Continuing our series on stuff we missed while working on the new, improved Philly Union Talk 2.0 (now with fiber!), we turn our eyes to the world.  The rest of it.  Outside Philly. World Cup 2018: Following months of debate, accusations, harsh words and grudging apologies, the host nation throwdown between England and Russia came to an end.  Hint:  it turned out nothing like the Cold War. The 2018 Most Important Sports Event on Earth…
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Update!  Nevermind.  He’s staying.  Rooney has reportedly about-faced and signed a 5 year contract worth a suspected 180K Pounds a WEEK.  That’s like a million American dollars a day.  So why all the hoopla?  In case you haven’t figured it out, Rooney’s supposed reluctance to stay on board, his alleged belief that the club wasn’t developing towards a succesful future, and his rumored rift with Ferguson were all exaggerations propagated by Rooney’s agents to extract a heftier…
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Yes, yes, I know that the season is just coming to a close and we’re all very focused on the Blue and Gold, but we’d be irresponsible soccer bloggers here at PUT if this went unmentioned. The soccosphere is rocked this day by the news that the EPL’s best, Wayne Rooney, is leaving the EPL’s best, Manchester United.  Multiple news agencies have reported that Mr. Rooney will not be renewing his contract with the Red…
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The day is almost upon us.  On Wednesday the team we love will experience a unique honor, that of playing the most popular, most successful club in the history of the game.  Nope, not the NJ/NY MetroStars.  It’s Manchester United. So how will our boys handle this?  Neither they nor Celtic brought their A-game to the last friendly, but things got pretty scrappy regardless.  Are we gonna try to beat this team?  Or just have…
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Dear United, How could you do this to me?  After everything we’ve been through together- the victories, the losses, the tears, the joy, the Setanta pay-per-view charges…I have lived with you.  I have loved with you.  I CRIED into my Ronaldo beach towel when the Spanish kidnapped him.  I stopped donating to UNICEF after the last Champion’s league final.   I have woken up, covered in sweat, when dreams about Sir Alex standing on the…
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Manchester United’s Champion’s League Run Manchester United FC’s run to reclaim the UEFA Champion’s League cup died today at approximately 4:30 PM, EST, at Old Trafford in Manchester, England. The run, aged 6 months, was marked by many beautiful moments in which it seemed possible that the legendary English club could climb its way back to the top after suffering defeat at the hands of FC Barcelona, as well as the subsequent loss of underwear…
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The news coming out today confirms that Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney may miss extended time, possibly four weeks.  This is unfortunate news for the dominant striker who is not only one of England’s best players but one of the world’s. Because full details of the injury remain undisclosed it is difficult at this point to determine what extent this could affect England’s World Cup aspirations but one can be sure it will not be positive. …
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