As Taylor mentioned, I will be one of the day-to-day writers for my beloved Red Devils. So let's get this party started by doing a massive recap of our past "big" games:

CSKA Moscow vs MUFC (CL Group)

The Good : Well we qualified, and that's what really counts doesn't it ?

The Bad : As much as I love him, I'm going to have to call out Mikey Owen.

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" I once described Mani to a Lebanese newspaper as a virus! Once he got hold of you he was impossible to shake off. I dont know if they understood but the opposition players soon did.
We then progresed through to the AFC cup semi final, an incredible acheivment for such a small club captained by Mani. Click to continue reading...

In you don't remember, Michael Owen had four pages of his 32-page 'Buy me please!' brochure dedicated to his injury history.
Turns out he had a section devoted to groin injuries, which seem particularly relevant since the United striker is set to miss three weeks with such.
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Are you feeling groiny? Little Mickey is During last night's match, OTP light-heartedly tweeted that Michael Owen's groin problems were not mentioned in the brochure. It is our, erm, sad duty to inform you this morning that they actually were. We apologise for this drop in the high journalistic standards you expect from OTP. Click to continue reading...

Soccer isn't immune to the rocky economic climate. Argentina's first division clubs are off to a late start and without a television licensing deal. Moreover, recent articles reported that a few clubs in the newly created Women's Professional Soccer league have lost up to $2 million dollars in its inaugural season. Click to continue reading...

The brochure worked then. Brochure? What brochure? The Michael Owen brochure ofcourse. Yes Sir Alex has taken a gamble, of sorts, in bringing the striker to Old Trafford, offering him the chance to resurrect his career.

It's make or break time for our new number 7. With a World Cup only just around the corner, Owen will know that a successful season for United will see him creep into Fabio Capello's England squad that, bar an absolutely catastrophic collapse, will be heading to South Africa.

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This is the brochure which obviously impressed Sir Alex. It's a little late but I know some of you still haven't seen it. So without further ado....

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Take that, Malaysia XI! No, it probably wasn't the most difficult finish of his career but nonetheless Michael Owen has a 100 per cent strike-rate for Manchester United. And his brochure was right: he is young when the comparative measure is Ryan Giggs!

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Somewhere deep in Old Trafford's vitals. A trio of smart-suited suits wait in an office. A desk sitting near-dormant precedes a chair sitting well-vacant, all preceding a season now sitting all-too tenuous.
The office door opens. The ass to whom the chair's groove belongs enters. Cue: The Tipping Point. Click to continue reading...

Everyone gets a Michael Owen brochure. But who really needs one? Will everybody stop linking JT to Man City? Lorient unveils a horrendous new kit. So we counter with your favorites. CR9 is the new Beatles. A big American gets a big move. Click to continue reading...

The infamous Michael Owen brochure has already provided much fun this summer. First there was the brochure itself, which was undeniably hilarious. The fact that Owen actually secured a move to a Big Four team does nothing to diminish that hilarity. Then came the spoofs. In yesterday's Daily Dose we linked to Arseblog's very nicely [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal fans have been losing patience with Emmauel Adebayor for a while. The temporal Togo striker who is the subject of interest from AC Milan, has long since infuriated Gooners by his lack of enthusiasm for making his talent be put to good use on the pitch.
So the guys at 'Arseblog' have come up with their own 'Michael Owen style' brochure for Adebayor, to try and attract some interest for the striker. Click to continue reading...

Something to read after you peruse Emmanuel Adebayor's Michael-Owen-style brochure... Full thing available in PDF format at Arseblog. Marketing Gooch, Milan style (Studs Up) Homeless World Cup filmmaker competition (The Bit Bucket) Six things Newcastle United need to do (Newcastle Offside) Iraq playing at home for first time since 2002 (AP) Getting ready for Robocup 2009 (Oddity Central) Mehdi Mahdavikia's goodbye (Revolutionary [. Click to continue reading...

Arseblog does its best to shift Ade Emmanuel Adebayor is following in the footsteps of Michael Owen and his ultimately successful advertising brochure with his own promotional leaflet. The tongue-in-cheek document has been produced by Arseblog. You can click here to view the other pages.

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The Guardian looks at Owen's potential to be the 'next Solskjaer'.

Manchester United News shows Kiko smoking.

Arseblog reveals Adebayor's 'Michael Owen style' brochure.

Soccerlens looks at the possibility of JT joining City.

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This has just reached me. Emmanuel Adebayor's people have produced a brochure, similar to the one used to attract interest in Michael Owen, to help 'sell' him to other clubs.

Arseblog has exclusively received a copy and you can download it for yourself here.

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1. "In a perfect world, it would be the greatest team in the world, and I would stay my entire career. I am dreaming about that." (2 months later)
2. He's injury-prone (something he has been denying since he was at Liverpool and something Giggsy warned him about years ago)
3. He'll play for anyone for the money (Newcastle?

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Links from around the globe.

Fernando Torres stars in the upcoming Pro Evolution Soccer 2010.

- AnfieldReds

Sign the petition!

- The Empire of The Kop

"I want Raul Albiol, Franck Ribery, David Villa for Real.

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Couple more than usual this time, let's do it quick-like.

• Open season on Pirlo.
• Zlatan, Maicon leaving Inter?
• Roma looking at Drogba.
• Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid?
• City closing on Tevez?
• Ben Sahar to Espanyol.
  
• Hull liked that Michael Owen brochure.

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Now, I know Michael Owen will soon be desperate to land a contract at a Premier League club...but Hull?

Well, reports at the weekend suggested just that. Hull are said to be interested, willing to pay him a substantial weekly wage, with bonuses for appearances and goals scored. Apparently.

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This was always going to happen. The infamous 32 page Michael Owen brochure is now available for everyone to read in all its silliness over at the Daily Mail website. You don't need me to tell you that this is pretty embarrassing for a player of Michael Owen's fame. To read about a player in bad [.. Click to continue reading...