Buzzin Football

Florentino Perez returned to the Santiago Bernabeu on Monday for his second spell as President of Real Madrid. He brings with him a promise of stability in the club that has seen no less than eight coaches employed since 2003 when Perez himself sacked Vincente del Bosque, despite leading the club to two Champions League [...]

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Yesterday evening in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Barcelona convincingly beat Manchester United to win the Champions League trophy for the third time in their history.  That fact was a surprise to me, as was the way they completely outplayed Man Utd and dominated the match.
In the first 10 minutes, Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United [...]

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There were only two similarities between this week’s UEFA Champions League semi-final 2nd leg matches between Arsenal v Manchester United and Chelsea v Barcelona.  The goal in both games was scored as early as the 8th minute and both games were marred by poor referee decisions.
The pre-match hope and scarf waving at the Emirates Stadium [...]

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Last night Ryan Giggs was voted the Players’ Player of the Year for 2008/09 season.  But considering Ryan Giggs has only started 12 Premier League matches and scored one goal in the Premiership this season, I am very surprised that other professional players believe he has had a better season than his fellow Manchester United [...]

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For the past month or so, Manchester United have had a few close encounters and last minute victories to keep the title race as exciting as its been for many years.  They were fortunate against Sunderland at the Stadium Of Light and were run close at Old Trafford by Hull City and Aston Villa, among [...]

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