Category Archives: Manchester UnitedThe annihilation of Manchester United and Chelsea in the FA Cup last week leaves the Big Four unrepresented in the semi-finals, a phenomenon not seen since 1987. All four are still in the Champions League but the domestic competition which prides itself on producing spectacular drama and upsets are raising doubts on their superiority.
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Ninety minutes of decent football, if you can call it that. Manchester United remain conservative in Europe rather than adopting a swashbuckling style, but this bland performance hardly justifies the money spent on amassing the plethora of attacking talents.
The 1-0 victory for the Red Devils came from Cristiano Ronaldo in the first half, and it […]
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So near and yet so far… a few more steps on the tightrope and the coveted prizes will be in their grasp. Arsenal are peaking at the right time but an Achilles’ heel which can derail hopes of a bountiful season is their wafer-thin squad. Arsene Wenger admitted as much ahead of this weekend’s FA […]
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The “best” Manchester United team failed to carry the torch of the Busby Babes, despite wearing a replica of the 1958 kits. In fact, this was one of United’s worst performances in recent memory. Title challenge is now taken out of their hands after conceding two first-half goals from strikers Benjani and Darius Vassell.
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The 50th anniversary of the Munich disaster which decimated the Busby Babes has drawn to a close… after days of build-up in newspapers, magazines and the television. A period of silence was observed before England’s friendly against Switzerland at Wembley.
It was likewise at Old Trafford, and the silence was timed to coincide with the moment […]
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Arsenal handed Manchester City their first home defeat in the Premier League and leapfrogged over Manchester United to the league summit. The 3-1 victory gave Arsenal a two-point lead as the Red Devils experienced a slight hiccup with a 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane.
Dimitar Berbatov’s first half effort put Tottenham in the lead but […]
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The Premier League is awash with cash, based on the latest compilation of the January transfer window figures.
Premier League clubs spent 150 million pounds on new players in the January transfer window, a 150 percent increase on the 60 million spent in the same month a year ago and more than double the previous record […]
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Fabio Capello named a 30-man England squad - his first for next week’s friendly against Switzerland but David Beckham, the media’s obsession, was a notable absence. Golden Balls has since returned to USA to begin pre-season training with LA Galaxy.
Beckham spoke earlier about the significance of the century cap: “To play for my country is […]
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