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Will Carlos Queiroz be back at Old Trafford Soon?

by David Schiavone on September 15, 2009 · 6 comments

With Portugal on the verge of non-qualification for the World Cup in 2010, manager Carlos Queiroz is under extreme pressure and has the very real possibility of unemployment looming over him. Given this threat, and inevitability that this will occur, I ask you… How long before we see the Portuguese back in the Manchester United [...]

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Man United: The Empire Strikes Back

by Arjun Talwar on April 26, 2009 · 5 comments

Liverpool winning 3-1 away at the KC stadium. Surely, no-one expected anything less if not anything more. The reigning champions level again for the umpteenth time, their leaky defence ensuring that the goal difference keeps them behind Liverpool in second place. Yes, they did have two games in hand but chasing points and championships is [...]

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Ferguson versus Mourinho: Clash of the Chess Player-Like Football Tactician Grandmasters

by Richard Whittall on February 25, 2009 · 5 comments

The delicious mind-game between former Premier League rivals Jose Mourinho and Alex Ferguson didn’t disappoint yesterday afternoon.  Whether making sure each player wore the correct shirt to the organizing their players in a way to enhance the scoring of goals, these two towering geniuses of the modern game proved beyond a doubt they are football [...]

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Benitez Burns His Bridges

by Paul Bestall on July 2, 2008 · 151 comments

Liverpool seem to have decided on a new transfer policy this summer which makes the same impact as Real Madrid’s lovelorn chase for Ronaldo. Liverpool seem to be using their local paper, The Echo, to release transfer target information into the public domain to unsettle players at other clubs. Gareth Barry became the first and now it seems [...]

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Euro 2008 Portugal v Germany Quarter Final Preview

by Paul Bestall on June 19, 2008 · 6 comments

So here we go, we’ve had 12 days of blood and thunder football, sublime skills, shock results, new stars and the retirement of legends. Tonight sees the first of the Quarter Finals and what a way to start this section of the competition. There is no doubting over the last 10 years, Portugal’s stock has [...]

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