Sir Alex Ferguson bans journalist for Ryan Giggs question - ESPN Soccernet

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This man is ruthless! One sneaky question and you're murdered!

Referee Claus Bo Larsen unimpressed with Ronaldo

Referee Claus Bo Larsen has named Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo his 'most annoying player'.

GettyImagesClaus Bo Larsen took charge of Milan's defeat to Ajax on Wednesday

The FIFA Top Class Referee, who took charge of his final Champions League game on Wednesday, claims Ronaldo is always looking to buy free-kicks and that they have to be prepared for his behaviour ahead of Champions League games.

"He's always out to get a cheap free-kick, especially at home," he told Ekstra Bladet. "We tended to talk before games about how he'd go down easily.

"We know not to be biased, but we have to be prepared. He has a clean slate at the start of every game. When he would lie down after failing to win a free-kick, he smiled at me because he knew I didn't fall for his theatrics."

Larsen also said he is on good terms with Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

"I have a good relationship with Ferguson, even though he sputters and shouts and screams at referees," he said. "I'll never forget him coming to knock on my door after a Champions League game at Old Trafford.

"He simply said that it had been the best refereeing performance in years. That was great."

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Deserved what we got - nothing. Shades of 2007's capitulation to Milan. Can't outpass the best.

Rooney almost loses it again

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You are my Solskjaer, my Ole Solskjaer
You make me happy when skies are grey
And although Shearer was so much dearer
Don't take my Ole away

To the one and only Baby-Faced Assassin - such a devoted servant and the most well-spent 1.5m quid ever. We'll always remember THAT Nou Camp toe-poke, the Nottingham Forest super-sub quadruple and the self-sacrifice to squad rotation.

Terry teaser

Q: What do John Terry and a Smirnoff vodka have in common?
A: Bottled in Russia.

Treble - Premier League, Champions' League, American Idol

An absolute nailbiter, but well worth staying up from 2.30 - 6.00am. We win 6-5 on penalties after Chelsea hit the woodwork thrice. Ryan Giggs breaks Bobby Charlton's record with his 759th appearance, Paul Scholes ends his 9-year Nou Camp hoodoo and Ronaldo scores against Chelsea for the first time in 14 attempts.

And to top it off, it's a victory for good 'ol rock after David Cook pipped David Archuleta to be American Idol, despite extreme biasness from Simon Cowell that required him to publicly backtrack and apologise this evening. At the end of the day, America had to ask itself: Whose album would I buy? Who'd I prefer to see live? The answer of course is David Cook, pre-pubescent girls notwithstanding.

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Still gives me goosebumps. Can we repeat our feat?

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United 1-0 Roma

Bring on Barcelona!

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A typo? Nope - the Dane just didn't get out of the way quick enough of the Spaniard's shot.

Roma 0-2 United