No Manchester United players make ZM's team of the year, but Robin van Persie, Michael Carrick, David de Gea, and Rio Ferdinand all got 'honourable mentions'.

This writeup by Miguel Delaney, a reliable journalist for ESPN, pretty much lays out the Ronaldo situation in it's entirety and everything we know. A good read.

This writeup by Miguel Delaney, a reliable journalist for ESPN, pretty much lays out the Ronaldo situation in it's entirety and everything we know. A good read.

This infographic shows how outgoing veteran coach Alex Ferguson and incoming replacement coach David Moyes balance up with each other.

How well do David Moyes and Sir Alex Ferguson balance up with each other? When Sir Alex announced his retirement it would be easy to think no one can match that incredible career .. Following this news we put together this infographic to see just how they do match up, and they balance up pretty well! http://blog.sportingindex.com/2013/05/infographic-moyes-v-ferguson/

David Beckham announced his retirement from football on Thursday (16th May).

Manchester United is well-known for attracting support around the world. No surprise then that football fans outside the UK were as affected by Wednesday's news of Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement as those at Old Trafford. Here, fans from Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Nigeria and South Africa contemplate a future without Ferguson.

Sir Alex Ferguson retires from his position as manager of Manchester United after more than 26 years at Old Trafford. Ferguson will take on an ambassadorial at the club as a director from next season.

Ronaldo criticised Sir Alex Ferguson during a FIFA inspection tour in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on Wednesday.

Honours even on the night for Manchester United and Real Madrid in the Champions League first leg match at the Bernabeu. But does this leave Sir Alex in the driving seat for the return match against Mourinho's men. Ian Stone and football mad DJ Taya Papoola give it the once over.