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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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Swiss League Accumulating NHL Talent
The clubs of the Swiss National League A "have signed a total of 19 NHL players that collectively earned more than $60M annually in the NHL," according to SÜDOSTSCHWEIZ.ch. Nine of the 12 NLA clubs "have at least one NHL player on their roster." The 19 NHL players in the league have had a combi ...
DFB Budgets $11.6M For Charity
The German Football Federation (DFB) "has budgeted €9M ($11.6M) for its two foundations Egidius Braun and Sepp Herberger for '13," according to the SID. DFB's foundations "are involved in social and charity projects" in Germany and internationally. The budget of the Egidius Braun foundation "wi ...
ARD Releases Price List For Spots
German public broadcaster ARD will cover the Handball World Championships, which will be held in Spain in January, and has released the prices for a commercial during the event. ARD Werbung Sales & Services (AS&S) unveiled that a 20-second commercial during the preliminary round costs betwee ...
Klitschko Rejects Fight Request
Boxing promotional firm Sauerland "has offered heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko a bout against cruiserweight world champion Marco Huck for €5M ($6.4M), according to the DPA. The Klitschko Management Group, however, "has rejected the offer." Sauerland revealed that German fashion company ...
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German Clubs Close To TV Money Deal
The German Football League (DFL) and the clubs of the Bundesliga and 2nd Bundesliga "have reportedly agreed to a new distribution method for TV money," according to the SID. Starting with the '13-14 season, "the ratio will slightly increase in favor of the 18 Bundesliga clubs." Instead of currently ...
Bentley Will Return To Racetrack In '14
British car brand Bentley "will return to the racetrack with a GT car in '14 as Volkswagen, which owns the brand, restructures its GT involvement," according to Lüttgens & Wittemeier of MOTORSPORT-TOTAL.com. Volkswagen "has already three of its brands competing in the FIA GT3 series," Porsc ...
Inter Increases Captial To Curb Losses
Serie A club Inter Milan "has decided to increase its capital by €35M ($45.5M) in order to reduce its enormous losses," according to the SID. The increase in capital "is supposed to curb the club's €77M ($100M) in losses from the '11-12 fiscal year." In the period of '10-11, the loss ...
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Telekom Denies Report About Agreement
German telecom company Deutsche Telekom "denied a report about an imminent agreement with Sky Deutschland about Bundesliga broadcasting rights," according to the DPA. A Telekom spokesperson said, "There is no agreement, and there also is no time when an agreement should be reached. Everything can go ...
GAK Ceases Operation After 110 Years
An Austrian bankruptcy court "has decided that third-division football club GAK has to cease operation," according to Ulrike Jantschner of the KURIER. Friends and donors of the former Austrian football champion "have hoped until the end to somehow generate the €150,000 ($194,000) bond that woul ...
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Alemannia Aachen Avoided Bankruptcy
German 3rd League club Alemannia Aachen "has avoided bankruptcy for the time being," according to the DPA. The club revealed Wednesday that somebody "from within the club" stepped up as a financial backer. The club has a reported deficit of €3.9M ($5.1M), which means it had to find €2M ($2 ...
