Exclusive: Beckham says farewell to United fans
March 14, 2007
Beckham, who was ruled out of the Europeam XI match due to injury, attended the match along with his wife Victoria. Here is the transcript from his half-time speech:
“The time I spent at this club was the best time in my whole football career,”
“I’ve waited four years to actually come back and to actually say thank you to the fans and the people of the club,” he said.
“I think I wouldn’t have got through many things without the people in this stadium,” he said.
“Everybody knows here that you’ve got the best manager in the world at this club,” he told the crowd to rapturous applause.
“I think this team is going to be incredible, and I think they’re going to go on and win many things, not just this year but throughout many years to come,” he said. “So good luck and thank you.”
Videos: Goals + highlights: Manutd 4-3 European XI
March 14, 2007
What an amazing night at the Theatre of Dreams. And what better stage could be for this memorable match? Seemed like a fantasy match, so many stars playing together. It would’nt be wrong to say that it was the two Number 7’s of United that stole the show. First Cristiano Ronaldo with his magical free kick that left Canizares stunned, and then David Beckham whose half-time speech to his fans was nothing but unforgettable and emotional.
The match, watched by a 74,343 crowd, raised £1.25m for charity.
Video: Cristiano Ronaldo’s wonder freekick goal vs European XI
March 13, 2007
Seems Ronaldo has ‘invented’ his own form of swing for the ball. Not many players in world football can claim they can move the ball like that in air!
Live Streams: Manutd v European XI
March 12, 2007
You can watch the match live on your PC using any one of the streams provided below. Some streams will work with Windows Media Player, while for others you need to install the respective P2P program such as PPLive, TVAnts etc. In case you face any problem, feel free to contact us on info@manutd24.com. Have fun!!
United v European XI: Lippi announces final squad
March 12, 2007
Marcello Lippi has confirmed the final inclusions into his 22-man squad. A star-studded European XI including Ronaldo, Marco Materazzi and Steven Gerrard will join forces to face Manchester United on Tuesday to celebrate 50 years since the EU’s founding Treaty of Rome.
There will be no cosy coming-together for Materazzi and Zinedine Zidane, who famously head-butted the Inter Milan defender in last year’s World Cup final in what was the French great’s swansong. The Union of European Football Associations (Uefa) invited Zidane for the special match but “the answer arrived late and it was negative” said Lippi, who coached Italy to victory and is managing the European XI for Tuesday’s match.
David Beckham was earlier named to face his former club but is currently out with a knee injury. However, Beckham will be present at Old Trafford for the match.
