Rio Ferdinand’s eight month suspension for missing a drugs test is still one of the most controversial disciplinary cases in English football. The crazy thing is that it all came from nothing. In September 2003, doping control officials from UK Sport showed up at Carrington for a routine, unannounced test, and Rio was one of … Read more
Roy Keane is one of Manchester United’s greatest ever players. Those who played with him almost unanimously credit Keane as being the best team captain they ever worked with. Yet, when he left United shortly after the infamous MUTV interview, it was under a cloud. Sure, the official line was calm and respectful and carefully … Read more
It’s not something I was expecting, but Gary Neville’s company, The Overlap Network, has acquired Mark Goldbridge’s Youtube business, The United Stand and That’s Football. This is an interesting situation, because it’s the first time to my knowledge that a fan channel like the United Stand has been given any sort of legitimacy by what … Read more
If you visit Old Trafford today, it very much looks like a modern stadium. There is lots of metal and glass, plastic seats (or padded seats if you’re posh), and plenty of obvious redevelopment. Stands have been rebuilt, concourses modernised, facilities updated. Old Trafford has evolved beyond recognition. But there is one part of the … Read more
Their are few rivalries in English football like the one between Manchester United and Liverpool. Many would say it even tops the local derby between United and City, and the one between Liverpool and Everton. In fact, it is considered to be one of the fiercest derbies in world football. It may come as a … Read more