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<title><![CDATA[Duncan Edwards 1952-1958 177 games 21 goals]]></title>
<link>http://manchesterunitedlegends.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/duncan-edwards/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Robi Prosser</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Written by: Robi Prosser It is generally agreed that the best United player of all time was Duncan E]]></description>
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<p>Written by: Robi Prosser</p>
<p>It is generally agreed that the best United player of all time was Duncan Edwards. Matt Busby said of the 15-year-old giant that he looked and played like a man, he was the Ryan Giggs of his day.</p>
<p> At 16 years and 185 days old, Edwards became the youngest-ever player in the First Division. On making his England debut in the 7-2 win over Scotland in April 1955, aged 18 years and 183 days, he became the youngest ever England international, which was only broken by current United player Michael Owen during his Liverpool playing days in 1998.</p>
<p> Edwards went on to score five goals in the 18 internationals he played for England, a healthy total for a left-half. The fact that he helped United to win the FA Youth Cup the same month as he made his international debut underlines his &#8220;ManBoy&#8221; nickname.</p>
<p>Edwards&#8217; talent was first noticed when he was the star of Dudley Boys team. He went on to captain England schoolboys, and several top clubs scrambled for his signature, but in June 1952 he joined United. Coach Jimmy Murphy did the groundwork in persuading Duncan&#8217;s parents that he should come to Old Trafford, but Matt Busby clinched the deal. Busby didn&#8217;t have to sell United to Edwards. In his autobiography, Busby recalls, Duncan said: &#8220;I think Manchester United is the greatest team in the world. I&#8217;d give anything to play for you.&#8221;</p>
<p> Within a year Edwards made his League debut, the youngest ever to play in the First Division. Frank Taylor, the only survivor among the nine British journalist&#8217;s on the Munich plane, went to Edwards&#8217; first League game. United had a woeful 1-4 defeat at home to Cardiff City that day, and Taylor reported that Edwards was heavily built and might have trouble with his weight.</p>
<p>Despite his imposing appearance, Edwards was a gentle unassuming man. He was well-liked by his team mates, who accepted that he was naturally capable of achieving more than them. The team would warm up by jogging along the sides of the pitch and walking across the ends. Most of them did 4 circuits, but Duncan did 10.</p>
<p> At left-half , Edwards usually wore the number 6 shirt, but he had the ability to play in virtually any position on the field. Wilf McGuinness credits Duncan Edwards&#8217; incredible versatility for most of his early chances in the first team: I never dreamt I could overtake him in the team but if Dennis Viollet got injured up-front or Roger Byrne got injured at left-back, Duncan could be slotted in these positions and I would get a game. He could play as an attacker, creator or defender and still be the best player on the pitch &#8230; Once he was playing for the English League XI against the Scottish League. 2-0 down, Duncan was moved from left-half to center-forward. He scored a hat-trick to win the game.&#8221;</p>
<p>The only contemporary player who bore comparison with Edwards was the great Welsh star John Charles. But in a private conversation with Frank Taylor in 1957, Sir Matt Busby told Taylor why he rated Edwards as the best player in the world: &#8220;He agreed that John Charles was a fantastic player , taller (6ft 2in compared to 5ft 11 in), better in the air and perhaps better on the ball. But the difference was Duncan was always involved. Charles would drift in and out of games.&#8221;</p>
<p> Sir Matt Busby&#8217;s right hand man Jimmy Murphy was perhaps Edwards&#8217; greatest admirer. Once in Murphy&#8217;s other role as the Welsh national team coach, he was delivering his team talk before a game against England. He spoke about each English player in turn, highlighting their strengths and weaknesses. As he closed in tactical sermon, a Welsh player piped up &#8220;You haven&#8217;t mentioned Duncan Edwards, boss.&#8221; Murphy replied: &#8220;There&#8217;s nothing to say that could help us.&#8221;</p>
<p> Of the many talented Busby Babes, Edwards was the natural kingpin. Wilf McGuiness recalls one game that illustrates the point: &#8220;Pre-match, Jimmy Murphy was saying to the likes of David Pegg, Bobby Charlton and myself, &#8216;I don&#8217;t want you to have a Duncan Edwards complex and always give him the ball. You are good enough players yourselves.&#8217; At half time it was 0-0 and Jimmy changed his tune. He said, &#8216;right, this half, as soon as you get the ball, give it to Duncan!&#8217;&#8221;</p>
<p>Of the 8 Busby babes that died in the Munich air disaster, Edwards &#8216; innate strength and unconquerable spirit kept him alive for longest. For 15 days in the Rechts Der Isar hospital, he defied chronic kidney damage, broken ribs, a collapsed lung, a broken pelvis and a smashed right thigh, before his death at 2:16am. On 21st of February, 1958.</p>
<p>Sir Bobby Charlton describes Duncan Edwards as &#8220;The best player I have ever seen, the best footballer I&#8217;ve ever played with for United or England, the only player who ever made me feel inferior.&#8221;<br />
This was extraordinary praise for someone who died years before average footballers reach their peaks.<br />
 In 1957, United had reached the European Cup semi-final and were favourites to win it in 1958. If Edwards had come through Munich unscathed, United would almost certainly have won the European Cup before 1968.</p>
<p>At international level Edwards was expected to take over the captaincy when Billy Wright retired. Edwards would have been 29 by the time of the 1966 World Cup, and some believe that it would have been him and not Bobby Moore who lifted the Jules Rimet trophy. Bobby Charlton certainly believed that Edwards would have held back Bobby Moore for some time, and Frank Taylor once said that if Duncan Edwards had lived, Bobby Moore wouldn&#8217;t have won a cap, because there was no way that Edwards would not have been chosen.</p>
<p>As Bill Foulkes said: &#8220;Duncan had everything, he was powerful, technically as good as anyone, and he could read the game as if he&#8217;d been in the game for 30 years even when he was 17. He was a freak to be honest, mature beyond his years. He always behaved in the correct way &#8211; everything he did was correct. He&#8217;d obviously been well-tutored when he was young. He was one of the boys, but he was also a gentleman, the model professional.&#8221; Will McGuiness explains succinctly why Edwards was the greatest-ever United Player: &#8220;Best, Law and Charlton were world class when they had the ball. Duncan was world class when United had the ball, and when the opposition had the ball he was our best defender. He was complete.&#8221;</p>
<p>Wilf McGuiness also went on to say many moons later, &#8220;He had legs like tree trunks, like Mark Hughes but bigger. But he wasn&#8217;t all power. If the ball was hit like a bullet at him, he would let it hit his chest and kill it. He could dribble, give short one-twos and then unleash an accurate 50-yard pass.&#8221;</p>
<p>Jimmy Murphy once said, &#8220;when I hear Muhammad Ali proclaim to the world that he was the greatest, I used to smile. You see, the greatest of them all was an English football named Duncan Edwards.&#8221;</p>
<p>During one international game against West Germany in 1955 Duncan Edwards scored a 25 yarder, he struck the ball with so much power that the goal keeper ended up in the back of the goal with the ball, this earned him the nickname of &#8216;BOOM BOOM from the Germans</p>
<p>Edwards was but still a child in footballing terms when he lost his life but he was also the man of the team, he was only 21 years and 143 days old, during this time he had already played a total of 175 games and scored 21 goals for United. He also had won 3 Youth FA Cup winners medals, 2 League Championship winners medals and a runners up medal from the FA Cup.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The Munich Air Disaster.]]></title>
<link>http://eplindiaunited.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/the-munich-air-disaster/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:06:51 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>eplindiaunited</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[On 6th  February 1958 one of the worst tragedies hit Manchester United when eight of its players die]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:left;">On 6th  February 1958 one of the worst tragedies hit <a href="http://www.manutd.com/" target="_blank">Manchester United</a> when eight of its players died in a place crash popularly known as the Munich air disaster. This disaster took place when British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off from a slush-covered runway at Munich-Riem Airport in Munich, West Germany.<img src="http://api.ning.com/files/NaU9*g1kFymdkzB2DgNnukjwdqAFfFemp5Lhk6TAWyo_/MADNs.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"> The chartered aircraft was bringing the <a href="http://www.manutd.com/" target="_blank">Manchester United</a> entourage back from a European Cup match against <a href="http://www.redstarbelgrade.com/" target="_blank">Red Star Belgrade</a> in Yugoslavia and had stopped at Munich&#8217;s Riem Airport to refuel. On board, the <a href="http://www.manutd.com/" target="_blank">Manchester United</a> football team, nicknamed the &#8220;Busby Babes&#8221;, along with a number of supporters and journalists. 20 of the 44 people on board the aircraft died in the crash. After hearing about this incident , The Queen had said that she was &#8220;deeply shocked&#8221; . The injured, some of whom had been knocked unconscious, were taken to the Rechts der Isar Hospital in Munich where 3 more died, resulting in 21 survivors. Luckily one of the survivors was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Bobby_Charlton" target="_blank">Sir Bobby Charlton</a> who managed to get over this shock and came back to play for the club in a short while. He stated ”Before we were just a Manchester club, but then we became everyone’s club.” Picking bits and pieces from the remains, the club was again partially rebuilt by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Busby" target="_blank">Sir Matt</a> and exactly ten years later in 1968 <a href="http://www.manutd.com/" target="_blank">Manchester United</a> won the European Cup after beating Benfica 4-1 at <a href="http://www.wembleystadium.com/default.aspx" target="_blank">Wembely Stadium</a> thus becoming the first English club to achieve this feet. <a href="http://www.manutd.com/" target="_blank">Manchester United</a> is what the club began to evolve in to the global force of today. Over the next 25 years, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Busby" target="_blank">Sir Matt Busby</a> created three great sides, nurtured <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan_Edwards" target="_blank">Duncan Edwards</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Best" target="_blank">George best</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Charlton" target="_blank">Bobby Charlton</a>, and led <a href="http://www.manutd.com/" target="_blank">United</a> to five League titles, two FA Cups and the European Cup.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Duncan Edwards, la primera gran estrella de Old Trafford]]></title>
<link>http://lamedialunadelarea.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/duncan-edwards-la-primera-gran-estrella-de-old-trafford/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>aheralta</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Hoy en día, el Manchester United es uno de los clubes con más aficionados en el mundo. En Inglaterra]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Hoy en día, el Manchester United es uno de los clubes con más aficionados en el mundo. En Inglaterra son muchos, pero en Asia éstos son una legión. Sin embargo, si a muchos de estos últimos le preguntamos por un crack del United, a buen seguro, dirán un montón de nombres pero ninguno será el de Duncan Edwards. No sucede lo mismo si vamos por Old Trafford, donde nombrar al inglés es sinónimo de admiración y leyenda. De hecho, el escocés Tommy Docherty fue uno de los que alabó con más contundencia al extremo: “Muchos hablan de Pelé. Esos no vieron jugar a Duncan Edwards”.</p>
<p>Nacido en Dudley –Inglaterra- en 1936, la vida de Duncan Edwards desde sus inicios destiló un aroma a drama. Con apenas 10 años vio como su hermana, Carole Anne, murió. Pese al golpe, Edwards supo levantarse y se concentró al máximo en su gran pasión: el fútbol. Mientras jugaba en el equipo de su ciudad, el Dudley, el Manchester United realizó en el verano del 51 un fichaje que cambiaría su vida para siempre: Johnny Berry.</p>
<p>Los ‘Diablos Rojos’, años más tarde, se hicieron con los servicios de Edwards gracias a la buena gestión y el olfato de Bert Whalley. Así el 4 de abril de 1953, con sólo 16 años, debutó con el Manchester contra el Cardiff y se convirtió en el futbolista más joven en debutar en la máxima competición inglesa. En pocos partidos, gracias a su innegable calidad, se convirtió en el referente de los Busby Babes -los bebés de Matt Busby (técnico del United)-, un equipo predeterminado a hacer historia tanto en las islas como fueras de ellas.</p>
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<p>Sus grandes actuaciones tampoco pasaron desapercibidas para la selección, de la que fue el debutante más joven hasta la irrupción reciente de Wayne Rooney y Theo Walcott. En Inglaterra confiaban en él para que con su liderazgo llevara a los ‘Pross’ a conquistar el Mundial del 58, mientras que en el Manchester estaban seguros que la camada de jugadores liderada por Edwards podía hacer frente al hasta entonces intratable Real Madrid, que sumaba por victorias todas sus participaciones en la Copa de Europa.</p>
<p>Sin embargo, el destino no le dio la oportunidad de intentar estos éxitos. El 6 de febrero de 1958, el United se disponía a partir a Manchester desde Belgrado tras haber eliminado al Estrella Roja en los cuartos de final de máxima competición continental. Sin embargo, a la hora de despegar los ingleses se encontraron con un problema: Johnny Berry había perdido su pasaporte y las autoridades serbias no le dejaban salir del país junto a su equipo, que no quería partir sin que Berry estuviera entre sus filas.</p>
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<p>La acción era un guiño del destino para salvar a un equipo de ensueño. Sin embargo, los dirigentes de los ‘Diablos Rojos’ no lo vieron así y forzaron para que Berry subiera a aquel avión y el conjunto de Matt Busby regresara a casa. Aunque, antes de regresar a Gran Bretaña, el vuelo debía de hacer una escala en Munich para repostar. El tiempo aquel día era el típico del invierno alemán: el viento era muy fuerte y la pista de aterrizaje estaba helada.</p>
<p>Una vez hecho el reportaje se aconsejó al capitán del avión, James Thain, que no despegara debido a las condiciones climatológicas. Thain no hizo caso y realizó dos intentos de despegue, pero se vio obligado a desistir debido a diversos problemas que sufrían los motores. En el tercer intento, a las 3:04 de la tarde, el avión falló al ganar la altura adecuada y se estrelló en unas tierras cercanas al aeropuerto. Años más tarde, se descubrió que el accidente fue culpa del aguanieve que había al final de la pista y no por la tozudez del piloto.   </p>
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<p>Pero no perdamos el hilo de la historia. El accidente provocó varios muertos y muchos heridos de gravedad, uno de estos últimos era Sir Bobby Charlton. Charlton por aquel entonces era un joven que destacaba y que tenía una gran amistad con Edwards. Una vez se despertó en el hospital, vio como su compañero de habitación le miraba con desolación mientras leía el periódico. Bobby le pidió que le leyera lo que ponía en la cabecera, donde se veían unas espeluznantes fotos de un avión destrozado. El alemán accedió y comenzó: “Roger Byrne, David Pegg, Eddie Colman, Tommy Taylor, Billy Whelan, Mark Jones, Geoff Bent”. Entonces se paró, se hizo el silencio y tras tragar saliva continuó: “Muertos”.</p>
<p> Charlton no se lo podía creer, estaba conmocionado y se preguntaba cuál era la razón por la que sus compañeros habían muerto y él no. Una vez recuperado, se fue corriendo a ver Jimmy Murphy, ayudante de Busby. Éste le dijo que los que de los supervivientes había dos casos muy graves: Busby y Edwards. Sobre el técnico le contó la gran fortaleza que estaba mostrando pese a lo mal que lo estaba pasando: “Tres veces le han dado la extremaunción, Bobby, tres veces… pero ese hombre no se va a rendir, te lo aseguro”. No se equivocó, pues finalmente sobrevivió. </p>
<p>La situación de Edwards era diferente, aunque seguía estando loco por volver a jugar pese a estar entre la vida y la muerte. “Jimmy, una pregunta ¿A qué hora es el partido contra los Wolves? Ese partido no me lo quiero perder de ninguna forma. ¿A qué hora jugamos?”, dijo nada más recuperar la consciencia. Sin embargo, había perdido mucha sangre y necesitaba un riñón para poder seguir vivo. A las 32 horas de su ingreso en el hospital le hicieron el transplante que necesitaba. Pero su sangre se había coagulado y el riñón nuevo no respondió como se esperaba y le provocó una sangría interna que le estaba destrozado por dentro y le había dejado sin habla.</p>
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<p>En esa situación Charlton se acercó a verle. El ‘Divino Calvo’ se quedó muy sorprendido al ver en un estado muy demacrado a su amigo. De hecho, de no ser por la placa que ponía en su cama no le habría  reconocido. Edwards le contenía de manera fría la mirada, contuvo la respiración durante unos minutos y, tras varios días sin habla, abrió la boca como si llevara tiempo reservando sus últimas palabras para alguien tan especial para él como lo era Bobby. “Dime Bobby… ¿por qué has tardado tanto?”, le espetó. Finalmente su cuerpo dijo basta y el 21 de febrero murió en Munich sin poder regatear a su trágico final como antaño lo había hecho con sus rivales. </p>
<p>En Inglaterra se celebró un funeral a la altura de un Jefe de Estado. El Manchester, por su parte, en el programa de su siguiente partido oficial, en la hoja en la que debía venir la alineación de los ‘Diablos Rojos’ no ponía nada, estaba en blanco. Era un tributo a Edwards y el resto de jugadores que perdieron la vida. No era justo que aparecieran otros nombres en el lugar de gente como Edwards, que desde su cama del hospital de Munich hubiera dado todo lo que pudiera por haberse enfundado una vez más la camiseta del United  y haberse despedido en casa con el aplauso de esa afilón que tanto le idolatró y por la que tanto luchó.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Un accidente que cambio la historia del fútbol mundial]]></title>
<link>http://elcuadrilatero.wordpress.com/2009/07/11/un-accidente-que-cambio-la-historia-del-futbol-mundial/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elinquieto</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[No se sabe porque pero este accidente tuvo que ocurrir, la mala suerte se topo con estos 24 chavales]]></description>
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<p>No se sabe porque pero este accidente tuvo que ocurrir, la mala suerte se topo con estos 24 chavales. Ya son poco más de 50 años, un avión que cambió el fútbol, unas muertes que destrozaron a un club, un país y al mundo en general, un accidente que cambió el fútbol.</p>
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<p>El Manchester United regresaba a casa tras haber eliminado al Estrella Roja de Belgrado y accedido a las semifinales de la Copa de Europa. El fatídico avión viajaban los &#8220;Busby Boys&#8221;, su avión hizo una parada técnica en Munich y al intentar despegar, en una pista helada y con mucho viento lateral, se estrelló contra unas colinas.</p>
<p>Murieron 24 personas, siete de ellas integrantes de la plantilla de los &#8220;diablos rojos&#8221;, tres directivos del club y ocho periodistas. Otros jugadores del United, malheridos, tuvieron que dejar la práctica del fútbol e incluso el técnico inglés, Matt Busby, tuvo que ser hospitalizado.</p>
<p>Ya en el aeropuerto de Belgrado las cosas no comenzaban a ir bien. El avión tenía previsto hacer una parada técnica en Múnich para repostar combustible. El aparato era un Airspeed Ambassador charter, y con matricula G-ALZU.</p>
<p>El capitán James Thain, realizó dos intentos de despegue pero se vio obligado a desistir debido a diversos problemas que sufrían los motores. El tiempo aquel día no acompañaba ya que el viento era importante y la pista estaba helada. En el tercer intento, a las 3:04 de la tarde, el avión falló al ganar la altura adecuada y se estrelló en unas tierras colindantes al aeropuerto, en una casa.</p>
<p>Siete futbolistas del United que viajaban en el avión murieron en el acto. Duncan Edwards, una de las mayores promesas del país, moriría de sus heridas el 21 de febrero a la edad de 21 años y otros dos jugadores debían abandonar la práctica del fútbol debido a sus lesiones. El entrenador, Matt Busby también tuvo que ser hospitalizado tras el impacto.</p>
<p>Luego el equipo se reconstruyó en torno a Bobby Charlton uno de los supervivientes y la gran estrella irlandesa, George Best. Matt Busby volvió al cargo de entrenador un año después, en 1968 ganaron la Copa de Europa derrotando el dolor de los años anteriores.</p>
<p>24 personas murieron. Los fallecidos fueron los siguientes:<br />
Futbolistas: Geoff Bent, Roger Byrne, Eddie Colman, Duncan Edwards, Mark Jones, David Pegg, Tommy Taylor y Liam Whelan.<br />
Directivos y cuerpo técnico: Walter Crickmer (secretario), Bert Whalley y Tom Curry (entrenador).<br />
Periodistas: Alf Clarke (periodista del Manchester Evening Chronicle), Don Davies (periodista del Manchester Guardian), George Follows (periodista del Daily Herald), Tom Jackson (periodista del Manchester Evening News), Archie Ledbrooke (periodista del Daily Mirror), Henry Rose (periodista del Daily Express), Eric Thompson (periodista del Daily Mail) y Frank Swift (periodista del News of the World y también portero del Manchester City).<br />
Otros: Capitán Kenneth Rayment (co-piloto), Bela Miklos (agente de viajes), Willie Satinoff<br />
(aficionado) y Tom Cable (tripulación)</p>
<p>21 personas salvaron la vida del trágico accidente:<br />
Futbolistas: Johnny Berry, Jackie Blanchflower, Dennis Viollet, Ray Wood, Bobby Charlton, Bill Foulkes, Harry Gregg, Ken Morgans y Albert Scanlon.<br />
Otros: Matt Busby (entrenador del Manchester United), Frank Taylor (periodista), James Thain (capitán), George Rodgers (oficial de radio), Peter Howard y Ted Ellyard (fotógrafos), Sra.Vera Lukic y su hija Venona (pasajeras salvadas por el futbolista Harry Gregg), Sra. Miklos (esposa de Bela Miklos, el agente de viaje muerto en el accidente), Sr. Tomasevic (pasajero), Rosemary Cheverton y Margaret Bellis (tripulación)</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Deutschland gegen England]]></title>
<link>http://taktikbesprechung.wordpress.com/2008/11/19/deutschland-gegen-england/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:21:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Max</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[«Die Zeit» hat auf ihrer Webseite eine Bildergalerie veröffentlicht, die sich mit den vergangenen Pa]]></description>
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<li>«Die Zeit» hat auf ihrer Webseite eine <a href="http://www.zeit.de/online/2008/47/bg-england-deutschland">Bildergalerie</a> veröffentlicht, die sich mit den vergangenen Partien der beiden Länder beschäftigt. Wer schon immer einmal sehen wollte, wie 1908 Kaiser Wilhelm über den Platz schreitet, dem seien die Aufnahmen wärmstens empfohlen. In Zusammenarbeit mit dem Tagesspiegel bietet «Die Zeit» einen gelungenen Abriss deutsch-englischer Fußballgeschichte, immer wieder wird der Blick auf einzelne Akteure gelenkt: Der einohrige Dresdner Richard Hofmann (der beim 3:3 1930 auf sich aufmerksam machen sollte und später von den Nazis gesperrt wurde, weil er als Werbeträger für Zigaretten gegen das Amateurstatut verstieß), die englische Auswahl 1938 (die beim ersten Spiel gegen eine gemeinsame deutsch-österreichische Elf &#8211; zwei Monate zuvor hatte sich das Deutsche Reich Österreich einverleibt &#8211; sich den Gegebenheiten anpassten und vor Spielbeginn auch den Hitlergruß zeigten, weil die britische Politik sie dazu nötigte), Duncan Edwards (der 1956 im Alter von 19 Jahren brillieren und zwei Jahre später später im «Munich Air Disaster» sterben sollte).</li>
<li>Ich werde das Spiel heute abend wohl nicht verfolgen können, deswegen wird es hier auch keinen Spielbericht geben. Mein Vorschlag für eine Aufstellung: Adler &#8211; Schäfer, Mertesacker, Friedrich (Westermann), Hinkel (Friedrich) &#8211; Rolfes, Jones &#8211; Trochowski, Schweinsteiger &#8211; Klose, Helmes. Ich denke, dass Weis und Marin nicht in der Startelf stehen werden, aber wohl relativ früh eingewechselt werden (Weis für Jones).</li>
<li>Übrigens: Wie die BBC berichtet, wird Theo Walcott etwa drei Monate lang ausfallen. Eine Schulterverletzung verhindert seinen Einsatz, heute abend wird Fabio Capello ihn wahrscheinlich durch Shaun Wright-Phillips (wechselte in der Sommerpause vom FC Chelsea zu Manchester City) ersetzen.</li>
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<title><![CDATA[The Munich Air Disaster, display in the museum]]></title>
<link>http://cristianoronaldomanu.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/the-munich-air-disaster-display-in-the-museum/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ruzzel</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[The Manchester United Museum has extended its Munich exhibition to commemorate this week’s 50th anni]]></description>
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<p><b>The Manchester United Museum has extended its Munich exhibition to  commemorate this week’s 50th anniversary of the disaster.</b></p>
<p>After months of graft and extensive research by the curators, the new display  shows an immense back <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/catalog?nafid=22" class="answerlink">catalogue</a> of items previously too numerous to see the  light of day.“We’ve always had a permanent display on the <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/munich-air-disaster-1?nafid=22" class="answerlink">Munich air disaster</a>, but it’s  always been a bit too small for the volume of items we’ve been collecting,” says  curator Mark Wylie.“We’ve been getting plenty of new items, some of which have come to us even  though we’ve not been actively looking for them.”From international caps collected by members of the <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/busby-babes?nafid=22" class="answerlink">Busby Babes</a> through to  the telegraph sent by <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/duncan-edwards?nafid=22" class="answerlink">Duncan Edwards</a> just prior to the crash, the museum’s  collection of artefacts now tells an even more detailed story of the Babes and  the events of 6 February, 1958.“Our job is to showcase the history of Manchester United, and Munich is a  huge part of that,” admits <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/wylie?nafid=22" class="answerlink">Wylie</a>. “This extended display means that we give  people a real insight into how colossal and tragic an event it was.”For those who would like to learn more about the Munich air disaster and the  Busby Babes, the club’s museum &#8211; located in Old Trafford’s North Stand &#8211; is open  every day from 9:30am until 5pm. You can reserve your visit by calling 0870 442  1994 (option 3).Fans may also wish to visit a Munich exhibition at <a href="http://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/pages/whatson/Munich.htm" target="_blank"><u><font color="#0000ff">The National Football Museum</font></u></a>  at <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/preston-1?nafid=22" class="answerlink">Preston</a>’s Deepdale Stadium. This will be open until 2 March.</div>
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<title><![CDATA[Munich Air Disaster]]></title>
<link>http://norwichcity.wordpress.com/2008/02/06/munich-air-disaster/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:21:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>MD</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Fifty years ago today an airliner carrying Manchester United players and backroom staff, plus some s]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img src="http://blog.frackandfelgercarb.co.uk/images/munich_clock.png" alt="Munich Memorial" align="left" height="290" width="208" />Fifty years ago today an airliner carrying Manchester United players and backroom staff, plus some supporters and journalists, crashed on its third attempt to take off from Munich airport during a blizzard.</p>
<p>United were on their way home from Belgrade having beaten Red Star in a European Cup tie, and had stopped at Munich to be re-fuelled.</p>
<p>Twenty three of the forty four passengers on board lost their lives.</p>
<p>The twenty three &#8211;  	Geoff Bent, Roger Byrne, Eddie Colman, Duncan Edwards, Mark Jones, David Pegg, Tommy Taylor, Liam Whelan, Walter Crickmer, Bert Whalley, Tom Curry, Alf Clarke, Don Davies, George Follows, Tom Jackson, Archie Ledbrooke, Henry Rose, Eric Thompson, Frank Swift, Kenneth Rayment, Bela Miklos, Willie Satinoff and Tom Cable &#8211; included several &#8220;Busby Babes but there were also some well-known survivors such as Matt Busby, Jackie Blanchflower and Bobby Charlton.</p>
<p>United&#8217;s closest home game to the anniversary just so happens to be the Manchester derby, and there will apparently be some unique touches to the game.</p>
<p>Both kits will have all sponsor logos removed and United have been given special dispensation from the Premier League to wear a 50s-style kit and the numbers 1-11 on the back as opposed to the normal name and squad numbers.</p>
<p>(I know what you&#8217;re thinking &#8211; great, another new United kit for them to peddle onto kids. I thought the same, but apparently it isn&#8217;t being sold).</p>
<p>There have been concerns raised that City supporters could disrupt the festivities. There was even talk that a minute&#8217;s applause would replace the traditional minute&#8217;s silence but I&#8217;m glad that has been rejected. As I&#8217;ve said before I&#8217;m not a fan of a minute&#8217;s applause in general, and certainly not for an occasion such as this.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/sport/maine_road/legends/swift_150.jpg" alt="Frank Swift" align="right" height="180" width="150" />To try and minimise any problems, City have apparently sent a letter to all 3,000 supporters who will be attending the game from Sven Goran Eriksson and Richard Dunne, and a picture of one of the victims, Frank Swift, a former City goalkeeper. The letter reads:</p>
<blockquote><p>Prior to this game, the 50th Anniversary of the Munich Air Disaster will be marked with a special commemoration. Many supporters will already be aware that Manchester City lost one of our own in the tragedy, goalkeeper Frank Swift. Twenty-two players, staff and journalists also lost their lives.</p>
<p>We ask that all supporters uphold the good name of Manchester City and respectfully support the commemorations which will also be attended by friends and family of the victims including Frank Swift&#8217;s family.</p>
<p>This initiative is backed by the Official Supporters Club and Centenary Supporters Association. Thank you for your support.</p></blockquote>
<p>It has often been said that you either love or hate Manchester United. Well I&#8217;m certainly not in the first category. But as a football fan first and foremost I just  hope for the sake of both clubs &#8211; and for the families of all those involved in the tragedy &#8211; that tonight at the England game and on Sunday in the Manchester derby all supporters treat the occasion with the respect it deserves.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[munich '58]]></title>
<link>http://pastapaulie.wordpress.com/2007/12/07/munich-58/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Did you see the news that Man Utd have been given dispensation to wear a one-off,  logo-free replica]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Did you see the news that Man Utd have been given dispensation to wear a one-off,  logo-free replica 50&#8217;s kit to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Munich air crash for the match versus Man City on February?  It&#8217;s supposed to be a commercialism-free occasion which will be a tremendously fitting and emotional tribute to those players, staff and journalists who perished that day. The computer could only have thrown up a match versus City that Saturday nearest the anniversary date couldn&#8217;t it?  Especially since this was a personal tragedy which affected the whole of Manchester.</p>
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<p>I&#8217;d dearly love to be there for that match but realise it&#8217;ll be almost impossible to get a ticket for the occasion. I&#8217;ve a pencil-drawing of the players lined up for the match against Red Star Brigade, the European Cup QF fixture from which MU were returning when the crash happened. It&#8217;s one of my prize possessions. I think we might be back in Italy by then and hopefully it&#8217;ll be covered by Sky Italia. I&#8217;ll have my  drawing right next to the telly.</p>
<p>Big Duncan will be checking in too I fancy.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Bestie bukan the best]]></title>
<link>http://kidal.wordpress.com/2007/11/11/bestie-bukan-the-best/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>eastpaw22</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Semalam aku ada baca pullout EPL Plus dalam NST, feature arcticle pasal The Greatest Ever Footballer]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Semalam aku ada baca pullout <em>EPL Plus </em>dalam <em>NST, </em>feature arcticle pasal <em>The Greatest Ever Footballers. </em>Ni sebenarnya buku nak keluar next week. Article ni highlight legend Manchester United ngan Northern Ireland George Best tak ada dalam list.</p>
<p>Ungkapan &#8220;Maradona good; Pele better; George Best&#8221; tak boleh guna kalau ikut list ni. Cliche, Pele top of the list; orang dia Ronaldo dengan Romario kat belakang. Maradona nombor enam.</p>
<p>Satu lagi legend United takda Denis Law. Tapi top keeper dalam list ni Schmeichel, yang orang ramai consider paling terrer Lev Yashin takda. Sir Bobby &#8220;Botak&#8221; Charlton Englishman ngan Red Devil paling tinggi. Banyak gak player United lain yang ada; Beckham, Gary Neville, Scholes, Giggsy, Barthez, Van der Sar, Keane ngan Robson.</p>
<p>Yang compile list ni Association of Football Statisticians. Diorang rate ikut goals, titles, awards, caps ngan pencapaian lain.</p>
<p>Semua orang entitled dengan opinion sendiri. Untuk aku Best ni memang terrer, kalau bukan terterrer ever pon, dia player British paling terrer. Cuba cari video dia kat youtube, memang la takda flashy step-over cam Robinho or change of direction Cristiano tapi dia complete; close ball control dengan dua-dua kaki, shot yang kuat, heading, goal scoring instinct, penting jugak tak diving.</p>
<p>Ada jugak orang cakap satu lagi legend United Duncan Edwards yang mati muda time Munich Disaster <em>the</em> greatest ever. Sayang dia tak main lama kalau tak dapat dia proof statement tu.</p>
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