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David Beckham To Retire From Football May 26, Remembered As Sporting Icon05 / 17 / 13DAVID BECKHAM "has retired from football," according to Sarah Ebner of the LONDON TIMES. The 38-year-old, who "transcended the sport," has decided "to call it a day after winning the league title in France with Paris Saint-Germain." He is the first British player to win such a title in four differ... Tags: People and Pop Culture, United Kingdom, North America, Europe |
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Verona To Build New Ice Rink
The Italian city of Verona "presented financial plans for the construction of a new ice rink on Friday," according to the EISHOCKEY MAGAZIN. The Accademia del Ghiaccio "will operate the new arena for the next 25 years and put €2.5M ($3.3M) in the project." The ice rink "is expected to open for ...
Tags: Facilities, Europe
AC Milan Partners With Chinese Team
AC Milan has struck up a commercial partnership with Chinese Super League champions Guangzhou Evergrande, according to ESPN. Representatives from Evergrande had been in discussions with AC Milan VP Adriano Galliani "in recent days." The negotiations "resulted in a deal being reached whereby both clu ...
Tags: International Football, Europe, China
Ecclestone: Too Many F1 Teams
F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone said that the departure of Spanish team HRT from F1 still leaves the sport with "one team too many," according to Alan Baldwin of REUTERS. The move leaves 11 teams and 22 cars on the starting grid. Ecclestone: "I'd rather have 10. I never wanted 12. It's just that 10 is easi ...
Anti-Doping On UCI Consultation Agenda
Anti-doping "will be one of four discussion topics" for the Int'l Cycling Union's (UCI) stakeholder consultation to be launched next year, according to Alison Wildey of REUTERS. The consultation was announced following the Lance Armstrong doping scandal, and will "look at the future of cycling." The ...
Mercedes Motorsports Dir Haug Resigns
Mercedes revealed that Motorsport Head NORBERT HAUG "will leave the company at the end of '12," according to Alan Baldwin of REUTERS. Mercedes said in a statement, "His contract will come to an end by mutual agreement with the Board of Management. Preparations for the forthcoming season continue a ...
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Euro 2012 Tops German TV Ratings
The Euro 2012 semifinal between Germany and Italy "was the most-watched TV program in Germany in '12," according to the DPA. A total of 27.99 million viewers tuned in to watch ARD's broadcast of Germany's 2-1 loss. Forty-two of the top 50 most-watched sport TV programs are football games. The most-w ...
Rabobank To Support Old Cycling Team
The Dutch pro cycling team formerly know as Rabobank "will receive financial support in its search for a new backer from its former title sponsor," according to the SID. Dutch bank Rabobank, which wanted to leave cycling at the end of the year due to the sport's doping issues, "will support the team ...
Tags: Franchises, Europe
Vienna Ponders Play For '24, '28 Games
Austria's Olympic Committee (OeOC) President Karl Stoss said that his country "will back any bid by Vienna to host the 2024 or 2028 Olympic Games," according to Brian Homewood of REUTERS. Vienna Mayor Michael Häupl was quoted in the Austrian media on Tuesday as saying that he "planned to hold a ...
Court Supports Free-To-Air TV Coverage
An advisor to Europe's highest court ruled that Britain and Belgium "should be allowed to ensure free-to-air TV coverage of the World Cup and Euro football finals as they consider them of major public importance," according to Foo Yun Chee of REUTERS. FIFA and UEFA argued that the two countries had ...
Europe's Top NHL Players Rated
NHL Detroit Red Wings center Damien Brunner "is the most-productive player that the NHL lockout has brought to Europe," according to Stephan Roth of BLICK. Brunner, who joined Swiss National League A club EV Zug during the lockout, "has scored more points than any other NHL player" in Europe, which ...
