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Yoann Gourcuff, Bordeaux Emerge From Group of Death

Prevailing media will usually cling to its most profitable darlings. They supply what is demanded: the what's-what on Man United, the latest bickering between managers, polls about Ronaldo, anything to breed divide between Barcelona and Real Madrid...

Written by Nathan Lowe about 4 days ago 190 reads 3 comments
Can Manchester United Succeed Without New Signings?

United manager Alex Ferguson recently ruled out any new signings this year, citing a bloated transfer market. It's a slightly ironic stance from a manager who profited $80m from selling Cristiano Ronaldo high and buying only Antonio Valencia as cover..

Written by Nathan Lowe about 5 days ago 481 reads 33 comments
Manchester United Will Need Jonny Evans to Have the Vidic Effect

Most casual observers of Premier League football attribute Manchester United's trilogy of consecutive championships to be largely based on an ingredient no longer present: Cristiano Ronaldo...

Written by Nathan Lowe about 10 days ago 724 reads 14 comments
Owen Hargreaves' Return Affects Whole United Midfield

When Owen Hargreaves finally returns from injury, in what may be his last chance to achieve his prime, United manager Alex Ferguson can again field his strongest midfield...

Written by Nathan Lowe about 19 days ago 1,378 reads 29 comments
Manchester United's Toughest Domestic Games Now Behind Them

As mostly everyone knows by now, Man United lost 1-0 to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge Sunday after John Terry scored a controversial goal in the 76th minute...

Written by Nathan Lowe about 21 days ago 332 reads 17 comments
Darren Fletcher Not Alone Filling Void at Man United

It was always going to be a tense year for United and its fans.The situation is distinctly lose-win: go trophy-less with an aging, crotchety Alex Ferguson who failed to replace Cristiano Ronaldo’s ...

Written by Nathan Lowe about 2 months ago 541 reads 11 comments
Wesley Sneijder Is United's Perfect Replacement For Paul Scholes

To call current Real Madrid midfielder Wesley Sneijder want-away would be erroneous; he wants to stay, it's his club that want him to leave. With such a surfeit of attacking options, Madrid are likely to force out the classy attacker...

Written by Nathan Lowe about 3 months ago 875 reads 9 comments
Arshavin, De Jong Bring World Class To Premier League

Whether or not the "6+5 rule" sweeps through Europe into England, two foreign players arrived in January who would not be hampered much by the regulation...

Written by Nathan Lowe about 8 months ago 351 reads 20 comments
Wayne Rooney Needs To Curb Aggression, Not Embrace It

Stubborn Wayne Rooney. The Englishman recently defended his truculent behavior, ever on display this season, in what is an argument based more out of said emotion and rationalization than footballing sense...

Written by Nathan Lowe about 8 months ago 229 reads 18 comments
Man United Apart: Who Can Fill the Roy Keane Void?

"There's only one Keano" usually isn't sung as a lamentation, but never before have Man United missed Roy Keane so much...

Written by Nathan Lowe about 8 months ago 465 reads 24 comments
Who Will Fix Cristiano Ronaldo?

Confidence is piercing: It attacks the disposition in those it encounters with a domineering force. Arrogance is masochistic: It challenges those dispositions to return force in kind plus more...

Written by Nathan Lowe about 8 months ago 1,004 reads 67 comments
Manchester United Taught Valuable Lesson En Route to Quintuple

Liverpool humiliated Man United 4-1 Saturday at Old Trafford in a statement victory that may sustain the Mersysiders' title ambitions: fact...

Written by Nathan Lowe about 8 months ago 465 reads 13 comments
Paul Scholes Inimitable In Masterclass Display

"His passes stretched forever." To cite any other player being more dominant and expressive in a match this season than Paul Scholes was against Fulham is impossible...

Written by Nathan Lowe about 9 months ago 371 reads 18 comments
David Beckham Deserves Last Shot on European and World Stage

David Beckham wants to leave the Los Angeles Galaxy and stay in Italy, and so does the MLS—but they won't admit it...

Written by Nathan Lowe about 9 months ago 263 reads 28 comments
Manchester United Dismiss Derby, Gear Up For Inter Milan

United eased through Derby County today in the FA Cup with a second-string side, led by performances from reborn old man Ryan Giggs, with confident displays from Gibson, Nani, and Evra as he returned from injury lay-off...

Written by Nathan Lowe about 9 months ago 447 reads 8 comments
Manchester City Made Right Moves in January

Intelligence, not desperation, ultimately prevailed in January for Manchester City and their rich owners, despite failing to pry Kaka from AC Milan...

Written by Nathan Lowe about 10 months ago 1,070 reads 20 comments
Edwin Van Der Sar Credited For Nemanja Vidic's Dominance

Manchester United defeated Everton 1-0 Saturday further en route on their bar-thumping, record-setting 12-match scoreless streak...

Written by Nathan Lowe about 10 months ago 918 reads 13 comments
Dimitar Berbatov Still Blamed for Tottenham Demise

Former Tottenham director of football Damien Comolli has blamed the protracted transfer of Dimitar Berbatov to Manchester United for Spurs' current woes...

Written by Nathan Lowe about 10 months ago 200 reads 4 comments
Manchester United-Tottenham: United's Midfield Dominates Second Half

Manchester United put Tottenham on cruise control in the second half in an open and stylish FA Cup fourth-round matchup...

Written by Nathan Lowe about 10 months ago 270 reads 6 comments
Manchester United Own World Football

The world is restored to its foundations; the stars resume their ordered march.Manchester United, recently named by Forbes magazine as the world's richest sporting team at $1...

Written by Nathan Lowe about 10 months ago 758 reads 19 comments
Cristiano Ronaldo Crowned World's Best Player of 2008

Manchester United prodigy Cristiano Ronaldo was named FIFA World Player of the Year for 2008 Monday in Zurich. Despite suffering through a rather torrid beginning to the recent 2008/2009 campaign, ...

Written by Nathan Lowe about 10 months ago 576 reads 15 comments
Jermain Defoe In a Tale of Two Clubs

Jermain Defoe is happily returning to North London after Tottenham signed their former striker for £15 million, less than a year after selling him to Portsmouth...

Written by Nathan Lowe about 10 months ago 135 reads 28 comments
Manchester United-Southampton: FA Cup Magic Incanted, Fizzled

The magic of the FA Cup proved more legend than reality. The spell was unbound on 35 minutes when Southampton, already down 1-0, were reduced to 10 men against the European Champions. United travelled to St...

Written by Nathan Lowe about 11 months ago 358 reads 9 comments
Manchester United-Stoke City: Berbatov Shines, Ronaldo Fades

Manchester United set the stage for a long second-half run at the Premiership title today by traveling to Stoke City during a loaded matchday in the top fight...

Written by Nathan Lowe about 11 months ago 900 reads 15 comments
ESPN and the EPL: The Answer for Soccer in America?

Why does soccer, European, American, or otherwise, not find the same scope of coverage on American television as other major sports? The simple answer would be to accept that the sport is simply not as popular as its three major competitors...

Written by Nathan Lowe about 11 months ago 1,754 reads 26 comments

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Nathan Lowe Article Archive

Yoann Gourcuff, Bordeaux Emerge From Group of Death

Can Manchester United Succeed Without New Signings?

Manchester United Will Need Jonny Evans to Have the Vidic Effect

Owen Hargreaves' Return Affects Whole United Midfield

Manchester United's Toughest Domestic Games Now Behind Them

Darren Fletcher Not Alone Filling Void at Man United

Wesley Sneijder Is United's Perfect Replacement For Paul Scholes

Arshavin, De Jong Bring World Class To Premier League

Wayne Rooney Needs To Curb Aggression, Not Embrace It

Man United Apart: Who Can Fill the Roy Keane Void?

Who Will Fix Cristiano Ronaldo?

Manchester United Taught Valuable Lesson En Route to Quintuple

Paul Scholes Inimitable In Masterclass Display

David Beckham Deserves Last Shot on European and World Stage

Manchester United Dismiss Derby, Gear Up For Inter Milan

Manchester City Made Right Moves in January

Edwin Van Der Sar Credited For Nemanja Vidic's Dominance

Dimitar Berbatov Still Blamed for Tottenham Demise

Manchester United-Tottenham: United's Midfield Dominates Second Half

Manchester United Own World Football

Cristiano Ronaldo Crowned World's Best Player of 2008

Jermain Defoe In a Tale of Two Clubs

Manchester United-Southampton: FA Cup Magic Incanted, Fizzled

Manchester United-Stoke City: Berbatov Shines, Ronaldo Fades

ESPN and the EPL: The Answer for Soccer in America?

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