Category Archives: Manchester United

The Recent Highs & Lows of Manchester United fandom

For the last decade, the greatest benefit to being a Manchester United fan has been the license to perpetually wear a smug grin of satisfaction. Liverpool only qualified for the UEFA league again? Poor King Kenny. At least Andy Carroll … Continue reading

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Horrific Tragedy Bootstrapped to Champions League Recap

This past weekend, a German referee attempted to commit suicide. CNN reported on this tragedy, and also managed to sneak in the same article some game recaps. Tactful! The Guardian did one better, reporting racism charges against Luis Suarez while … Continue reading

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The Manchester Derby & a Heavy Dose of Trite Sportswriting

Manchester City beat Manchester United at Old Trafford by 6-1. The win was deserved, even if a late deluge of goals made the scoreline slightly more embarrassing than warranted. Still, bloodbaths of this magnitude tend to fray the senses, melt … Continue reading

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Rorschach Tactical Anaysis: Manchester United v. Liverpool

I still remember the days of the anti-intellectual era, so I’m pretty happy to see tactics-speak take a place in our collective chit-chat about soccer. But, at some point, tactics-speak must go beyond tactics-speak. Eventually, all discourses can become a … Continue reading

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Soccerverse Justice: Paper Tigers that Should Have Been….

So, a few weeks ago, the Portuguese federation banned Ricardo Carvahlo for a year because he skipped out on a national team practice. A pretty harsh punishment, right? If Allen Iverson, the former NBA player, had been dealt with accordingly, … Continue reading

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Possible Permutations of United’s Partial Flotation in Singapore

After our last post on club ownership, some curious readers and tweeters have asked – what exactly is a “partial flotation” on a stock market? What does Manchester United plan to do? Generally, the Red Devils want to go public, … Continue reading

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Paul Scholes: the Brilliance of Lightning Sans Thunder

There’s only one Paul Scholes. And after his testimonial game, we probably will never see him don a red jersey ever again. To categorize Scholes is to do him cosmic injustice. To describe a talent beyond words is a fool’s … Continue reading

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A Wicked Animated Version of the Rooney Bicycle Kick

Wicked cool stuff from Mr. Swarbrick of Gareth Bale also-cool-animation fame. (Via AFR)

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Michael Owen Repectfully Draws your Attention to the Fact…

“I’m Still Here” by Tom Waits

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A Summer of Transfer Rumors Leads One to Rightly Ask…

“Where is My Mind?” by The Pixies

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