Match Preview: Newcastle United v Manchester United



Written on Monday, April 18, 2011 by   in Match Previews

With the hopes of emulating the famous 1999 treble now gone, following the semi-final defeat at the hands of bitter rivals City, Manchester United next travel to St. James’ Park to face Newcastle United. Nothing but 3 points from this tie would suffice for the Red Devils in their quest of clinching the title for…
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Rio’s Return



Written on Sunday, April 10, 2011 by   in Players

With games coming thick and fast fortunately United’s injury crisis seems to be over the worst with key players such as Ji-Sung Park and Antonio Valencia coming back to provide valuable boosts to the Reds hunt for silverware. However the most important return could be in the shape of Rio Ferdinand who, after making his…
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The producers



Written on Saturday, April 9, 2011 by   in Premier League

Thank god we are not living under the old American College gridiron criteria. The Americans used to have this system where the national championship was determined by votes. Gareth Bale, with seven goals and one Premier League assist, is on the shortlist of the PFA Player of the Year nominees. If you look at the…
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What Do The People Think Of Vuvuzela



Written on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 by   in Other Football

Ever since the World Cup started every one started talking about the Vuvuzelas which were plastic blowing horns which made a very loud noise. BBC and ITV managed to turn them down during the match’s but Ireland’s national channel RTÉ had them and it was difficult to hear what the people were saying. I hear…
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