United´s Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy won the Golden Boot as the league´s top scorer after converting a match-winning penalty in the second half, his 25th goal in the championship and 44th in all competitions.

=>donc Ruud est a 25 buts ! eheh

Je rectifie !

LONDON, May 11 ( Reuters) - Leading scorers in the English
premier league after Sunday´s final round of matches:
25 - Ruud van Nistelrooy ( Manchester United)
24 - Thierry Henry ( Arsenal)
23 - James Beattie ( Southampton)
20 - Mark Viduka ( Leeds United)
19 - Michael Owen ( Liverpool)
17 - Alan Shearer ( Newcastle United)
14 - Gianfranco Zola ( Chelsea), Robbie Keane ( Tottenham Hotspur - includes 1 for Leeds United), Paul Scholes ( Manchester United), Nicolas Anelka ( Manchester City), Harry Kewell ( Leeds United), Robert Pires ( Arsenal)
12 - Teddy Sheringham ( Tottenham Hotspur)
11 - Tomasz Radzinski ( Everton), Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink ( Chelsea)
10 - Jason Euell ( Charlton Athletic), Eidur Gudjohnsen ( Chelsea), Dion Dublin ( Aston Villa), Sylvain Wiltord ( Arsenal), Kevin Campbell ( Everton)

United finished the season with a comfortable victory at Goodison Park today ( Sunday).

The Reds produced a host of chances throughout the match and continued their impressive unbeaten run in 2003. Crowned champions on the pitch after the game, United reclaimed the Premiership title.

David Beckham from a free kick, and Ruud van Nistelrooy from the penalty spot, cancelled out Kevin Campbell´s first half headed goal.

United finished the game at walking pace, keeping possession, but in the end it was a deserved victory.

R. CARROLL
M. SILVESTRE
R. FERDINAND
W. BROWN
( P. NEVILLE 39e)
J. O´SHEA
( L. BLANC 46e)
D. BECKHAM
R. KEANE
P. SCHOLES
R. GIGGS
R. VAN NISTELROOY
O. SOLSKJAER
( Q. FORTUNE 77e)
Entr. : Sir Alex FERGUSON

1 Ruud VAN NISTELROOY ( Manchester United) 25 34 0.74

2 Thierry HENRY ( Arsenal) 24 37 0.65

=>Avant la derniere journee ( je pense!)

PREMIERSHIP STATS 2002/03
Opta Index

Top Shooter: Thierry Henry 144
Top Passer: Frank Lampard 2,038
Top Tackler: Per Frandsen 169
Most Dribbles & Runs: Thierry Henry 355
Most Crosses: David Beckham 355
Most Offsides: Nicolas Anelka 82
Most Fouls: Alan Smith 90
Team with most fouls: Blackburn 580 ( 37 Games)
Team with most shots: Aston Villa/Man Utd 470 ( 37 Games)

Updated Thursday May 8 Goalkeepers Saves/shots
B Friedel Blackburn 153 saves 79%
K Keller Tottenham 143 71%
M Schwarzer Middlesbrough 132 76%
R Hoult West Brom 130 69%
J Jaaskelainen Bolton 128 72%
Tacklers Success rate
P Frandsen
Bolton
169 tackles
72%
S Distin Man City
158 77%
F Lampard Chelsea
151 72%
L Neill
Blackburn 146 75%
T Gravesen Everton
144 69%
Passers Accuracy
F Lampard Chelsea 2038 passes
75%
Tugay Blackburn 1876 80%
Gilberto Arsenal 1842 83%
S Gerrard Liverpool 1785 74%
D Hamann Liverpool 1775 87%
Scorers Goals/shots
R v Nistelrooy Man Utd 24 goals 26%
J Beattie Southampton 23 23%
T Henry Arsenal 23 16%
M Viduka Leeds 19 26%
M Owen Liverpool 19 20%

TEAM SHOOTING AND SCORING RECORDS 2002/03
Premiership games only - Updated May 8
Clubs
Games Goals
Shots
On-target
Shot accuracy
Successful passes

Arsenal
37
81
459
245
53%
13,406

Aston Villa
37
41
470
190
40%
8,511

Birmingham
37
39
318
130
41%
8,775

Blackburn
37
48
397
163
41%
10,788

Bolton
37
39
407
158
39%
7,809

Charlton
37
45
326
150
46%
7,522

Chelsea
37
66
461
216
47%
12,209

Everton
37
47
411
180
44%
8,843

Fulham
37
40
408
174
43%
10,477

Leeds
37
55
403
177
44%
9,289

Liverpool
37
60
456
205
45%
11,743

Man City
37
47
380
156
41%
11,229

Man Utd
37
72
470
223
47%
13,797

Middlesbrough
37
47
352
142
40%
10,619

Newcastle
37
61
427
206
48%
11,519

Southampton
37
42
453
188
42%
8,753

Sunderland
37
21
337
138
41%
8,438

Tottenham
37
51
378
162
43%
10,190

West Brom
37
27
379
164
43%
7,455

West Ham
37
40
423
172
41%
8,876

=>pr finir

BAD BOYS Team Fouls Yellows Reds Points

A Smith Leeds 90 9 2 129

S Gregan WBA 81 9 0 108

G Flitcroft Blackburn87 3 1 102

• Foul=1pt; Yellow-3pts; Red=6pts

Ah ben j´ai bien floode ^^ ^^ ^^

T´es fier de toi, hein???
^^ ^^ ^^

C´était le 808ème match du président tout a l´heure : -)

mu is magic

YEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!

OOOHHHHHHH RUUUUUUUD RUUUUUUUUD RUUUUUUUUUD ! !!!!

Van Nistelrooy finished the season with 44 goals in all competitions and his goal at Everton made him the first Manchester United player ever to score in 10 successive games.

=>dE>tjrs aussi matinal ! ^^

Henry p-e meilleur passeur( je pense que ca doit etre 18 passes)....Giggs a du en faire 13 mais impossible de trouver le moindre classement pr les passeurs !

=>pr des photos du titre:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/photo_galleries/3018999.stm

Van Nistelrooy said: " It´s a fantastic day. Manchester United showed great faith in me when they bought me.

" Now we will have a holiday and come back refreshed next year."

Everton initially objected to United receiving the Premiership trophy at Goodison Park because they feared there were " safety issues."

But the potential row was resolved and United were able to celebrate with 3,000 fans who travelled to Merseyside, with Everton fans also applauding the champions.

Ten weeks that turned the title
Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand said: " We had a big, big hill to climb and we managed to do it.

" Everyone was very hungry, particular players at this club who don´t normally go a year without winning a trophy.

" We were all determined to put that right. There was a time when we wondered whether it might be slipping away, but everyone showed tremendous will to win and spirit."

The win at Everton and the celebration was a fitting climax to a brilliant end to the season for United, who clawed back Arsenal´s eight point lead with an undefeated run since the turn of the year that took them to the title.

Press Watch: Kewell ´ready to reject new contract from Leeds´
Confusion surrounds Defoe´s future
12 May 2003

Sir Alex Ferguson´s hopes of having Harry Kewell may be dashed, even though Leeds´ likely asking price for the Australian could be as little as £8m, according to the Mail on Sunday. Its report says Kewell is almost certain to reject a £50,000-a-week offer to remain at Elland Road and will be sold on cut-price terms rather than be allowed to move for nothing when his contract expires in 2004 – but that he has told friends he would prefer to sign for Arsenal.

The Express, however, reckons Ferguson has beaten off all Premiership rivals to Sporting Lisbon´s Ricardo Quaresma but there are differences of opinion over whether he is likely to land West Ham´s Jermain Defoe. The News of the World says the young striker will stun the Hammers by handing in a transfer request this week, even though the Sunday Mirror reckons he and Joe Cole have pledged their future to Upton Park.

But the Mirror says team-mate Frédéric Kanouté could be on his way out of West Ham, with Liverpool apparently planning to ditch Emile Heskey and sign Kanouté in his place.

The Express believes the Hammers goalkeeper David James can go for £1.5-£2m and names Manchester City as a possible destination, although the Mail says City are leading the chase for Bayern Munich´s Oliver Kahn and the News of the World reckons Bolton´s Jussi Jaaskelainen is the man Kevin Keegan has picked as Peter Schmeichel´s successor.

The People says Keegan wants Steve McManaman and that Birmingham City have ambitious plans to sign the Chilean striker Marcelo Salas on a year´s loan from Juventus
( "The Independent")

" Ruud delighted at championship success "

Ruud van Nistelrooy was understandably delighted after United beat Everton 2-1 at Goodison Park and lifted the Premiership trophy.

United´s Dutch striker has looked desperately hungry for his first silverware at the club all season long, and had further reason to celebrate after final whistle at Goodison when he found out he had been awarded the Golden Boot for top scorer in the Premiership.

Ruud clinched his 25th Premiership strike and 44th goal of the season in all competitions from the penalty spot against Everton, and the Dutchman was elated on the pitch after the game.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Ruud said: " We played very well today although we were already champions. We won the game with some great football and now we´re here celebrating it."

Van Nistelrooy was relieved to have finally claimed the championship winners medal he has been chasing for two seasons with the Reds. He said: " I worked so hard for this and I´m so happy with the confidence that United gave me when I was injured. I´m proud to be part of this great team."

With a summer break on the horizon, Ruud is planning to rest up for an even better season next time around - if that´s possible.

" I´ll just relax, go on holiday and come back stronger next season," he added.