5o greatest United moments from the Times

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article2624171.ece

Pretty honest from Rooney http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/euro_2008/article2639410.ece

Bobby Charlton at 70 in the Telegraph, no doubt about his worth on a football pitch, but off it a man who divides opinion sharply even amongst reds, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2007/10/11/nosplit/scmain111.xml

Music

Klaxons - Myths of the near future : the winner of the mercury prize award, and very good too.They stand out from most of the recent indie newcomers by a far more adventurous approach to their songwriting.
Bat for lashes - Fur and gold : A nominee for the mercury prize, i wouldn't have been able to separate the two albums, both being excellent. Her music has been compared to Kate Bush, and seems a pretty good comparison for her other worldly music.
Feist - Reminder : A more conventional female singer songwriter, but she delivers the goods. Good middle of the road music.
Caribou - Andorra : I like this, though it wasn't quite what i expected. I had read that his work was electronica, but this sounds more like a group with strong electro influences, it took more listens than the rest of these albums to get into it, but it is worth it.

Books
Garibaldi and the defence of the Roman republic 1848-9 by GM Trevelyan
The first of a trilogy about Garibaldis exploits during the Risorgimento, i am amazed there has never been a big Hollywood epic, because his life is like one big adventure story. He comes over as a more principled and humane figure than the revolutionaries that came after him.