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Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand says he was ‘embarrassed’ after Barcelona star Lionel Messi ‘took liberties’ in 2011 Champions League final

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Rio Ferdinand has admitted he was ’embarrassed’ after Manchester United were beaten by Barcelona in the 2011 Champions League final.The Red Devils lost 3-1, with Lionel Messi scoring, as Pep Guardiola’s side lifted a fourth European Cup at Wembley. Getty Images - Getty Lionel Messi terrorised Manchester United’s backline at Wembley Wayne Rooney had equalised for United after Pedro had given the Spanish giants an early lead, but they were ultimately undone by Messi’s magic. Recounting the game, Ferdinand told Copa90: “Barca gave us an absolute lesson at Wembley, “I was standing there watching them lift the trophy and me, Giggsy [Ryan Giggs] and Scholesy [Paul Scholes] were standing together with our hands over our mouths and I said, ‘I feel embarrassed lads...

Steve Bruce mocked by Aston Villa fans on return to Villa Park as Newcastle United lose to Villans for the first time since April 2011

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Aston Villa made it a miserable return to the Midlands for Steve Bruce as they comfortably beat his Newcastle United side 2-0 on Monday night. Bruce, who was sacked by the Villans 14 months ago, is still yet to win the Magpies’ supporters over after succeeding Rafael Benitez in the summer. Getty Images - Getty Steve Bruce could not get the better of his successor, Dean Smith And if his side continue to perform as they did at Villa Park on Monday night, the former Sunderland boss will continue to see his popularity tumble on the Toon. For Villa, the three points conveniently coincided with captain Jack Grealish’s return to the side and moves them above West Ham United and Everton in the Premier League table. With games against Manchester United and Ch...

Nasdaq enters correction territory in worst day since 2011

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Oct. 24 (UPI) -- The Nasdaq composite entered correction territory in another down day for the stock market Wednesday, which also left the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 in the red. The Nasdaq experienced its worst day since Aug. 18, 2011, falling 329 points, or 4.4 percent to 7,108, 10 percent from its Aug. 29 all-time high. The Dow Jones fell 606 points or 2.4 percent to 24,583, while the S&P 500 had its sixth consecutive losing session, dropping 84.59 points or 3.1 percent to 2,656. So far the S&P has fallen 8.9 percent, the Dow has dropped 7.1 percent and the Nasdaq is down 11.7 for the month of October. Wednesday's decline left the S&P and the Dow Jones down 0.7 percent and 0.6 percent for the year respectively. Common trends throughout the year such as regulatory conc...