In light of the allegations towards referee Mark Clattenburg following Sunday’s Premier League clash between the two sides, (we) look back at some of the furores involving the two sides. 5. Didier Drogba sent off in 2008 Champions League final 4. Sir Alex Ferguson’s five-match touchline ban 3. Patrice Evra and Chelsea’s groundsman face […]
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Leadership Lessons – Sir Alex Ferguson
Man Utd was recently hailed as the largest sports club on the planet. For that they can thank their long-serving manager Sir Alex Ferguson. What can we learn from ‘the hair dryer’? 1. Don’t tolerate a lack of focus or commitment. ” …Indeed, so committed is Fergie to staff development that when his hairdryer trick […]
Clattenburg, Mikel, Mata…..
— for the first time in the professional game’s history in England — an allegation of racism against a referee. Mikel responded after team-mates David Luiz and Ramires told him they believed he had been racially abused by the FIFA official moments after he was booked at Stamford Bridge. …Mikel did not hear the alleged […]
Chelsea – Are they for real?
They stunned Europe last season by winning the Champions League in a series of hard-fought defensive displays. This season however, they’ve taken the English Premier League by storm, having added some real attacking flair within their ranks. Juan Mata & Eden Hazard have combined exceptionally well, whereas Oscar has shown some real flashes of brilliance. […]
Happy birthday, Wayne – Has Rooney lived up to the hype?
Wayne Rooney celebrates his 27th birthday, just over 10 years after he introduced himself to the world of football with THAT goal for Everton against Arsenal. Since then, Rooney has joined Manchester United and represented his country England 78 times. But the boy wonder who promised so much as a 16-year-old has often begged the […]
Match Report: Man United 4 – 2 Stoke City
TKTG takes a look at the best articles and analysis covering the Manchester United vs. Stoke City match which ended 4-2 in favour of the home side. Match Report: Goal.com Wayne Rooney scored a double and an own goal as Manchester United bounced back after going behind early to register a 4-2 victory over Stoke […]
If Santi was British…
We’ve only had 7 games in the English Premier League so far, but Arsenal’s summer signing, Santi Cazorla is already turning out to be one hell of a transfer bargain. He’s seriously two-footed, has a great strike and controls the midfield like only a few players in Europe can. That brings us to an interesting […]
The Story So Far – An EPL Review
With 7 weeks gone is it too early to make a judgment on players and teams? Well, it may be too soon but that’s not stopping us at TKTG from using this international break to take stock of what we’ve seen in the EPL thus far. The next few months are going to be quite […]
Topping the charts
Manchester United and Real Madrid sit atop of the global shirt sale charts with 1.4 million shirts sold per season on average over the past five years. United and Madrid are two of the three teams that have managed to surpass the one million mark between 2007-08 and 2011-12, with Spanish titans Barcelona completing the […]
Silvestre: Why I’m back at United
The French defender, who spent nine trophy-laden seasons with the Reds from 1999 to 2008, is currently a free agent after his contract with German side Werder Bremen expired in the summer. Sir Alex Ferguson invited Silvestre back to Carrington, to help him maintain his fitness as he seeks a fresh challenge. “I am back here […]
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