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Manchester United injury balls: Robin Van Persie is out for weeks and weeks and weeks and weeks

by | 27th, February 2015

Football balls: whan a player is injured the media goes into overdrive. They love it. Manchester United’s Robin Van Persie has poorly ankle. But how long will be out for?

BBC:  Van Persie is out for up to two weeks.

 

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The Express says it’s at least two weeks:

 

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The Mail says RVP is out for 3 weeks:

 

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The Mirror says RVP is out for “at least a month“:

 

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The Sun says he’s out for “four games” , which is five weeks.

It’s as if the media take the most basic fact and spin it until the actual news is lost in the fog of sensation…

 



Posted: 27th, February 2015 | In: manchester united, Sports Comment | TrackBack | Permalink