The two young South Africans join 10 other children from around the world in Manchester as part of Chevrolet’s What do you #playfor campaign
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The decision to name Rooney captain has long been rumoured, as the Dutch manager has moved to shore up his side’s morale ahead of the start of the Premier League season
The players have reacted well to Van Gaal’s training techniques and the 3-4-1-2 system he has used successfully against the Galaxy, Roma, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and now Liverpool
Manchester United may also play in Miami on August 4 if the club ends up being a group winner in the International Champions Cup
Watford are keen on keeping the youngster and have offered him a place on their scholarship scheme plus a one-year professional contract
On Thursday, he will be officially presented at a press conference before jetting off to the United States of America on Friday for the club’s pre-season tour
Last Monday, Nike unveiled the new United home kit with a new sponsor logo
The 18-year-old left back established himself as one of the hottest prospects in world football during his time at St Mary’s, leading to admiring glances from many major clubs
The deal is thought to be in the region of £27 million, with Blues boss Jose Mourinho looking to build a potential title winning squad for next season
Glazer is understood to have been in ill health for a number of years
Welbeck, speaking for the first time about the uncertainty surrounding his future, said he had started to feel disaffected because of his “frustrating” inability to establish himself in the central role he craves
Whilst Chelsea ultimately failed to challenge Liverpool and Manchester City for the title in the final weeks of the season and were eliminated by Atletico Madrid at the semi-final stage of the Champions League, there has been no indication that the Blues will seek to sack Mourinho this summe
“I spoke to the player and after our discussion. It was best he does not feature on Saturday for us,” Manu disclosed
The Bayern Munich midfielder had been pursued by David Moyes, Van Gaal’s predecessor, with the 24-year-old identified as being able to help solve the deficit in United’s central midfield department
Expectations are high at Old Trafford for the upcoming season and this will start with van Gaal’s ability to attract new legs
Just as Louis van Gaal retained a young José Mourinho as his assistant when taking over at Barcelona in 1997, the Dutchman has kept a figure from the regime of his predecessor at United, David Moyes. In doing so the 62-year-old illustrates a firm sense of security in his talent and that he is considering the club’s future beyond his own tenure
Ryan Giggs is to be Van Gaal’s No2 but he has retired from playing after a glittering career spanning 23 seasons
• Paul Scholes, Phil Neville and Nicky Butt have been left in the dark about their futures on the backroom staff
Van Gaal emerged as United’s preferred choice shortly after David Moyes was sacked but the club asked Ryan Giggs to take temporary charge until the end of the season while they concluded a deal with the Dutchman, who has vast experience of coaching at the top level
For the first time since the rankings began a decade ago, two Spanish teams feature at the top of Forbes magazine’s run-down of football’s richest clubs
Mexico were drawn in Group A at the World Cup and face Cameroon in Natal on June 13 in their opening game, before playing hosts Brazil in Fortaleza on June 17 and then squaring up against Croatia in Recife on June 23