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‘So me and Eric Cantona watched Coronation Street…’ – rooming with King Eric
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Odion Ighalo hoping his Manchester United dream doesn’t end too soon as loan expiry looms
Manchester United’s players hope Odion Ighalo stays at the club after his loan spell ends this Sunday. His manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants him to “finish off what he’s started” and the Nigerian striker wants to stay, but if he never plays another game for United, he’ll be remembered fondly for his contribution even though his loan spell was limited to just four weeks of games, no Premier League starts and 319 minutes of football.
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Jesper Blomqvist: ‘I was 25 in Barcelona. But it was my last proper game’
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Pienaar: ‘I escaped a hotel fire with Zlatan… and fly-kicked a burglar’
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As Bundesliga restart provides bliss for starved football fans, Schalke executive says German utopia is no more
Uwe Kemmer, an elected board member at Bundesliga giants Schalke 04, was being shown
around Old Trafford by Bobby Charlton before their 2011 Uefa Champions League semi-final against Manchester United.
“Can I just thank your club for the two best minutes in sports history when you beat Bayern Munich in the Champions League final,” he said to the United legend.
Schalke reached the semi-finals that season with Raul and Manuel Neuer in their team, but, despite... -
Why United’s Cup Winners’ Cup Final win over Barca in Rotterdam meant so much
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McCarthy’s managers: I went from ‘Mourinho’s son’ to a Freddy Krueger nightmare
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Manchester United to try out safe standing at Old Trafford when football returns
Manchester United have received the go ahead to trial a section of barrier seating, commonly referred to as rail seats, at Old Trafford when football resumes with supporters inside stadiums.United fans have long favoured the idea of having a choice whether they sit or stand at matches ever since Old Trafford’s last standing terrace was turned to seating in 1994. A similar section inside Celtic Park in Glasgow has been a success, boosting the atmosphere and allowing fans who want to stand to do…... -
The iconic football stadiums falling by the wayside in the name of progress
A new book arrived on the 31st anniversary of the Hillsborough stadium disaster last week featuring 25 years of lost football grounds and stands in the UK. After 50 years where almost no football team moved homes until Scunthorpe United in 1988, new stadiums and stands proliferated to make venues safer after Hillsborough.
So many iconic homes of football have been lost. So many of them were far more interesting than what followed. The new stadiums are undoubtedly safer, but most lack... -
Rebooted: That night in Turin — United’s true masterpiece
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