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  Diego Forlan Man United !
Diego Forlan signed for Manchester United on the 22nd January 2002 from Argentine side Independiente.
At the start of his playing days at Old Trafford their where a lot of people myself included what thought Diego was a good player but his bottle seemed to go when he had a goal scoring opportunity and for any forward missing chance after chance it would certainly affect the confidence of the player.
This is what happened to Diego Forlan he lost his confidence until the day we came across our arch rivals Liverpool at Anfield where he scored twice.
www.manchesterunited.co.uk /diegoforlan.html   (211 words)

  
 ESPN.com Soccernet England: Diego Forlan
With the loss of Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke from the United ranks, Forlan is the first reserve striker after Van Nistelrooy and Solskjaer though in truth his pace and drive make him better suited to playing on the wing.
United had Forlan watched a number of times before their interest was publicised in the tabloid newspapers.
Forlan was a tennis prodigy as a youngster but decided to follow the family way and started his career at Penarol.
soccernet.espn.go.com /archive/england/players/forlandiego.html   (814 words)

  
  Forlan prefers to be left out
Uruguay striker Diego Forlan has asked to be left out of the squad for next month's World Cup qualifier against Paraguay because he is unhappy at being relegated to the substitutes' bench.
Forlan, who joined Spanish side Villarreal from Manchester United in August, came on as a substitute during last Saturday's 4-2 World Cup qualifying defeat in Argentina.
Forlan came on as substitute against Colombia, Peru and Argentina and was left out of the squad for the home game against Ecuador in September because he was not match fit following his move to Villarreal.
www.rediff.com /sports/2004/oct/16forlan.htm   (371 words)

  
  DIEGO FORLAN   (Site not responding. Last check: )
As Diego Forlan pulled on the United shirt for the first time he was fulfilling a promise he made to his sister who lay, in hospital, close to death 10 years ago.
Diego received £1m from the transfer which was immediately transfered to his fathers account to pay for his sisters treatment and round the clock care.
Diego joins a lengthy list, over the years, of players who had either great records with their previous clubs or showed great potential, only to fall flat on their faces on arrival at Manchester United.
www.mikekemble.com /manutd/forlan.html   (672 words)

  
  Diego Forlán - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Diego Martín Forlán Corazo (born May 19, 1979) is a Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for Villarreal of La Liga.
It took him eight months and 27 games to score that first goal, to the extent that he was dubbed "Diego Forlorn" and "Garry Birtles" for his goal drought by some quarters of the English press.
Forlan's goals were re-enacted by a group of United fans who invaded the pitch prior to the United-Liverpool clash at Old Trafford the following season.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Diego_Forlan   (532 words)

  
 Atletico
Si les 9 buts de l'Uruguayen Diego Forlan, arrivé en provenance de Villarreal, n'étonnent pas outre-mesure, les 10 pions plantés par l'Argentin Sergio Agüero font de ce joueur de 19 ans la révélation du championnat d'Espagne.
Après Raul Garcia, Luis Garcia, Diego Forlan et Simão, Reyes est la 5e recrue majeure de l'Atletico, ce qui, selon Marca, fait du club madrilène le deuxième plus gros dépensier du mercato estival (83 millions d'euros) derrière Manchester United (86 M€).
Même si avec les millions qu'ils viennent de toucher, les matelassiers ont déjà pu attirer dans leurs filets Diego Forlan et Luis Garcia, l'heure était aux adieux ce matin lors d'une dernière conférence de presse dans l'enceinte de Vicente Calderòn.
foot.fluctuat.net /blog/tag-atletico.html   (4818 words)

  
 Diego Forlan Jersey - Soccer DIEGO FORLAN Replica jersey   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Diego Forlan Jersey - Soccer DIEGO FORLAN Replica jersey
Diego Forlan jersey and Diego Forlan replica jersey of this player is here.
If you are a fan of Diego Forlan you shuld have the Diego Forlan jersey, your favorite Manchester United player.
www.truefootball.com /player_diego_forlan_jersey.htm   (158 words)

  
 TheFA.com - Reunited: Dudek and Forlan
It is rare 90 minutes have had such a huge impact on two individuals and their teams which is why there is such anticipation ahead of this year's fixture between arguably the two biggest clubs in England.
Forlan has already been told by Sir Alex Ferguson he will start the game after taking his goal tally to four in four games with a fantastic half-volley against Rangers.
Forlan wasn't included when Dudek performed his man-of-the-match performance against United at The Millennium Stadium.
www.thefa.com /Features/EnglishDomestic/Postings/2003/11/72924.htm   (386 words)

  
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With the loss of Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke from the United ranks, Forlan is the first reserve striker after Van Nistelrooy and Solskjaer though in truth his pace and drive make him better suited to playing on the wing.
United had Forlan watched a number of times before their interest was publicised in the tabloid newspapers.
Forlan was a tennis prodigy as a youngster but decided to follow the family way and started his career at Penarol.
members.lycos.co.uk /manu8813/forlanbio.html   (808 words)

  
 Foot.ie - diego forlan
Forlan's double came as Villarreal beat Levante 4-1 to clinch a spot in the next season's Champions League.
I dont think forlan ever got adecent run in the team if you look at his apps it was always agame here and there.
Most people could see that Diego Forlan was a decent footballer who never really had the luck in front of goal when at Utd.
foot.ie /forums/printthread.php?t=25601&pp=40   (1953 words)

  
 ESPN.com Soccernet England: Diego Forlan
With the loss of Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke from the United ranks, Forlan is the first reserve striker after Van Nistelrooy and Solskjaer though in truth his pace and drive make him better suited to playing on the wing.
United had Forlan watched a number of times before their interest was publicised in the tabloid newspapers.
Forlan was a tennis prodigy as a youngster but decided to follow the family way and started his career at Penarol.
www.soccernet.com /england/players/forlandiego.html   (814 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Uruguay awaits a tough Australia team in World Cup playoffs
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay – Uruguayan fans are hoping striker Diego Forlan will be ready in time to play against Australia on Saturday in the first leg of their World Cup playoff.
Forlan, who was with the team at practice Thursday and jogged around the field, tore muscle fibers in his left leg last week during Villarreal's Champions League win over Benfica.
But it is unlikely Forlan will be ready for the first leg, although he should be ready for the return in Australia on Wednesday.
www.signonsandiego.com /sports/20051110-0726-la-spt-soc-uruguay-australia.html   (402 words)

  
 Soccerpages Forum - Diego Forlan
Forlan’s introduction made the defence have to work, and actually gave the passing talents of messrs Veron and Beckham a target to pick out.
Forlan should remain a key component of the squad - and it is worth remembering he only drifted out of the picture at the end of last term following his injury layoff.
Forlan makes the holes for Bellion to race through and Ruud (well we all know what he is good at).
www.soccerpages.com /forum/showthread.php?t=11386   (1549 words)

  
 Diego Forlan! - Soccer Fans Network Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: )
He might and he mightn't.He's found his feet no and looks like the player everyone thought he'd be when he arrived.it depends on how many oppurtunities he gets though and with fergie supposedly in the market for a new striker.
Forlan has certainly given us glimpses of what he's capable but whether he'lll be a success for us in the long term remains to be seen.
But i disagree with him, i don't think Forlan will ever be as prolific in front of goal as Ole.
forums.soccerfansnetwork.com /showthread.php?p=193133   (469 words)

  
 Diego Forlan - Great UK Deals
Forlan has the perfect World Cup pedigree - his father represented Uruguay in the 1960s and...
Forlan to be his first major signing of the summer.
Forlan has disclosed that he has rejected a loan move to Sunderland and along with Liverpool, the Uruguay international,...
www.findspot.com /diego-forlan.htm   (159 words)

  
 Diego Forlan   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Diego Forlan (born May 19, 1979) is a Uruguayan footballer.
His father Pablo Forlan had played for the national football team during the 1974 World Cup held in West Germany and his grandfather Juan Carlos Corazzo played for Independiente.
Forlan was strongly linked to a move to Spanish club Levante Union Deportiva, but signed on 21 August 2004 with another Spanish club, Villarreal, where he is one of the top scorers in La Liga.
www.123football.com /players/f/diego-forlan/index.htm   (221 words)

  
 Diego Forlan - RedCafe.net
Forlan will be a great success for Man Utd, he is still adapting to English culture.
Forlan is more of a forward than an out-and-out striker imo.
Forlan is only 22 and coming to a completely different country/culture must be hard for someone so young.
www.redcafe.net /showthread.php?t=88   (931 words)

  
 Diego Forlan Scores....No Really, He Did! || manutdweb.com - Unofficial Manchester United News and Views
Diego Forlan was on the scoresheet as Uruguay were beaten 3-1 by Peru, further squandering the hopes of their hopes of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup.
Forlan was a shining light in a poor display from the Uruguayans, as the striker desperately tries to prove a point to Sir Alex Ferguson.
Out-of-favour Manchester United striker Diego Forlan netted Uruguay's goal, but his strike wasn't enough as Peru seriously squandered the Uruguayan's chances of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup with a 3-1 victory.
www.sportnetwork.net /main/s237/st53211.htm   (344 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Man Utd | Forlan admits frustration
Diego Forlan has admitted that he is finding it hard to cope with being a bit-part player at Manchester United.
Forlan has struggled to make an impact since his £7.5m move from Independiente in 2002.
It has been reported that Forlan could be allowed to leave for around £2m.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/3628061.stm   (274 words)

  
 Fußball - Ch. League - kicker online
Diego Forlan kämpft mit dem FC Villarreal am Dienstag gegen den FC Arsenal um den Einzug ins Finale der Champions League.
Verhalten zuversichtlich: Stürmer Diego Forlan vom FC Villarreal.
Forlan: Wir Stürmer müssen Regisseur Riquelme unterstützen, uns besser bewegen, Räume schaffen, in die er uns schicken kann.
www.kicker.de /fussball/chleague/startseite/artikel/331399?view=print   (284 words)

  
 Diego Forlan - TalkSoccer.net | Soccer Forum
Nah, Nardiello is better than Forlan, the thing with diego is that he shows little flashes of how good he can be,but just doesnt do it anywhere near as regularly as he should do.
i think the problem with forlan is, ferguson is stubborn, he will continue to play forlan to prove to the fans that he waas rite in buying him for utds sake he needs to admit he wasnt the buy he thort he wud be and sell him, theres so many better forwards available.
Forlan played an important part in the league last year and there can be no doubt that he has the ability to do well here.
www.talksoccer.net /forum/manchester-united/2019-diego-forlan.html#post27722   (1687 words)

  
 Tag » Forlan   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Forlan toolset is implemented as a set of Standard ML (a functional...
Diego Martín Forlán Corazo (born May 19, 1979) is a Uruguayan footballer who...
Uruguay striker Diego Forlan is likely to miss his country's World Cup playoff...
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 Diego Forlan - FMU: Forum
Amazingly Forlan was one of the top scorers in Europe last year with the Spanish side.
Anyway, back to Diego, the last thing I said on him was that he would do greatly in Spain.
In my opinion the problem with Forlan was that, like so many other players, he wasn't prepared to play in a club of man utd size.
www.forevermanutd.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=3682   (847 words)

  
 CNN.com - Forlan included in Uruguayan squad - Nov 7, 2005
Forlan is hoping to be fit to face Australia despite his club's claims
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay -- Uruguay have named striker Diego Forlan in their squad for the World Cup playoff against Australia, even though his Spanish club Villareal said he was unlikely to play.
Forlan was part of a 27-man squad named by coach Jorge Fossati for the games in Montevideo on Saturday and Sydney on November 16.
www.cnn.com /2005/SPORT/11/07/uruguay.forlan   (369 words)

  
 YouTube - Diego Forlan
Forlan is an absolute fucken legend, sorry he didnt do better at man utd.
Forlan ademas de ser de lo mejor en la delantera de la seleccion....te bancamos todos a morir.
Diego Forlan, first goal with Man Utd's t-shirt!
www.youtube.com /watch?v=oSj2wohdnk8   (431 words)

  
 YouTube - Villarreal 1-1 Espanyol (Forlan Goal)
forlan sos el 1 y siempre umilde gracias yorugua
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Diego Forlan Goal Villarreal golazo uruguay liga española jornada 25 Cañonazo
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 Diego Forlán y Viera firman la victoria número 100 del Villarreal en Primera - Marca.com
Diego Forlán y Viera firman la victoria número 100 del Villarreal en Primera - Marca.com
Diego Forlán y Viera firman la victoria número 100 del Villarreal en Primera
Viera; Josemi, Fuentes, Cygan y José Enrique; Josico (Somoza 61'), Senna, Marcos (Bruno 61'), Cani; Matías Fernández (Tacchinardi 89') y Diego Forlán.
www.marca.com /edicion/marca/futbol/1a_division/cronica/es/desarrollo/728204.html   (611 words)

  
 CNN.com - Man U selling Forlan to Villarreal - Aug 20, 2004
Diego Forlan is set to be unveiled as a Villarreal player
Forlan has struggled to hold down a regular first team place at Old Trafford since he arrived from Argentine side Independiente in January 2002.
Forlan scored 10 goals in 63 league appearances for United.
edition.cnn.com /2004/SPORT/football/08/20/spain.forlan   (223 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: )
A prolific goalscorer for Argentinian side Independiente, Forlan was signed by Manchester United for £6.9million in January 2002 after Sir Alex Ferguson had beaten off competition for the Uruguayan striker's signature from Middlesbrough.
His favoured celebration after his occasional goals was to remove his shirt, but on one occasion he was unable to get it back on, and attempted to continue playing in 'skins' until being asked to leave the field by the referee.
Forlan, who interestingly was recognised as a tennis prodigy as a youngster, quietly left United in the summer of 2004 for the sun of Spain and Villarreal, where his fortunes changed dramatically.
www.premierleague.com /fapl.rac?command=forwardOnly&nextPage=whereAreTheyNow&initial=F&playerID=730010   (305 words)

  
 Sportz Tawk: Manchester United - Diego Forlan set to join Villarreal   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Manchester United striker Diego Forlan is set to join Spanish side Villarreal.
Villarreal have completed the signing of Manchester United misfit Diego Forlan on a five-year deal.
Forlan was impressive in SK/JPN 2002, which is probably the reason Villarel is interested in the ManU player.
www.sportztawk.com /viewthread.php?tid=5574   (246 words)

  
 Forlan Staying at Old Trafford || manutdweb.com - Unofficial Manchester United News and Views
Diego Forlan’s agent, Daniel Bolotnicoff has been quick to rubbish rumours that his client is leaving Old Trafford for Seville.
Diego Forlan’s agent, Daniel Bolotnicoff has made it clear that his client will be staying at Old Trafford, despite speculation linking him to Spanish club Seville.
Forlan did though have a disappointing start to his career at Old Trafford, going an incredible 9 months without a goal!
www.sportnetwork.net /main/s237/st27560.htm   (405 words)

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