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Wouldn't you know it. Old Flappy Hands made two sensational saves in the final minutes as Manchester United stormed back for a 3-3 draw after falling behind by three goals.
Love them or hate them, the Manchester United players are savage and relentness. Wayne Rooney absolutely had to take both penalty kicks. In the middle of the rally was old Giggsy, Ryan Giggs, 38, oldest man in the match, keeping up with players more than a decade younger. And old Scholesy, Paul Scholes, 37, back from retirement, reminding the new boys how Man U never gives up. What a show. Thank you, Fox. And all this action in less than two hours. Good luck to American football later on.
charlie vincent
2/5/2012 08:18:42 am
I wonder what Wynalda had to say afterwards. Those two late saves were great work
george vecsey
2/5/2012 09:36:56 am
Charlie, missed it, because I ran upstairs to give credit to Old Flappy Hands. The main press tribune at Stamford Bridge is right behind the visitors' bench. That would have been some scene to be sitting behind Sir Alex when the lads got into gear in the 2/2. My best to an esteemed colleague and friend. GV 2/5/2012 10:13:15 am
The guys at OB Clarks were screaming. What a great game. Shouldn't he be Young Flappy Hands? Comments are closed.
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Welcome to World Cup 2022, the most absurd thing that the routinely absurd world of sports has ever produced. Those extreme descriptions were what virtually the entire world, save for those who had walked off with bags of cash from Qatar, called the awarding of soccer’s greatest event to the incredibly tiny, incredibly wealthy country back in 2010. Twelve years ago, many were convinced this event couldn’t possibly happen: staging the world’s biggest sporting event in a country the size of Connecticut, one with zero soccer culture and even less soccer infrastructure? The tournament couldn’t possibly take place in 120-degree heat, and FIFA, the governing body of soccer, most certainly wouldn’t upend football leagues around the world to change the traditional summer schedule, could it? And, for God’s sake, what about the beer? Those were just the logistical concerns. The moral concerns are far more distressing. FIFA, so busy paying lip service to equality, couldn’t possibly expect the world to embrace a country where you could go to prison for being gay, where women’s rights are severely curtailed and female victims of sexual assault could go to prison, charged with engaging in extramarital sex. And all those questions came before the global realization that the World Cup was being built on the backs of migrant labor: modern-day slaves held in Qatar with virtually no rights, low wages and no ability to leave. Migrants make up 90% of Qatar’s stated population of 3 million. The country’s native-born equal about 300,000, or roughly the size of Anaheim. ---Ann Killion, columnist for The San Francisco Chronicle. Categories
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