Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho and Sunderland boss Davis Moyes has been charged with misconduct. Mourinho is in hot water for comments about referee Anthony Taylor,saying it would be “difficult” for Taylor to have “a very good performance” before Manchester United’s goalless draw with Liverpool he refereed. Moyes was a sent off at Southampton in […]
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Man United extends City's winless streak to six games
Juan Mata‘s goal gave Manchester United a 1-0 win over defending champion Manchester City in the English League Cup. The win was the first for Jose Mourinho over old adversary PepGuardiola since they took over at United and City this season. The loss extended City’s winless streak in all competitions to six games.
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Why Man United failure would be just fine
By Mike Woitalla Let’s hope Manchester City defeats Manchester United on Wednesday, because it could hasten the departure of Jose Mourinho, a man whose behaviorthe sport of soccer could very much do without. How much patience Manchester United will have with Mourinho is hard to say, because firing him will no doubt cost the club […]
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What They're Saying: Jose Mourinho
“This gesture, at 1-0, OK. Not at 4-0. It is a humiliation.” — Jose Mourinho, caught on a television microphone, rebuking Chelsea manager Antonio Conte in theirpost-game exchange for urging the Stamford Bridge fans on to cheer with the score 4-0 for the Blues in Mourinho’s long-awaited homecoming with Manchester United. (
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The Maturing of Wayne Rooney
By Paul Gardner LONDON — Wayne Rooney’s career is coming to a close. Which seems ridiculous, given that my memory informs me that it was only last week thathe was being hailed as a 16-year-old prodigy with Everton. My, how time has raced by. That Rooney had extraordinary talent was never in doubt. Everyone agreed […]
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Europa League: Ibra ends drought with Man United winner
Manchester United defeated Ukrainian club Zorya Luhansk, 1-0, for its first win in the Europa League. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, scoreless in his four previous games, scored the second-half winner. Manager Jose Mourinho started the same attacking quartet — Ibrahimovic, Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard and Juan Mata — that started Saturday’s 4-1 win overLeicester City. Wayne Rooney […]
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Money flows at United even if wins don't
This just in: Earning big and spending big doesn’t guarantee winning big. Just ask Manchester United, which for the third straight year has reported record revenues and on the fieldhas already lost three straight games. Three times the managerial chair has spun since the end of the 2013 season. Competitive stumbles haven’t shut off the […]
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Ranieri plays down past differences with Mourinho
Leicester City plays Manchester United on Saturday at Old Trafford, where Foxes manager Claudio Ranieri meets up again with new United manager Jose Mourinho. The Italian called Mourinho”a fantastic person,” downplaying any issues between the two managers, which he termed “prehistoric.” Mourinho called Ranieri “a loser” after replacing him at Chelsea and also insultedhim while […]
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What They're Saying: Jose Mourinho
“I know that some football Einsteins — football is full of Einsteins — I know that they tried to delete 16 years of my career. They tried to delete an unbelievable history of Man UnitedFootball Club and to focus on a bad week with three bad results. But that’s the new football — it’s full […]
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Pep vs. Mou, Round 2 in League Cup
Manchester City and Manchester United have been drawn to face each other in the fourth round of the English League Cup in October to set up the second meeting of the two teams this season followingCity’s derby win on Sept. 10. Goals from Michael Carrick, Ander Herrera and Marcus Rashford gave United to a 3-1 […]