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The Archives
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11.09.11Whatever happened to the player-manager?Player-managers, eh? Whatever happened to them? They seem like an enormously rare thing now, don't they? I mean I hardly expect Sir Alex Ferguson to put on his old boots and join Wazza and Ferdinand in Man United's starting eleven. And the thoughts of José Mourinho becoming a Real Madrid galactico player would be entertaining to say the least. I doubt he'd still be "special". But they were a glorious thing of the past. Current Liverpool manager "King" Kenny Dalglish is held in the highest regard by the Anfield faithful. A phenomenal player in his day, in 1985 he was appointed ...
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04.26.11Champions League semi-finals preview (part 1)And then there were four. Manchester United travel to Gelsenkirchen where they face Schalke 04. It's the fourth time in five seasons Sir Alex's men have reached the semi-finals while the Germans have never before seen this far of the competition. Schalke's Raul has found a new lease of life since moving to Germany and the all-time Champions League leading goalscorer will be looking to help make even more history for the Royal Blues. However, with fantastic Champions League and Premier League form, United will be pulling out the big guns - though they will be missing Berbatov and Fletcher. The ...
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