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Yeah didn't they then go on to sell Deco and Carvalho for mega bucks 
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Mourinho took Carvalho with him to Chelsea for £20 odd million. Deco moved to Barca, not sure how much he was, Deco was a relative unknown though who was only playing for the Porto B's before Mourinho made him his star player, don't quote me on that but i think that's how it went down.
It wasn't. Deco was a regular in the Porto side well before Mourinho took over. Just looking through that Porto side, does anybody remember Carlos Alberto? He was the 1 player from that side who I thought looked really special and would become a star but his career nosedived after that season.
Ok, maybe it's someone else i'm thinking of then, but i'm pretty sure i've read something about Deco and Mourinho where he invigorated his career, maybe it was a position change or something, or a formation change where he got the best out of him, actually i think it is that, I think Mourinho went 4-4-2 diamond and put Deco in the hole
Homesick maybe? looking at his wiki seems to suggest that.
Homesick maybe? looking at his wiki seems to suggest that.
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Blind fined €5k for refusing to take a drugs test. Seems a bit lenient to me? Maybe it isn't quite as straightforward as the tabloid press would like to intimate, but given he earns over £10k/day not much of a deterrent. Wonder what Rio makes of it.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/phil-jones-banned-daley-blind-10906484
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/phil-jones-banned-daley-blind-10906484
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Thats not quite what happened. The players were approached immediately after the victory and stopped from posing with the A City United banner for charity. They reacted angrily to the official who couldn't wait 9 seconds for one photo. Sounds like he was on a bit of a power trip. We're going to appeal apparently.
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Or as an alternative you're not as funny as you think are ?
Saw that the other night and cracked me up. As did this:
https://twitter.com/ReadLiverpoolFC/status/897392509088825344
You can see the press-conference on YouTube but the exchange was in Germany so difficult to understand - the interpreter having to translate it was good though.
https://twitter.com/ReadLiverpoolFC/status/897392509088825344
You can see the press-conference on YouTube but the exchange was in Germany so difficult to understand - the interpreter having to translate it was good though.
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Bolt has always wanted to play for United and now he might get his chance
http://www.newsweek.com/sport-manchester-united-usain-bolt-650982
http://www.newsweek.com/sport-manchester-united-usain-bolt-650982
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Not really banter but the below link is a great read from Arjen Robben, mods if you think it deserves it's own thread or is better suited elsewhere feel free to move it.
https://www.theplayerstribune.com/arjen-robben-bayern-munich-letter-to-my-younger-self/
https://www.theplayerstribune.com/arjen-robben-bayern-munich-letter-to-my-younger-self/
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Cheers a Fifa youtube linked to it. I thought it was well worth a share.
After Trent Alexander Arnold scored yesterday, Jamie Carragher tweeted a picture of him with a 9 year old Trent when he was mascot for Liverpool's game with Leeds. Today it turns out that 9 year old Trent wasn't actually Trent but another black kid from Liverpool's academy at the time 
To be fair, this kid is the spitting image of Alexander Arnold.
To be fair, this kid is the spitting image of Alexander Arnold.
