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Van Persie believes his young Dutch teammates Memphis Depay and Jordy Clasie will bring the team glory days in the future.

Building on the success of last year’s inaugural event, a day of celebrations is taking place across the country, including a free family festival in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, showcasing the very best in disability sports.

The club had just eight weeks to raise the funds and managed to meet the target with less than a day to spare after receiving an extension from Crowdfunder.

Manchester City skipper Vincent Kompany believes his Belgium battlers have what it takes to lift the World Cup.

Fletcher’s initial taste of pre-season first-team action came in 2003’s trip to the United States, when United visited Seattle, Los Angeles and New Jersey.

A Salford dentist has poked fun at Uruguayan football bad boy Luis Suarez by posting a cheeky advert.

Spaniard Andres Iniesta played under Dutchman Louis van Gaal, currently with his country in Brazil and preparing for a World Cup last eight clash with Costa Rica on Saturday, at Barcelona in the late 1990s.

American car giant Chevrolet penned a seven-year, £53million deal with the club in July 2012 and the shirt featuring their badge has so far been kept under wraps.

Skupski and Broady knocked out the ninth seeds David Marrero and Arantxa Parra-Santonja to secure their progress to the mixed doubles third round 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 in a match held across two days due to bad weather.

Manchester bike enthusiasts are being urged to capture and share footage of this weekend’s historic Tour de France for a unique film.

Nearly 100 athletes with learning disabilities from across the UK descended on Manchester’s Sportcity over the weekend to take part in the Open National Athletics Championships.