Manchester United should have a very Portuguese feel to it next year. The club has just announced the signing of FC Porto's Brazilian midfielder Anderson. Only 19 years of age, he has become one of the top members of the Portuguese champions and oozes talent and flair. Here's a highlight video of the young man:
But that's not all. Rumors have it that Manchester has also agreed to a 14-million pound transfer for 18-year Sporting Lisbon midfielder/forward Nani. How good is this guy you ask? Here's proof:
Along with Cristiano Ronaldo already in the fold, Manchester's new Portuguese contingent should push the team to new heights of attractive football and creativity. I'm excited, you should be too.
With a win over rivals Manchester City and a tie by Chelsea against Arsenal last weekend, the Red Devils have finally regained the Premiership title for the first time since the 2002-03 season.
A nice thing that the EPL does that I wish would transfer over here to the states is recognize the champions by providing a "Guard of Honor" for the team. As Chelsea faced Manchester United yesterday with the Premiership already decided, Chelsea, as the hosts of the game, had to provide the Guard of Honor for the visiting champions. A bit ironic for both sides as Manchester had to do the same for Chelsea just one year ago. Here's how the proceedings went down:
It was a truly magnificent run to the title, and fortunately, it's not over yet for Manchester or Chelsea. Both are scheduled to face off in the English FA Cup Final at the newly renovated Wembley Stadium at the end of the month.
What a fantastic finish to the game. It was no surprise that Man U came out flat defensively, as their entire backline was made of substitutes and Milan, through sheer will power of Kaka alone, managed to front a pretty impressive attacking campaign. I thought it would be over once Man U went down 2-1, especially giving up those two away goals, but Scholes played a brilliant ball into Rooney for the equalizer. And then, appropriate for the Theater of Dreams, Rooney conjured up the magic once again and put in a scintillating finisher for the game winning goal. You can watch it here:
Now it's off to Milan for the 2nd game of this tie. Both teams are still very much in it as Milan grabbed two critical away goals, but the onus will be on them to score a goal from the onset. That may cause their defense to become exposed and if there's any team that can capitalize with pace on the counter-attack, it's Manchester United. Should be an impressive game nevertheless.
