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MANCHESTER, England -- Its some feat to turn one of the worlds most storied and valuable sports brands into a mere also-ran in the space of 10 months. Frederik Sorensen Juventus Jersey . Thats what David Moyes managed to achieve at Manchester United -- and there was only
going to be one outcome. Overwhelmed by the giant task of replacing Alex
Ferguson, Britains greatest ever manager, Moyes was fired by United on Tuesday
after exhausting the patience and losing the support of the clubs American
owners, the Glazer family. The 50-year-old Scot was less than a season into a
six-year contract but the Glazers had seen enough. So, too, had most of Uniteds
fans and most likely its slew of big sponsors, with the team languishing in
seventh place in the Premier League and guaranteed to miss out on Champions
League qualification for the first time in 19 years. Thats unacceptable for a
club that expects to win trophies year in and year out. Exactly a year after
clinching a record-extending 20th English championship, United dismissed Moyes
during a meeting at its training ground in the morning. The news was released in
a terse, two-line statement on the clubs website -- a far cry from the fanfare
of Moyes hiring last summer. "Manchester United has announced that David Moyes
has left the club," the statement said. "The club would like to place on record
its thanks for the hard work, honesty and integrity he brought to the role." In
the 27-year, trophy-laden tenure of Ferguson, United stood out as a pillar of
stability, continuity and patience. No more. Moyes, hand-picked by Ferguson, was
unable to replicate the success of his countryman or even come close. Ryan
Giggs, a club great who was on Moyes coaching staff and is still a member of the
playing squad at the age of 40, will take temporary control until a permanent
replacement is found. The 40-year-old Welsh midfielder, who came up through the
United youth ranks alongside David Beckham, has spent 23 years at Old Trafford.
He has won every trophy in the game at club level, making him Uniteds most
decorated player. Louis van Gaal, who will leave his position as Netherlands
coach after the World Cup in Brazil and has previously coached Barcelona and
Bayern Munich, is the favourite to succeed Moyes on a full-time basis. A person
with knowledge of the situation at United said the club would be seeking an
experienced manager and a short list was being put together with a view toward
an appointment being made quickly. Giggs was not being considered for the
full-time position. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the club
was yet to announce the moves. A surprise choice to many because of his lack of
top-level experience, Moyes was hired by United after 11 relatively successful
years at fellow Premier League team Everton. He failed to cope with the enormity
of taking one of the most coveted jobs in the sport. United is 23 points behind
leader Liverpool and has slumped to a string of humiliating losses, including
home and away to fierce rivals Liverpool and Manchester City. Moyes hoped hed be
given at least a second season to turn things around, just as Ferguson was given
time after a slow start to his reign. "Its surprising because its not a habit of
Manchester United to do things this way," Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti
said. "At Man United, after so many years of Sir Alex, its a little surprising."
Moyes has been under pressure for months but guiding United to the quarterfinals
of the Champions League -- squeezing past Greek outsider Olympiakos in the last
16 -- earned him some breathing space. His future was placed in serious doubt,
however, after Sundays lacklustre 2-0 loss at Everton, which ensured that
Englands biggest club over the last two decades wouldnt be in next seasons
Champions League. "There is no disguising that the football this season has been
poor, the results have been poor," said former United defender Gary Neville,
whose younger brother Phil was an assistant manager to Moyes. "The performances
have got worse and worse." United has lost a club-record 11 times in the league
and 10 times in 22 matches in all competitions in 2014. Worse for Moyes, there
has been no discernible improvement in the level of performance, with his
chances not helped by the absence of leading striker Robin van Persie for large
chunks of the season through injury. The deposed champions appear ready to spend
considerable sums over the summer to strengthen an aging squad. But the Glazers
were not willing to trust Moyes to oversee such heavy spending. United is one of
the sports worlds most lucrative brands -- it brought in 363.2 million pounds
($610 million) in revenue last season -- but the lack of Champions League action
next season will dent income streams. The Glazers likely would have been
concerned that next seasons exile from Europes top club competition may have
dragged on for years at a time when player costs are high and interest payments
on the clubs debts are a real burden. Big United sponsors, such as Nike, may
have become restless. "Clearly Nike and other sponsors are paying for one of the
best and most recognized football brands in the world -- not one that cannot
even make the Champions League," said Louise Cooper, an independent financial
analyst in London. "The financials ensured that Moyes was not given the time to
perform." Investors appeared to welcome the news, sending Uniteds share price up
5 per cent in early New York trading to $18.60 -- the highest level since the
final days of Fergusons reign. Such is Uniteds decline that the worlds top
players are unlikely to want to move to Old Trafford without the pull of the
Champions League. With four matches left in the Premier League, qualification
for the second-tier Europa League is also looking unlikely. Giggs has long been
regarded as a future United manager, having established himself among Uniteds
greats by winning 13 Premier Leagues, four FA Cups, three League Cups, two
Champions Leagues, one UEFA Super Cup, an Intercontinental Cup and a Club World
Cup as a player. United denied reports last month that Van Gaal met with a
member of the Glazer family, but the Dutchman will be free in the summer. He has
the experience of coaching at big clubs that Moyes lacked, having been in charge
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camp.Marian Gaborik will not be going to Sochi. The Columbus
Blue Jackets announced on Thursday that the winger was not medically cleared to
compete due a broken collarbone he incurred during a December 21 game against
the Philadelphia Flyers. "Marian has worked extremely hard and done everything
possible to rehabilitate his injury and return to the ice with the hope of
representing his country in Sochi," said Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo
Kekalainen in a release.  "We share his deep disappointment that he will not be
able to do so, but are optimistic that he will be fully recovered very soon.
Gaborik, who turns 32 next week, already missed significant time earlier in the
season with a sprained knee. In 18 games this year, Gaborik has five goals and
seven assists. Marco Storari Youth Jersey. "Im extremely disappointed that I wont be able to play for Slovakia at the Olympic Games but
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so again in the future." Replacing him on Slovakia will be former NHLer
Branko Radivojevic. The 33-year-old Radivojevic played for six seasons in the
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