Category Archives: Passion

Wealthy Clubs

In some rather startling news from today, Real Madrid has overtaken Manchester United as the most valuable sports franchise in the world. At $3.3 billion, Real Madrid narrowly edged out Manchester United, which is valued at $3.15 billion. For comparison … Continue reading

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Change in Racism Policy?

This week in Europe has produced nothing too incredibly exciting. Manchester United lost to Manchester City in the premier league (unfortunately), although that seems unlikely to change the outcome of the premier league as Manchester United still hold a 12 … Continue reading

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Victory at the Azteca = A Draw

How could I not start off this week with perhaps one of the biggest results in United States history? Last week, the United States played Mexico at their stadium fortress known as the Azteca, where the United States has only … Continue reading

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A Win?

The United States won a qualifier! Maybe… The game, played in Colorado, was feisty from the beginning, but snow in excess of four inches covered the field. Although the United States won 1-0 via a goal from newly promoted captain … Continue reading

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A Sad End For Michael Owen

Manchester United have increased their lead atop the premier league to an astonishing 15 points with only nine games left to go. To bring that into perspective, as long as United win four of their final five games, they are … Continue reading

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Dramatic Fashion

It feels like an eternity since I have updated all of you on the happenings of Europe. Don’t worry, you missed plenty, but hey, that’s what I’m here for! First of all, Manchester United lost a close tie to Real … Continue reading

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What happened to Barca?

It would be almost impossible to start off this week without talking about the obvious big news in Europe. Barcelona, the league leaders of La Liga by a mile and the home of Lionel Messi, were man handled by their … Continue reading

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A Twelve Point Gap and Super Super Eagles!

Glory, glory Man United! After a 2-0 win over Everton (which did make me somewhat sad) this weekend, Manchester United now sit a whopping 12 points above Manchester City in the race for the Premier League title with only 12 … Continue reading

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Match-fixing and Gazza’s demise

The most recent news in the footballing world is that the match-fixing scandals that have rocked Italy over the past seven or eight years have arrived in England. Not only has it hit England, it has hit England’s second most-prestigious … Continue reading

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Big man Mario on the move

Mario Balotelli, arguably the most controversial footballer in the world, is off to AC Milan from Manchester City. The striker, who came up through the youth ranks at AC’s rivals Inter Milan, has been rather unsettled in Manchester over the … Continue reading

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