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Barcelona v Manchester United: Catanaccio be Damned!

April 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Champions League, Manchester United, Patrice Evra, Premier League, anderson, carlos tevez, cristiano ronaldo, nani, paul scholes, thierry henry, wayne rooney

From ChampionsLeagueTalk.com

After a strangely defensive match at the Nou Camp in which they seemed to adopt a catenaccio mindset, United will look to get back to their usual attacking approach. At the Nou Camp, United appeared content to hope for something on the counter-attack often leaving Cristiano Ronaldo isolated alone up front with Rooney defending […]

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Ronaldo is PFA Player of the Year, Fabregas is Young Player of the Year

April 28th, 2008 · 19 Comments · cristiano ronaldo

This makes no sense, or at least half of it doesn’t.
For the second year in a row, Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo was named the Premiership Player of the Year by his peers. He’s scored 38 goals in all competitions this season and is fully deserving of the award. If he didn’t win it unanimously, or […]

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Ronaldo, Wenger, Rooney and Fabregas Star in new Nike Video

April 25th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Soccer Coverage in Newspapers, cristiano ronaldo, nike, wayne rooney

When Nike shoots TV commercials, they really push their creativity to new heights. Their newest advert, “Take it to the Next Level,” is scheduled for its UK TV debut on Tuesday before the Man United versus Barcelona match. Directed by Guy Ritchie, the video is shot in a first person perspective as you see your […]

 
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Man United Looks Ordinary & Predictable

August 21st, 2007 · 2 Comments · Manchester United, anderson, carlos tevez, cristiano ronaldo, nani

Manchester United’s poor start to the season has fooled many critics and fans who felt they would storm out of the gates especially with the signing of Carlos Tevez who was so electrifying during this summer’s Copa America.
If you think back to one year ago (August 2006), many critics (myself included) predicted Man United would […]

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Long Live The New George Best: Cristiano Ronaldo

April 15th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Manchester United, cristiano ronaldo, george best, john nicholson

By John Nicholson
For many football fans, the phrase “he’s the new George Best” will be a familiar one. Over the last 35 years barely a season has passed without someone being hailed as the new George Best. I remember a lad from Hibernian called Peter Marinello was hailed in 1971 as the new Bestie when […]

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Ronaldo’s New Contract Shows Allure of Premiership

April 13th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Manchester United, cristiano ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo’s decision to sign a five year extension to his contract at Manchester United is a sign of how England is becoming, as EPL Talk blogger Kartik calls it, the “epicenter of world football.”
Many pundits, myself included, expected Ronaldo to sign with Real Madrid or Barcelona this summer. But in a year when both […]

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