I learned to play soccer as a kid in the '90s, on a youth team in the States. Our coach, a Manc, was a massive United fan. So every kid on that team learned the game from a real Englishman, and got English football with it, right when United were the best team in the country.
I fell in love with that team. Ferguson's United of the '90s, all the way to the Treble in 1999, is still my favorite United side.
That's where The United Blog comes from. We're United fans in the States, writing for fans who set an alarm for a 7:30 a.m. kickoff and for fans everywhere else. You don't have to live here to read it. You just have to care how United are doing. The '90s side is the standard we hold the club to now.
If you're wondering whether Americans can really be United fans: a Manc taught me. Take it up with him.
What you'll find here
- Takes on every match, in every competition: a preview before, and a reaction the morning after
- The manager, the transfers and the owners, looked at hard. United's majority owners are American, and so are we
- Transfer talk, with every rumor labeled as a rumor, credited to whoever reported it, and given our odds
- The squad, with our take on each player
- The schedule, with every kickoff in Eastern and Pacific, the Premier League table, and a page for each cup
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How we work
These are opinions, and we'll argue for them. The facts under them are checked: numbers come from the match data, quotes are from what we actually read, and a rumor is never passed off as news. Spot a mistake? Tell us at [corrections address to be chosen] and we'll fix it.
This is a fan site. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to Manchester United, the Premier League, UEFA or any other club or competition.