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Re: OT: Ronaldinho
#95963 06/01/05 05:08 PM
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Well the only place anyone will be able to watch an Inter home game in the Champions League is on TV:) Pity 1 fan ruined it for everyone else, however the ref in that infamous game against AC Milan didn't help matters.

Actually for me, the only League that I can watch for free is the Champions League. Everything else is on satellite. However, the channel that screens the Champions League is every English Premiership biased. There could be a titanic clash like Real Madrid vs AC Milan and they'll choose to show Arsenal vs Panathanaikos or something. Very frustrating for someone like myself who is a neutral and just wants to see "the beautiful game"

Re: OT: Ronaldinho
#95964 06/01/05 06:58 PM
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They are definitely the best football (soccer) league in the world right now.


... just ask any English fan. *laughs*

Are there any English-owned teams in the Premiership anymore? Chelsea bought by a Russian and renamed "Chelski, da!"... United's takeover by an American businessman.

Personally, I'll choose watching static over Serie A or English football at any level, or at least mute the commentators. I'm always afraid they'll be arrested for inappropriate touching with all the back-patting.

Bren R.

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United's takeover by an American businessman



i saw that a few weeks ago, malcolm glazer, who own the tampa bay buccaneers of the NFL. i was somewhat stunned when i saw it for the first time, but then i realized, its probably just business. the Bucs are a successful team, with a good fan base and a coach who has the potential to get take them to the championship every year. but, it seemed odd for a guy to become the major share holder of what is argubly the most well know sports franchise in the world.. sure, the NFL is popular in the US, but soccer fans across the WORLD know who manchester united is..

i figure this will just give europeans one more reason to hate americans... as if they dont have enough reasons already. i would compare it to the shiek of saudi arabia coming to texas and buying the dallas cowboys.. there would be problems...

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#95966 06/01/05 08:38 PM
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There is nothing wrong with Glazer's takeover of Man utd., exept for the money! While Chelsea's Abramovich had his own money to purchase the club and then some of the best players of the game, thus creating a champion team, Glazer has most of the money borrowed from banks and other financial institutions. Instead of acquiring players and building a strong team, he will seek to milk the cow, increase the ticket prices, sponsorship deals and TV deals. I think this is the main concern of Man UTD fans.


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Re: OT: Ronaldinho
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i would compare it to the shiek of saudi arabia coming to texas and buying the dallas cowboys.. there would be problems...


Not necessarily to do with the owner's nationality as much as his lack of knowledge about the beautiful game. Football fans are rabidly protective of their game. Just ask Colombian Andres Escobar what the price paid for an own goal is. "Goal! Goal! Goal! Goal! Goal! Goal! Goal! Goal! Goal! Goal! Goal! Goal!"

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There is nothing wrong with Glazer's takeover of Man utd., exept for the money!


And for what is rumoured he paid for a team that's on the decline and what the team clears in a year, it's just plain a bad investment.

Also, he may be forced to ditch the Bucs... NFL owners aren't allowed to own assets which have ties to gambling... and there's a casino proposal at Old Trafford.

Bren R.

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