Arsenal Beat Manchester United, Sid Lowe in Spain, Tim Vickery in Brazil, Paolo Bandini in Italy, Champions League, No Beers For Racists

Wow! After reading all the stuff about the great Man U/Arsenal matches over the years it really makes you think that the latest iteration won't be up to snuff. Not so! These two sides turned back the clock in a pulsating affair that ended 2 - 1 in favor of the visitors. And you know what? The referee was actually quite good! That hasn't happened in a while! Check the rhyme:

Manchester United 1 - 2 Arsenal: Phil McNulty at Old Trafford

Manchester United 1 - 2 Arsenal: Daniel Taylor at Old Trafford

Manchester United 1 - 2 Arsenal: Three Quick Observations

Manchester United 1 - 2 Arsenal: Five Talking Points

Manchester United 1 - 2 Arsenal: Five Things We Learned

Manchester United 1 - 2 Arsenal: Three Things We Learned

Barney Ronay: Let’s talk about United, not the referee (even if he was rather good)

Michael Cox: Ángel di María seems an uninterested bystander at Man United

Phil McNulty: Louis van Gaal save Manchester United's season?

Here's your draw for the FA Cup Semi-Finals:

Bradford or Reading vs. Arsenal

Aston Villa vs. Liverpool or Blackburn

Ties to be played April 18/19

In Serie A last night, Paul Pogba boosted Juventus' title hopes with another sick (winning) goal in Turin. Juve are now 11 points clear. In the other match, Lazio had little trouble with Fiorentina, dispatching La Viola 4 - 1 in Rome.

Scribes!

Where? Spain. Who? Sid Lowe. What? Real Madrid refuse to turn off ‘BBC’ as pressure builds to switch over

Where? Spain. Who? Guillem Balague. What? Madrid are seriously considering sacking coach Carlo Ancelotti

Where? Germany. Who? Raphael Honigstein. What? Bundesliga found lacking in humour as fun gets sucked out of German football

Where? Germany. Who? Uli Hesse. What? The Fall of VfB Stuttgart

Where? Brazil. Who? Tim Vickery. What? Dunga has much to ponder

Where? Italy. Who? Paolo Bandini. What? Luca Toni rolls back the years to leave Filippo Inzaghi clinging to Milan job

No Beers For Racists!

More matches today! The Champions League returns. Real Madrid have pretty much got it locked up, but Porto and Basel have it all to play for. Here:

Champions League Preview: Real Madrid to finish Schalke; Porto & Basel’s grudge match

Champions League: Key Questions

Real Madrid vs. Schalke 04: Preview

Porto vs. Basel: Preview

Tuesday = Marcotti's Musings. This week Gab is gabbing that Barcelona take a big edge in La Liga's title race, Lyon rebound in style, more.

Major League Soccer has resumed, and with it, Power Rankings!

Woof! That'll do for this Tuesday. Keep it tite.

Onward!!

-SSN

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