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reddevillivedder · You're Forlan! Joined: 16 Jul 2010 Posts: 8

Hi Guys..My name is Sujay.. 26yrs old. Living in United States. I have completed my bachelor degree in Electronics and Communications. Working for a giant corporation here in US.. Apple fan and a Red Devil since 1996.
Ryan Giggs is my all time favorite player closely followed by Eric Cantona.. Overall favs include.. Giggs, Cantona,Roberto Carlos,Ronaldinho.
Huge fan of the Spanish football team.
Like Real Madrid to some extent, especially when they are not poaching our stars.
Best goal ever was Giggs scoring the classic one against Arsenal in the 99 FA Semis..
Played a lot of football during my univ days.. I used to be a defensive midfield player. Got injured and hurt my knee pretty bad and that was the end of my running days Sad

Hate: Liverpool and everything associated with it. Barca and their attitude of "Holier Than Thou".

Alright.. That's enough for an into..Looking forward to be a part of this forum and contribute to the discussion.

Oh yeah.. I will be catching Man Utd in action against Philadelphia Union on 21st. Plan to take 2 camera's .. Will post photos.

nameonthetrophy · You're Rio! Joined: 28 Jun 2010 Posts: 207

Welcome to the site that celebrates the greatest club in the world mate.

Can't wait to see these photos...and i'm also a DM when given the choice!
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davidthealien · Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 9:10 pm Post subject:

Welcome to the forums, glad you joined and jump right in with all the discussions going on.

Can't wait to see the pics.
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reddevillivedder · You're Forlan! Joined: 16 Jul 2010 Posts: 8

Oh.. Btw.. It's http://twitter.com/sujaypadiyar

stretford-end · You're Fergie! Joined: 08 Nov 2006 Posts: 3371

Welcome to the forum pal - looking forward to reading your thoughts.
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Fielding Chase · Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 8:28 pm Post subject:

welcome to the site and look forward to reading your contributions

reddevillivedder · You're Forlan! Joined: 16 Jul 2010 Posts: 8

http://picasaweb.google.com/sujayendra/ManUtdVsPhiladelphiaUnion#

davidthealien · Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 1:18 pm Post subject:

Great pics, you must have had a great time.
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reddevillivedder · You're Forlan! Joined: 16 Jul 2010 Posts: 8

Absolutely.. Loved the game.. I must say Philli gave 100% and the crowd was just awesome..
It was Red everywhere..
one takehome from the game.. Defence needs a lot of improvement..Hope Vidic stays back and Rio returns fit.

ruslandiesel · You're Rio! Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 258

Is football so popular in States???
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davidthealien · Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:26 pm Post subject:

i completely agree, i was born in Scotland, lived in England, mopved here oh about 12 or so years ago. American football, baseball are huge over here very well supported. Even at college level especially college football wow ....

Itr is getting there though, a lot more folks going to games the whole nation gets behind the national team during world cup but it fades shortly thereafter unfortunately. MLS (Major League Soccer) i think is crap compared to leagues in europe, but it is getting or has gotten a lot better over the years. Thye keep adding teams to the league which is welcomed really well in their respective areas. The Country is so big that it definately is going to take time. To me like i said i think 10-15 years is a good estimate and if they can host world cup again in the near future will only boost popularity.
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reddevillivedder · You're Forlan! Joined: 16 Jul 2010 Posts: 8

Football is gaining popularity in US but it will take another 10 years to become a mainstream sport.
I come from India and been staying in the States for quite sometime. Hence the fanaticism, I would say.
Back home, Cricket is much popular sport followed by Hockey and Tennis. Football is more restricted to few states and the younger generation follows a lot of club football. Everyone supports Barca, just because they are winning a lot. Shocked

In US, i see a lot of games that are derived from popular sports and people like it.
NASCAR.. well it's just going round and round a close arena for 500laps.. F1 is way cooler, but US did not like it.
American Football(football as they call it).. More of Rugby.. few changes.
Baseball.. Well that's just a boring game.. 6 hrs at times.

Another problem is they don't have stars playing here.
Russia has some fine players but the league has no money. Brazil has no starts but great upcoming talent.
US has no upcoming talent, no starts. Most of the players are from European teams in the twilight of their career. Well, they are doing their bit to make the game popular but US kids need to step up and build the game.

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