Manchester United 2 - Portsmouth 1

Manchester United continued their positive runs in their pre-season friendlies. Against Portsmouth at the Abuja National Stadium in Lagos, Nigeria, Manchester United manage to beat their FA Community Shield opponent by 2 goals to 1.

Chris Eagles scored first on the 51st minute followed by a Carlos Tevez goal on the 61st minute. Portsmouth managed to score a consolation through Jermain Defor at the 90th minute.

Only half of the 60.000 capacity stadium is filled by audiences, but nevertheless, the Nigerian fans managed to make an exciting atmosphere throughout the match. Even without Wayne Rooney, Manchester United still manage to dominate the game.

On the 5th minute, Manchester United was rewarded by a penalty. Carlos Tevez had to re-take his kick and on the second attempt he hit the bar. On the 24th minute, Frazier Campbell had another golden chance for Manchester United, but again David James is up to the rescue. James again saved Portsmouth from being a goal down again by saving another chances created by Campbell on the 37th minute.

Finally on the 51st minute, Chris Eagles managed to break the dead lock. Ten minutes later Tevez finally scored a goal for him. Portsmouth will still continue their South African tour, while Manchester United will return to Manchester.

Thank You Ole !!!!

On August 2nd 2008, Old Trafford will pay tribute to one of the greatest legend ever to grace it's pitch : Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Ole will officially retire as a legend at Manchester United with a testimonial match held at Old Trafford. It's going to be both a great and a sad day for Manchester United fans. Because we are going to say goodbye for the player that won the treble in 1999 but at the same time we will remember of what a great player we had.

Ole, unlike any other United stars, is the most beloved player by the fans to this date. Cantona amazes us, Roy Keane made us respect him, Ronaldo entertains us, but nobody is as warm and as close to the fans than Ole. He is our "everyday hero", he is the guy that shut his mouth and does his talking on the pitch, he never once made a hassle or trouble. He is a the "people's hero" of Old Trafford.

But Ole's admirer are not coming from the Manchester United side alone. Outside Old Trafford, people respect him for his sportsmanship and behavior. I never once heard or read Ole being accused of diving or foul playing. He is a footballer, a role-model footballer for young pros...

Ole made some memorable performance for Manchester United that the fans will never forget. He once scored 4 goals in 3 minutes on an 8-1 trashing of Nottingham Forest, and who can forget his last minute winning goal that won us the treble in 1999 ?

So many things that can be talked about the legend. On our next eZine, it's going to be a special edition dedicated to Old Trafford's most beloved player : Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

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Senin, 28 Juli 2008
Tentang Andy F. Noya

ANDY F. NOYA selama ini lebih dikenal sebagai wartawan cetak. Lebih dari lima belas tahun dia bergumul dengan dunia jurnalistik untuk media cetak.
Pertama kali terjun sebagai reporter ketika pada 1985 Andy membantu majalah TEMPO untuk penerbitan buku Apa dan Siapa Orang Indonesia. Saat itu pemuda berdarah Ambon, Jawa, dan Belanda ini masih kuliah di Sekolah Tinggi Publisitik (STP) Jakarta.


Pada saat harian ekonomi Bisnis Indonesia hendak terbit (1985), Andy diajak bergabung oleh Lukman Setiawan, pimpinan di Grafitipers, salah satu anak usaha TEMPO. Maka Andy tercatat sebagai 19 reporter pertama di harian itu. Baru dua tahun di Bisnis Indonesia, Andy diajak oleh Fikri Jufri wartawan senior TEMPO untuk memperkuat majalah MATRA yang baru diterbitkan oleh TEMPO. Andy tertarik lalu bergabung.

MATRA agaknya bukan pelabuhan terakhirnya. Pada 1992 datang tawaran dari Surya Paloh, pemilik suratkabar Prioritas yang waktu itu dibreidel, untuk bergabung dengan koran Media Indonesia yang mereka kelola. Maka sejak itulah Andy kembali ke suratkabar.

Pada 1999, RCTI menghadapi masalah. Terjadi gejolak dikalangan wartawan program berita Seputar Indonesia berkaitan dengan adanya ketentuan yang mengharuskan PT Sindo, anak usaha RCTI yang menaungi Seputar Indonesia, untuk bergabung dengan RCTI sebagai induk. Bersama wartawan senior DjafarAssegaff, Andy diutus untuk membantu. Tugas utama adalah memimpin Seputar Indonesia sekaligus memuluskan proses transisi ke RCTI.
Pada tahun 2000, Metro TV mendapat ijin siaran. Surya Paloh memanggil Andy kembali untuk memimpin Metro TV sebagai pemimpin redaksi. Tiga tahun kemudian (2003) Andy ditarik kembali ke Media Indonesia dan menjadi pemimpin redaksi di suratkabar umum terbesar kedua itu.
Memasuki tahun 2006, saat pemimpin redaksi Metro TV Don Bosco mengundurkan diri, Andy Noya, yang kini menjadi wakil pemimpin umum di Media Indonesia, diminta merangkap menjadi pemimpin redaksi Metro TV menggantikan Don Bosco.

Dalam perjalanan kariernya Andy pernah menjadi host program Jakarta Round Up kemudian Jakarta First Channel di Radio Trijaya selama lima tahun (1994 sd 1999).

Sewaktu mahasiswa lelaki yang gemar renang dan baca ini rajin menulis di berbagai majalah dan suratkabar. Terutama cerpen dan puisi. Dia juga aktif mengirim karikatur dan kartun ke berbagai media nasional.
Satu hal yang menarik, Andy sebenarnya adalah orang teknik. Sejak lulus SD Sang Timur di Malang, Jawa Timur, pria kelahiran Surabaya ini sekolah di Sekolah Teknik Jayapura lalu melanjutkan ke STM Jayapura. “Tetapi sejak kecil saya merasa jatuh cinta pada dunia tulis menulis. Kemampuan menggambar kartun dan karikatur semakin membuat saya memilih dunia tulis menulis sebagai jalan hidup saya,’’ tutur Andy.

Maka, setamat STM 6 Jakarta, Andy melamar masuk ke Sekolah Tinggi Publisistik (sekarang IISIP, Lenteng Agung). ’’Saya sekarang menikmati betul menjadi seorang jurnalis,’’ ujarnya.

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Carlito is Finally a 100% Red Devil

Carlos "Carlito" Tevez is finally a 100% Red Devil. Tevez who came from West Ham, has a shared ownership between Manchester United and MSI (Media Sports Investment). Manchester United paid a fee of £35 million to gain the full ownership of the Argentinian contract and services, a sum that is a record breaking fee as far as British football concerns.

It's a great news for Manchester United, no one can deny what a great impact Tevez has been last season despite the fact that he was currently "on loan" from MSI.

Tevez has quickly become an integral part of Ferguson's attack, scoring 19 goals in 48 appearances for United in his first season. Realizing that, Fergie was quickly on the move to sign Tevez permanently on a long term contract.

"I've talked to Carlos, and I told him that he is a part of our long term future. He has been very successful in his first season, and he is a great young player who is well liked and respected by his team-mates". Though a deal may be struck this week, full payment may be delayed until January, or even next summer, so as not to limit Sir Alex Ferguson's transfer budget in this window.

United currently have the record for a transfer between two English clubs, the £29.1 million they paid to Leeds United for Rio Ferdinand in 2002. David Gill, United's chief executive, spoke recently of the need to resolve the Tevez issue before next summer and with the player eager to stay with the English and European champions there should be little barrier to the deal being struck.

Carlito's passion for Manchester United was evident even before he was signed for West Ham nor MSI. He was fined once in Corinthians for wearing a Manchester United jersey during a press conference.

The Red Blood Manchester United eZine

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The FREE Red Blood Man United Newsletter is a weekly Newsletter, and each issue is crammed with Man United Articles, News & Updates & Many Other Surprises.

In this very first issue the featured articles are :


- A Special Featured Profile of Ryan Giggs;
from his childhood to the United legend we know today

- A Special Featured Profile of Cristiano Ronaldo;
a Boy's journey to become the greatest player in the world

- Interview with new signing, Manucho Goncalves;
what's his ambition and focus

- Prediction of team performance in the new season;
who's who, rivals analysis both in the Premier League and Champions League

- 2007/2008 Double Winning Season Recap;
Re-Live the glorious moments of last season, the EPL and the ECL

- 2008/2009 Team's Match Schedule.

Plus a Bonus :


History of the European Champions League

From Decades to Decades
From the Dust of Heysel to Last Year's Glory in Moscow

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Condolences to Wes Brown

Wes Brown will miss the rest of the South African pre season tour due to the death of his pregnant sister.

Claire Fallows, 36, was about three months pregnant and had a history of heart problems. She died in hospital Saturday. She leaves behind husband Tom, 36, and three sons aged 16, 13 and one.

Manager Sir Alex Ferguson said the England defender would return to the UK on Wednesday from the pre-season tour.

Brown, whose father Bancroft passed away in February, has decided to fly home after a period of indecision. He is said to be very devastated by the news. It is said that Brown is very close to his sister, since he only found out about her five years ago.

The family friend said: "Wes had only just got to know Claire and now he has lost her, she was a down-to-earth girl who was not bothered that he was a Premiership footballer."

"She was more interested in the fact that she had found her brother."

This is a tragic news for the Manchester United big family. I hope Wesley can coupe quickly from this tragedy, all our thoughts and condolences goes to Wesley and all the loved ones left behind.

RIP Claire Fallows....

Fergie : Levy Only Makes a Fool Out of Himself...

Yesterday, Tottenham Hotspurs chairman, Daniel Levy, said that Fergie is a hypocrite. He said that Fergie do exactly the same thing to Dimitar Berbatov with what Real Madrid did to Cristiano Ronaldo, by making a public statement of Manchester United's interest on the Bulgarian striker.

The public statement from Fergie was quoted from The Sun, but Fergie himself denies that he has made any quote whatsoever to The Sun or any other media.

"It will be very embarassing for Tottenham, because it seems that the report was based on an unreliable quote written in The Sun".

"Levy should've contacted David Gill first before bursting out and completely mada a fool out of himself.", Fergie said.


Kaizer Chiefs VS Manchester United : 1-1

In our pre-season tour to South Africa, we were held to a 1-1 draw agains Kaizer Chiefs. Chiefs had the first shot at goal when a fierce shot from Gerald Sibeko was saved by a diving Tomasz Kuszczak.

The Chiefs then scored first in the friendly match at Newlands Stadium following a foul by Gary Neville on Siphiwe Tshabalala in the penalty box.

Ghanaian defender Jonathan Quartey converted the 38th-minute penalty to give them the lead. Cris Eagles then scored the equalizer for Manchester United in the 60th minute by headed home a cross from Carlos Tevez. Chiefs' goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune was wrongfooted as the ball took a deflection off captain Jimmy Tau.

"It was exactly the kind of match I was hoping for because it helped us build rhythm," Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said. Before kick-off, however, Rio Ferdinand had a little injury on his ankle.

"We decided to rest him and not take any chances," Ferguson said. "He should be okay for the next match.". In the next pre-season tour match, Manchester United will play Orlando Pirates next Tuesday in Durban.

A Strange Thing Happened Today

I picked up the July issue of Sports Illustrated with the headline "Nadal Defeats Federer In the Greatest Match Ever." I read it again..greatest match ever..and two thoughts came to mind that have never previously come to mind when I've picked up any other issue of Sports Illustrated:

1. "Spot on!"
2. "Wow, that's not at all an exaggerated sensationalist headline to sell more copies of a sub-par sports magazine living off the repuation of the one swimsuit issue every year that actually has some quality."

Owen Hargreaves Will Miss Pre-Season

Owen Hargreaves will miss Manchester United's pre-season tour due to injury. Nani, Edwin van der Sar and Patrice Evra, who all played at Euro 2008, will also miss the pre-season tour to South Africa.

First it was feared that the England international suffers a long term injury, but Fergie denies it. "He will come back to training as soon as possible, it was the same injury as last year, we dealt with it last November and it went out just fine.".

Wayne Rooney and the rest of the United squad, including Carlos Tevez and Ryan Giggs, were included in the pre-season squad. Gary Neville, who spent most of last season injured is also included to regain full fitness level.

United go into their three-game tour in a tired mood, according to midfielder Michael Carrick. "The season has come round pretty quickly, but it is the longest I have had off for a number of years. It was nice to have the break, but I have been ready to come back,we won our first pre-season game at Aberdeen last Saturday, but it was all about the fitness and getting sharper.", Carrick said.

Manchester United Pre-Season Squad :

Goalkeeper :
Tomasz Kuszczak, Ben Foster.

Defenders :
Nemanja Vidic, Rio Ferdinand, John O'Shea, Wesley Brown, Mikael Silvestre, Gary Neville, Daniel Simpson.

Midfielders :
Ryan Giggs, Michael Carrick, Paul Scholes, Darren Fletcher.

Forwards :
Carlos Tevez, Wayne Rooney.

Youth Squad :
Lee Martin, Fraizer Campbell, Darron Gibson, Jonathan Evans, Ben Amos, Christopher Eagles, Michael Clegg, Andrew Caveney, Gary Walker.

Eye to Eye Meeting Between Fergie and Ronaldo

Apparently, according to RTP, sir Alex Ferguson had a secret eye to eye meeting with Cristiano Ronaldo at Lisbon, Portugal.

Previously, it was believed that Fergie would concentrate himself in England in the quest of signing one Dimitar Berbatov. But, Fergie thought that it was more important to fight to keep the best player in the world to stay at Old Trafford, and to meet him personally in Portugal.

This is the second time that Fergie had a personal meeting with Cristiano Ronaldo to persuade him to stay with the club. The first one was when Ronaldo had an incident with Wayne Rooney in the WC and was on the brink to sign for Real Madrid. I hope Fergie "persuasiveness" will again manage to keep Ronaldo at Old Trafford.

Noone knows what they were talking about in the meeting, as both Fergie and Ronaldo kept their mouth shut. Ronaldo, a day after the meeting flew to Los Angeles.

Cristiano Ronaldo in LA and a Fiasco with Paris Hilton

Ronaldo was then seen in a prestigious LA club, Villa, with his friends, where he had an incident with Paris Hilton. "All the girls in the club are paying their attention towards him, and you can tell he likes all the attention. But it seems that he doesn't want to get involved with the girls, he just drank his vodka sodas with his friends.", said one club's guest.

"Paris then came to him, and she was very "persuasive", she was all over him. But Ronaldo ignored her, he even turned his back on her....". Cristiano Ronaldo is definitely one of the most eligible bachelor in the world after he broke up with Nereida Gallardo. It was said that he broke up with Nereida due to her past with Sergio Ramos of Real Madrid, who once had a "one night stand" with her.

Vitamin C

"Graduation (Friends Forever)"

And so we talked all night about the rest of our lives
Where we’re gonna be when we turn 25
I keep thinking times will never change
Keep on thinking things will always be the same
But when we leave this year we won’t be coming back
No more hanging out cause we’re on a different track
And if you got something that you need to say
You better say it right now cause you don’t have another day
Cause we’re moving on and we can’t slow down
These memories are playing like a film without sound
And I keep thinking of that night in June
I didn’t know much of love
But it came too soon and there was me and you
And then we got real blueStay at home talking on the telephone
We’d get so excited, we’d get so scared
Laughing at our selves thinking life’s not fair
And this is how it feels
Chorus:
As we go on, we remember
All the times we had together
And as our lives change, come whatever
We will still be, friends forever
So if we get the big jobs and we make the big money
When we look back now, will our jokes still be funny?
Will we still remember everything we learned in school?
Still be trying to break every single rule
Will little brainy Bobby be the stockbroker man?
Can Heather find a job that won’t interfere with her tan?
I keep, I keep thinking that it’s not goodbye
Keep on thinking it’s a time to flyAnd this is how it feels
Repeat chorus
La, la, la, la; yeah, yeah, yeah
La, la, la, la, we will still be friends forever
Will we think about tomorrow like we think about now?
Can we survive it out there? Can we make it somehow?
I guess I thought that this would never endAnd suddenly it’s like we’re women and men
Will the past be a shadow that will follow us round?
Will these memories fade when I leave this townI keep, I keep thinking that it’s not goodbye
Keep on thinking it’s a time to fly
Repeat chorus 3x

Mariah Carey

Nama lahir : Mariah Carey
Lahir :27 Maret 1970 (umur 38)
Asal : New York City, New York,Amerika Serikat
Genre
Pop, R&B
Pekerjaan : Penyanyi, Penulis lagu, Produser rekaman, Direktur video musik, aktris
Tahun aktif:1990–sekarang
Perusahaan rekaman : Columbia, Virgin, MonarC/Island.

Mariah Carey (lahir 27 Maret 1970 di New York) adalah penyanyi, penulis lagu, produser dan terkadang aktris asal Amerika Serikat. Ia memulai debutnya tahun 1990 di bawah bimbingan eksekutif Columbia Records, Tommy Mottola, dan kemudian menjadi penyanyi paling sukses pada dasawarsa itu, menurut majalah Billboard dan World Music Awards. Mariah Carey memulai debut album pertamanya tahun 1990 dengan album berjudul Vision of love yang menelorkan 4 hits #1 di amerika antara lain Vision of love, Someday, I Don't Want Cry, dan Love Takes Time. Dari ke-4 singel #1 yang dicetak oleh Mariah di album perdananya, Mariah kurang menyukai lagunya yang berjudul "Love Takes Time", karena dia merasa mendapat tekanan dari pihak perusahaan. mariah sebenarnya menginginkan menciptakan lagu yang agak berbeda, tapi pihak perusahaan mendesak Mariah agar membuat lagu yang lebih mendayu-dayu dan sendu, maka oleh sebab itu terciptalah love takes time, oleh sebab itu Mariah kurang menyukai lagu tersebut, karena dia merasa mendapat tekanan dan merasa bahwa kebebasannya untuk berekspresi dikekang oleh perusahaan. Kemudian di tahun 1997 dia meluncurkan album Butterfly dengan singel honey sebagai hit andalan nya dan langsung menjadi debut nomor satu di billboard 100 hot chart. Album ini merupakan awal dari kebebasan Mariah, karena dengan album ini dia melakukan metamorfosis yang sangat berbeda dari album-album sebelumnya. Dia melakukan perubahan dari bermusiknya hingga penampilannya, yang lebih seksi dan penuh gairah. Di album ini nuansa R&B nya begitu kental, sehingga sangat berbeda dengan nuansa album-album sebelumnya. Pada album ini Mariah mengeluarkan singel hit #1 yaitu Honey ,dan My All. Walaupun begitu lagi-lagi Mariah menemukan ganjalan dari kebebasan berekspresinya, perusahaan tidak mengijinkan Mariah untuk mengeluarkan singel Breakedown, padahal itu merupakan salah satu singel kesukaan Mariah. Tapi walaupun begitu album Butterfly ini, merupakan album favoritnya sampai saat ini, karena album ini menandai kebebasan ekspresinya. Tapi karir bermusiknya semakin padam setelah meluncurkan album Glitter, kehidupan pribadinya pun berantakan. Tapi ditahun 2005 , Mariah carey meluncurkan album The Emancipation of Mimi, album ini merupakan salah satu wujud kembalinya sang diva. Dengan menelorkan hit-hit andalan #1 di Billboard Chart 100 Hot seperti Dont' Forget About Us dan We Belong Together. Dengan We Belong Together , dia memecahkan record untuk singel yang paling banyak di airplay di Amerika. We Belong Together juga mejadi #1 hit di berbagai negara. Dengan #1 hit We Belong Together membuktikan bahwa Mariah masih eksis dan memiliki pengaruh di industri musik. Dengan We Belong Together naiklah lagi kepamoran sang diva, hal tersebut dapat nampak dengan penjualan albumnya yang terlaris pada tahun 2005 di Amerika dengan menjual lebih dari 5 juta kopi album di tahun tersebut, terlaris ke-2 adalah album dari 50 Cent yang bernama The Massacre .
"The Emancipation of Mimi" meraih tiga Grammy Awards 2006 dari delapan nominasi yaitu untuk kategori 'Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female', 'Best R&B Song' dan 'Best Contemporary R&B Album'. Ini merupakan momen-momen kembalinya sang diva ke puncak industri musik. Dan dengan kembalinya Mariah kepuncak industri hiburan maka di tahun 2008 ia bersiap untuk kembali berakting ke layar lebar. Pada tahun 2008, Mariah Carey akan meluncurkan album baru yaitu E=MC2 dengan singel pertama berjudul Touch My Body, yang akan keluar pada 15 April 2008 nanti, ia juga akan membintangi "Tennessee" (disutradarai oleh Aaron Woodley) menurut rencana mulai syuting bulan Januari 2007 namun belum ada kabar kapan akan dirilis di bioskop.

Mariah Carey sangat terkenal akan suara emasnya. Jenis suaranya adalah Dramatic Coloratura Soprano, tetapi ia juga dapat menghasilkan not-not Alto terendah. Ia mempunyai suara 5 oktaf yang kuat, dahsyat, dan luar biasa. Mariah Carey sanggup mencapai not G#7, yaitu G# tertinggi di piano dalam performa live "Emotions". Not terendahnya adalah A2 dalam lagu "My All" dan F2 dalam performa live "You And I". Suaranya telah menjadi inspirasi seluruh penyanyi-penyanyi berbakat di dunia.

Dengan single terbarunya, "Touch My Body", Mariah Carey meraih ke-18 #1 hitsnya. Ia telah mengalahkan Elvis Presley dengan 17 #1 hits dan ia adalah satu-satunya penyanyi di dunia yang berpotensi mengalahkan The Beatles dengan hits #1 terbanyak, yaitu 20 #1 hits.

Berbatov's Agent Confirms Manchester United Interests

Dimitar Berbatov's agent, Emil Danchev, confirms Manchester United's interest in signing his client. It is said that Manchester United offer Berba a sum of 20 million pounds to have him play in Old Trafford next season, with a weekly wage that is said to be around 80,000 pounds per week.

"I know for certain Manchester United have shown interest in signing Dimitar Berbatov, but I'm not entitled to make any more comments.", Danchev said to Darik, a Bulgarian local radio.

In 2006 Berba turned down United's offer and instead he joined Tottenham Hotspurs from Bayer Leverkusen. Last season United tried to sign Berba again, but again Berba decided to stay with the Spurs and won the League Cup with them, Spurs first trophy since the 1998/1999 season.

Manchester United Won Friendly Against Aberdeen

At the Pittodrie Stadium, Manchester United won their first pre-season friendly against Aberdeen. The friendly was to commemorate Aberdeen's success 25 years ago, when they won the Cup Winners Cup under the management of one Sir Alex Ferguson.

As a sign of respect, Fergie featured his first team selection such as Gary Neville, Nemanja Vidic, Wes Brown, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Carrick dan Rooney. Right before half time Manchester United were awarded a penalty. Carrick, who took the penalty scored United's first goal, 1-0.

At the 70th minute, Rooney headed for goal as Fletcher delivered a perfect timed cross, 2-0 for Manchester United until the final whistle blows.