Comments on: United’s Champions League victory — your views

By: kennedy

kennedy — Mon, 26 May 2008 08:53:58 +0000

Mannchester deserved it but if the prod guys in the team CHRISTIANO RONALDO can lead the team to a trophy less season next season.Where is saha we liked that strong dude alot.Ronney boy keep up the strengh in you.I am a liverpool fan but i like evra,rooney and saha to be brought in anfield if they will warm the bench next season.Sir alex you deserve the Name you were crowned with. Kennedy from dubai

By: Red Devil

Red Devil — Sun, 25 May 2008 07:19:02 +0000

I lived my dream being there and watching us win in the most dramatic of circumstances. We earned it.

By: Mary Carter

Mary Carter — Sat, 24 May 2008 22:37:41 +0000

While I think Chelsea have the more talented players.
Man United have the better team and the depth to prove it.
GLORY GLORY MAN UNITED!!!!!The best is yet to come.
Over my dead body Ronaldo is not going anywhere.
This victory meant more to me than all three Patriots Super Bowl wins combined. We are one striker from true dominance over the next five years. Eat your heart out Chelsea fans…..BOO HOO HOO!!!!!!LOL LOL LOL

By: john manchester u.k.

john manchester u.k. — Sat, 24 May 2008 12:41:18 +0000

I came to this website looking for a photo taken by a reuters snapper which was published in the international herald tribune and distributed to at least one u.k. journal. The caption says “english fans clash with russians” As somebody who was involved in the incident, I would like to point out that the whole thing was set up, presumably by the photographer,who seemed to magically appear.It was a completely unprovoked attack by the russians and the only blows thrown by me were in self defence.
The person in the foreground of the shot was my son, who was hit in the mouth for merely questioning these idiots’ motives.
In the 3 days that we were there, I saw not one incident of any trouble between United and Chelsea fans. We shared the same hotels, bars and restaurants and the behviour was impeccable. In fact the piece below the photograph stated pretty much this, but i guess it doesn’t make for good copy without the”ubiquitous violence shot”. Shabby journalism & potentially very dangerous.
Oh, and the game? Excellent advert for the EPL, heart attack material towards the end, but we managed to scrape home. Well done to both teams and both sets of fans

By: chelsea soccer

chelsea soccer — Fri, 23 May 2008 17:58:01 +0000

[…] United’s Champions League victory — your viewsPHOTO: Manchester United’s Edwin Van der Sar holds the trophy as his team mates celebrate after winning their UEFA Champions League final soccer match against Chelsea at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow May 22, 2008. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh. […]

By: vbsoccer

vbsoccer — Fri, 23 May 2008 12:54:06 +0000

Although Chelsy made a great efforts to win a game I think ManU deserves it more becouse it shows more orginized and beautiful soccer then Chelsy does. Despite that Chelsy has a good number of great players, they play soccer that does not have any good play signature so to speak and I’m actually very suprised that they could take second place in the EL and CL. They should hire a good couch first and then create a good team atmoshpere like in ManU or in Liverpool that everyone respects each other not hates as it is now. Chelsy has a worst climate in a team. Why do they keep Sheva on the bench and do not sell him if he is not needed anymore? Also Drogba helped ManU to win the title by actively getting a red card.The reason that he acted like this was he was tied and could not play the way he used to. He could have made a penalty kick instead of poor Terry who terrible slipped and missed. What a drama! I feel sorry for all Chelsy supporters though.

By: FF

FF — Fri, 23 May 2008 01:49:58 +0000

Chelsea should have had a penalty for a foul on Malouda around min. 75. That means with 100% good refereeing they most likely would have won it.
Funny almost nobody mentions it.

By: MOSES KASIBANTE

MOSES KASIBANTE — Thu, 22 May 2008 19:58:06 +0000

John Terry or JT as many fondly call him wanted to take the glory all of it, the split second he saw Van Der Sa go the other way he could see the headline MR CHELSEA…
The same thing happened to Beckham.

By: Tony B

Tony B — Thu, 22 May 2008 18:34:34 +0000

As a neutral.
United were superb in the first half. The fluke of a goal gifted to lampard seemed to totally un-nerve them. Chelsea failed to take advantage of this tho they dominated second half. Extra time? I felt United were better.
Chances. Chelsea a couple off the woodwork. United a couple off the line.
All pretty much even.

Petulance…. all Chelsea. To see Cole in particular doing his monkey inpression by rubbing his head, complaining harassing the ref etc…Drogba… his usually sulking, diving self….who was he complaining about when he missed with that free kick? Did he deliberately get himself sent off?

Penalties… Ronaldo deserved to miss, Terry didn’t.

Fitting that United’s 2s oldest players finished the game.
Overall… Utd thoroughly deserved it.
Their approach has never had the disjointed swagger of the self-opinionated ( over- opinionated) Chelsea. No sulks, no astinishment that the other side did not let them win.
Lampard reminded me of Arsing Whinger ” The better team did not win”.

I hate seeing it go to penalties…but as it did the right team won and it was a fitting memorial and anniversary.

By: jh

jh — Thu, 22 May 2008 16:59:45 +0000

Couldn’t let beautifulgamer away with so much codswallop! Could s/he please explain why and how Ferguson gets away with screaming in the face of the ref as they come out of the tunnel at halftime. And why after this does the ref not give any other than the very very obvious decisions against Man U.
Overall a great game that at times both teams deserved to win and at times both deserved to lose. And best of all the winner was an England club!