SPORTS AND GAME, GOSSIPS AND TRANSFERS (Thursday)

Seattle 0-7 Man Utd

 

Rooney akiwa anatoka nje ya uwanja.

 

Wayne Rooney bagged a 21-minute hat-trick as Manchester United continued a goal-filled tour of the United States by hammering Seattle Sounders at CenturyLink Field.

 Ngassa akigombea mpira na Ferdinand

 

Introduced as a second-half substitute, Rooney quickly cut loose, drilling home his first just after the re-start and completing his treble 18 minutes from time.

It was part of a seven-goal romp which takes the Red Devils' total in two games so far to 10, with Michael Owen, Mame Biram Diouf and Park Ji-sung netting the rest.

Hapa Ngassa akiwa anamwangia kwa makini Rooney

Seattle trial player Mrisho Alfani Ngassa's sliding attempt in the 89th minute went flying over the bar missing a wide open net.

 Ngassa akijilaumu baada ya kukosa gori.

"Scoring Summary:
MNU -- Michael Owen (Patrice Evra, Ashley Young) 15
MNU -- Mame Biram Diouf (unassisted) 49
MNU -- Wayne Rooney (Nani) 51
MNU -- Wayne Rooney (unassisted) 69
MNU -- Ji-Sung Park (Wayne Rooney) 71
MNU -- Wayne Rooney (Gabriel Obertan) 72
MNU -- Gabriel Obertan (unassisted) 88

O’Brian White and Tanzanian trialist Mrisso Ngassa saw time for the Sounders, who resume competitive play on July 26 Tuesday with a CONCACAF Champions League preliminary game in Panama against San Francisco FC.

Lineups:

Manchester United -- Anders Lindegarrd (Ben Amos 46), Rafael Da Silva, Nemanja Vidic (Jonny Evans 56), Rio Ferdinand, Patrice Evra (Fabio Da Silva 56), Nani (Gabriel Obertan 56), Anderson, Ryan Giggs (Ji-Sung Park 46), Ashley Young (Michael Carrick 66), Michael Owen (Mame Biram Diouf 46), Federico Macheda (Wayne Rooney 46).

Substitutes Not Used: Phil Jones, David De Gea, Danny Welbeck, Tom Cleverley.

Seattle Sounders -- Kasey Keller (Terry Boss 46), James Riley (David Estrada 73), Jeff Parke (Michael Tetteh 64), Patrick Ianni (Taylor Graham 64), Leo Gonzalez (Zach Scott 46), Mauro Rosales (Servando Carrasco 46), Osvaldo Alonso (Brad Evans 46) (Mike Seamon 64), Erik Friberg (Pat Noonan 46) (Mrisho Alfani Ngassa 76), Alvaro Fernandez (Lamar Neagle 46) (O'Brian White 76), Roger Levesque (Nate Jaqua 46) (Miguel Montano 76), Fredy Montero (Mike Fucito 46).
Substitutes Not Used: Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, Josh Ford.

Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Referee's Assistants: Fabio Tovar; Ian Anderson
4th Official: Juan Guzman
Attendance: 67,052
Time of Game: 1:48

 

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Arsenal will make a £10m offer for Birmingham defender Scott Dann after becoming increasingly frustrated over Bolton's demands for Gary Cahill.
Caught Offside

Liverpool are tracking Hamburg's Marcell Jansen as Kenny Dalglish looks to bring in a new first-choice left-back. Dalglish allowed Paul Konchesky to join Leicester last week.
Caught Offside

Chelsea and Everton are locked in a battle to sign Marseille midfielder Lucho Gonzalez, who is set to leave the French club this summer.
talkSPORT

West Ham boss Sam Allardyce will raid his former club Bolton to sign winger Matthew Taylor. Taylor has flown home from Bolton's pre-season tour of the United States to talk to the Hammers.
The Guardian

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp will swoop for Roma striker Mirko Vucinic if he cannot thrash out a deal with Manchester City to sign Emmanuel Adebayor.
The Metro

Liverpool are close to sealing a deal for Mexican rising star Marco Bueno - the man dubbed 'the new Javier Hernandez.' The 17-year-old will spend a 10-day trial at Melwood where Kenny Dalglish will have the final say.
The Metro

OTHER GOSSIP

Newcastle plan to restrict the sale of tickets for away matches to season ticket holders and members only in the future following a pitch invasion during last week's friendly clash with Darlington.
Daily Mail

AND FINALLY

Aston Villa striker Darren Bent has no hard feelings after England team-mates Ashley Young and Stewart Downing both left the club this summer. He said: "I wish them all the best and I hope they go on to achieve great things."
The Express

Agent in Barcelona to tie up Sanchez move

The agent of Udinese star striker Alexis Sanchez has flown to Spain to finalise the Chile international's move to the Champions League holders, that has a reported transfer fee of over €27m

Paraguay triumph on penalties to make final

Paraguay will meet Uruguay in the final of the 2010 Copa America as Gerardo Martino's men secured a 5-3 victory on penalties following a 0-0 stalemate after 120 minutes

Vidal set to complete Juventus move - report

According one of Italy's main news outlets, Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Arturo Vidal is on the verge of joining Juventus in a €12m deal that will see Mohamed Sissoko moving the other way