David de Gea, Jonny Evans, Phil Jones and Danny Welbeck showed stunning displays of maturity in the Champions League draw with Real Madrid … It was a spine – goalkeeper, central defender, defensive midfielder and forward – handed great responsibility in this opening Champions League last-16 leg by Sir Alex Ferguson. They were to blunt Madrid’s attacking […]
Tag Archives: Manchester United
Preview: Real Madrid vs Man Utd CL 1st Leg
TKTG brings together all the best articles previewing tonight’s Champions League Round of 16 clash between Real Madrid and Manchester United at the Bernabeu. BBC Sport: Sir Alex Ferguson says “getting through” the first leg of their Champions League tie with Real Madrid is key to Manchester United reclaiming a title they […]
Point penalty under new spending rules
Premier League clubs face points penalty under new spending rules …From 2013-14 onwards, clubs will be limited to losses of £105m over three seasons based on their audited accounts. As with Uefa’s stricter financial fair play rules, money invested in youth development and infrastructure can be discounted from the calculations. Under the complex new rules, […]
Manchester United and their Sponsors
The making of the $3BILLION super club: How Manchester United’s bank balance is being boosted by beer, wine and crisps… and that’s just for starters! These two distant products (Potato crisps and Smirnoff vodka) may appear to have little to do with football but they can wear the same badge as Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney […]
All about Wilfried Zaha
TKTG compiles the latest news and analysis about Wilfried Zaha and his move to Manchester United. From Crystal Palace’s website “Crystal Palace can today (Friday 25th January) confirm that we have agreed a fee for Wilfried Zaha with Manchester United. Wilfried has agreed personal terms and pending formalities we expect the transfer to be concluded […]
Real top football’s money league… again
Real Madrid remain top of world football’s “money league” after becoming the first club in sport to earn more than 500m euros in a season. Revenue of 512.6m euros (£430.4m) in 2011-12 enabled them to lead Deloitte’s list for the eighth straight season. Barcelona were second, while Manchester United, in third, were one of seven […]
In search for a bargain, scouts now trust in spreadsheets
Times have changed. Now almost everything that happens on the pitch, save for phlegm being flung from players’ left nostrils, is codified across a vast number of leagues. And, subtly but inevitably, the scout and the spreadsheet – never natural soulmates – have started to squeeze up tight, like new lovers in a single bed. […]
Who Benefits from Financial Fair Play? – Part 2
In Part I we looked at the pros and cons of the upcoming Financial Fair Play rules (FPP). In Part 2 we look at a few answers by Martin Samuel on questions posed by various readers. We choose the best answers for a quick summary of the disadvantages of FPP. And the modern era’s greatest achievement […]
Super Sunday
Sunday sees two massive games in the English Premier League taking place. Chelsea host Arsenal in the early kick-off, whereas Spurs are set to entertain the Red Devils. Both games are expected to be fairly open attacking encounters, with all of the teams involved having defensive issues of late. TKTG scouts the web and provides […]
Guardiola wants to manage a Premier League club
Pep Guardiola has set out why he wants to manage in the Premier League after returning from his sabbatical next season, with Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United all monitoring his position and the former Barcelona coach speaking publicly for the first time about what attracts him to English football. “I’ve always found English football […]
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