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Originally Posted by akane1984

chelsea and arsenal on their runs could perform against any club so why not utd????

They could. They went 45 games unbeaten IN ALL competitions during 1998 and 1999. At the minute with injuries etc we are just not good enough.
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Footballer gets papal blessing

An Italian footballer has become a hero on and off the pitch for asking his team to pay him only the minimum wage.

While some of his team-mates at Roma football club earn millions, Damiano Tommasi has requested a salary of â‚ ¬1,500 (£1,013 ) a month. After being out of the game for months with a knee injury, the 31-year-old player said he simply wanted to return to playing football at the highest level and economic considerations were low on his list of priorities. A modest salary was enough for his needs, he said, and he was still earning more than many ordinary Italians.

His gesture has led to him being lionised in football-mad Italy, with even the Vatican's official mouthpiece L'Osservatore Romano congratulating him for not pursuing an exorbitant salary or re-signing fee, like other players.

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/inter...635434,00.html