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Queens Park Rangers Football Club (usually referred to as QPR) is an English professional football club, based in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years. Other honours include winning the League Cup in 1967, being runners-up in the old First Division in 1975–76 and reaching the final of the FA Cup in 1982.

Queens Park Rangers Football Club were founded in 1882, and their traditional colours are blue and white. In the early years after the club's formation in their original home of Queen's Park, games were played at many different grounds until finally the club settled into their current location at Loftus Road. Owing to their proximity to other west London clubs, QPR maintain long-standing rivalries with several other clubs in the area. The most notable of these are Fulham and Brentford, with whom they contest what are known as West London derbies.

The club has been managed by Neil Warnock since March 2010 and the current chairman of the club is Tony Fernandes.

History

:''For the current season see 2011–12 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season'' QPR was formed in 1882, when a team known as St Jude's merged with Christchurch Rangers. The resulting team was called Queens Park Rangers, because most of the players came from the Queen's Park area of North-West London. QPR became a professional team in 1889 and played their home games in nearly 20 different stadia (a league record), before permanently settling at Loftus Road in 1917 (although the team would briefly attempt to attract larger crowds by playing at the White City Stadium for two short spells: 1931 to 1933 and the 1962–63 season). QPR were promoted as champions of Division 3 South in the 1947–48 season. Dave Mangnall was the manager as Rangers enjoyed four seasons in the Second Division, being relegated in 1951–52. Tony Ingham was signed from Leeds United and went on to make most ever league appearances for QPR (519). Prior to the start of the 1959–60 season saw the arrival of arguably the club's greatest ever manager, Alec Stock. The 1960–61 season saw QPR achieve their biggest win to date: 9–2 vs Tranmere Rovers in a Division 3 match. In time, Stock, with the advent as Chairman in the mid-60s of Jim Gregory helped to achieve a total transformation of the club and its surroundings.

In 1966–67, QPR won the Division Three championship and became the first Third Division club to win the League Cup on Saturday, 4 March 1967, beating West Bromwich Albion 3–2, (coming back from a two goal deficit). 42 years on, it is still the only major trophy that QPR have won. The final was also the first League Cup Final to be held at Wembley Stadium. After winning promotion in 1968 to the top flight for the first time in their history, Rangers were relegated after just one season and spent the next four years in Division 2. Terry Venables joined from Spurs at the beginning of the 1969–70 season and Rodney Marsh was sold to Manchester City. During this time, new QPR heroes emerged including Phil Parkes, Don Givens, Dave Thomas and Stan Bowles. These new signings were in addition to home-grown talent such as Dave Clement, Ian Gillard, Mick Leach and Gerry Francis.

In 1974 Dave Sexton joined as manager and, in 1975–76 led QPR to the runners-up spot in the First Division, missing out on the Championship by a single point with a squad containing seven England internationals and internationals from the home nations. After completing their 42-game season, QPR sat at the top of the league, one point ahead of Liverpool who went on to defeat Wolverhampton Wanderers to clinch the title. Wolves were relegated to the Second Division that same season. The late 1970s also saw some cup success with Rangers reaching the semi-finals of the League Cup and in their first entry into European football reached the quarter finals of the UEFA Cup losing to AEK Athens on penalties. Following Sexton's departure in 1977 the club eventually slipped into the Second Division in 1979.

In 1980 Terry Venables took over as manager and the club installed a 'plastic pitch'. In 1982 QPR, still playing in the Second Division, reached the FA Cup Final for the only time in the club's history, facing holders Tottenham Hotspur. Tottenham won 1–0 in a replay. The following season 1982–83 QPR went on to win the Second Division championship and returned to English football's top division. After a respectable fifth place finish, and UEFA Cup qualification, the following year, Venables departed to become manager of Barcelona. Over the next seven years, various managers came and went from Loftus Road and the club spent many seasons finishing mid table but avoided relegation. The most successful season during this period was the 1987–88 season in which QPR finished fifth, missing out on a UEFA Cup campaign due to the ban on English clubs in European competition as a result of the Heysel Stadium disaster. They were also runners up in the 1986 League Cup, losing to Oxford United.

Gerry Francis, a key player in the 1970s QPR side who had proved himself as a successful manager with Bristol Rovers, was appointed manager in the summer of 1991. In the 1991–92 First Division campaign they finished mid-table in the league and were founder members of the new Premier League, finishing 5th, as top London club, in the 1992–93 inaugural season. Francis oversaw one of QPR's most famous victories, the 4–1 win at Old Trafford in front of live TV on New Years Day 1992. Midway through the 1994–95 season Francis resigned and very quickly became manager of Tottenham Hotspur and Ray Wilkins was installed as player-manager. Wilkins led QPR to an eighth place finish in the Premiership. In July 1995 the club's top goalscorer, Les Ferdinand, was sold for a club record fee of £6 million to Newcastle United.

QPR's struggled in the following season and were relegated at the end of the 1995–96 season. QPR then competed in Division 1 until 2001 under a succession of managers. Gerry Francis returned in 1998, however the 2000–2001 season proved to be a disaster, and Francis resigned in early 2001. Charismatic former player Ian Holloway became manager but was unable to stop Rangers from being relegated to England's third tier for the first time for more than thirty years. Following the 2003–2004 season QPR returned to Division 1 and struggled for consistent form over the next two campaigns before Holloway was suspended amidst rumours of his departure for Leicester City. A poor series of results and lack of progress at the club saw Holloway's successors Gary Waddock and later John Gregory (both former players) fail to hold on to the manager's job.

During this same period, QPR became embroiled in financial and boardroom controversy. Although the club had floated on the Alternative Investment Market in 1991, in 2001 it entered administration. A period of financial hardship followed and the club left administration after receiving a £10m high-interest emergency loan which continued to burden the club. Scandals involving the directors, shareholders and others emerged in 2005–06 season and included allegations of blackmail and threats of violence against the club's chairman Gianni Paladini. In an unrelated incident QPR were further rocked by the murder of Youth Team footballer Kiyan Prince on 18 May 2006 and, in August 2007, the death of promising teenager and first-team player Ray Jones in a car crash. Following this low point in the club's history as Rangers also faced mounting financial pressure, in the same month it was announced that the club had been bought by wealthy Formula One businessmen Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone (see ''Ownership and finances'' below). During the 2007–08 season, Rangers competed in the Football League Championship (see also: Queens Park Rangers F.C. season 2007-08). John Gregory's reign as manager came to an end in October 2007 after a string of poor results left QPR at the bottom of the Championship and he was replaced by Luigi De Canio until the end of the 2007–08 season. Further investment followed in early 2008 as the club looked to push for promotion to the Premier League within four years, on the back of greater financial stability. | title = QPR fans give thanks a billion times over | work=The Times | accessdate =25 February 2008 | url = http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/football_league/article3346046.ece | location=London | first=Alex | last=Wade | date=11 February 2008 }} On 14 May 2008 Iain Dowie was announced as the manager to begin the campaign to return Rangers to the top flight. However, on 24 October 2008 Iain Dowie was sacked after just fifteen games in charge of the club.

On Wednesday, 19 November 2008, QPR named former Portugal midfielder Paulo Sousa as their new first team coach. However, on 9 April 2009, His contract was terminated after he allegedly divulged confidential information without authority. On the same day as Sousa's sacking as QPR Manager, Player/Coach Gareth Ainsworth was appointed as Player/Caretaker Manager of QPR for a second time. On the 3 June 2009 Jim Magilton was named as new manager of Queens Park Rangers. Rangers then current Chairman Briatore said: "We had an incredibly high number of applicants, but Jim was the stand-out candidate for the role". However, despite leading QPR to a good start to the 2009/2010 season, a loss of form combined with an alleged head-butting incident with Hungarian midfielder Akos Buszaky saw the club further embroiled in controversy. Jim Magilton left the club by mutual consent on the 16 December 2009, along with his assistant John Gorman. They were replaced by Paul Hart and Mick Harford on the next day.

Less than a month and only 5 games after becoming manager at QPR, Paul Hart parted with the club on 14 January 2010. The reasons for his leaving the club are unstated at this time.

On 1 March 2010 Neil Warnock was appointed Manager on a three and a half year contract.

On 30 April 2011, QPR secured promotion to the Premier League with a 2–0 win over Watford FC. A subsequent FA investigation involving QPR's acquisition of Alejandro Faurlín threatened to deduct points from the side and put their promotion into jeopardy. The investigation concluded on the 7 May 2011, with QPR found to be at fault in two of the seven charges, and received a £875,000 fine. However, there were no points deducted by the FA, and QPR's promotion to the Premier League was secured.

Stadia

Rangers have had a somewhat nomadic existence, having played in 16 different locations throughout northwest London since their formation. The several grounds before 1886 are unknown but were probably in the Queens Park area (the first being ''The Queens Park'' itself). QPR hold the title of having had the most home grounds in football league history:

Welford's Fields (1886–1888)

London Scottish F.C.'s Ground (1888–1889)

Brondesbury (1888–1889)

Home Farm (1888–1889)

Kensal Green (1888–1889)

Gun Club (1888–1889)

Wormwood Scrubs (1888–1889)

Kilburn Cricket Ground (1888–1889)

Kensal Rise Athletic Ground (1899–1901)

Latimer Road/St Quintin Avenue (1901–1902)

Kensal Rise Athletic Ground (1902–1904)

Royal Agricultural Society showgrounds (1904–1907)

Park Royal Ground (1907–1917)

Loftus Road (1917–1931)

White City Stadium (1931–1933)

Loftus Road (1933–1962)

White City Stadium (1962–1963)

Loftus Road (1963–present)

Ownership and finances

After a number of years of financial difficulties which included a period in financial administration, QPR was bought by Formula One tycoons and multi-millionaires Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore in a £14 million takeover in August 2007. In spending £690,000 to acquire a 69 per cent majority stake in the club from a Monaco-based consortium led by Italian football agent, Antonio Caliendo, Ecclestone spent £150,000 on his 15 per cent, while Briatore bought 54 per cent for £540,000 through a British Virgin Islands registered company, Sarita Capital. In addition, Briatore and Ecclestone are believed to have promised £5 million in convertible loan facilities to help buy players and have covered £13 million of debt, in a total commitment to the club of around £20 million. At the time of purchase the remaining 31 per cent of shareholders turned down the offer of 1p a share. Four months later, on 20 December 2007, it was announced that the family of billionaire Lakshmi Mittal had purchased a 20 per cent shareholding in the club from Briatore. The purchase price of the 20 per cent stake was just £200,000. As part of the investment Lakshmi Mittal's son-in-law Amit Bhatia took a place on the board of directors. While Gianni Paladini remains chairman of the football club, Alejandro Agag, as chairman of QPR Holdings (the parent company) was the de facto chairman, until he was replaced by Flavio Briatore in early February 2008. Agag moved into the role of managing director, supported by a deputy managing director, Ali Russell, who moved from Hearts in the Scottish Premier League.

Despite QPR's perilous financial condition in 2007/2008, the combined personal wealth of the club's new owners (which included the world's then 8th richest man Lakshmi Mittal) sparked speculation that QPR would receive significant further investment from their new benefactors drawing parallels to their wealthy West London neighbours Chelsea and Fulham. However, no significant further funds were made available to the club other than those injected as part of the purchase of its share capital and much of the subsequent player transfer activity involved loan acquisitions or free transfers. Indeed it was reported in January 2008 that the investors had not discharged the £10 million loan from ABC Corporation (secured on the club's stadium) together with its £1 million annual interest burden—despite the club's prospective annual turnover of between £10 million and £15 million a year. Furthermore around £2 million was still owed to former director and major shareholder, Antonio Caliendo, who waived £4.5 million of loans when Briatore and Ecclestone bought the club. It was expected that the ABC loan would be discharged in June 2008 on its maturity and that the debt owed to Caliendo would be paid off "in early 2008" in line with a funding strategy which Ecclestone publicly stated would not result in the wealthy owners simply bankrolling the club. In fact the ABC loan was discharged on or around 31 July 2008. Mittal's investment is thought to be primarily motivated by his son-in-law's interests and that Mittal himself would remain a silent investor while Briatore, Ecclestone and Bhatia worked together to implement the strategy of slowly building the club up ahead of a push for promotion to the Premier League in 2009. The new owners also pledged to refurbish Loftus Road and use their experience in Formula One to increase sponsorship revenues. On 25 March 2008, QPR confirmed that, from the 2008–09 season and for five seasons, their kits would be supplied by Lotto Sport Italia as part of a number of new partnerships formed by Flavio Briatore. The investment potential of the club's new backers resulted in a number of wildly speculative storylines in the football press throughout the 2007–08 season including rumoured signings of former World Player of the Year winners Luís Figo and Zinedine Zidane (the latter as a possible manager).

In May 2008, billionaire Vijay Mallya was linked with buying into the club, as part of the Ecclestone, Briatore and Mittal consortium. Following the termination of the club's sponsorship deals with ''Car Giant'', Le Coq Sportif, and Sellotape at the end of the 2007–08 season, in early July 2008 it was expected to be announced that Gulf Air would be the new shirt sponsors for 3 years. Further sponsorship packages were also announced including Abbey Financial Services and Lotto Sport Italia.

Flavio Briatore's future as QPR chairman came under question in September 2009 after he left the Renault F1 team in the midst of race fixing allegations. The Football League board discussed the matter on 8 October 2009 and declared that they would be awaiting a response from Briatore to various questions before commenting further. Meanwhile, the club continued to make losses (£18.8m in 2008-09 and £13.7m 2009-10). Briatore sold his (62%) shares to Ecclestone in December 2010 (with the Italian possibly retaining a right of first-refusal should Ecclestone sell) and initially stepped back from the day-to-day running of the business in favour of Amit Bhatia and Ishan Saksena (company chairman and managing director). However his involvement gradually returned and conflicts between Briatore and Bhatia/Saksena resulted in both Bhatia and Saksena leaving QPR in May 2011. During QPR's successful Championship-winning season in 2010/11, Ecclestone made numerous public statements about his willingness to sell his stake in the club, hoping to cash in on their promotion to the Premier League. On 18 August 2011, Malaysian businessman Tony Fernandes was unveiled as the majority shareholder after having bought out Ecclestone's then-66% stake in the club for a rumoured fee of around ₤35 million, while the Mittal Family retained their 33% stake. Amit Bhatia was restored to his position as Vice-Chairman. Phillip Beard was announced as the new Chief Executive of the club and Gianni Paladini removed as club chairman. Briatore and Ecclestone are no longer involved with the club. They have no board representation or other financial ties. Bhatia also explained in the takeover announcement that the loan, representing the refinanced ABC Corporation debt (secured using the stadium as collateral) has now been "bought off" by the new regime (that is, refinanced by new debt). It is though that the current debt is represented by a shareholders' loan to the club and is non-interest bearing. Despite the club's fortunes in attracting investors, it continues to be mired in controversy from previous ownership regimes and has been subject to proceedings from former investors Carlos Dunga and Antonio Caliendo.

In popular culture

The BBC TV series ''Bottom'' featured the character Edward Hitler (played by Adrian Edmondson) as a supporter of the team. In the show, he once asked the barman of his local (called "The Lamb and Flag,") if it was true he had a trial with the team. Dick Head, the landlord replied that he was decked by Les Ferdinand for kicking the ball in his own net. He was expecting to get applause from his team mates, as he was unaware he had scored an own goal. Also, in the BBC sci-fi sitcom ''Red Dwarf'', Holly the computer makes a gag about QPR's away fixtures. Kryten, upon seeing a group of people frozen by time, she comments "I've never seen such a thing! A group of people who show all the normal life signs, but seem totally incapable of movement!" to which Holly quips, "Never seen QPR play away then?!". Reference was also made to QPR in the BBC series Tucker. In the 17 January 1978 episode of M*A*S*H (Tea and Empathy) a group of soldiers are lying around reading letters from home and a conversation develops around football. One of the characters says "You're barmy mate, it's Queens Park Rangers all the way". The comedy detective series Boys From The Bush included the character Reg Toomer, an ardent QPR fan. Although set in Melbourne, the series ended in Hammersmith and included a scene inside Loftus Road. The BBC sitcom My Family features lead character Ben Harper (played by Robert Lindsay) as a QPR fan. In one episode he is seen watching a game on TV dressed in blue and white chanting "come on, you hoops!"

Musicians Alan Wilder of Depeche Mode and Recoil, Nick Midson (formerly of Threshold), Ian Gillan of Deep Purple, Mick Jones of punk band The Clash, Glen Matlock of the Sex Pistols, Robert Smith of The Cure, Pete Doherty, of The Libertines and Babyshambles, as well as Matador Records founder Gerard Cosloy, are all fans of the club. Doherty used to run a club fanzine, "All Quiet On The Western Avenue", and has made reference to them in his music and videos. Musician and comedian Bill Bailey is also a fan of Queens Park Rangers as is London Wasps & England rugby union player Dom Waldouck. The composers Michael Nyman, Gavin Bryars and John Tilbury are all QPR fans and were regulars at Loftus Road in the late 60s and early 70s. Andrew Ridgeley of pop band Wham! was featured in a QPR kit in the video for The Edge of Heaven. The club's former logo briefly appears in the video for Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly's video for 'I-Spy'.

Overseas Support

Queens Park Rangers have a large contingent of supporters, often ex-pat, in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, Iran, South Africa, Sweden, Serbia, St Lucia and the United States of America. QPR has also attracted significant support from the Irish community since the 1960s owing to Loftus Road being the nearest league ground to the Irish enclaves of West and North-West London. In Norway QPR's fanbase date back to when QPR was aired often enough on the NRK Tippekampen (Saturday afternoon main matches 1969–1995 co-aired in Norway, Sweden and Denmark) and from their Europa Cup visit to Brann (Bergen).

Statistics and records

Highest Attendance 35,353: vs Leeds United 27 April 1974 Division 1

Highest win 13–0: vs Tavistock 18 July 2011 Pre-season

Highest league win 9–2: vs Tranmere Rovers 03/12/1960 Division 3

Highest league loss 1–8: vs Manchester United 19 March 1969 Division 1

Most capped player: Alan McDonald: 52 Northern Ireland

Most League appearances: Tony Ingham: 519 1950–63

Oldest Player: Ray Wilkins: 39 years 352 days. 01/09/1996 Division 1

Youngest Player Frank Sibley: 15 years 275 days

Most League Goals in a Season: George Goddard, 37, Division 3 South, 1929–30.

Most Goals in a Season: Rodney Marsh, 44 (30 League, 3 FA Cup,11 League Cup) 1966–67

Most League Goals in Total Aggregate: George Goddard, 174, 1926–34.

Most Goals in Total Aggregate: George Goddard, 186 , 1926–34

Record Transfer Fee Received: £6,000,000 from Newcastle United for Les Ferdinand, June 1995.

Record Transfer Fee Paid: £3,500,000 to Instituto de Córdoba for Alejandro Faurlín, July 2009.

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Excluded players

Retired numbers

Notable former players

Queens Park Rangers F.C. "All Time XI"

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Queens Park Rangers Fans were asked for a vote for their all time strongest squad in 2008. Phil Parkes (1970–79) Dave Clement (1965–79) Alan McDonald (1981–97) Paul Parker (1987–91) Ian Gillard (1968–82) Trevor Sinclair (1993–98) Stan Bowles (1972–79) Gerry Francis (1968–79) Dave Thomas (1972–77) Les Ferdinand (1987–95) Rodney Marsh (1966–72)

Current coaching staff

:''As of 19 May 2011.''

! Position	! Name	! Nationality
First Team Manager	Neil Warnock
Assistant Manager
First Team Coach	Keith Curle
Reserve Team Manager	Ronnie Jepson
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Carl Serrant
Goalkeeping Coach	David Rouse
Chief Scout	Kevin Randall
Head Physio	Nigel Cox
Assistant Physio	Sangi Patel
Kit Man	Gary Doyle
Youth Development Manager	Steve Gallen
Youth Development Assistant Manager	Marc Bircham

Current board of directors

:''As of 20 August 2011.''

! Position	! Name	! Nationality
Chairman	Tony Fernandes
Vice-Chairman	Amit Bhatia
Managing Director	Philip Beard
Director	Kamarudin Bin Meranun
Director	Ruben Emir Gnanalingam

Managers

''The last ten managers of QPR:''

!Name	!Nat	!From	!To	!G	!W	!D	!L	!Win %
				35	12	11	12	34.3
				15	8	3	4	53.3
				7	2	1	4	28.6
				26	7	12	7	26.9
				5	1	1	3	20.0
				24	9	8	7	37.5
	&			1	0	1	0	0
				5	1	2	2	20.0
				7	1	0	6	14.3
				55	27	18	10	49.1

Honours

''Note: the leagues and divisions of English football have changed somewhat over time, so here they are grouped into their relative levels on the English football league system at the time they were won to allow easy comparison of the achievement''

Domestic honours

Premier League and predecessors (level 1 of the English football league system)

* Runners-up: 1975–1976

Football League Championship and predecessors (level 2 of the English football league system)

* Champions: 1982–83; 2010–11

* Runners-up: 1967–68; 1972–73

Football League One and predecessors (level 3 of the English football league system)

* Champions: 1947–48; 1966–67

* Runners-up: 1946–47; 2003–04

FA Cup

* Runners-up: 1981–82

League Cup

*Winners: 1966–67

*Runners-up: 1985–86

FA Charity Shield

* Runners-up: 1907–08; 1911–12

Minor honours

Division Three South (North Region) Champions 1945–46

Southern League Champions 1907–08, 1911–12

Western League Champions 1905–06

Western League Runners-up 1906–07, 1908

Wartime League South B Champions 1939–40

Wartime League South D Runners Up 1939–40

West London Challenge Cup Finalist 1890–91

West London Observer Cup Winners 1892–93, 1893–94

London Cup Winners 1895

Southern Charity Cup Winners 1913

Trofeo Bartolotti 2011

References

External links

Official Site

QPR.ORG – QPR Message Board Site

QPR Report News Blog Continually-updated QPR News Site

QPR Report Messageboard

Independent Rs QPR Fan run site with much club history plus a Messageboard

1882QPR Messageboard & Social Networking Site

QPR Norway Home of the Norwegian fans

QPR Mad Unofficial QPR site

Loft For Words

QPR at VitalFootball.co.uk

QPRFANZ QPRFANZ

QPR Today

View From The Loft

Report Messageboad

QPR Ladies – unofficial QPR Ladies Website

TalkQPR QPR News Website

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Neil Warnock (born 1 December 1948), is an English former professional footballer who is currently manager of English Premier League club Queens Park Rangers.

His professional playing career started with Chesterfield in 1967, before moving on to clubs including Rotherham United, Hartlepool United, Scunthorpe United, Aldershot, Barnsley, York City and Crewe Alexandra before retiring as a player in 1979.

Since becoming a manager in 1980 he has managed several English football league clubs including Huddersfield Town, Notts County, Plymouth Argyle, Crystal Palace and, most successfully, an eight-year spell at Sheffield United.

Playing career

Warnock played for Chesterfield, Rotherham United, Hartlepool United, Scunthorpe United, Aldershot, Barnsley, York City and Crewe Alexandra, making a total of 326 league appearances in an eleven-year playing career. At Hartlepool he won the club's Player of the Season award in 1972.

Managerial career

Non-League

After being involved in Sunday League coaching his first full managerial job was with Northern Premier League side Gainsborough Trinity in 1981. Following this he managed Burton Albion and Scarborough. At Scarborough he and Paul Evans, his assistant, won the Football Conference title in 1987, making them the first team to win automatic promotion to the Football League following the abolition of the re-election system.

With Mick Jones

He had earlier spent time as a coach at Peterborough United, where he met Posh assistant boss Mick Jones, who would become his own long-time assistant. Warnock then became manager of Notts County with Jones as his assistant. Warnock's assistant at Scarborough Paul Evans and ex-Scarborough physio Dave Wilson also joined the backroom staff, and the pair achieved successive promotions to get County into the top flight in 1991 (with Warnock turning down lucrative offers to manage Chelsea and Sunderland during this time), before Warnock left in the 1992–93 after County's relegation had cost them a place in the new Premier League.

In March 1993 he took over as 'consultant' at Torquay United, saving the club from relegation from the Football League. Warnock resumed his partnership with Jones, Evans and Wilson at Huddersfield Town, his appointment coming in July 1993.

Huddersfield Town

Warnock was quick to inject new blood into the Terriers' side, snapping up 'keeper Steve Francis, Darren Bullock, Ronnie Jepson, Tom Cowan and Pat Scully during his first season, all of whom would go on to become mainstays in the 1994/95 promotion season. He also showed faith in Centre of Excellence products such as Chris Billy, Simon Baldry and Andy Booth – a player then struggling to make the breakthrough who would go on to become a club legend in modern times. Despite these acquisitions Town struggled for most of the 1993/94 season, their last at Leeds Road, and Warnock was quick to offload fan favourites Iwan Roberts, Iffy Onoura and Chris Marsden while introducing a more direct style of play. He also didn't enjoy the best of relationships with cult hero Phil Starbuck.

The run to the final of the Autoglass Trophy coincided with an upturn in league form and a mass optimism further bolstered by the move to the new Alfred McAlpine Stadium for the 1994/95 season. Warnock's side won the Yorkshire Electricity Cup in late 1994. Warnock's side were genuine contenders for automatic promotion until falling away in the final few games to finish 5th (the final Play-Off spot that season owing to league re-structuring). They triumphed on penalties over 2nd-placed Brentford after two thrilling ties and went on to beat Bristol Rovers at Wembley.

He quit Huddersfield just days after their promotion, but made a swift and surprising return to management at Plymouth Argyle, which had just been relegated to Division Three.

Plymouth Argyle

In his first season as manager of Plymouth Argyle, Warnock took the club to Division Three play-off glory after finishing 4th in the league. The play-off semi-final was a memorable affair - Argyle played Colchester United and were 1–0 down from the 1st leg, but won 3–1 at Home Park in the 2nd leg. During this game, Warnock was sent off from the dug-out. Warnock responded to this by jumping into the crowd to watch the remainder of the match with the Argyle supporters.

The final was the first match that the club had played at Wembley Stadium. A header from Ronnie Mauge on 65 minutes gave Argyle a 1–0 win over Darlington and promotion to Division Two.

In February 1997, Warnock was surprisingly sacked as Argyle manager despite his popularity with the supporters.

Going it alone

Following his successful period as manager of Plymouth Argyle, Warnock rounded out the 1990s with Oldham Athletic and Bury.

Sheffield United

He was appointed as manager of his boyhood club Sheffield United on 2 December 1999. In 2002–03, Warnock led Sheffield United to the semi-finals of the FA Cup and League Cup only to lose to Liverpool and Arsenal respectively, as well as the First Division play-off final, with the Blades beaten 3–0 by Wolverhampton Wanderers. This was the first time in his management career that he had lost a play-off contest, as he had achieved four promotions via the playoffs in the 1990s.

In 2005 Jones resumed the partnership by taking up the assistant's post at Bramall Lane, and at the end of the 2005–06 season the club were promoted to the Premiership as runners-up in The Championship.

The Blades performed well in their expected relegation battle, and for a long time looked to be heading for survival. However a turning point in the season occurred with victories for both West Ham and Wigan on the final day of the season, condemning Warnock's side to relegation. Warnock claimed in his autobiography that minutes after the final game of the season, actor and Blades fan Sean Bean burst into his office, blaming Warnock for the team's relegation in a "foul-mouthed tirade" while Warnock's wife and daughter were present. Bean denied this, calling Warnock "bitter" and "hypocritical", and arguing that he would never use such language in front of another man's wife and children. Warnock resigned from the club following relegation to take some time out of football.

A major factor that caused Sheffield United's relegation was that Fulham beat Liverpool in the penultimate game of the season. Liverpool rested many first team players (due to the fact Liverpool had a Champions League final to look forward to) and consequently lost 1–0. Liverpool started the day in fourth place and finished the league a week later in third place.

Warnock was frustrated that Liverpool played a weaker team, because it did not give the teams in the relegation battle an equal chance of survival.

Crystal Palace

He spoke to Milan Mandarić about the vacant managerial role at Leicester City in the summer, but was never handed the job. Simon Jordan spoke to Warnock about taking over at Crystal Palace following the sacking of Peter Taylor and, after initially not being keen over the job, he returned to football management with Palace on 11 October 2007. Having his personal friend Simon Jordan as Owner and Chairman was certainly a help in him getting the job. Jones returned from his own sabbatical to join Warnock's team as assistant. Under Warnock and Jones Palace made a massive turn-around, moving from relegation battlers to promotion contenders in the space of six months, with Warnock's use of youngsters a major factor in the improved performances and results. Palace made the play-offs in the end, but were beaten at the semi-final stage by Bristol City, who went on to lose to Hull City in the final.

Warnock stayed on for the 2008–09 season, but on taking the job a year earlier he had made it clear that the Crystal Palace job would be his last managerial role in football, with the club's finances beginning the take a turn for the worse. The 2009–10 season saw Palace perform well despite being heavily restricted by the club's poor financial position, which resulted in the club being placed in administration late in January. A 10-point deduction was imposed by the Football League for this. Crystal Palace's administrator commented that Warnock was 'let go' after telling the administrator he did not have the stomach for the fight to save the club.

Queens Park Rangers

On 1 March 2010 Warnock joined Queens Park Rangers as manager on a three-and-a-half year deal after agreeing compensation with Crystal Palace. His first match in charge was an emphatic 3–1 home win against West Bromwich Albion.

He helped QPR comfortably avoid relegation in 2009-10 – including a 2–0 win against former club Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. Warnock was awarded Manager of the Month for August 2010. Using a new 4–2–3–1 formation built around playmaker Adel Taarabt who went on win the Football League Championship Player of the Year 2011. QPR topped the table for the majority of the 2010-11 season and On 30 April 2011 were promoted as Championship champions after a 2-0 win over Watford.

Disputes

Warnock, who is qualified as a referee, but has never officiated at the very top level, is renowned for his outbursts, which some see as controversial

Players

Stéphane Henchoz – Over an alleged spitting incident in the League Cup semi-final between Sheffield United and Liverpool.

Peter Swan – A player for Warnock at Argyle and Bury, he called Warnock "a prick".

Stephen Hunt – After a match against Reading Warnock condemned the behaviour of the Royals' Stephen Hunt. He is said to have commented: "Hunt has proved on a few occasions that he's a clever type, and his challenge on Nick Montgomery earlier in the game wasn't clever either". He also said he looked like he shouldn't be holding a pint.

Michael Johnson – In a 2005–06 Championship game with Derby County, Warnock reacted to a challenge by Johnson on Paul Ifill and was accused of playing a part in getting the opposition player sent off. This led to a face to face confrontation between the two and the Derby fans were incensed by Warnock's actions. Warnock asserted that the tackle was a bad one and that his reaction had made no difference to the outcome.

Shefki Kuqi – During a 2007–08 Championship game with Wolves, Kuqi was spotted gesturing at Palace fans whilst being substituted. As a result the Finnish international was transfer-listed and fined two weeks' wages, with Warnock stating "I will be transfer-listing him immediately. I don't accept things like that, so that is the end of the matter." However it was not, as Kuqi would return the following season after an injury crisis and would gain popularity with some Palace fans, despite again upsetting them by refusing to lower his wage demands at the end of his contract and subsequently leaving the club.

El Hadji Diouf - As manager of QPR, Warnock criticized Diouf for his behavior after a challenge between QPR's Jamie Mackie and Blackburn's Gael Givet left Mackie with a double fracture in his leg: "For many years I have thought [Diouf] was the gutter type - I was going to call him a sewer rat but that might be insulting to sewer rats. [...] I hope he goes abroad because I won't miss watching him. He is a nasty little person."

Managers

Gérard Houllier – See Stéphane Henchoz above. Also involved an argument about United's allegedly physical approach against Liverpool in the League Cup Semi Final 1st leg, a match in which Liverpool had 5 men cautioned to United's one.

Phil Thompson – See Stéphane Henchoz above.

Stan Ternent – A longstanding feud. Most recently in 2001, when Ternent accused Warnock of sending his then assistant manager Kevin Blackwell to listen to his half time teamtalk . Mick Jones – A long-term assistant to Warnock, the pair did not speak for several years after Jones opted to remain at Plymouth Argyle as manager after Warnock was sacked, rather than follow him to Oldham Athletic. The pair reunited as a managerial partnership again in 2005 at Sheffield United and achieved promotion in their first season back together, and are now both at Queens Park Rangers. Joe Kinnear – Kinnear remarked that Warnock was a 'prat' after a 1–1 draw between Sheffield United and Kinnear's Nottingham Forest in 2004–05. Kevin Blackwell – Warnock told the press that he wished he'd had the money to spend on players that Blackwell had in the season 2004–2005. Blackwell had previously been Warnock's assistant at Sheffield United for several years and indeed Warnock had helped Blackwell out for years, working with him at Scarborough, Huddersfield, Torquay, Plymouth et al. Another dispute occurred on 18 April 2006 in a match between Leeds United and Sheffield United at Bramall Lane when Warnock was sent from the touch-line after making a comment to Blackwell over a tackle by Gary Kelly on a Sheffield United player that Warnock deemed a bookable offence, and would have resulted in the Leeds player being sent off. Nigel Worthington – on 18 March 2006 Worthington apparently refused to shake hands with Warnock resulting in Warnock sticking two fingers up at him, an incident over which the FA charged Warnock with improper conduct. Wally Downes – On 20 January 2007, in a match against Reading, Keith Gillespie was sent off seconds after he came on to the pitch, for swiping Reading's Stephen Hunt in the face. After a protracted departure from the pitch, Warnock performed a stamping motion on the sideline directed towards referee Mark Halsey – referring to an earlier tackle made by Steve Sidwell which Warnock felt warranted a red card as well. Reading coach Wally Downes took exception to his actions, and pushed Warnock, causing a mass brawl on the sidelines. Both Warnock and Downes were sent to the stands as a result. Later Wally Downes admitted a misconduct charge to the FA, was fined £2,000 and given a one-match touchline ban, but it did earn Downes a chant with the Reading fans referring to his attack on Warnock. Gareth Southgate – Accused Southgate on Sky Sports News (shown 19 March 2007) of fielding a weaker starting XI against relegation-threatened Manchester City. Warnock claimed Southgate was "helping out" a friend, City manager Stuart Pearce.

Referees

Jim Rushton – Warnock, whilst manager of Huddersfield Town, was known to dislike Rushton. Huddersfield played Lincoln City in the FA Cup and Warnock was disappointed with Lee Sinnott and someone being carded and wasn't happy when he find out that Rushton was to referee a league game between the same two sides and Warnock asked for him to be switched as it would give Lincoln "an unfair advantage". Before the game Rushton said to Warnock that he knew he had wanted him switched. During the game Warnock was sent off for a "non-violent push" on the linesman. Rushton also refereed the Autoglass Trophy Final in 1994 between Swansea City and Huddersfield. Huddersfield lost 4–1 on penalties.

David Elleray – Warnock called him a "bald-headed bloke", whilst criticizing his decision making ability. Graham Poll – Following what Warnock believed to be a mistake by Poll which led to Arsenal scoring in the FA Cup semi-final in 2003. In a Sky Sports documentary, Warnock agreed to be filmed in a personal documentary about his life on and off the pitch. During a match at home to Ipswich Town, Warnock was seen to swear at and verbally abuse one of the assistant referees (also telling the then Ipswich manager that the assistant 'had been his best player'), perhaps revealing why Warnock is seen as one of the more controversial football managers in England. Richard Beeby – Warnock heavily criticised Beeby in February 2008 after he played on for longer than the designated added time at the end of a match between Bristol City and Palace at Ashton Gate, which led to Bristol City equalising 25 seconds after full-time should have been blown, even claiming Beeby celebrated City's equaliser. Warnock was subsequently charged with "improper conduct" by the FA. In response, he "admitted the charge and requested a personal hearing". Warnock was subsequently fined £2,000. Rob Shoebridge – Warnock heavily criticised Rob Shoebridge and his officials after another disputed incident at Ashton Gate, when Freddie Sears gave Palace what they thought was an early lead. However Sears' effort rebounded back off of the stanchion at the back of the goal and out of it, leading to Shoebridge and his assistants signalling a goal-kick. Palace were then beaten in the penultimate minute of the game, and Warnock claimed that his side had been "cheated" out of a result.

Fans

Leicester City – When Leicester restructured their debt after going into administration in 2002, enabling them to hold on to a string of Premiership stars who ordinarily would have been sold to stay afloat, they gained promotion to the Premiership, at the expense of Sheffield United, who had to make do with a play-off place. After United failed to gain promotion Warnock revealed his anger at the Leicester situation. Incensed that City could have got into such a state yet continued to compete at the top of the table, with no punishment, Warnock complained to the press, claiming United should have Leicester's place in the Premiership and the club should have been relegated or booted out the League. Any team now going into administration is automatically deducted 10 points, although even with this punishment Leicester would still have been two points clear of United, albeit with a far stronger team as a result of the move into administration. He added further problems between Leicester fans and himself on 15 July 2010. Warnock told the Ealing Gazette that Leicester were not as big as his current club, Queens Park Rangers.

Sean Bean – In a recent tabloid serialisation of Warnock's autobiography, "Made In Sheffield", Warnock claims that minutes after the final game of the 2006–07 season Bean burst into his office, blaming Warnock for the team's relegation in a "foul-mouthed tirade" while Warnock's wife and daughter were present. Bean denied this, calling Warnock "bitter" and "hypocritical", and arguing that he would never use such language in front of another man's wife and children.

Bury – Warnock's reputation started poorly with Bury fans and finally was destroyed when he was seen wearing a Sheffield Utd tie for an interview at Gigg Lane prior to a match against them. He had the accolade of receiving abuse from the whole stadium when Bury played away to Oldham Athletic where he was held in similar regard.

Chairmen & directors

Warnock is also critical in the autobiography of several of the chairmen and directors he worked with during his career. The most notable were Derek Pavis (Notts County), Dan McCauley (Plymouth Argyle), Terry Fisher (Huddersfield Town), and Ken Marsden (Gainsborough Trinity). However, Warnock insists in the same publication that he now gets on well with all of them.

Personal life

Warnock has been a lifelong supporter of Sheffield United. He is married to Sharon and has four children, Natalie, James, Amy and William. , he lived in Richmond, London and had a home in Cornwall.

He has published two books, ''Neil Warnock's Wembley Way: The Manager's Inside Story'' with Rick Cowdery in 1996, which recalls Plymouth Argyle's Third Division play-off final win in the same year, and ''Made in Sheffield: Neil Warnock – My Story'', his autobiography, published in 2007.

Honours

Promotions

1986–87: Conference winners (promotion to Division 4) – Scarborough

1989–90: Division 3 Playoff winners (promotion to Division 2) – Notts County

1990–91: Division 2 Playoff winners (promotion to Division 1) – Notts County

1994–95: Division 2 Playoff winners (promotion to Division 1) – Huddersfield Town

1995–96: Division 3 Playoff winners (promotion to Division 2) – Plymouth Argyle

2005–06: Championship runners-up (promotion to Premier League) – Sheffield United

2010-11: Championship winners (promotion to Premier League) - Queens Park Rangers

Manager of the month

2002–03: (Division 1 Manager of the Month): January – Sheffield United

2003–04: (Division 1 Manager of the Month): November – Sheffield United

2004–05: (Division 1 Manager of the Month): December – Sheffield United

2007–08: (Championship Manager of the Month): December – Crystal Palace

2010–11: (Championship Manager of the Month): August – QPR

2010–11: (Championship Manager of the Month): September – QPR

Cups

1982–83: Northern Premier League Challenge Cup winner – Burton Albion

1993–94: Football League Trophy finalist – Huddersfield Town

1994–95: Yorkshire Electricity Cup winners – Huddersfield Town

2002–03: FA Cup semi-finalist – Sheffield United

2002–03: League Cup semi-finalist – Sheffield United

Other

Hartlepool United Player of the Year, 1971–72 season

Statistics

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References

External links

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Djibril Aruun Cissé (; born 12 August 1981 in Arles, France) is a French international footballer of Ivorian origin, who currently plays for Serie A club Lazio. He is noted particularly for his speed and acceleration. Since 2005, he has held the title of ''Lord of the Manor of Frodsham''.

Cissé started his career at AC Arles in 1989 at the age of eight. After seven years at the club, he had a six-month spell at Nîmes Olympique before moving to Auxerre joining the club's youth system. Cissé spent two years in the system before graduating to the first team in 1998. Having had a move to Liverpool delayed once, he finally moved to the Merseyside-based club in 2004, after playing for Auxerre for six seasons, scoring 90 goals in 166 appearances. During his time at Anfield, he played 83 games, scoring 26 times. Towards the end of his Liverpool career, he had a loan spell at Marseille scoring 15 goals in 25 appearances before the deal was made permanent. Cissé returned to the Premier League once more in 2008 with a loan spell at Sunderland, scoring 11 goals in 39 appearances. On 25 June 2009, he signed a four year contract with Greek side Panathinaikos.

Personal life

Cissé was born to Muslim parents but later converted to Christianity. His father Mangué Cissé was formerly a professional footballer and had captained his country before his parents moved from the Ivory Coast to France in 1974. Djibril was the seventh and last child of his family, after siblings Nma, Damaye, Abou, Fode, Seni and Hamed. After his move to Liverpool, Cissé purchased a house in the village of Frodsham, Cheshire, and in doing so gained the title of Lord of the Manor of Frodsham. Soon after buying the house, his decision to refuse the Cheshire Forest Hunt permission to hunt on his land received substantial press coverage. In June 2005, Djibril Cissé married Jude Littler, a college lecturer from Anglesey. The wedding took place at Bodelwyddan Castle, with notable guests including Shaun Wright-Phillips and Cissé's French national teammates Louis Saha and Sylvain Wiltord. Cissé got married in a tuxedo in the red of Liverpool. He and his wife Jude have three children. Djibril also has a daughter from a previous relationship, while Jude has a son Liam from a previous relationship.

Cissé also had a cameo role in a French comedy movie titled ''Taxi 4'', featuring in a high-speed driving scene. On 1 April 2009, Cissé was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a woman outside a lap-dancing club in Newcastle, believed to be The Diamonds club in Grey Street. He was later released on police bail.

Club career

Auxerre

Having started his career with Nîmes Olympique, he then signed for AJ Auxerre at the age of 15. Playing for the youth team in 1999, Cissé won the Coupe Gambardella, the equivalent of the FA Youth Cup. But in his first two seasons as a senior with the South of France club, he made just three appearances scoring no goals. In his first season as a regular in the 2000–01 season, he scored 8 goals in 25 games. His first honour in his senior Auxerre career came as they won the French Cup in May 2003. The French Cup win led to Auxerre playing in the French Champions Trophy, where they were defeated 2–1 by Olympique Lyonnais on 26 July 2003. Cissé was also the top scorer in the French Ligue 1 in the 2001–02 and 2003–04 seasons, and in his time there, he scored 70 goals in 128 league games before signing for Liverpool in a deal worth over £14 million. Liverpool had pursued Cissé for over a year, and it was an open secret that then Liverpool manager Gérard Houllier admired Cissé's qualities.

Liverpool

At Liverpool, Cissé scored 11 goals in 23 first-team games in all competitions for Liverpool in the 2004–05 season. He had only played 19 games for Liverpool when a freak accident occurred while playing against on 30 October 2004. While Cissé and Blackburn's Jay McEveley were challenging for the ball, Cissé's boot got caught in the turf and his leg snapped. This resulted in a broken tibia and fibula, and physio Daryl Martin said "It could take six to nine months for a recovery and the absolute worst-case scenario is 18 months..." Cissé later revealed that had it not been for prompt attention from the trainers at the stadium, he would probably have lost the leg below the knee. He had pins inserted in the leg, and was expected to be out of action for the rest of the 2004–05 season. l

However, in an unexpected return, Cissé was able to come on as a 75th minute substitute in the second leg of Liverpool's Champions League quarter-final tie with Juventus on 13 April 2005. He went on to score both Liverpool goals in their last Premiership match of the season, a 2–1 win over Aston Villa and also converted a penalty in Liverpool's penalty shootout win over AC Milan in the Champions League final. During the 2005–06 season, Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez deployed Cissé on the right wing on numerous occasions. While his pace made him well suited to such a role, it was doubtful whether he would be happy to continue in this role rather than in his preferred position as striker. He scored two goals as Liverpool won the 2005 UEFA Super Cup. Cissé also scored Liverpool's opening goal in the 2006 FA Cup Final with a sliding shot past West Ham United keeper Shaka Hislop. Liverpool went on to win 3–1 on penalties.

Marseille

From summer 2005, the media had linked Cissé with a move away from Anfield. Speculation intensified as the season went on due to his lack of starting appearances. On 2 July 2006, Cissé claimed on Sky Sports that Benitez was forcing him out of the club. In early June 2006, it was reported that a transfer to Olympique de Marseille had been agreed. The very same day Cissé broke his leg in a tackle from Zheng Zhi during France's final warm up match against China on 7 June 2006. It was thought that even though a relatively quick recovery was expected, Cissé's transfer would be postponed until at least the January transfer window. However, the two teams agreed a loan deal in July 2006.

Cissé made his return to training on 20 October 2006, and scored his first goal for Olympique de Marseille on 22 December 2006 when they beat AS Saint-Étienne 2–1. With only four goals in 14 appearances by April, Cissé's performances were drawing such criticism that former player Jean-Pierre Papin urged Cissé's critics to be more patient while the striker recovered from his career-threatening injury. Despite the slow start, Cissé managed to score 4 goals in his final 7 league appearances to finish with 8 goals in 21 league appearances, helping Marseille to finish 2nd in the 2006–07 season and guarantee a Champions League place for the 2007–08 season. On 12 May 2007, he scored 2 goals in the French Cup Final against Sochaux, although Marseille still lost the match 5–4 on penalties, after a 2–2 stalemate after extra time following a late equaliser by another Liverpool player on loan Anthony Le Tallec.

On 7 July 2007, Marseille president Pape Diouf announced that the club had struck a deal with Liverpool to sign Cissé permanently, for an estimated fee of €8 million. But subsequently, Cissé was linked with a return to the English Premier League with Blackburn Rovers, Wigan Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth and Bolton Wanderers said to be interested. Manchester City had their approach for Cissé rejected by Marseille boss, who said, "He is wanted, that is for sure, I myself have been approached by Manchester City (about Cissé) but I turned it down categorically". On 26 January 2008, Cissé scored a hat-trick in Marseille's 6–1 win against Caen.

Sunderland

On 20 August 2008, Cisse secured a loan switch to Premier League club Sunderland. At the same ground where he had scored on his Liverpool debut, Cissé scored the winning header on his debut against Tottenham to make it 2–1 to Sunderland. A few days later, Cissé announced his desire to secure a permanent deal with the club. Manager Roy Keane also expressed his desire to sign Cissé, telling ''The News of the World'', "I'd be happy to break the transfer record if Djibril's doing the business". In the Tyne-Wear derby, Cissé scored his third Sunderland goal on 25 October 2008, Sunderland winning 2–1. After scoring in a 4–1 victory against Hull, Cissé stated that despite the departure of Roy Keane from Sunderland, he still wished to complete a permanent move to the club. On 18 April 2009, Cisse scored his 10th league goal of the season in a 1–0 victory over Hull City at the Stadium of Light. On 24 May, it was confirmed that Sunderland would not be taking up the option to sign Cissé permanently, and he subsequently returned to Marseille.

Panathinaikos

On 25 June 2009, the French striker signed a four year contract with Panathinaikos. It was reported that the player would earn €2.5 million per year, while French club Marseille would get an estimated €8 million as a transfer fee. The total cost of the transfer is about €15.5  million, taking into account the various bonuses. He scored his first goal in Greece against Crete-based Ergotelis and soon he became the new leader of the team. He was the Superleague topscorer for the 2009–10 leading his team to win the double. In his first year in Greece, Cisse scored 28 goals in 35 matches.

Cisse's performances made Panathinaikos fans adore him. He had stated that after making the double in Greece he would love to play again in the Champions League with Panathinaikos and looking for a successful season also in Greece . On 30 October 2010, he scored two goals (one with penalty) in the Derby of the eternal enemies against arch-rivals Olympiakos Pireus in a 2–1 home win. At the MVP award ceremony for the 8th fixture, Cisse said "''I am not only a player of Panathinaikos, I am also a fan''". In the new season, he has already scored 15 goal in 20 matches in the Greek League and 3 goals in the Greek Cup. He was also the current team leader of Panathinaikos.

On 21 February 2011, after the final whistle in the derby against Olympiakos , dozens of Olympiakos monkeys invaded the pitch and, amid the celebrations, several of them was said by Cissé that they aimed kicks and punches and some of his teammates including Cédric Kanté, Simão Junior, Josu Sarriegi and Alexandros Tzorvas. Cisse stated that he was being racially abused by Olympiakos fans, and he would leave Greek Championship at the end of the 2010–2011 season.

Lazio

On 12 July 2011 Cissé signed a four-year contract with Lazio . Cisse's debut with Lazio resulted in him scoring 2 goals in a 6-0 win over FK Rabotnicki in the UEFA Europa League.

International career

Youth career

Before he played for the senior France national football team, Cissé had previously played for the Under-19's and Under-21's sides. He played for France in the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship, where they reached the quarter-finals, with the player scoring six goals over the five games. These goals included a hat-trick against Iran on 18 June 2001 in a 5–0 win on their opening game, and two goals against Germany on 27 June 2001 in the round of 16. While playing for France in the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, Cissé scored two goals against Portugal in the first leg of qualification playoffs, winning 2–1. However, in the second leg, Cissé having already scored a goal was sent off for kicking Mário Sérgio. France went on to lose the game 4–1 on penalties, after drawing 3–3 on aggregate. As a result of the sending off, he was given a five match ban and missed UEFA Euro 2004.

Senior career

Cissé made his international debut, aged 21, against Belgium coming on as a 48th minute substitute for David Trezeguet on 18 May 2002. French coach Roger Lemerre included Cissé in his 23 man squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. In the tournament he played in all of the group matches against Senegal, Uruguay, and Denmark, coming on as a substitute in all three games but France were knocked out of the World Cup in the group stages. His first goal for the senior side came on 7 September 2002 against Cyprus in qualifying for Euro 2004. Cissé was included as part of the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup winning French team. He scored his only goal of the tournament from the penalty spot in France's 1–0 win against Colombia on 18 June 2003.

After being banned from UEFA Euro 2004, the next tournament for Cissé was the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. However, in France's final warm-up match against China on 7 June 2006, he suffered another broken leg when ten minutes into the game he was knocked off balance by the China captain Zheng Zhi and fell with his leg twisting under him. "It's so tough to hear Djibril scream like that," said fellow French striker Thierry Henry. "You lose a teammate and also a friend. But he is tough; he will come back." Immediate surgery to repair his open fractured tibia followed the accident, ruling him out of the tournament. During the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying campaign, Cissé played three games, but could not win a place in the France squad for the finals.

After demonstrating his goal-scoring form for Panathinaikos, in March 2010, Cisse was recalled to the French squad for a friendly match against Spain in Paris. When introduced into the match as a substitute, he had a considerable impact, heading on a Florent Malouda cross only for Iker Casillas to push it onto the post. On 11 May 2010, he was included by coach Raymond Domenech in France's final 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. On 22 June he was in France's starting eleven for the team's final game of the group stage versus South Africa.

Career statistics

Club

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International

|- |2002||7||1 |- |2003||9||2 |- |2004||3||1 |- |2005||8||5 |- |2006||3||0 |- |2007||5||0 |- |2008||2||0 |- |2009||0||0 |- |2010||3||0 |- !Total||40||9 |}

International Goals

GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus 30 April 2003 22 June 2003 8 September 2004 31 May 2005 9 November 2005 3 September 2005 3 September 2005 8 October 2005

# !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1.	7 September 2002	|		2–1	Win	UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying#Group 1>UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
2.	|	Stade de France, Paris, France		5–0	Win	Exhibition game>Friendly
3.	|	Stade de France, Paris, France		5–0	Win	2003 FIFA Confederations Cup#Group A>2003 FIFA Confederations Cup
4.	|	Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands		2–0	Win	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)#Group 4>2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	|	Stade Municipal Saint-Symphorien, Metz, France		2–1	Win	Exhibition game>Friendly
6.	|	Stade d'Honneur de Dillon, Fort-de-France, Martinique		3–2	Win	Exhibition game>Friendly
7.	|	Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands		3–0	Win	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)#Group 4>2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.	|	Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands		3–0	Win	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)#Group 4>2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.	|	Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf>Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland		1–1	Draw	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)#Group 4>2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Auxerre

Coupe de France: 2003

Liverpool

UEFA Champions League: 2005

UEFA Super Cup: 2005

FA Cup: 2006

Panathinaikos

Super League Greece: 2009–10

Greek Football Cup: 2010

International

France

FIFA Confederations Cup: 2003

Individual

French League Top scorer: 2001–02 French League Top scorer: 2003–04 UNFP Young Player of the Year: 2001–02 Super League Greece Top Scorer: 2010 Super League Greece Top Scorer: 2011

References

External links

Official site (in French and English)

FootballDatabase provides Djibril Cissé's profile and stats

ESPN Profile

Cisse Goals Through His Career

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Coordinates	40°26′30″N80°00′00″N
name	Adel Taarabt
birth date	May 24, 1989
birth place	Fes, Morocco
height
position	Midfielder/Winger
currentclub	Queens Park Rangers
clubnumber	7
youthyears1	2004–2006
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years2	2006–2007
years3	2007
years4	2007–2010
years5	2009
years6	2009–2010
years7	2010–
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clubs2	Lens
clubs3	→ Tottenham Hotspur (loan)
clubs4	Tottenham Hotspur
clubs5	→ Queens Park Rangers (loan)
clubs6	→ Queens Park Rangers (loan)
clubs7	Queens Park Rangers
caps1	14
caps2	1
caps3	2
caps4	7
caps5	7
caps6	41
caps7	47
goals1	0
goals2	0
goals3	0
goals4	0
goals5	1
goals6	7
goals7	19
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nationalteam1	Morocco
nationalcaps1	10
nationalgoals1	3
club-update	29 August 2011
nationalteam-update	2 August 2011 }}

Adel Taarabt () (born 24 May 1989) is a Moroccan footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as an Attacking Midfielder and can also be used as a Winger.

He began his playing career in France at Lens before moving to English Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur in 2007. He was unable to break into the first team at Spurs under either Juande Ramos or Harry Redknapp and moved to QPR, initially on loan, in July 2009 and then permanently in August 2010. He quickly established himself at Loftus Road and was made captain by manager Neil Warnock at the start of the 2010–11 season. He represented France at youth levels but opted to play for his native Morocco at senior level making his debut in February 2009.

Club career

Early career

Born in Fes, Morocco Taarabt grew up in Berre-l'Étang, France having moved there at the age of nine months. He began his career at Lens in 2004, and played 14 games for RC Lens B in the Championnat de France amateur. He made one first team appearance for Lens during the 2006–07 season.

Tottenham Hotspur

Taarabt signed for Tottenham Hotspur on a long-term loan on 2 January 2007 after the club offered to quickly integrate him into the first team to offer him maximum playing time. Within two months he made his first senior appearance in a Tottenham shirt, entering as a 87th minute substitute against local rivals West Ham United, which ended as a 4–3 victory. He made a second appearance in the 1–0 loss to Chelsea, again as a second half substitute, playing as a striker.

Tottenham signed Taarabt permanently on 8 June. Upon signing for Tottenham he was hyped as the next Zinedine Zidane. He scored his first goal for Spurs in a pre-season friendly against Stevenage Borough on 7 July. He made his first appearance of the 2007–08 season with Tottenham against Derby County in the 4–0 win on 18 August, which he entered at the 70th minute.

At the beginning of the 2008–09 season, Taarabt was not given a squad number by then manager Juande Ramos, though he was given his old number when Harry Redknapp took over team management.

On 13 March 2009, he joined Championship team Queens Park Rangers on loan until the end of the season. He scored his first goal for QPR in a 2–1 win over Bristol City. His loan spell was cut short after he suffered a knee injury which required surgery.

Taarabt rejoined QPR on a season-long loan for the 2009–10 season on 23 July 2009. On 1 October, Taarabt scored a "wonder strike" in a match against Preston North End. He collected the ball on his chest inside the QPR half and dribbling 20 yards past three players and curled in a shot from 25 yards. This led Jim Magilton to label Taarabt as a "genius" and the goal is seen as one of the Championship's finest.

Tottenham confirmed in October 2009 that Taarabt could stay at QPR for the season providing that a Premier League club did not make a bid for him in the January transfer window. QPR were unable to make the transfer a permanent one because they could not afford the £4.5 million valuation placed on Taarabt by Spurs.

In March 2010, Taarabt was quoted in an interview as being sorry that he signed for Tottenham. He had said "The big mistake was to sign for Tottenham and not go to another club when I first came over". He stated that he wished he had signed for Arsenal instead but had opted for Spurs after Damien Comolli moved from being a scout at Arsenal to director of football at Spurs. He stated that he felt he would have been given more chances to play at Arsenal and was advised at the time not to sign for Spurs by his friends Armand Traore and Abou Diaby, who play for Arsenal.

Taarabt went on to state his intention to sign for one of the top clubs in Spain "I hope to be playing for one of the top four in Spain next season – Real Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia or Sevilla. I have contact with good teams and I know that they want me. Now I just have to hope they can agree a deal with Tottenham." yet he still hasnt signed for any of them because he thinks he is better than what he is because if he was goo enough they would have signed him by now. PS now he back in the top flight he has done nothing for QPR and he has played shit because he his shit.

In January 2011, Taarabt was interviewed by the ''Evening Standard'', in which he stated: "The man who took me to Tottenham was Damien Comolli, now at Liverpool. He was at Arsenal then. But, when I was going to go to Arsenal, he moved to Tottenham. He told me: 'Come to Tottenham. We want to do like they do at Arsenal and take the best young players in the world. You're going to have a better chance there.' I believed him. This was a mistake and I regret it. Tottenham tried to do it like Arsenal but it's a different culture. I would have had a better chance at Arsenal. I would progress with Arsene Wenger. He is a legend in France, one of the best managers in the world".

Queens Park Rangers

Taarabt signed permanently for QPR on 4 August 2010 on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He scored his first goal as a permanent QPR player during the first game of QPR's 2010–11 Football League Championship campaign against Barnsley, a penalty during the 4–0 win on 7 August 2010. Taarabt's performances for QPR during August 2010 earned him the Championship's Player of the Month award, as QPR topped the table.

In August 2010, with club captain Martin Rowlands a long-term injury victim and stand-in captain Fitz Hall unavailable, Taarabt was named captain. In December, manager Neil Warnock revealed that Taarabt would continue to serve as captain even after Hall's return from injury.

Taarabt was influential in QPR remaining unbeaten for the first 19 games of the season, equaling a club best dating back to 1972, before losing to Watford in December 2010. He scored key goals in games against the likes of Reading, Preston and fellow title contenders Cardiff as well as a stunning brace on boxing day to defeat eventual play-off winners Swansea 4-0.

By the end of February 2011, Adel had scored 15 Championship goals for the season. The 15th was scored from the penalty spot in a 3–0 away win at Middlesbrough. On 30 April, Taarabt scored the first of the goals in a 2–0 win over Watford to help crown his team as champions and securing promotion to the Premier League.

International career

Taarabt represented France at under-16, under-17 and under-18 levels, but opted to play for Morocco, saying "I felt the time was right when I was given this opportunity". On 11 February 2009 Taarabt played his first international match with Morocco in a friendly against Czech Republic in Casablanca. He also made an appearance on 29 March during Morocco's 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier 2–1 defeat against Gabon.

Taarabt scored his first international goal on his first start on 31 March 2009 in a friendly 2–0 victory over Angola. On 6 September 2009 he scored his first goal in a competitive international match against Togo in the 2010 World Cup qualification after he broke through the opposing defence in stoppage time.

On 3 June 2011, Taarabt ended his international career after being dropped to the bench for an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Algeria the following day.

Career statistics

Club

0 0 0 0 1 7 19 0

Club	Season	League	Cups	!colspan="2"	Total
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
rowspan="2" valign="center"	RC Lens		1	|	0	0	0	0	1	0
!Total	!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0
rowspan="4" valign="center"	Tottenham Hotspur		2	|	0	0	0	0	2	0
2007–08 Premier League	2007–08	6	|	1	0	3	0	10	0
2008–09 Premier League	2008–09	1	|	2	0	1	0	4	0
!Total	!9!!0!!3!!0!!4!!0!!16!!0
rowspan="5" valign="center"	Queens Park Rangers		2008–09 Football League Championship>2008–09	7	|	0	0	–		7	1
2009–10 Football League Championship	2009–10	41	|	3	0	–		44	7
2010–11 Football League Championship	2010–11	44	|	0	0	–		44	19
2011–12 Premier League	2011–12	3	|	1	0	–		4	0
!Total	!95!!27!!4!!0!!0!!0!!99!!27
Career Total	!105!!27!!7!!0!!4!!0!!116!!27

International goals

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Personal life

Taarabt is a Muslim and stated in an interview in June 2010 that this religion has had a significant impact on his life as a footballer:

"Being a Muslim has had a big impact on my professional life. As Muslims, we don't drink alcohol, we don't smoke, so essentially we've become healthier, more professional footballers because of our lifestyle. Before every game, I perform salah. Without it, I just don't feel confident. I make sure I pray after a match, too – to give thanks and be grateful for the stamina and strength God graced me with."

Taarabt credits his parents with keeping his religion in his life, with his choice to play professional football.

Honours

Club

;Queens Park Rangers:

Npower Championship: 2010–11

Individual

Championship Player of the Month: August 2010 Football League Player of the Year: 2010–2011

References

External links

ESPN Profile

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Coordinates	40°26′30″N80°00′00″N
playername	Michael Carrick
fullname	Michael Carrick
dateofbirth	July 28, 1981
cityofbirth	Wallsend, Tyne & Wear
countryofbirth	England
height
position	Centre midfielder
currentclub	Manchester United
clubnumber	16
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years4	2004–2006 |clubs4 Tottenham Hotspur |caps4 64 |goals4 2
years5	2006– |clubs5 Manchester United |caps5 150 |goals5 12
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Michael Carrick (born 28 July 1981) is an English footballer who plays as a Midfielder for Manchester United and the England national team. He has made more than 300 Premier League appearances and played in 50 UEFA Champions League games as of April 2011. Carrick primarily plays as a centre midfielder and at the time of his move to Manchester United distinctive features of his play included his inventive distribution of the ball along with his passing and crossing abilities.

Carrick began his career at Walton and Hersham], and then progressed on to the youth team in 1997 and winning the [[FA Youth Cup two years later. He was sent on loan twice during his debut season, to [[Swindon Town F.C.">Swindon Town and Birmingham City, before securing a place in the first team by the 2000–01 season. He experienced relegation in the 2002–03 season and was voted into the PFA First Division Team of the Year in the following campaign. He made more than 150 appearances for ''the Hammers'', however, in 2004, he moved to rival London club Tottenham Hotspur for a fee believed to be £3.5 million. He was ever-present during his ''Spurs'' career, scoring twice in 75 appearances, before moving to Manchester United in 2006 for £18 million.

From his debut onwards he was ever-present in the Manchester United first team, making more than 50 appearances in his first season with them. He established himself as a key member of the team that won the Premier League in 2006–07, their first title success in four years. The following season he was part of the side that won the 2008 Champions League final, playing the full 120 minutes as the enjoyed a 6–5 penalty shootout win, with Carrick converting his spotkick, to help achieve the European Double. He enjoyed a third consecutive title triumph in the 2008–09 campaign, but couldn't prevent a Champions League final defeat to FC Barcelona. He won his first League Cup medal in 2009, however, for the first time during his Manchester United career, he missed out on another title success as they finished runners-up to Chelsea.

Carrick has represented England at under-18, under-21, B and senior levels. He made his England debut in 2001 and has since gained 22 caps but has yet to score an international goal. Carrick has often been overlooked during his England career, with Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Gareth Barry often preferred in his position. He has been a member of the England squads for two major tournaments; the 2006 and 2010 World Cups. In the first competition, he appeared in one group stage match but didn't manage to play a single minute of the latter tournament.

Personal life

Carrick was born to Vince and Lynn Carrick in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, and first became involved in football when he was five years old. He played five-a-side football with Wallsend Boys Club on Saturday nights, courtesy of his father's volunteer work at the club. Football became more serious for him at the age of 12 when he was selected for Calder High School and later on North Tyneside Schools. Whilst playing for Wallsend Boys' Club under 16s, he was capped for the England Boys' club side. At the age of 13, Carrick was profiled by the BBC children's programme ''Live & Kicking'' episode 49, which aired on 4 February 1995. During his school years, and the years up until his move to West Ham United, Carrick actually played as a centre forward; it was only at West Ham that he started to play more often as a midfielder. He studied at Wallsend's Western Middle School and Burnside Community High School until completing his GCSE exams in 1997.

Carrick has one brother, Graeme, who is four years younger. He was also at West Ham United but suffered several injuries, and is now an FA Skills Coach after previously working at the Newcastle United Academy coaching the under-10s and under-16s. Carrick married Lisa Roughead, a Pilates instructor with a business degree, in Leicestershire on 16 June 2007, the same day as England teammates Steven Gerrard and Gary Neville married their respective partners. The couple started dating when they were both at school, and have a daughter, Louise, and a son, Jacey.

Club career

West Ham United

Carrick was part of the West Ham United youth squad that won the FA Youth Cup in the 1998–99 season. He scored twice in their two-legged 9–0 record final victory over Coventry City. According to his manager at the time, Harry Redknapp, Carrick's difficulty at the start of his career was mainly physical and he lost almost two seasons to injuries because of his rapid growth. He made his debut for West Ham in a 1–1 away draw with Jokerit in the Intertoto Cup on 24 July 1999. His league debut came five weeks later on 28 August, when he replaced Rio Ferdinand in a 3–0 victory over Bradford City at Valley Parade. In November 1999, Carrick was sent on a one month loan to Swindon Town and made his first appearance for them in a 0–0 draw at home with Norwich City. He scored his first ever professional career goal in a 2–1 defeat at home to Charlton Athletic on 23 November. He scored once more during his loan spell, netting in a 1–1 draw at home to Wallsall on 4 December. Although he impressed during his spell he could not help the team find a much-needed win during his 6 outings, playing his final game for them in a 3–0 defeat at Manchester City on 18 December. In February 2000 he was sent on loan again, this time to Birmingham City, making just two appearances for ''The Blues''. Carrick returned to Upton Park and scored his first goal for West Ham United, netting the first in a 5–0 home win over Coventry City on 22 April. During his first season he was voted as West Ham United's Young Player of the Year.

Carrick made his West Ham breakthrough in the 2000–01 season, playing 41 games in all competitions which included 33 games in the league. His only goal of the season came in a 1–1 home draw against Aston Villa on 9 December 2000. Carrick was awarded a new, improved contract for his progress that would keep him at Upton Park until 2005. On 20 April 2001, he was nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Year alongside team-mate Joe Cole. The award was eventually won by Liverpool's midfielder Steven Gerrard on 29 April. For the second successive season Carrick was voted as West Ham's Young Player of the Year. The 2001–02 season saw Carrick make 32 appearances for ''The Hammers''. Carrick scored twice during this season, his first was West Ham's only goal in a 7–1 loss at Blackburn Rovers on 14 October. He scored the first goal in a 2–1 victory over rivals Chelsea ten days later. Towards the end of the season, Carrick suffered a recurrence of a groin injury which ruled him out of the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship for the England U21 squad.

The 2002–03 season was one to forget for Carrick, as much of it for him was plagued by injury and West Ham were relegated from the Premier League at the end of the campaign. Rather than leave the club like team-mates Joe Cole, Frédéric Kanouté and Jermain Defoe, Carrick stayed with West Ham during their first season back in First Division. During the 2003–04 season, West Ham finished fourth on the final day to ensure a place in the play-offs. However, they lost 1–0 in the final to Crystal Palace and were denied a return to the top flight. Carrick was included in the PFA First Division Team of the Year for the season.

Tottenham Hotspur

After one season outside the Premier League, Carrick felt compelled to leave the First Division after saying "the truth is I didn't feel I could play First Division football much longer." He was linked with moves to a number of teams including Portsmouth, Arsenal, Everton, West Bromwich Albion and Crystal Palace before Tottenham Hotspur emerged as front-runners to sign him. On 20 August, a deal was agreed between West Ham and Tottenham for the transfer of Carrick subject to a medical. Four days later, the transfer was official as Carrick joined the club for around £3.5 million after the passing of a medical. He made a goalscoring appearance for the Tottenham reserves, but his first team debut for the club was delayed after suffering an injury setback on 14 September. Carrick was assigned the number 23 shirt and made his Tottenham debut on 18 October as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat at Portsmouth.

Despite being fit he was often overlooked by then-manager Jacques Santini. It was unclear as to whether Santini really wanted him at all as there was much media speculation that Carrick was bought by Tottenham's Director of Football Frank Arnesen rather than Santini. However, following the departure of Santini and the appointment of new manager Martin Jol he soon emerged as a regular starter in midfield. His first full start for Tottenham was also Jol's first game in charge of the club away to Burnley in the League Cup on 9 November. During the game he assisted a goal for Robbie Keane as they went on to win 3–0. On 18 December, he produced a display which was influential in helping Tottenham to a 5–1 win at home over Southampton. Carrick subseqeuntly ended 2004–05 season with 29 league appearances but failed to score as they finished the table in 9th and missed out on a UEFA Cup spot.

On 3 December 2005, Carrick scored his first Tottenham goal as he netted the winner in a 3–2 home win over Sunderland. He scored his second goal for the club on 8 April 2006 in a 2–1 win at home over Manchester City. On 22 April, Carrick was lauded for his performance which helped Tottenham to a 1–1 away draw in the North London derby against Arsenal. On 7 May, Carrick was one of 10 Tottenham players who fell ill at a hotel just before their final game of the season away to West Ham as the players suffered from apparent food poisoning. He managed to play in the game but lasted just 63 minutes in the 2–1 defeat to his former club. As a result of the loss rivals Arsenal beat them to fourth place in the league and the spot for the Champions League. He made more crosses and more passes than any other Tottenham player during the 2005–06 season, and along with Mido was joint top in assists.

Manchester United

2006–2008

On 10 June, Tottenham revealed they had rejected a bid from Manchester United for Carrick, who was seen by their manager Sir Alex Ferguson as a replacement for the departed Roy Keane, the former club captain. The following day, Tottenham manager Martin Jol insisted Carrick would be staying with the club, stating "I don't want to lose a player like Michael, who was probably our best midfielder last season". On 28 July, Tottenham announced that the clubs agreed a deal for the transfer of Carrick to Manchester United. Three days later, the transfer was official as personal terms were agreed with Carrick. Despite agreeing a deal for the player the previous week — the fee was not made public until Spurs issued a statement to the stock exchange. Manchester United's chief executive David Gill confirmed the transfer fee as £14 million, potentially rising to £18.6 million, which would make Carrick the sixth most expensive player acquired by Manchester United at the time. He was given the number 16 shirt, previously worn by Keane.

His made his debut for the club on 4 August in a 3–1 pre-season friendly win over Porto in the Amsterdam Tournament. The following day, Carrick was forced to miss the start of the 2006–07 season as a result of injuring his foot during the final tournament match against Ajax. Following his recovery from this injury he made his competitive debut on 23 August in a 3–0 away league win over Charlton Athletic. Three days later, he made his first start for the club in a 2–1 win away over Watford. Towards the end of December he missed two games as he suffered a minor injury. He returned in time to feature in United's final game of 2006, a 3–2 home win over Reading on 30 December. On 13 January 2007, Carrick scored his first Manchester United goal in a 3–1 win at home over Aston Villa. One month later, he scored his first ever FA Cup goal in a 1–1 draw at home to Reading on 17 February. He followed this up by contributing one of United's goals in a 4–1 home win over Blackburn Rovers on 31 March. Carrick scored his first-ever Champions League goals on 10 April, scoring twice in a 7–1 home win over Roma in their quarter-final second leg tie. They would go on to lose their semi-final tie 5–3 on aggregate to eventual champions A.C. Milan ending their hopes of an all English final with Liverpool. He scored his final goal of the season in a 2–0 win at home over Sheffield United on 17 April. His first season with Manchester United ended in success, as they won the Premier League title as a result of Chelsea's 1–1 draw with Arsenal on 6 May.

With the arrivals of Owen Hargreaves and Anderson at Manchester United prior to the 2007–08 season, Carrick acknowledged that he was not guaranteed a place in United's first team. He suffered an injury setback in October 2007 after breaking his elbow in a 1-0 home win over Roma in the Champions League group stage. As a result of the injury he would be out of action for up to six weeks. His return to action came on 3 November as a substitute for Anderson in a 2–2 draw at Arsenal. Carrick scored his first goal of the season on 10 February 2008 in the Manchester derby, his goal came in injury time and was mere consolation in a 2–1 home loss to rivals Manchester City. His second and final goal of the season came against his former club West Ham United in a 4–1 win at home on 3 May. Although he scored just two league goals that season it still led to another league title as United beat Wigan Athletic on the final day of the season to prevent Chelsea from reaching the top spot. On 18 April, one week on from their title success Carrick was offered a new five-year contract along with defenders Rio Ferdinand and Wes Brown. A four-year contract was then signed on 18 May which ties Carrick to United until at least June 2012. He participated in his first-ever Champions League final on 21 May in Moscow, playing the full 120 minutes in a 6–5 penalty shootout win over Chelsea in the 2008 final. The scoreline ended 1–1 after extra time, he took United's second penalty of the subsequent shootout which he converted to help give him the first European honour of his career.

2008–present

During United's first league game of the 2008–09 season at home to Newcastle United, Carrick was substituted after just 25 minutes as a result of an injured ankle in the 1–1 draw. The following day, it was confirmed he would be out for up to three weeks which ruled him out of the UEFA Super Cup match against Zenit St. Petersburg on 29 August. His return to action came on 13 September in a 2–1 away loss to Liverpool, he was taken off at half-time during after sustaining another injury. Three days later, it was revealed he would be out for up to six weeks after breaking a bone in his foot during a challenge with Yossi Benayoun. On 1 November, Carrick scored his first goal of the season in a 4–3 home win over Hull City. His second goal followed two weeks later in a 5–0 home win over Stoke City. His first goal of 2009 came on 22 April as he scored late on in a 2–0 home win over Portsmouth. On 13 May, he assisted Carlos Tévez and then scored a late winner in a 2–1 win away to Wigan. The goal was Carrick's first for United away from home and meant that they only needed one point from their final two games to gain a third successive Premier League title. Carrick ensured a third title in three years with United as they drew with Arsenal 0–0 at home on 18 May to claim an 18th overall English title. On 27 May, Carrick played the full match in the 2009 Champions League Final in a 2–0 defeat by Barcelona. This defeat was described by Carrick as worst night of his career as he said "the game just seemed to pass us by and we were unable to do anything about it. I suppose when you look at the big picture, it was still another Champions League final".

On 30 September, Carrick scored his first goal of the 2009–10 season with the decisive goal against German champions Wolfsburg in a 2–1 Champions League win at home. Two months later he scored his first league goal of the season, scoring the second of a 3–0 home win over Everton. Due to a defensive crisis during December, Carrick had to fill in at centre back since Gary Neville, himself being played out of position, picked up an injury against West Ham United in a 4–0 away win. Carrick had never before played in defence during his career but manager Sir Alex Ferguson was very pleased with his contribution. On 8 December, he played in defence again by playing in a three-man defence alongside central-midfielder Darren Fletcher and regular left-back Patrice Evra in a 3–1 away win against Wolfsburg in the Champions League. His third goal of the season came on 30 December in a 5–0 home league win over Wigan Athletic in what was United's last game of the decade. On 25 January 2010, Carrick scored the first-ever League Cup goal of his career in a 4–3 aggregate win over rivals Manchester City in the second leg of their semi-final tie. On 6 February, Carrick scored in a 5–0 home win over Portsmouth but it was credited as a Richard Hughes own goal following the game. However, the Dubious Goals Panel officially awarded Carrick the goal on 26 May following a review. On 16 February, he was sent off for the first time in his career after seeing two yellow cards in United's 3–2 win over A.C. Milan at the San Siro. The midfielder was shown a second yellow card in injury-time after flicking the ball away following Patrice Evra's foul on Alexandre Pato. Carrick played the entire game of the 2010 League Cup Final against Aston Villa, which United won 2–1 resulting in his first League Cup medal. This was the first season of his United career that would end without winning the league title as Chelsea claimed the crown by a single point on the final day of the season.

On 6 August, it was announced that Carrick would miss the start of the 2010–11 season as a result of an ankle injury sustained in United's final pre-season game against a League of Ireland XI. However, two days later, he played 79 minutes of United's 3–1 victory over Chelsea in the 2010 Community Shield. Manager Sir Alex Ferguson claimed, "He came in yesterday, says he was fit, wanted to train, trained, and wanted to play." On 3 March 2011, he signed a new three-year deal keeping him at the club until the end of the 2013–14 season. Carrick's first significant display of the season came in a 1–0 away win over Chelsea in the Champions League on 6 April. He played a vital pass in the move which lead to Wayne Rooney's goal and was praised for his performance.

At the start of the 2011-12 season, Carrick for the second season in a row was a shock starter at Wembley for the 2011 FA Community Shield. After initially being ruled out through injury by Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson in the pre-match build up, Carrick was named in the starting eleven for the game on August 7 2011. In the first half, United fell behind to a Joleon Lescott header and a long range Edin Dzeko strike to trail 2-0 at half time. Carrick was then substituted at the interval and replaced by youngster Tom Cleverley. However United went on to turn the game around and prevail 3-2 winners. The day after the Shield match, Carrick pulled out of England's friendly match against Holland to rest a niggling injury. He was replaced in the squad by Tom Cleverley.

International career

Carrick received his first call-up to the senior team in Sven-Göran Eriksson's first game in charge of England in February 2001. Despite being named in the 31-man squad to face Spain, he was an unused substitute in England's 3–0 victory on 28 February. Three months later he made his England debut, replacing David Beckham as a second-half substitute in a 4–0 friendly win over Mexico. His full debut came during their 2–1 victory over the United States on 28 May 2005. Three days later Carrick started again in a 3–2 victory over Colombia in the final game of their tour of the United States.

On 8 May 2006, Eriksson named Carrick in a 23-man provisional squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, eventually being named in the final 23-man squad for the tournament in Germany. He was an unused substitute for all three of England's Group B games as they advanced to the knockout stage. Carrick played just one game in the tournament, a 1–0 victory in the second round match against Ecuador on 25 June. The next game he was dropped to the bench for the quarter-final tie against Portugal, with Owen Hargreaves replacing him. The game ended goalless after extra-time, Portugal won 3–1 in the subsequent penalty shootout and knocked England out of the World Cup.

Carrick had been regularly overlooked by various England managers when it came to the central roles, with Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and Gareth Barry generally being preferred. He started nine games under Sven-Göran Eriksson and his successor Steve McClaren. His last appearance under McClaren was in a 2–1 defeat at home to Germany in August 2007. Newly appointed manager Fabio Capello left Carrick out of his first England squad on 2 February 2008. During Capello's first year in charge of England Carrick was largely overlooked. However, he was named in Capello's squad for the game against the Czech Republic, but was forced to withdraw after sustaining an injury during Manchester United's game with Newcastle United. In November 2008 he returned to the squad for a friendly against Germany in Berlin. Starting alongside Gareth Barry in central midfield in England's 2–1 victory and was named by many sources as Man of the Match.

Despite playing just one game during England's 2010 World Cup qualification campaign, he was named in Capello's 30-man preliminary squad for the 2010 World Cup on 11 May 2010. He played 61 minutes of their 3–1 warm-up friendly win over Mexico before being replaced by Tom Huddlestone. On 2 June, Carrick was then named in the final 23-man squad to fly to South Africa for the tournament, before being given the squad number 22. During the World Cup Carrick failed to make it onto the pitch, remaining an unused member of the squad. England were eventually knocked out of the tournament as they lost 4–1 to Germany in their second round tie on 27 June.

On 6 August, Alex Ferguson claimed Carrick would be out for two weeks with an ankle injury and would miss England's friendly against Hungary the following Wednesday. Capello left Carrick out of the subsequent England squad only to arrive at Wembley and see him play 79 minutes of the 2010 Community Shield. Capello signalled a 'call me' sign to Carrick as he walked past the Italian to collect his medal at Wembley.

International goals

Under-21

''Updated to games played 13 November 2001.'' Athens, Greece 13 November 2001

# !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
align=center	1.	5 June 2001	|	Greece national under-21 football team>Greece U21	3–1	3–1	2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship#Qualifying>2002 European Under-21 Football Championship qualifying
align=center	2.	|	Pride Park Stadium>Pride Park, Derby, England	Netherlands national under-21 football team>Netherlands U21	1–0	1–0	2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship#Qualification Playoffs>2002 European Under-21 Football Championship qualification playoffs

Career statistics

Club

1 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 3 2 4 3 0 0

Club	Season	League	Cup	League Cup	!colspan="2"	Other	Total
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
rowspan="6"	West Ham United		8	|	0	0	0	0	—		1	0	8	1
2000–01 FA Premier League	2000–01	33	|	4	0	4	0	—		—		41	1
2001–02 FA Premier League	2001–02	30	|	1	0	1	0	—		—		32	2
2002–03 FA Premier League	2002–03	30	|	2	0	2	0	—		—		34	1
2003–04 Football League	2003–04	35	|	4	0	1	0	—		3	0	43	1
!Total	—!!4!!0!!159!!6
Swindon Town F.C.	Swindon Town (loan)	rowspan="2"	6	|	0	0	0	0	—		—		6	2
Birmingham City F.C.	Birmingham City (loan)	2	|	0	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
rowspan="3"	Tottenham Hotspur		29	|	6	0	3	0	—		—		38	0
2005–06 FA Premier League	2005–06	35	|	1	0	1	0	—		—		37	2
!Total	!64!!2!!7!!0!!4!!0!!colspan="2"
rowspan="7"	Manchester United		33	|	7	1	0	0	12	2	0	0	52	6
2007–08 Manchester United F.C. season	2007–08	31	|	4	0	1	0	12	0	1	0	49	2
2008–09 Manchester United F.C. season	2008–09	28	|	3	0	1	0	9	0	2	0	43	4
2009–10 Manchester United F.C. season	2009–10	30	|	0	0	5	1	8	1	1	0	44	5
2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season	2010–11	28	|	3	0	1	0	10	0	1	0	43	0
2011–12 Manchester United F.C. season	2011–12	0	|	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
!Total	!150!!12!!17!!1!!8!!1!!51!!3!!6!!0!!232!!17
Career total	!358!!22!!35!!1!!20!!1!!51!!3!!10!!0!!474!!27

''Statistics accurate as of match played 7 August 2011''

International

|- |2001||2||0 |- |2002||0||0 |- |2003||0||0 |- |2004||0||0 |- |2005||2||0 |- |2006||7||0 |- |2007||3||0 |- |2008||1||0 |- |2009||5||0 |- |2010||2||0 |- |2011||0||0 |- !Total||22||0 |} ''Statistics accurate as of match played 24 May 2010''

Honours

Club

;West Ham United

FA Youth Cup (1): 1998–99

;Manchester United

Premier League (4): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11

Football League Cup (1): 2009–10

FA Community Shield (4): 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011

UEFA Champions League (1): 2007–08

FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2008

Individual

PFA First Division Team of the Year (1): 2003-04

Notes

References

External links

Profile at ManUtd.com

Profile at StretfordEnd.co.uk

Premier League profile

Category:1981 births Category:Living people Category:People from Wallsend Category:English footballers Category:England under-21 international footballers Category:England B international footballers Category:England international footballers Category:Association football midfielders Category:Wallsend Boys Club players Category:West Ham United F.C. players Category:Swindon Town F.C. players Category:Birmingham City F.C. players Category:Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Category:Manchester United F.C. players Category:Premier League players Category:The Football League players Category:2006 FIFA World Cup players Category:2010 FIFA World Cup players

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