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Why did Manchester United win?

Posted by Banyue, May 22, 2008 11:57 AM
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Netease Poll

Early this morning Beijing time, Manchester United beat Chelsea 6-5 in the penalty round of the final match of the annual European Champion League. But would you have connected the victory of MU to the 5-12 earthquake? Some did.

Pictured at left is a screen shot of a poll about the match by Netease's news. It is translated below.

Why did Manchester United win the game? (Respondents were given the following options:)
  • Strength and performance of MU was superior.
  • Something was wrong with the order of Chelsea's penalty shots.
  • Good luck.
  • They were blessed by the ghosts of the MU heroes who died in the 1958 Munich air crash.
  • They were blessed by Wenchuan earthquake victims who used to be MU fans.

The results show that most people chose the first option, but nearly 20% of respondents believed the MU victory was due to the blessings of Wenchuan earthquake victims. This last option was subsequently replaced and now reads "Other reasons."

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Similar to Danwei, Netease often has witty and sarcastic reports and polls.

eg. their poll section is called FBI poll.

Danwei would face similar problems if it's in Chinese.

Posted by: dqma | May 22, 2008 9:52 PM

I'm just glad that both Christiano Ronaldo and John Terry missed their penalties - I couldn't think of two players more deserving, but then I am a Liverpool fan!

Posted by: FOARP | May 22, 2008 10:19 PM

It would have been nice to see the game, but instead of showing it, the TV people decided to show earthquake news in all of my 64 channels. Pure madness, how many people were rescued because I couldn't see the game?

Posted by: ManU man | May 23, 2008 12:32 AM

Yes, dqma, and it's gotten them into trouble before, too.

Posted by: Joel Martinsen Author Profile Page | May 23, 2008 8:46 AM

because of ronaldo, rooney and tevez.

they had an excellent attack (most goals scored), excellent defence (most clean sheets, least goals conceded).
More importantly, though, they had Cristiano Ronaldo - FIFA World Player of the Year-to-be!!!

Posted by: Ryan Neo Yee Shien | June 4, 2008 5:13 PM

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