Posts by Men in Blazers
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Grantland Network Podcast: Men in Blazers
This weekend’s Champions League final featuring Chelsea and Bayern Munich started slowly, but at the end of a penalty shootout, Chelsea, battered and bruised, stood the victors. And in this week’s podcast, the Men in Blazers analyze the game with a fine-tooth comb, considering everything from David Luiz’s IQ to the invisible hand of Lady […]
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Grantland Network Podcast: Men in Blazers
The United States is unequivocally the best place in the world to watch football. With all 10 of the final Premier League matches available on television or online, even England couldn’t hold a candle to the coverage of The Sport of the Future here in America. Look out, competitive camel jumping — soccer is on […]
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Grantland Network Podcast: Men in Blazers
Entering the final weekend, Manchester City’s Roberto Mancini is poised to win both the battle of the minds with Manchester United’s Sir Alex Ferguson and the Premier League title, even though he’s loath to admit it. A storybook ending for “The Little Train That (received a multibillion-dollar overhaul and) Could.” The crosstown rivals both eked […]
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Grantland Network Podcast: Men in Blazers
Story lines abound as the English Premier League enters the sharp end of the season. On Monday, Americans everywhere feigned illness to slip out of work and into the nearest Irish pub to watch the seismic Manchester Derby. City’s victory nudges them ahead in the tightest title race finish in 23 years, and the Men […]
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Grantland Network Podcast: Men in Blazers
It was simply not meant to be. Andy Carroll picked the worst time imaginable to step out of his fat suit and “pony-tail” home the winner against doomed Everton. Instead of an All-Men in Blazers dream FA Cup Final featuring Chelsea and America’s team, Liverpool will play Roberto Di Matteo’s side on Cinco De Mayo. […]
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Grantland Network Podcast: Men in Blazers
In a smashing weekend of topflight football drama, both Questionable Penalty and Clear Offside Goal took their turns in the spotlight. Elsewhere, Manchester United delivered more of the same: the ruthless pragmatism that has seen them win 11 out of their last 12 matches, effectively locking up the Premier League title in the process. While […]
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Grantland Network Podcast: Men in Blazers
The current Premier League season continues to be predictably erratic. Manchester United resume their traditional script, winning late against Blackburn on Monday, while the rest of the league fails to decide on any discernible, consistent plotlines. In this week’s podcast, Michael and Roger contemplate the weekend’s action featuring all of the favorite Men in Blazers’ […]
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Grantland Network Podcast: Men in Blazers
Mind games? What mind games? With the Premier League’s finish line now vaguely visible on the horizon, Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United emerge, as predictably as a footballing groundhog, to separate themselves from the rest of the table. In this week’s podcast, Michael Davies and Roger Bennett examine United’s pragmatic path to glory and what […]
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Grantland Network Podcast: Men in Blazers
It’s March and it’s madness. The FA Cup continued its slow but steady return to football’s radar of relevance over the weekend, with storylines abounding across England. And while the goal-scoring return of Chelsea’s Fernando Torres and vaudeville villainy of Liverpool’s Luis Suarez are subjects that warrant considerable attention in this week’s podcast, all of […]
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Grantland Network Podcast: Men in Blazers
Fears of a double-dip recession in Britain may be over, thanks to the sudden wealth of job openings in England’s managerial ranks. Joining the post that nobody wants — manager of England’s national team — is the toxic task that only the clinically insane would consider with a straight face — manager of Chelsea Football […]