2-0 in first friendly

As United beat Aberdeeen in the game to commemorate Aberdeen's 83 cup winners cup triumph
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/rooney-at-the-double-as-united-hit-stride-866433.html

Fergie in no rush to pick a succesor to replace Carlos Quieroz
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/7503710.stm

Ferguson sorry to lose right hand man Quieroz, but Duncan White argues that long term it is no disaster for United fans as he has never proved that he could manage. And if he had stayed he would probably have been first choice.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/07/13/sfnman113.xml

Hugh Mcllvaney joins in the Blatter, Ronaldo football slavery debate
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/columnists/hugh_mcilvanney/article4322627.ece

Platini is aiming to shake the European youth system to stop the top clubs hoovering up all the best talent.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/07/13/sfnlaw113.xml

Economic woes in the US continue to go from bad to worse as the 2 biggest mortgage companies hover on the brink of going bust.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/jul/13/subprimecrisis.usa
Jeremy Warner wonders how much worse things can get.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/jeremy-warner/jeremy-warners-outlook-calamity-as-distressed-us-mortgage-companies-head-for-the-buffers-865925.html
William Keegan says Brown has a plan, a strange choice of words for a market fundamentalist.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/jul/13/economics.economicgrowth

John Harris wonders what is the point of new labour
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/10/labour.policy
not a lot in the current climate.