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Raphael Varane heads the winner as Manchester United gain a fortunate victory over Wolves in their first game of the Premier League season.
How can I watch Benezma, Neves, Kante, Koulibaly,, Mendy, Jota, Firminio, Mahrez and, err, Jordan Henderson et al ?
Do I need to subscribe to Al Jazeera TV ?
Pre-season friendlies:
In:
Out:
Bruno Fernandes appointed captain.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66153233
Free agent Ashley Young has agreed to join Everton and is scheduled to have a medical on Tuesday after leaving Aston Villa this summer.
I hate odd numbered years. No World Cup or Euros to break up the boredom. There's the Ashes and Wimbledon but it's no substitute for football.
Nothing happening
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64013875
Christopher Nkunku, who scored 16 goals in 25 games for RP Leipzig in the Bundesliga last season, agrees a six-year deal at Stamford Bridge.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/65805045
Follow all the reaction as Brendan Rodgers returns to Celtic to replace Ange Postecoglou, having left the Scottish Premiership club in February 2019.
I lied. I do have a second team. However, as Rich alluded to - my second team is a non-league team.
Kingstonian FC play in the Isthmian Premier division. This is the 7th tier of the English football league structure.
The reason I don't really class them as a 'second team' is that Kingstonian and MUFC are so far apart that the prospect of them ever meeting let alone competing for the same trophy is infinitesimal.
MUFC get crowds of 75,000 whereas Kingstonian get crowds of 250.
What I like about non league is:
The header columns (Name, Subscribers, Users/month, Post, Comments' on the 'Communities' page appear to be hyperlinks (Firefox 114.0.1) but do nothing.
Normally, you'd expect the table to be sorted on the field.
I have followed Manchester United since my Dad took me to my first game back at Old Trafford in 1972 (Ian Storey Moore's debut).
Nowadays I follow United's fluctuating fortunes from the comfort of my armchair or a barstool.
One of my proudest moments was when son asked me 'Are you watching the Clasico tonight ?' to which I replied 'Err, no'.
'God Dad - you're such a United fan. Don't you want to watch a decent match ?' He didn't add 'for a change' but could have.
But that's me. I follow United. I don't care about any other teams. A mate once took me to Aston Villa vs West Brom which was a feisty affair but I just wasn't invested in the result. I stood there almost motionless for 90 minutes.
I have mellowed over the years so now do watch the closing stages of the Champions League and maybe the playoffs but really, I don't care.
So, I don't have a second team. There are some teams I dislike less than others.
And no, I would never, ever buy a day tripper split scarf ?
What about you ?