Putting all but basic football competence aside, the cautious progress made under Erik ten Hag would be destroyed in an instant
buying United would be an absolute disaster for the team, the Premier League and Uefa. And not just for reasons such as human rights abuses, which nobody really seems to care about, or the fact nation-state ownership is by definition unhealthy, and foreign policy never benign. In the end none of this really seems to cut through. What makes an impact is basic footballing competence.
Qatar is, of course, more than just one thing. Past incompetence is no guarantee of future balls-ups. No doubt the relevant “fund” would build some really good bridges in Salford and generally machine-gun this thing with money. But the fact remains Qatar has made a mind-numbingly awful hash of running PSG in a way that would play specifically to United’s own vices and destroy in an instant the cautious progress made under Erik ten Hag.
in Paris on Tuesday, an occasion when the team looked more than ever like a version of football as reimagined by an uncompromising nine-year-old video game enthusiast.” affair that has dominated PSG celebrity gossip channels in the days since.
The day after that potential season-ending defeat, it just kept rolling on. A round of key power meetings were breathlessly staged, meetings that seemed of more consequence than the actual game: Lionel Messi’s dad and the club board; Todd Boehly and Nasser al-Khelaifi. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace. All of it confirming a sense of a sporting institution that is essentially a celebrity gossip mag made flesh .
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Barcelona v Manchester United: Europa League knockout round playoff, first leg – liveMinute-by-minute report: Join Scott Murray for updates as the two heavyweights face off at the Camp Nou
Read more »
Manchester United denied by Raphinha’s equaliser for BarcelonaThe Europa League playoff first leg ended 2-2 at the Camp Nou, after Manchester United came from behind to lead before being pegged back
Read more »
Erik ten Hag angry as Manchester United denied ‘clear penalty’Koundé’s foul on Rashford deserved red card, says manager, as Barcelona coach Xavi says hosts should also have had spot kick
Read more »
Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani confirms bid for Manchester UnitedThe chairman of a Qatari bank has joined the race to buy the Premier League club while Sir Jim Ratcliffe also made his bid for the club official
Read more »
‘National embarrassment’: Spy balloon should’ve been ‘shot down’ before entering US airspaceThe United States was tracking the Chinese spy balloon for weeks, and it should have been shot down before it entered the country’s airspace, according to former US Army vice chief of staff General Jack Keane. He said the United States allowing the balloon to enter its airspace is a “national embarrassment”. “So the first balloon we shot down was a huge underreaction by the United States,” General Keane told Sky News host Andrew Bolt. “The second, third and fourth balloons appear to be an overreaction somewhat related to the criticism that the administration received that was quite significant for not shooting the Chinese spy balloon initially.”
Read more »
Bottles thrown at EPL star after scuffle with opposition coachTensions boiled over at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night after Manchester City star Kevin de Bruyne shoved Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta.
Read more »