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NEfan01 said 07/08, 10:46 PM
READ MY ARGUMENT PLEASE!!!!
I don't know who you're listening to but whoever it is must like baseball more than "football" (soccer) because I would never compare the two. However, I will make the argument that the two teams are very similar and have the same attitude about winning.

First of all, both teams have the $Bank$ to stock up on star players. For instance: Christiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Van der Sar, Luis Saha, Rio Ferdinand, Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs. These are not the best players in the World, but they are the cream of the crop as far as the FA Premier league goes.

The Yankees have a similar system with players like Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Jason Giambi, Jorge Posada, Johny Damon. Most of their season has been plagued by individual play and poor hitting or pitching, not by lack of individual talent. Again, these are not THE best in the world, but they are top notch.

Both teams are highly respected for winning, and widely hated by the opposition for the same reason. The only other team like the Yankees in the Premier League is Chelsea because of their payroll.

NEfan01 said 07/09, 11:23 AM
The Yankees have played badly this year. There's no way to argue that. But how can you say they have done badly recently when they make the playoffs every year? That's only this year. Both teams havent been as successful as they had expected, with ManU winning no major trophies this year. Both have extremely talented squads for their League, and are a competitor every year. Both teams pay top dollar for quality talent, and have successful owners who can pay for it. They both deal with contraversy as well (A-Rod and Rooney-C.Ronaldo @World Cup)

As for The individual talents, the Yankees do have a lot of great players, but Man U is similar. The players that I named are excellent players, and are top quality in the FA premier League. Not the best in the World, but much higher than most teams can afford.

MAN U IS NOT THE YANKEES OF SOCCER, BUT THE DIRECT COMPARISONS BETWEEN THE TWO ARE FAIR. Chelsea, Barca, and ReAl Madrid take the cake, but Man U has the same way of going about business.

NEfan01 said 07/09, 02:40 PM
You said everyone calls them the Yankees of soccer. Who does? Not too many people, not even yourself. Not me either. But the direct comparison is fair. They are inordinately similar. In too many ways to ignore.
I agree Chelsea and ReAl Madrid are more like the Yankees of football, but you make it seem as if they are incomparible. Both have large amounts of fans and enemies, and they buy players of top quality. Not many people call them the Yankees of soccer because they are not but they are comparable, which is my point.

My point about C Ronaldo and A-Rod was that both organizations have to deal with fan relations. When Ronaldo did that on the world stage, they fans were on his back. When A-Rod struggled LAST YEAR, the fans and meadia were all over him and heckling him like crazy.