“All I do know is that I'll never be able to achieve what Tommy Docherty did, and that is take Aston Villa into the third division and Manchester United into the second division” KnowsAbleUnitedAchieveFootballThirdsManagersSoccerDivisionChairmanManchesterManchester UnitedVilla Author:Ron Atkinson
“Manchester United have risen to the pinnacle of the English game at a time when the rewards are so high - thanks to the ticket to the Champions League - that they have resources that only a handful of other sides, through merit or the exploitation of the people of Russia, can approach.” PeopleGamesSidesUnitedFootballApproachResourcesRewardsRussiaThanksSoccerAnalysisLeagueMeritChampionExploitationTicketsHandfulRisenManchesterManchester UnitedPinnacleChampions League Author:Phil Cornwell
“Is this good for English football? In the short run, Chelsea's rise has broken up what was turning into an irritating Arsenal-Manchester United duopoly. But football leagues (look at Scotland, look at Spain) can get along OK with duopolies. A monopoly, however, is a disaster. Everyone else in the Premiership has to operate on some kind of business footing, and the terror stalking Highbury and Old Trafford is that Chelsea will be immune from financial discipline forever.” LooksKindRunningUnitedForeverFootballBrokenDisciplineFinancialTerrorDisasterSoccerAnalysisLeagueScotlandSpainMonopolyImmuneStalkingManchesterArsenalIrritatingChelseaManchester UnitedBroken UpEnglish FootballFinancial Discipline Author:Matthew Engel
“What happened in the United changing room has happened to me 50 times in my career. I have kicked bottles of mineral water, bags and shoes but I never hit a player. It's a question of technique, and the Scots must have a better technique.” WaterUnitedRoomsCareersPlayerHappenedFootballShoesTechniqueManagersSoccerBagsBottlesChairmanMineralsScotsMineral Water Author:Marcello Lippi
“Arsenal and Manchester United play the best football. They're not happy with one goal, they want to win by three.” WantPlayThreeWinningGoalUnitedFootballManagersSoccerChairmanNot HappyManchesterArsenalBest FootballManchester United Author:Chris Coleman
“Let's be honest. We're not Manchester United or Arsenal, are we?” UnitedPlayerHonestFootballBeing HonestSoccerManchesterArsenalManchester United Author:Paolo Di Canio
“They [people of Afghanistan] didn't want Al-Qaeda in their country. They didn't appreciate the Taliban taking control. But they really have an incredible amount of dignity. And by that, they are grateful for America's help in ridding them of the Taliban. The average, ordinary person is glad that their daughter can go to school now. There's no public executions, no banning of soccer games. The difference is, they're appreciative, but they don't want any prolonged military presence of the United States there.” PeopleWantPersonsCountryStatesHelpingSchoolAmericaGamesDifferencesUnitedUnited StatesMilitaryAmountOrdinaryDaughterAppreciateDignityGratefulIncrediblesAverageGladSoccerAlsAfghanistanExecutionAl QaedaTalibanAppreciativeOrdinary PersonSoccer GameMilitary Presence Author:Immortal Technique
“And now International Soccer Special, Manchester United v Southampton” UnitedSpecialInternationalSoccerManchesterFunny SoccerManchester UnitedSouthampton Author:David Coleman