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Hey it is only half-time.
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Milan just put on Seedorf fi a defendah .... same ting!"Jamaica's future reflects its past, having attained only one per cent annual growth over 30 years whilst neighbours have grown at five per cent." (Article) -
No goals in the first round and now him have 4 goal? Equaling Owen's tally, pity he is injuried. Come on Rooney, score 2 more."Jamaica's future reflects its past, having attained only one per cent annual growth over 30 years whilst neighbours have grown at five per cent." (Article)Comment
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Well it just got extremely harder for Becks and his teammates!"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."Comment
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Subbed!
...and AC Milan needs 2 goals to make it very interesting! ...it is not like they have not been knocking on the door"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."Comment
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2? the agrgegate is 6-2...my limited math says they need 4 to make it interesting!
Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving; it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe. Thomas PaineComment
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BoyU dismantled AC Milan!
Cruelly efficient display!"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."Comment
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The away rule goal!Originally posted by Gamma View Post"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."Comment
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karl..for the away goal rule to be effected the aggregate has to be tied....
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Red-hot Rooney routs Milan
Beckham return just a sideshow to Wayne's world
Last updated: 10th March 2010
Rooney: 30 for the season
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// A bit of a hack but it works // The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is empty if( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) { $("div#article-sub").remove(); }Wayne Rooney reached 30 for the season as Manchester United booked their place in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals with a thumping 4-0 victory over AC Milan.
The England international headed home Gary Neville's excellent cross from the right in the 13th minute to hand his side an early advantage and left Milan needing to score three times.
Milan had missed two good chances in the opening 10 minutes with Ronaldinho flashing a header narrowly wide before Klaas Jan Huntelaar failed to control Thiago Silva's great ball over the defence.
Red-hot Rooney put the result beyond doubt in the very first minute of the second half, applying a deft finish to Nani's superb pass from the left after Milan had gifted the ball to the flying winger.
Park Ji-Sung added a third in the 59th minute from Paul Scholes' deft ball, firing across Christian Abbiati, with Darren Fletcher's late header from Rafael's cross completing a resounding 7-2 aggregate success.
David Beckham's much-vaunted return to Old Trafford was rendered little more than a sideshow as he remained on the bench until the 64th minute, although one blistering volley from outside the area stung Edwin van der Sar's palms.
Soared
Rooney's two goals in the San Siro three weeks ago turned a tie on its head that appeared to be floating out of United's reach. His latest effort merely rammed another nail in Milan's coffin.
Neville was the provider for the first, curling over a right-wing cross his old friend Beckham would have been proud of.
Rooney soared between defenders and neatly glided the ball into the far corner.
It was his seventh header on the trot in a growing tally of goals that threatens the 42 which helped get Cristiano Ronaldo crowned as the world's best player two years ago and the same accolades could easily be being bestowed on Rooney next winter.
Much will depend on the respective success enjoyed by United and England of course. But their talisman could not be doing any more and his second arrived 54 seconds after the restart.
An outstanding pass, delivered from the left-wing with the outside of his right-foot by Nani, provided the opportunity. Abbiati gave the game away by dashing out. Rooney merely prodded it past him.
Having already become only the second player - after Walter Pandiani - to score home and away against Milan in a European tie, Rooney was creating some kind of history by doing it twice.
Beckham
It was the end of Rooney's contribution, although not United's scoring.
After hinting at retirement a few weeks ago, Scholes appears to be enjoying something of a renaissance and it was his brilliantly disguised pass that was clinically finished by Park as the gap between these two European heavyweights widened to a gulf.
As there was little else to do, Leonardo introduced Beckham.
His arrival for Ignazio Abate triggered a standing ovation. Had the midfielder's volley flashed past Van der Sar instead of being beaten away by the veteran Dutchman, it would probably have brought the biggest cheer of the night.
For all the adulation though, Beckham represents Manchester United's past.
Rooney is the future, which on the pitch - where Fletcher nodded home a fourth near the end - looks rosy, despite the continued vocal and visual protests against the Glazer family, whose willingness to plunge United into such massive debt has vexed so many.
In the stands, the members of the Glazer family who had made the trip from Tampa, would need pretty thick skins to remain unaffected by all the vicious taunts.
With Beckham opting to put a green and gold scarf round his neck as he made his way down the tunnel, the abuse is not going to be silenced any time soon.Comment
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So if BoyU were leading with a 3-2 score, it would not make for an interesting finish?
AC Milan were getting chances, nuh true?"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."Comment
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not as interesting as if it were 3-2 ac milan..that is for VERY sure!
Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving; it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe. Thomas PaineComment
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Agreed!Originally posted by Gamma View Post"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."Comment
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