Manchester City is the new Champion of EPL

(Source: The Star)

Ouch! It was painful to watch the game, even more painful when the championship was snatched from Manchester United literally at the last minute. But... life goes on and congratulations go to Manchester City, the new champions of the English Premier League 2011-2012 season.

EPL table end of season 2011-2012
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(Source: Premierleague.com)

Manchester United manager, Alex Ferguson, remained defiantly upbeat:

He talked up the experience gained by new signings such as Phil Jones and Ashley Young, whose first title chase ended in bitter disappointment as they lost out on goal difference to Manchester City despite ending with a very healthy 89 points.

Ferguson can also point to injuries and illness to key players, particularly leading central defender Nemanja Vidic and midfield workhorse Darren Fletcher.

“We take great credit from the fact that we have had so many injuries this season and we’ve coped with that very well. They are only young players, it was excellent for them,” Ferguson said on Sunday, offering a silver lining to the club’s fans who have no trophy to celebrate for the first time since 2005.

“They’ve experienced what has happened today and they’ll be around in five, six or 10 years time for Manchester United. The experience is good for them, even if it’s a bad one.”

“I would like to say on behalf of Manchester United, congratulations to our neighbours,” he added.

“It is a fantastic achievement to win the Premier League, it’s not easy to win, it’s the hardest league in the world and anyone that wins it deserves it.

“It was a cruel way but we’ve experienced many ups and downs in the 25 years that I’ve been here and most of them have been great moments. We have won the league three times in the last five seasons and we nearly did it again today.

“I’m pleased with their performance this season. With 89 points, it would have been good enough to win most leagues.”

“We don’t need to worry about that (City),” he said. “I think we have a rich history, better than anyone, and it will take them a century to get to our level of history.

“But for us it’s still a challenge and we’re good at challenges. We’ll kick on from here.”


Source: The Star..Ferguson upbeat as United end empty-handed

EPL Football - Manchester United vs Manchester City game

Aiyoh, that was a painful game to watch..

Enough said.

League table below in case you are interested. Btw, QPR beat Chelsea 1-0. Chelsea was down to 9 men after Didier Drogba and Jose Bosingwa were red-carded. Tony Fernandes must have been grinning like a Cheshire cat. Meowwwww...

Image source: Manutd.com

The Best of American Idol and English Premier League

Did anyone of you catch this week's American Idol? I just watched the results episode this morning and saw the bowing out of the contestant I rooted for. Awshucks!! He is none other than Anoop Desai. Truth be told, it isn't surprising, having to compete with the more talented (and zestfully gothic) Adam Lambert and (sweet) Kris Allen.

I actually thought Kris is the dark-horse. Gosh! he plays musical instruments too. He looked meek (and weak) in the earlier days but has grown into quite a force to be reckoned with these past few weeks.

I think this competition will boil down to between him and Adam Lambert. Btw, did you like Adam's rendition of Born to be Wild? Though Adam's cover is a refreshing difference sort of, I much prefer the original version from Steppenwolf. Here, let me share with you one of my favourite rock songs... interesting video too. (I hope the video is still available by the time you view it.)



A little bit more about American Idol before I move on to something else. Together with Anoop Desai, Lil Rounds got voted out too, so there are now five contestants left - four guys and a doll. It's getting more exciting.


On a positive note, woke up to great news on the football front. I can only salute Manchester United for almost, almost repeating history when they beat Spurs (Tottenham Hotspurs) by 5 to 2. The last time, they came back with a scoreline of 5 to 3. So, yay!!

Last night's game was played too late so I managed to stay up for only the first half with Man United down by two goals to nil. The last thought on my mind before I was transported to slumberland was, would history repeat itself.. Close. Wonderful! Is it too early to celebrate, do you think? *Singing* We are the champions, my friends. And we'll keep on fighting - till the end. We are the champions, we are the champions... Better stop singing lest the other club supporters get offended. Peace.

Some headlines and news from The Star today..

- On the backpage, it says Great escape
- Amazing comeback - Red Devils go top after handing Spurs a second-half thrashing
- Tevez will stay: Fergie
- Kaka may join the Red Devils
- A chip of English tradition - Vidic says he will celebrate with a plate of fish and chips if United win title

and I am happy..

You all have a wonderful, wonderful Sunday. I'm off to buy some books and sit in a cafe sipping coffee watching people watching people go by. Ahh....life is sweet.

Man United beat West Brom (4-0)

As much as I am a Manchester United fan, I was only able to stay awake until halftime of last night's game between Man United and WBA (West Bromwich Albion) and it was still goalless when the whistle went off. There were nail-biting moments.

But, am pleasantly surprised by the 4-0 result, in MU's favour. But, of course! Here's the scoreline. Imagine a goal at the 90th minute! Now, what or who was in my dream at that time? LOL! Nah... no such luck. What I mean is, no memory of any dream. Slept like a baby..


56' [1 - 0] W. Rooney

69' [2 - 0] C. Ronaldo

71' [3 - 0] D. Berbatov

90' [4 - 0] Nani


We are catching up... slowly but surely.

Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United

Soccer is a popular sport all over the world. The English Premier League plays a big part contributing to its popularity. Shops selling the EPL club attires and accessories are doing a roaring business with a broad fan-base here. I see a lot of fans of Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool donning their jerseys.

If you are a soccer fan, a supporter of Manchester United and a big fan of Cristiano Ronaldo, I found this website that will interest you. It is a Cristiano Ronaldo fansite. Know all you want to know about this young talented Portugese soccer star who is currently playing for Manchester United. Watch videos and get latest news and regular updates on him plus links to other resources.