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By IAN YEE alltherage@thestar.com.my YOU know there will always be some big-mouthed, know-it-all out there waiting to poop on a party; and last week, that man was former England international Chris Waddle. Even when Alex Ferguson retired, I had the feeling it was coming. Some genius pundit was going to nit-pick on his success and […]
By IAN YEE alltherage@thestar.com.my NOW that Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has finally retired, you really have to wonder how the chewing gum industry will fare without its biggest advocate. Hairdryer manufacturers, too, would probably be freaking out right about now. But such is the measure of the man that his departure has actually caused […]
By NASA MARIA ENTABAN alltherage@thestar.com.my YOUNG Malaysian football fans are preparing for three weeks of sleepless nights and disrupted daily routines as the 2012 EUFA European Football Championship (Euro 2012) kicks off today. The championship, which is in its 14th year and is being held in Poland and the Ukraine, will be watched by millions […]
By TRISTAN TOH alltherage@thestar.com.my Football fans got up close and personal with the English Premier League trophy recently at the Malaysian leg of the Manchester United Champ19ns Trophy Tour. Held at the One World Hotel, Selangor, some 160 Red Devils – mostly clad in their favourite team’s colours – gave up their Saturday morning sleep-in […]
We’ve seen it many times before: Alex Ferguson beaming from ear to ear while walking on to the football pitch after the final whistle of a momentous victory, applauding his players and giving them encouraging pats on the back. Yet, after one of the most unlikely victories he will achieve in his career, Ferguson seemed […]
The only thing more frustrating than Manchester United’s performance against Benfica last night was the bloody commentating. United were lucky to have drawn level? They were dominated by Benfica now, were they? Gimme a break. The two commentators just wouldn’t let it go. Yes United were below the lofty standards they’ve set for themselves this […]
Fabio Capello has been praised for giving youth a chance, while Roberto Mancini got a pat on the back for taking a gamble on a free agent. If I had not known any better, I would have thought that I had woken up to the footballing equivalent of 28 Days Later. Just imagine, a desolated […]
I really don’t want to write too much about Manchester City. I really don’t. I was actually going to just do my predictions for the season, but right after my last entry on how City have been gleefully living up to their tag as the rich, noisy neighbours of English football, I read about that […]
IF YOU want to know the size of the gloves that new Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has to fill, all you need to do is have his predecessor Edwin van der Sar give you a friendly pat on the back. I was lucky enough to sit down with the recently-retired United goalkeeper last […]