Why football is losing its identity

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2014 The beautiful game… Football, a game which captivates the hearts of hundreds of millions around the world. A sport where misery can change to magic within just a split second. ‘It’s just a game,’ your mother may shout, but it’s not that, it’s more than that. It’s alive within us, like a bacteria, it … Read more

Man Utd’s biggest ever transfer bargains Ranked

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Who doesn’t love a transfer bargain? As a fan, seeing your club bring in a player for cheap, who’s typically unknown or has a vast mystery around his profile and watching him become a superstar is nothing short of amazing. Every big football club has dozens of scouts, scattered across the globe, searching far and … Read more

Who is Sir David Brailsford and what will he bring to Man Utd?

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Upon Premier League regulatory approval, Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS’ 25% purchase of Manchester United will be complete. This comes over 13 months on from the Glazer family’s initial announcement they would be ‘exploring strategic alternatives’ for the club via a full sale or partial investment. Since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013 and the … Read more

Top 10 foreign Man Utd players of all time

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Manchester United’s very foundations are built on the use of youth, typically coming domestically. Since 1937, 86 years ago, United have named an academy player in every matchday squad. However, with the globalisation of football and the emergence of huge conglomerates funding the game, an increasing amount of overseas talent has come to the English … Read more

Man United’s top 10 Scottish appearance makers

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Since the club’s formation in 1878, Manchester United have had players from all around the world. This has ranged from Ireland to Angola. However, until 1980, United never signed anyone from outside the British isles and thus their players would have almost always come from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Outside of England, United have … Read more

Manchester United’s one nation wonders

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Manchester United have had a plethora of talent and variety play for this historic football club. This pool of players span from six of the seven continents of the world, only excluding Antarctica. However, from this huge range of players, there are 25 of them whom are the only footballers from their country to represent … Read more

Sir Bobby Charlton RIP – Man Utd Personified

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Football. The beautiful game. A simple sport with origins dating all the way back to the 19th century. The game which even in the bleakest times, can unite the bitterest of enemies. In 1914, the British and the Germans started playing football on their Christmas day ceasefire. There’s no greater example of what this sport … Read more

What Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s 25% stake bid could mean for Man Utd

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On the 22nd November 2022, Manchester United owners the Glazer family, publicly announced they were ‘exploring strategic alternatives,’ in a potential sale or additional investment into the club. Just under 11 months on and this process is finally drawing to a close. With Qatar banker Sheikh Jassim dropping out of the race, this leaves Ratcliffe … Read more