Wigan chairman Whelan resigns after 20 years at the helm
The 78-year-old will continue as owner but his grandson, David Sharpe, will oversee the running of the club.
Tuesday Team Talk: The 2022 winter World Cup will be a gift in disguise for English youth
We do not see the Aviva Premiership or Pro12 rugby come to a halt while the Six Nations is going on, when huge clubs lose a decent portion of their strongest and most expensive players, so the Premier League can follow suit in 2022.
Give Di Maria time: Man Utd skipper Rooney believes in Argentine Angel
Despite a fast start to Premier League life following his £59million move to Old Trafford from Spanish giants Real Madrid, Argentine Angel Di Maria has struggled to adapt to the physical demands of English football.
Never gonna give you up: Man City will not desert title dream, says Pellegrini
City, after their damaging loss to Liverpool, remain five points behind Chelsea who have a game in hand after their Capital One Cup victory on Sunday, which Pellegrini believes they can peg back.
Comment: Sick Man Utd need prescription of width from Van Gaal to cure headache
With a manager as confident in his own abilities as he is in his team’s potential, everything seems rosy at Old Trafford though in reality Man Utd are close to boring people to tears.
Good foundations: FC United’s £2m fundraising fans set ‘groundbreaking’ trend
General manager of FC United of Manchester Andy Walsh believes there will be a ‘long lasting legacy’ after the club reached its target of £2m in community shares.
Rooney: Man Utd must hit back following ‘hard to take’ Swansea defeat
United were beaten 2-1 in south Wales on Saturday, with goals from Ki Sung-yeung and Bafetimbi Gomis cancelling out Ander Herrera’s earlier strike.
Comment: Man City’s European dream is doomed so they must focus on league
City, bereft of any inspiration all season apart from their painfully last-gasp qualification for the Champions League knockout stages, have no chance of progressing past Barcelona this year.
‘God bless his skinny legs!’ Fundraising footy fan ticks off Manchester in 800-mile epic
Jonjo Heuerman, from Kent, is attempting to cycle between all 20 Premier League clubs over a two-week period and the youngster is currently on his way to Old Trafford.
How do you solve a problem like Fellaini? Man Utd stew over Belgian’s best position
Fellaini was up to his goalscoring tricks again last night in the win over their League One opponents Preston, providing a dream target for any winger as Antonio Valencia’s cross found the tall midfielder-come-striker, who put the visitors in front with his right boot.
Footy-mad fundraiser, 13, calls on Manchester fans to back mammoth 800-miler
A 13-year-old football and fundraising fanatic is due to arrive in Manchester on Friday February 20 on the North West leg of a mammoth 800-mile charity challenge.