By Football, Singular verbs

Yeah, thanks Alienvoord. I surfed the Net quite a lot in search of some examples, and it seems there's no rules for that. This is what I got from the Net: What make/makes me happy are my friends --- It seems makes (i.e. singular verbs) is the most used. My friends are what make/makes me...

Hello Anon In BrE, it would be more usual to say: 1. Manchester United are running out onto the pitch. 2. Manchester United is one of the great English football clubs. In #1, Man. Utd is a group of people: hence the plural verb. (If you say "is running", it conjures up the image of a...

Not at all, Rolebra – there are plenty of strong disagreements on this site! They keep things ticking over. Although BrE speakers tend towards plural verbs with collective nouns (e.g. football teams, companies), a hefty minority will always choose the singular. But even amongst those, 'number +...