but we have to show that on the pitch because United are a very united team and always have been in recent years," he said to the official UEFA Champions League magazine.
"They're a team that always do well, every year they're at the top and therefore a team we respect a lot. It will be an extremely difficult match, especially in Manchester."
It promises to be an emotional occasion for Ronaldo, who spent six years at Old Trafford.
"I actually said beforehand that I believed we would draw Manchester United," he said. "I've wanted to face them for some time. I have great memories from my time there.
"It will be a match in which I will feel a lot. I was there for six years. I have a lot of friends there, people I will see with great pleasure, it will be a match with a lot of emotions."
Ronaldo, who stated he would not celebrate should he net against United, still has much admiration for former boss Ferguson.
"He taught me the basis of football. I arrived in Manchester when I was only 18. He managed my career in the best possible way and for me he is one of the most important people in football," he added.
"I still have an excellent relationship with him and it will be nice to see him again."
Chicharito keen to play part
United striker Javier Hernandez reveals he is keen to play his part as United edges closer to the title........in an interview session with Inside United.
Happy reading!!!!!!
You’re getting lots of game time and playing alongside the likes of Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney – are you enjoying yourself this season?
I am very happy. I am enjoying playing a lot and I just want to be ready when the manager wants to put me on the pitch. It’s true, it’s great to play alongside Robin, Wazza, and Danny too. But when you train and play with world-class players you also must have the best possible attitude to gain everything you can from playing alongside them. It’s easier to improve when you’re surrounded by good players – and this club has many good players.
What in particular are you learning from those players?
Every striker and every player has something they bring to the team, but Robin and Wazza are complete players. They have certain attributes that are better than others, of course, but the reason they are so good is because they do everything so well – touch, movement, passing, finishing. It’s easy to learn from them because it’s so obvious how good they are. They are two of the best strikers in the world.
You’re not doing too badly. You’ve scored 12 goals this season, eight of which have come in the last 30 minutes of matches. What’s the secret?
I really don’t know. But if you look at Robin, he scores late goals too: Southampton, Liverpool, Manchester City, West Ham… they were all late goals. If you looked at the stats of strikers at this club, past and present, I imagine they will have scored a lot of late goals. It’s the mentality of this club that you never give up because you always have time to make a difference. If we are losing 2-0, or even 3-0, in your mind you think, ‘If we get one, we’ll get two. If we get two, we can get a third’. It’s about belief. Against Newcastle we kept going behind but we always believed we would come back, and at 3-3 we knew we could win. We got the goal and it was a great feeling. My goals late in games are more about the club than me. It’s in our history and the gaffer always tells us: never give up, always fight until the end. I love that about Manchester United. It’s a totally different feeling. A great feeling. You may prefer to win 2-0, but the atmosphere in late victories is incredible. It gives you great satisfaction, and the other team doesn’t have time to react. But the most important thing is that we win.
Four of your goals this season have been winners. You’ve got a reputation now…
A little bit… [smiles] No, I don’t like to talk about myself like that. If I score a goal then it is a consequence of the efforts of the team. We are strikers, we are the nearest players to the goal and you can say it’s our job to score. But strikers have to give more to the team – you can help dictate the rhythm and tempo of the team’s play, provide assists, help defensively. I am happy that I have 13 goals this season. I still count the one at Aston Villa – I have the match ball at home. Officially it’s 12 but, for me, it’s 13. Robin van Persie has 20 goals already and is playing really well and the whole team are happy that we are scoring, but there are other departments in which we need to improve.
Where specifically?
Well, we’d like to concede fewer goals but it’s not fair to say the forwards are doing well but the defence needs to improve. As a striker, I consider myself to be the first defender when I play. The first attackers are the defenders and goalkeeper. So we take credit and criticism for both areas together. And we will improve together. Every player at this club is clear about that. Are you pleased with the position the team is currently in? Yes, but it’s a long season. The most important thing is that we are seven points in front in the league and we are through to the Champions League knockout stages
because last season we didn’t do that. We also have a chance to progress in the FA Cup. Like I said at the start of the season, my biggest dream here is to win the Treble. Some people might say it is impossible, but I think anything is possible here.
Fans’ questions
Are you the fastest player at United? - Christian Gore, via Facebook
I don’t know. It’s difficult to say yes. In training players like Nani, Antonio Valencia, Danny Welbeck and Wayne Rooney are all very fast. I don’t know if I am the fastest but I think I am one of the quickest – maybe I’m in the top five! We need to have a race.
How did it feel to be named Mexican Athlete of the Year? - Neema Nabavian, via Facebook
I didn’t know that! If that’s true then I am very happy. In my country in the last couple of years sport has really improved. In the Olympics we got more medals than we are used to winning and we won the Gold medal in the football. In Boxing we have many good athletes. I wouldn’t want to leave someone out by naming all the other Mexican athletes I admire, there are many. Individual honours and prizes are great but without my team-mates or the club I couldn’t do it.
Culled from www.manutd.com
Happy reading!!!!!!
You’re getting lots of game time and playing alongside the likes of Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney – are you enjoying yourself this season?
I am very happy. I am enjoying playing a lot and I just want to be ready when the manager wants to put me on the pitch. It’s true, it’s great to play alongside Robin, Wazza, and Danny too. But when you train and play with world-class players you also must have the best possible attitude to gain everything you can from playing alongside them. It’s easier to improve when you’re surrounded by good players – and this club has many good players.
What in particular are you learning from those players?
Every striker and every player has something they bring to the team, but Robin and Wazza are complete players. They have certain attributes that are better than others, of course, but the reason they are so good is because they do everything so well – touch, movement, passing, finishing. It’s easy to learn from them because it’s so obvious how good they are. They are two of the best strikers in the world.
You’re not doing too badly. You’ve scored 12 goals this season, eight of which have come in the last 30 minutes of matches. What’s the secret?
I really don’t know. But if you look at Robin, he scores late goals too: Southampton, Liverpool, Manchester City, West Ham… they were all late goals. If you looked at the stats of strikers at this club, past and present, I imagine they will have scored a lot of late goals. It’s the mentality of this club that you never give up because you always have time to make a difference. If we are losing 2-0, or even 3-0, in your mind you think, ‘If we get one, we’ll get two. If we get two, we can get a third’. It’s about belief. Against Newcastle we kept going behind but we always believed we would come back, and at 3-3 we knew we could win. We got the goal and it was a great feeling. My goals late in games are more about the club than me. It’s in our history and the gaffer always tells us: never give up, always fight until the end. I love that about Manchester United. It’s a totally different feeling. A great feeling. You may prefer to win 2-0, but the atmosphere in late victories is incredible. It gives you great satisfaction, and the other team doesn’t have time to react. But the most important thing is that we win.
Four of your goals this season have been winners. You’ve got a reputation now…
A little bit… [smiles] No, I don’t like to talk about myself like that. If I score a goal then it is a consequence of the efforts of the team. We are strikers, we are the nearest players to the goal and you can say it’s our job to score. But strikers have to give more to the team – you can help dictate the rhythm and tempo of the team’s play, provide assists, help defensively. I am happy that I have 13 goals this season. I still count the one at Aston Villa – I have the match ball at home. Officially it’s 12 but, for me, it’s 13. Robin van Persie has 20 goals already and is playing really well and the whole team are happy that we are scoring, but there are other departments in which we need to improve.
Where specifically?
Well, we’d like to concede fewer goals but it’s not fair to say the forwards are doing well but the defence needs to improve. As a striker, I consider myself to be the first defender when I play. The first attackers are the defenders and goalkeeper. So we take credit and criticism for both areas together. And we will improve together. Every player at this club is clear about that. Are you pleased with the position the team is currently in? Yes, but it’s a long season. The most important thing is that we are seven points in front in the league and we are through to the Champions League knockout stages
because last season we didn’t do that. We also have a chance to progress in the FA Cup. Like I said at the start of the season, my biggest dream here is to win the Treble. Some people might say it is impossible, but I think anything is possible here.
Fans’ questions
Are you the fastest player at United? - Christian Gore, via Facebook
I don’t know. It’s difficult to say yes. In training players like Nani, Antonio Valencia, Danny Welbeck and Wayne Rooney are all very fast. I don’t know if I am the fastest but I think I am one of the quickest – maybe I’m in the top five! We need to have a race.
How did it feel to be named Mexican Athlete of the Year? - Neema Nabavian, via Facebook
I didn’t know that! If that’s true then I am very happy. In my country in the last couple of years sport has really improved. In the Olympics we got more medals than we are used to winning and we won the Gold medal in the football. In Boxing we have many good athletes. I wouldn’t want to leave someone out by naming all the other Mexican athletes I admire, there are many. Individual honours and prizes are great but without my team-mates or the club I couldn’t do it.
Culled from www.manutd.com
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