As we progress further and further away from the turn of the millennium, a certain sheen shrouds our memories of that time. For the Yankees and Manchester United , these were the halcyon days after both clubs’ peaks in 1998-1999. Manchester United had just become the first team in European soccer history to win the Treble, securing the domestic league, domestic cup, and European championship in the 1998-1999 season.
The Yankees had just swept the Padres in the 1998 season to cement their place as one of the best teams of all time while winning their second championship in three years. For both teams, this season would become the benchmark against which all future teams are measured against. Although 1998-1999 represented the apex of these clubs’ success, they were not finished stockpiling the trophy room with their respective cores.
The Yankees added Roger Clemens in the offseason while retaining Bernie Williams, Scott Brosius, and David Cone en route to another World Series sweep, this time of the Atlanta Braves. United won their sixth Premier League in seven years in the 1999-2000 season in comfortable fashion, finishing 18 points clear of Arsenal while scoring a record 97 goals. The Yankees would of course repeat in 2000, beating their crosstown rivals in Queens in five games.
United also repeated as Premier League champions, although they faltered in the Champions League and the domestic cup competitions. The fact that both the Yankees and United were able to call the.