Quote of the Day
"To know you were innocent of something but that there was the opportunity for it to wreck your career was truly frightening."-- EPL referee Mark Clattenburg, after being cleared by the FA of racism charges. (Scotland DAILY RECORD, 11/22)
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Arsenal Builds War Chest
Arsenal has agreed to a $241M shirt and stadium naming rights deal with Emirates.
Arsenal FC "added commercial firepower" to Manager Arsene Wenger’s team-building options by signing £150M ($241M) worth of shirt sponsorship and stadium naming rights deals with Emirates, according to Roger Blitz of the FINANCIAL TIMES. The five-year deals are "extensions of existing contracts" with Emirates for the Premier League club. With a new kit supplier deal expected to be announced shortly and the Premier League’s new TV deals beginning in '14, Arsenal is "on course" to exceed £300M ($481M) in annual commercial revenues in two years.
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Feel The Burn
Coca-Cola enters F1 with energy drink Burn in partnership with Lotus.
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A Busy Weekend
Queens Park Rangers sack Hughes, hire Redknapp, set sights on Beckham.
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Bull Riders
Infiniti joins Red Bull Racing as title partner through '16.
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Rolling In Dough
The Premier League stands to earn $8.8B from upcoming broadcast deals.
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A Cold One
Chinese Basketball Association signs sponsorship deal with Tsingtao.
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'Money Well Spent'
South African government says World Cup cost country more than $3B.
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Power Plant
Renault offers to provide engines to additional F1 teams in '14 season.
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A Clean Bill
EPL referee Clattenburg cleared of racism charge by FA.
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Pulling The Pads On
American football finds a growing audience in Hong Kong, Mainland China.
