Manchester United are visiting Swansea City today, with the match being shown live on Fox Soccer.

Much of the pre-match talk was relating to Swansea being in Wales, but nobody mentioned this little geographical fact to whoever was in charge of the graphics. Or that person just refuses to recognize any level of Welsh sovereignty. ENNNGALAAND!…

Manchester United ambassador Gary Neville visited Chicago on Thursday to promote Man U's upcoming tour of the United States. Neville threw out the first pitch at U.S. Cellular Field prior to the game between the White Sox and A's. And throw it he did, with such gusto that would send Rick Ankiel into a fetal position, shivering. While Neville did nearly injure several women standing near the backstop, he did at least…

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Desperate times call for desperate measures, and Arsenal striker Robin van Persie must be pretty desperate to return to the pitch after tearing ligaments in his ankle. In order to speed up his recovery, Van Persie will be having a placenta rubbed on the injury. The treatment allegedly worked for one soccer player, though in the absence of further medical studies, let's…

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We all know that Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is an insanely rich man. The staff at Nello's in New York City found out just how rich when he and a few friends visited their restaurant for lunch today. The total tab, including tip: Over $52,000. In one lunch bill, Roman Abramovich dropped what median American makes in almost 2 years. The group…

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The Carling Cup match between Barnsley and Manchester United featured a result you would expect. But while Man U won 2-0, the best action involved the fans. In the closing minutes these two fans in the video below combined to strip Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster and put the ball in the back of the net with a nice volley…

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