Imagine that you’re appointed manager of Manchester United tomorrow morning. The world is at your feet. You have (statistically speaking) the best team in the world alongside Barcelona in club football and you have a phenomenally talented young squad that will win titles before it reaches it’s full potential.
50 million pounds in modern football will buy you a prolific striker, but at grassroots level how much of a difference can 50 million pounds make?
After three long months the Premier League returns this weekend with Manchester United vying for their 20th domestic title.
IT’S a long-standing rivalry, India and Pakistan will this summer lock horns on the football pitch for the first time in England and Scotland.
After Manchester United’s excellent performance at Wembley on Sunday, a lot of attention has focused on United being the team to beat in this season’s premier league and Sir Alex Ferguson’s side are understandably hotly tipped to regain the title this year.
Southend’s youth team manager Ricky Duncan was our gaffer and he led us through some basic warm-ups, sorted out positions and corner & free kick takers. Yeah, like we would get far enough up the pitch to win a corner!
It’s good fun watching Jeff Stelling’s team, it’s easy to park near Victoria Park and the media get some half time grub, but the big issue is that it’s at least a three-hour trip to get there. And when it’s a mid-week match, double the trouble!
On Friday, Arsenal were drawn with Italian side, Udinese, in the final qualifying match to determine if they’ll reach the Group stages of the Champions League. Udinese have lost some of their top players, including Colombian international defender, Cristian Zapata, who left for Spain’s Villareal. Swiss international midfielder, Gokhan Inler, who left for Napoli. While their star talent, Chilean international Alexis Sanchez, left for last year’s Champions League winners, Barcelona.