football.uk.reuters.com - 2/10/2008
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February 10 --- Reuters UK: After the fans of both clubs had observed a minute's silence to mark the 50th anniversary of the Munich air crash that killed 23 people including eight United players, City stunned United with excellence to win at Old Trafford for the first time since 1974. --- Winning 2-1, their first-half goals sent United crashing to their first home league defeat of the season...
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United’s Theatre of Dreams becomes Field of Remembrance
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... So in the end it wasn’t the minute’s silence that spoiled the afternoon for Manchester United, but the 90 minutes that followed it. ...
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Can Arsenal Hold Out To Win The Premier League Title?
lazy-arse.blogspot.com 2/5/2008 — Arsenal went to the top of the Premier League last weekend after defeating Manchester City and watching Manchester United slip up at Tottenham. With 13 league games left and only two points separating the top two teams, anything could happen. Does Arsenal have the necessary depth, belief, and skill to sustain its title charge for until May?
City Show Manchester United No Respect
soccernetlive.com 2/11/2008 — The “best” Manchester United team failed to carry the torch of the Busby Babes, despite wearing a replica of the 1958 kits. In fact, this was one of United’s worst performances in recent memory. Title challenge is now taken out of their hands after conceding two first-half goals from strikers Benjani and Darius Vassell.
InsideArsenal’s Tribute To The Busby Babes With Moving Video Footage —
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The last line-up of the Busby Babes. 5 February, 1958, Belgrade.
From left to right: Edwards, Colman, Jones, Morgans, Charlton, Viollet, Taylor, Foulkes, Gregg, Scanlon, Byrne.
Fabregas the King is not alone in really wondering why the players pictured above are being remembered with such passion after the Munich Air Disaster of 1958. Many of you were not even born. I decided to ...