Look what Lennon did at the San Siro last year......cant believe people still talk about these two in the same breath.
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Look what Lennon did at the San Siro last year......cant believe people still talk about these two in the same breath.
markysimmo
Johnny nice-tits
Manchester United's Europa League adventure got off to a bad start when Danny Welbeck and Nani forgot to bring their passports for the flight to Amsterdam
PochettinoPochettinoPochettino
Serge Aurier
1882
Milenko Acimovic
But he's not a player... he's a FAN!! That's right Thierry, what a fan you must be... 'cos all the ArseAnal fans who made the journey were laughing and joking in the stands too!! TRUE COLOURS at last... their saviour doesn't give a fudge...
BTW, how come he wasn't given Man Of The Match? I thought he always did when he played for them... oh, and wasn't he meant to score 4 last-minute goals last night... WHAT happened to THE SCRIPT?
Jurgen the German
Willie Hall
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I never believe footballers when they say they support the club they play for, unless they were born in that town/city like Rooney or Gerrard. It's just pandering to the fans. Why the hell would Henry and Szcezney support Arsenal when they weren't even born in England?
spurspinter1
Steve Carr
I think saying that anyone that isn't born in England is unable to truly support an English football team is a bit of a bold statement
Spursalot
Jimmy McCormick
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I'd believe it with young Asian players in the future. With the PL being so huge over there I'm sure the majority of their future football fans will have supported a PL club since childhood (almost certainly a Sky Four club, unfortunately) and pretty much ignored their own local teams.
I can imagine that when a player stays at a club long enough they can easily become a fan, and I'm sure there are overseas fans who do have genuine support and feeling for a PL club, but it'd be a very big coincidence if a foreign player just happened to be one of those people and just happened to sign for the exact club they liked as a kid
(that's the point I'm trying to make, not that foreign fans can't support an English club).
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Jurgen the German
Willie Hall
I'm not saying it isn't allowed, I just think it's unlikely. How many people do you know that support foregin clubs as their first team?
Jurgen the German
Willie Hall
This week, mega-rich Emirates Marketing Project will come face to face with the player boasting the highest price tag in Portugal.
Givanildo Vieira de Souza - Hulk, to the football world - is the envy of many clubs but, for now, unattainable.
"His release clause is €100m (?ú84m)," Porto president Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa archly commented earlier this year. "So if someone bids €99m, we'll say no."
You sense he is only half-joking. Pinto da Costa and Porto are notorious for driving a hard bargain, but it's more than that. Hulk is not only Porto's best player, but also the soul of the team.
It's a scenario that nobody dared imagine when he arrived from Japanese side Tokyo Verdy in the summer of 2008. Hulk was an exciting but raw 22-year-old, a blur of pace and strength and armed with a powerful left foot.
That shooting power was evident on his Porto debut against Belenenses in August of that year.
He hit shots from all angles, scoring with one and injuring a team-mate with another. Mariano Gonzalez was struck on the thigh by a free-kick, was carried off and spent a month on the sidelines.
Hulk had a promising first season, helping Porto win a fourth successive league title and reach the Champions League quarter-finals, where they fell to eventual finalists Manchester United.
After the big-money departures of team cornerstones Lisandro Lopez and Lucho Gonzalez in 2009, Hulk was expected to become a central figure.
Instead, he hit the headlines for the wrong reasons. Along with colleague Cristian Sapunaru, Hulk was caught up in a tunnel brawl after a December defeat at bitter rivals Benfica. Both players were accused of assaulting Benfica stewards and were suspended indefinitely.
The league's disciplinary board banned Hulk for four months. An appeal in March 2010 saw this reduced to four games, but Hulk had missed 18 matches by that point. While Porto cried foul, the man himself gathered new focus.
He returned from the enforced lay-off a new man. Whether he was driven by injustice or simply newly awakened to his responsibilities, the player of promise has become the force of nature that his moniker always suggested he should be.
Hulk's return inspired Porto to an extraordinary run of 20 successive wins in all competitions, allowing Andre Villas-Boas to settle into the top job at the Dragao perfectly.
Radamel Falcao caught the eye with his Europa League goals, but Hulk's sheer will helped power Porto to glory last season.
He no longer tumbles for cheap free-kicks and, improbably, is even stronger than when he arrived in Portugal.
Last season's statistics - 36 goals and 21 assists - are even more remarkable when one considers he usually operates from the right wing, rather than as a centre-forward.
It is little wonder that the likes of City, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Anzhi Makhachkala have considered shelling out for Hulk.
To maximise the potential profit, Porto bought a further 40% of Hulk's registration in March 2011 for €13.5m (?ú11.3m). It brought their total interest to 90%. They know they are sitting on a gold mine, and they feel in control of the situation.
It is highly unlikely that Hulk will force a move. A committed family man, he values the fact that his wife and children are settled in the city. A transfer will happen at some point, but it is likely to be amicably negotiated between all parties.
Hulk is now looked up to at Porto in the way that Lisandro and the recently returned Lucho once were. Now a Brazil squad regular, he was recently made club captain. "It's an honour and a big responsibility," he wrote on his Twitter account.
Porto now have a player worth every inch of his showbiz nickname. City could be about to discover that Hulk justifies the hype.
Givanildo Vieira de Souza - Hulk, to the football world - is the envy of many clubs but, for now, unattainable.
"His release clause is €100m (?ú84m)," Porto president Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa archly commented earlier this year. "So if someone bids €99m, we'll say no."
You sense he is only half-joking. Pinto da Costa and Porto are notorious for driving a hard bargain, but it's more than that. Hulk is not only Porto's best player, but also the soul of the team.
It's a scenario that nobody dared imagine when he arrived from Japanese side Tokyo Verdy in the summer of 2008. Hulk was an exciting but raw 22-year-old, a blur of pace and strength and armed with a powerful left foot.
That shooting power was evident on his Porto debut against Belenenses in August of that year.
He hit shots from all angles, scoring with one and injuring a team-mate with another. Mariano Gonzalez was struck on the thigh by a free-kick, was carried off and spent a month on the sidelines.
Hulk had a promising first season, helping Porto win a fourth successive league title and reach the Champions League quarter-finals, where they fell to eventual finalists Manchester United.
After the big-money departures of team cornerstones Lisandro Lopez and Lucho Gonzalez in 2009, Hulk was expected to become a central figure.
Instead, he hit the headlines for the wrong reasons. Along with colleague Cristian Sapunaru, Hulk was caught up in a tunnel brawl after a December defeat at bitter rivals Benfica. Both players were accused of assaulting Benfica stewards and were suspended indefinitely.
The league's disciplinary board banned Hulk for four months. An appeal in March 2010 saw this reduced to four games, but Hulk had missed 18 matches by that point. While Porto cried foul, the man himself gathered new focus.
He returned from the enforced lay-off a new man. Whether he was driven by injustice or simply newly awakened to his responsibilities, the player of promise has become the force of nature that his moniker always suggested he should be.
Hulk's return inspired Porto to an extraordinary run of 20 successive wins in all competitions, allowing Andre Villas-Boas to settle into the top job at the Dragao perfectly.
Radamel Falcao caught the eye with his Europa League goals, but Hulk's sheer will helped power Porto to glory last season.
He no longer tumbles for cheap free-kicks and, improbably, is even stronger than when he arrived in Portugal.
Last season's statistics - 36 goals and 21 assists - are even more remarkable when one considers he usually operates from the right wing, rather than as a centre-forward.
It is little wonder that the likes of City, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Anzhi Makhachkala have considered shelling out for Hulk.
To maximise the potential profit, Porto bought a further 40% of Hulk's registration in March 2011 for €13.5m (?ú11.3m). It brought their total interest to 90%. They know they are sitting on a gold mine, and they feel in control of the situation.
It is highly unlikely that Hulk will force a move. A committed family man, he values the fact that his wife and children are settled in the city. A transfer will happen at some point, but it is likely to be amicably negotiated between all parties.
Hulk is now looked up to at Porto in the way that Lisandro and the recently returned Lucho once were. Now a Brazil squad regular, he was recently made club captain. "It's an honour and a big responsibility," he wrote on his Twitter account.
Porto now have a player worth every inch of his showbiz nickname. City could be about to discover that Hulk justifies the hype.
So that both Mancs get maximum number of viewers on tv.
spurspinter1
Steve Carr
Pretty much this, hope its a good game
Danishfurniturelover
the prettiest spice girl
If there from europe none so i agree with what you say but i think people from non football countries like america and south africa could grow up supporting spurs as there love of football would mean they wanted a team to support and they had no local one.
But someone from france growing up supporting arsenal or spurs sounds odd.