Ruud Van Nistelrooy

Well sad news today. Sir Alex Ferguson announced that Van Nistelrooy has requested to leave Manchester United. Cant say I am surprised after last season.

He made 219 appearences with 150 goals. He was an awesome player, I am gutted if reports are true that he is going to Madrid. I really hope that we make some new signings soon. Thomasz Kuszczak is a great signing but we need a striker to score 20 plus goals a season.

Still on United talk - I think the new kit looks great! I have pre-ordered mine today.

Hot and muggy

Should moan really but today has been too hot. Wouldn't mind so much but when you have to work on these days its horrible. Plus its really hard to get some decent sleep during the night.

The World Cup is nearly over. It will be a shame to see it finish. After that will have to wait a whole month before the Premiership starts again.

Speaking of football, I read this great story on Ananova before:

German police are hunting a 'prankster' who has been filling footballs with concrete.

The footballs have been left around Berlin with signs saying: "Can you kick it?"

Six of the concrete stuffed footballs have been found so far, all chained to fences.

A spokesman for the Berlin police said: "So far two young men, a 21-year-old and a 23-year-old, have been treated for injuries to their feet after kicking the footballs.

"We think they could have been left by someone who is sick of the World Cup and are investigating the matter as the balls seem to be deliberately designed to injure."

Cristiano Ronaldo

Ok so I could handle England losing to Portugal. Could even forgive Cristiano for what he did to Rooney (although thought it was disgusting). But now he has crossed the line and cannot be forgiven:

Cristiano Ronaldo has rocked Manchester United by admitting that reports linking him with a move to Real Madrid should Juan Miguel Villar Mir win the presidential elections on Sunday are true.

The Manchester United man made the revelation after scoring the penalty that knocked England out of the World Cup in Gelsenkirchen.

Ronaldo was quoted earlier in the week as stating he had agreed to move to Spain if Villar Mir emerged victorious in the club's elections, but the report was dismissed by both United and manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

However, Ronaldo has now shocked his employers after conceding that he is keen on a switch to Los Merengues.

"Yes, they are true," he said when quizzed on the reports, adding later: "After the World Cup, I decide my life."

Ronaldo now seems intent on securing a switch away from Old Trafford, but his relations with his team-mates would have been tetchy in any case after his performance in Germany.

What ever happened to loyalty. And why would he even want to play for Madrid anyway. They are not very good. We have won more than them over the past couple of years. I feel totally betrayed and am sure all the other United fans who stuck by his diving and cheating because they believed he was a good player.

He has 4 years left on his United contract and will not go cheap. Hopefully this will end up working out for the best. After all we have Wayne Rooney and he is forever far superior to that little cheat.