Page Title: Australia Sport News: Latest from AFL, NRL, Football and more | Daily Mail Online

Page Description: Receive the latest sport news and updates including breaking, exclusives, pictures and videos for AFL, NRL, cricket, rugby union and A-League soccer from Daily Mail Australia.

Page Keywords:

Page Text: Australia Sport News Advertisement Why don't Man United IMPROVE players anymore? Rio Ferdinand said Bruno Fernandes is their only signing in 10 years to get better at the club and he's right... despite BILLION in outlay, players from Pogba to Di Maria, Martial to Lukaku have withered It was a scathing critique but a scarily accurate one. As all connected to Manchester United went through another bout of introspection following Saturday's lacklustre defeat to Everton, Rio Ferdinand made a bold statement. The former defender said that out of all United's signings in the last decade, only Bruno Fernandes has actually developed as a player during his time with the club. 'I don't know any others that have come and you actually go, "Oh, he's actually miles better! We'll get more money for him now!" There's none,' he said. Given United have spent around $2billion on new signings since the beginning of Sir Alex Ferguson's final season as manager a decade ago, that is a damning indictment of how a wildly successful club has been allowed to decline.

Header tags:

Your header tags:

Australia Sport News  Why don't Man United IMPROVE players anymore? Rio Ferdinand said Bruno Fernandes is their only signing in 10 years to get better at the club and he's right... despite BILLION in outlay, players from Pogba to Di Maria, Martial to Lukaku have withered   No wonder he was celebrating! Man United star Cristiano Ronaldo 'earned a bumper $1.5M bonus after hitting hat-trick in win against Norwich... and he'll get a further $176k for EVERY goal he scores between now and the end of the season'   DANNY MURPHY: Ederson's absence handed Liverpool an instant edge, and Sadio Mane proved that he's Jurgen Klopp's main man... the Reds really could go on and win the lot this season   Erik ten Hag will put pen-to-paper on a four-year deal at Man United this week as work continues on assembling the Dutchman's backroom staff... but he is UNSURE if he will keep hat-trick hero Cristiano Ronaldo with a major rebuild on the horizon    SPECIAL REPORT: FIFTEEN Premier League stars failed drug tests between 2015 and 2020 but not ONE was banned... as 88 footballers in Britain return positive samples - but details of cases are withheld    Man United 'SHOULDN'T have to rely' on Cristiano Ronaldo's heroics following his match-winning hat-trick against Norwich, claims Ralf Rangnick... as the interim boss warns they will get beaten by Liverpool if they fail to 'raise' level   Jai Arrow's dog MAULS tiny Schnauzer at one of Sydney's trendiest beaches - with cops to investigate as Souths star apologises and offers to pay traumatised owner's $10,000 vet bill       Premier League announce fixture changes after West Ham and Leicester progress in Europe... leaving Everton and Norwich facing the daunting prospect of playing twice in JUST three days in their fight to avoid relegation   Penrith's Taylan May opens up on assault charge and insists he did nothing wrong while 'defending Nathan Cleary': 'Anyone would have done what I did'   Paul Pogba cups his ears as he is BOOED off and told 'f**k you' by Man United crowd after Norwich win... before Ralf Rangnick warns fans to back off because targeting star 'doesn't make any sense'    Sean Dyche remains in talks with Burnley over $26MILLION contract settlement as fans are encouraged NOT to let their anger over decision impact the team's pursuit of Premier League safety    'Erik reached the top and Gino died in loneliness': The story of Weber, a youth player like no other who connected with ten Hag but saw his life fall apart off the pitch   Crystal Palace line up move for $26.5m-rated teenage defender Ronnie Edwards... as Patrick Vieira looks to add another hot prospect to his exciting young squad at Selhurst Park   Former chancellor GEORGE OSBORNE is 'parachuted in' to help Todd Boehly-led consortium buy Chelsea... as Raine Group prepare to announce their preferred bidder to take over the Premier League club   Liverpool book their first FA Cup final spot in a decade with victory over Man City in another absorbing clash between the two rivals... with a Konate header and a brace from Mane proving enough - despite City ALMOST sealing a dramatic comeback   FA CUP PLAYER RATINGS: Sadio Mane and Luis Diaz excelled for victorious Liverpool... while City keeper Zack Steffen had an afternoon to forget after being given his big chance to shine   Man City and Liverpool's FA Cup semi-final is marred by ugly fan trouble as violent supporters have a punch-up outside Wembley... while City are forced to issue an apology after their fans sung during Hillsborough minute silence    Jurgen Klopp insists Liverpool produced one of the best first-half performances of his reign in their commanding FA Cup semi-final win over Man City... but he remains unconvinced a quadruple is on the cards for his side    Pep Guardiola DEFENDS his team selection after making SEVEN changes for Man City's FA Cup semi-final defeat against Liverpool... and refuses to blame keeper Zack Steffen for 'accident' which gifted Sadio Mane a simple goal    Wrong team, Harry! Paul Pogba is left FURIOUS at Maguire after the Man United captain kicks his team-mate in the HEAD, leaving him BLEEDING - with Cristiano Ronaldo playing the role of peacemaker in win over Norwich    Wayne Rooney gives his Derby players an Easter treat by letting them spend more time with their families ahead of must-win trip to QPR... as Rams boss accepts 'anything less than three points' will all but seal relegation    STUART BROAD: Take over from Joe Root as England's next captain? I just want to focus on my game and earn my place back in the squad   Roosters WON'T sign Payne Haas as they 'are NOT interested' in Broncos firebrand, as Tricolours boss Nick Politis admits Sydney 'can't afford' Brisbane star   Melbourne's offseason turmoil over coach Simon Goodwin has 'galvanised' them into easily the AFL's best team and 'it doesn't look like anyone can stop them', says Nick Riewoldt    Cristiano Ronaldo spares Manchester United's blushes with a brilliant hat-trick after basement boys Norwich had fought back from 2-0 down to level at 2-2... and victory for Ralf Rangnick's side helps them close in on Spurs in top-four battle    Boxing promoter Bob Arum reveals he paid Daniel Kinahan millions for each of Tyson Fury's last four fights and says alleged drug kingpin remains brains behind management company MTK Global   Kenny Shiels... look away now! After the Northern Ireland manager said female teams concede goals in quick succession as a result of being 'emotional' it is actually MALE elite sides that succumb to thrashings more often   Tottenham miss the chance to move six points clear of north London rivals Arsenal in the race for the top four as Antonio Conte's side are punished for their lacklustre home display by a Leandro Trossard strike in the 90TH MINUTE   Family first! Campbell Hatton cheers dad Ricky up as 21-year-old stretches unbeaten pro record with comfortable points win after The Hitman missed Man City's FA Cup semi-final loss to Liverpool to watch his son's bout    Tottenham's Dejan Kulusevski SHOULD have been sent off against Brighton after appearing to throw an elbow into the face of Marc Cucurella, insists Jermaine Jenas... as Glenn Murray calls the yellow card an 'incredible decision'   Marseille fans are BANNED from Parc des Princes for Paris Saint-Germain clash, as authorities extend five-year ban on away fans at Le Clasique in the wake of increased fan violence across French stadiums this season   Carlo Ancelotti confirms Luka Modric will FINISH his career at Real Madrid as he says LaLiga giants 'won't have problems' with extending the veteran's contract for another year   Riding to the rescue! Callum Wilson insists he will play again this season after taking to his bike to aid recovery from a long-term calf injury and help Newcastle stay up this year   Juventus 1-1 Bologna: Italian giants salvage a point at home after Dusan Vlahovic's late equaliser rescues them against nine-man Bologna   Southampton 1-0 Arsenal: Jan Bednarek's strike consigns Arsenal to suffer third successive defeat as Gunners suffer further setback in pursuit of top four   Mikel Arteta admits his Arsenal players are 'really down' following loss to Southampton with his team having suffered four defeats in five games    Chelsea's next owner MUST invest in the next generation and realise the Blues are 'much more than only the first team', pleads boss Thomas Tuchel... as former chancellor George Osborne teams up with the Todd Boehly-led consortium    Fulham have fluffed automatic promotion before and know they need to finish the job on Tuesday... Marco Silva's side will be desperate to avoid the transfer trolley-dash that ruined their last two Premier League seasons    Roy Hodgson urges his Watford side to 'KEEP FAITH' in order to 'get ourselves back in the race' for survival after they slipped to a damaging last-minute defeat at home to Brentford... leaving the Hornets SIX points adrift of safety   'Crystal Palace is a place for rough diamond footballers': Eagles' last Wembley scorer Jason Puncheon is 2,000 miles away in Cyprus but always has one eye on his FA Cup near miss... now he is backing boyhood club to give Chelsea a run for their money!   OLIVER HOLT: Rory McIlroy and Collin Morikawa's beautiful moment at the Masters reminded us - sport gives us beauty where there is pain and darkness elsewhere   Burnley's 'shocked' stand-in manager Michael Jackson was told Sean Dyche was sacked after being called into the chairman's office when he arrived to take U23s training - as he promises there won't be wholesale changes to their style against West Ham    Man who filmed on-field fight at a local AFL game is given a HARDER punishment than the player who threw a punch   Nathan Cleary could've got $200K more a year to stay at Penrith - now he wants Taylan May to get some of that money after winger copped assault charge for allegedly defending his halfback    SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: It's heartbreaking to see my World Cup hero suffer so much with dementia... Steve Thompson's story is an important one and rugby must start taking this issue seriously   'Steffen saw Ederson do some skills on his goal line and thought he could do the same': Man City's No 2 is torn apart on Twitter after his HOWLER handed Sadio Mane a crucial second goal at Wembley as Liverpool ran riot in first half of FA Cup semi-final   Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks claims Taylor Walker is 'a BETTER person' after returning from six-game ban for racial slur...and insists Crows are STILL in the fight for the finals   'It'll be like me and you': Paul Gallen calls out Sonny Bill Williams AGAIN amid Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte debate... and insists bout between former rugby league stars 'has to happen in the near future'   Man United fans chant 'Joel Glazer's gonna die' and light red smoke flares as thousands march to Old Trafford and boycott first 17 minutes of Norwich game in protest at unpopular American owners after another season of failure    Taylor Walker kicks five goals in his second game back following a six-match racism ban as resurgent Adelaide withstand Richmond fightback to beat Tigers   NRL great backs Broncos star Kotoni Staggs to replace injured Latrell Mitchell in New South Wales' Origin squad after 'single-handedly DISMANTLING' opponents over the past two weeks     Jermaine Jenas claims 'there must have been some FALLING OUT' for Sean Dyche to be sacked after 10 years in charge... but Glenn Murray believes 'it could be the right decision' - as he cites Leeds' revival after dismissing Marcelo Bielsa   Manly hold off spirited Gold Coast comeback to win THRILLER and seal fourth straight victory, after Titans rallied behind brilliant David Fifita   David Haye sees Tyson Fury as the No 1 heavyweight on the PLANET, but that isn't stopping him from backing Dillian Whyte for an upset next weekend... the former champion believes his old sparring partner's 'big left hook' can shock the world   Touching moment jockey pays tribute to late spin king Shane Warne by impersonating his bowling action as he rides legendary cricketer's horse to its first victory: 'Very sentimental win, that'    Hearts 2-1 Hibernian: Ellis Simms and Stephen Kingsley sink arch-rivals and help Robbie Neilson's side through to the Scottish Cup final with either Celtic or Rangers lying in wait   Swans chairman Andrew Pridham slams AFL for pandering to TV rights holders instead of looking after fans with its floating round   Conor Benn WIPES OUT Chris van Heerden with a stunning second-round knockout as 'The Destroyer' moves one step closer to a world title shot with a vicious finish, as Eddie Hearn names Kell Brook as the perfect opponent   Jackson Hastings is willing to embrace 'punching bag' role at the Tigers as halfback aims to take the 'heat' off under-fire Luke Brooks after being picked at No 7 for Eels clash    Carlton's flying start to the AFL season is NO surprise to Ken Hinkley as Port coach heaps praise on former sidekick Michael Voss with Power desperate to end barren run of defeats   'They killed our children and raped our women and girls... If you stay silent you support this': Man City star Oleksandr Zinchenko hits out at former team-mates at Russian club Ufa who refuse to speak out against their country's brutal invasion of Ukraine   Gold Coast Suns chair Tony Cochrane moves to BLOCK 'Victoria-centric' Richmond Tigers boss Brendon Gale from the AFL's top job just days after Gillon McLachlan announced he would stand down at season's end    Bulldogs coach downplays claims Cody Weightman is making a habit of diving for free kicks as Wayne Carey declares he could be the BEST small forward in the AFL after five-goal haul against Kangaroos    Thousands of fans attend Freddy Rincon's wake in Cali to pay respect to the Colombia icon after he passed away on Wednesday following a fatal traffic collision   Leicester 27-17 Clermont (Leicester win 56-27 on agg): Hosts book a mouthwatering Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final with Leinster after completing the job against the French side   Judd Trump claims 'a lot of tournaments are living in the past' and argues that the World Championship should be moved AWAY from Sheffield's legendary Crucible  Get the Sport RSS feed Sport today 

Spelling errors:

Possibly mis-spelt word: Fernandes

Suggestion: Fernandez
Suggestion: Fernando

Possibly mis-spelt word: lacklustre

Suggestion: lackluster
Suggestion: backstreet

Possibly mis-spelt word: 2billion

Suggestion: billion
Suggestion: 2 billion

Broken links:

Broken image links:

CSS over tables for layout?:

Last modified date:

Images that are being re-sized:

Images that are being re-sized:

Mobile friendly:

Links with no anchor text:

W3C Validation:

Print friendly?:

GZIP Compression enabled?: