United Turn Up The Tempo

Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images The world is going gaga over United's crushing 7-1 defeat of Blackburn over the weekend. After a lackluster performance against 9 men Wigan in the previous Weekend, much of the disappointment was vented on a hapless Blackburn who had lost several...
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New EPL Season Warm-Up

After the gloom and doom of the World Cup exit and Manchester United surrendering the title to Chelsea last season, my antenna of hope is now beginning to pick up positive signals - from Old Trafford, at least. England, who cares? I would want to duck the issue like the way Ashley...
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World Cup: The Woes of England

I was an odd man out, as a England supporter, in a land of mad mad football fans (Kerala) who painted their houses and automobiles in the colors of Argentina and Brazil. I braved the booes that flew in from the opposition factions, and continued to blow the vuvuzela for Three Lions...
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Why Messi is Not My Kind of Super Star

Messi may be officially the best footballer in the world, but not to me. Ronaldo?, worse off. Me, an avid fan of Manchester United do not want to put Rooney on the pedestal either. I never rated Ronaldo, the former United winger, as someone worthy of winning all the accolades...
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Rafael Benítez - a failure as Kop boss

I believe, Liverpool are finally ready to see off Rafael Benítez this summer. He has already booked his tickets, it is rumored. The destination is yet to be finalized. But I think he would fly in the general direction of Italy where Inter Milan (if Jose Mourinho failed to deliver...
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Premier League - The Fallen Angel?

Fall, decline, demise - are some of the words that flashed in the media headlines in their claim that the Premier League has lost its first place among European leagues after the defeat of Arsenal and Manchester United in the Champions League. This leaves CL with no English representation...
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Let's Pat The Dust Off Our Backs, and Move On

Yes. We lost to Bayern. We lost to Chelsea. But let's stop lamenting. Let's clean away the debris and look ahead. The last 10 days had been difficult. But these games have let us know where we stand. We have been caught out in broad day light. We squirmed like a naked girl in the...
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