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MANCHESTER UNITED

Japan Times
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May 25, 2016
Mourinho, Man Utd. agree to terms
English soccer's biggest club seems to have secured the services of the sport's most colorful manager after Jose Mourinho agreed to personal terms with Manchester United on Tuesday, according to Sky TV reports.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 13, 2016
Van Gaal's future uncertain with Mourinho waiting in wings
Over the past six months, rarely has a day gone by when some newspaper has not run a story about Jose Mourinho taking over from Louis van Gaal. There has been a drip-drip of exclusives ranging from a pre-contract has been signed, an actual contract has been signed to the Portuguese's wish-list of new...
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 22, 2016
Unloved managers lead clubs into showdown at F.A. Cup semifinals
If the majority of Manchester United and Everton fans had their way, Louis van Gaal and Roberto Martinez would not be in charge of their respective clubs for Saturday's F.A. Cup semifinal, let alone next season.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 5, 2016
Mourinho makes most sense for Manchester United
So, it will have to be Jose Mourinho then.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 29, 2016
Pellegrini perseveres despite being in difficult position
For a man who is apparently going to lose his job at the end of the season, Manuel Pellegrini is doing more than enough to earn a new contract.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 15, 2016
Liverpool-Man United battle a difficult one to forecast
It remains the fiercest rivalry in English football, but when Liverpool plays Manchester United on Sunday the main interest is how boring or enjoyable the game will be. Not whether we shall see a blood and thunder clash or two managers who do not like each other (notably Rafa Benitez and Alex Ferguson)...
SOCCER
Jan 3, 2016
Neville says management isn't long-term goal
Former England and Manchester United defender Gary Neville is not targeting a long-term career in management and says he is "relaxed" about how long he stays at the helm of Spanish side Valencia.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 2, 2016
Premier League lacking top players
There is no pleasing some people. When Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United were dominating the Premier League, English football was called predictable.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 24, 2015
Watford's consistent form one of surprises of season
If Watford beats champion Chelsea on Saturday and other results go in its favor, the Hornets, who were promoted in May, could be in fourth place in the Premier League. For the record, they are words I never thought I would write.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 11, 2015
Clock ticking on van Gaal's time with Man United
Make no mistake, the Manchester United faithful have lost hope and patience with Louis van Gaal.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 30, 2015
Mourinho's antics damaging once-revered reputation
The self-styled Special One goes head-to-head with the Sensible One on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 23, 2015
More on the line than points in Manchester derby
As much as both managers try to say there are still only three points available when Manchester United hosts Manchester City on Sunday, Wayne Rooney called it right when he said it is "a massive game of pride."
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 2, 2015
Inconsistent play has Arsenal fans feeling very uneasy
It is part of life for Arsenal supporters to be in an almost permanent state of confusion.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 11, 2015
Manchester United-Liverpool rivalry always fierce, bitter clash
This is a game Louis van Gaal dare not lose. English football's clasico between Manchester United and Liverpool today is, like Barcelona vs. Real Madrid, not a derby, but it represents the fiercest and most hostile rivalry in English football.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 4, 2015
Rooney's legacy complicated despite proximity to Charlton's records
On Saturday, Wayne Rooney could become England's all-time leading goalscorer. He needs two goals against San Marino to overtake Sir Bobby Charlton's record of 49. By the end of the season he may well have surpassed Charlton's Manchester United record of 249 goals — Rooney is 16 behind the total.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 1, 2015
De Gea in limbo after Madrid paperwork arrives too late
Manchester United's Spain goalkeeper David De Gea was facing an uncertain future on Tuesday after his expected move to Real Madrid was apparently scuppered when the paperwork did not arrive at the Spanish League on time.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 22, 2015
Van Gaal shrugs off criticism over Pedro
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal on Friday played down the club's interest in signing Pedro from Barcelona after the Spanish international decided to join Premier League champion Chelsea instead.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Aug 7, 2015
Big guns set to rule the roost again as fun, games begin
Jose Mourinho mocks Arsene Wenger yet again; the high priest of pragmatic football accused Arsenal of being defensive as it beat Chelsea 1-0 in the Community Shield; the Hypocritical One also tells Señora Benitez she should put Rafa on a diet.
SOCCER
Jul 11, 2015
Schweinsteiger reaches agreement to join Manchester United
Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has agreed to join English Premier League side Manchester United from Bayern Munich, the Bundesliga champions' chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 22, 2015
Hull, Newcastle taking relegation battle to final day
And then there were two.
Japan ruling bloc loses majority in Upper House after election drubbing
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who serves concurrently as president of the Liberal Democratic Party, leaves at the party's headquarters following announcement of Upper House election result projections in Tokyo early Monday.
Polls open for key Upper House election that could shake Japanese politics
People vote during Japan's Upper House election at a polling station in Tokyo on Sunday.
Sunken WWII Japanese warship Teruzuki found off Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands. A team from the U.S. nonprofit Ocean Exploration Trust has discovered the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Teruzuki on the deep seabed off the Solomon Islands as the 80th anniversary of the war's end approaches.
Japan team finds ancient ocean full of squids
The ancient ocean was full of squids, whose population exceeded that of fish or ammonites, a Japanese research team mainly from Hokkaido University has found through a new method using technology.
Voters in Tokyo reflect shifting political views across Japan
Pedestrians walk in front of an election notice board displaying posters of candidates in Tokyo on Sunday.
‘Noto Democracy’ and the slow work of civic change
Yukio Iokibe’s “Noto Democracy" centers on Motoyuki Takii, a former junior high school teacher who publishes a handwritten newspaper every month to encourage the residents of Anamizu, Ishikawa Prefecture, to engage in local politics.
In microbes we trust: Embracing the nature of fermented food
You don't need an oven to make Kenji Morimoto's easy and delicious Miso Sticky Toffee Crepe Cake.
Touring the Silk Road — without leaving Tokyo
One of the entrances to Pao Compound, a nine-story Silk Road-inspired complex in Tokyo's Higashinakano neighborhood
The self as a muse: Leonard Foujita's world in paintings and photos
One of Leonard Foujita’s biggest muses was himself. He painted self-portraits, often with a cat on his side, looking back at the viewer. He posed for photographers throughout his life, the displayed photos showing he retained his signature bowl cut and round glasses.
Japan's rice farmers are confounded by Shinjiro Koizumi’s policies
Kiyoshi Shibata stands in front of one of the rice paddies in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, where he produces the prefecture's signature rice brand Tsuyahime.

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