Quote of the Day
"To establish peace and stabilise a country, one must not only focus on training soldiers."-- Afghanistan Football Federation President Keramuddin Karim, announcing the country's first professional football championship. (AFP, 7/11)
Top Stories
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It's All In A Name
Qatar Airways has "been approached by two Premier League clubs" about potential sponsorships, according to Robert Lea of the LONDON TIMES. Qatar Airways CEO Akbar al-Baker "insisted that any such deal would be signed only if he could get stadium naming rights."
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BT Gets A Kick Start
Telecom is already seeing pay-TV payoff after winning rights to EPL games.
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Player Tells Of Scam
Former Southampton captain says he and teammates were involved in "betting fraud."
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Deal In The Making
BBC is "closing in" on a deal for broadcast rights for future Olympics.
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On Again, Off Again
F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone says Singapore GP is on; Organizers say it's not.
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New Sheriff In Nottingham
Kuwaiti family buys Championship club Nottingham Forest from former owner's estate.
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Free Football Expensive
Argentina has spent $880M on football broadcasts that were supposed to be supported by private ads.
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One More Time
Korean baseball league bows to players, fans and will reopen 10th-team talks.
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Establishing A Beachhead
Ticketing outfit StubHub makes a $2.6M deal with EPL club Everton FC.
