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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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Williams F1 Team Increases Revenue
The Williams Grand Prix Holdings, which owns the Williams F1 Team, increased its revenue by 57% to £74.3M ($119M) after its mid-year results were released Monday, according to Falko Schoklitsch of MOTORSPORT MAGAZIN. The company's profit increased over the same time period from £1.9M to ...
Tags: Finance, United Kingdom, Europe
Rotherham United Manager Banned, Fined
English Football League Two club Rotherham United Manager Steve Evans has been given "a six-match stadium ban and fined" £3,000 ($4,800) by the Football Association, according to the PA. Evans was found guilty of "using abusive and insulting words and behaviour" towards a female member of Brad ...
Does Sport And Stock Market Mix?
Shares of ManU stock on the N.Y. Stock Exchange have fallen from $14 to $12.90 a share since debuting almost a month ago, according to THE ECONOMIST. Many investors recall "how a spate of European football-club IPOs in the 1990s ended badly." Is there "a case for backing professional sports teams of ...
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Populous To Design QPR Traning Facility
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World's Biggest LED Screen Set For Brazil
Lighting manufacturer Osram "will build the worldwide biggest LED stadium panel" at the Arena Corinthians São Paulo, according to Thomas Kletschke of INVIDIS.de. Osram "will equip the Arena Corinthians," which will host the opening game of 2014 World Cup, "with modern and energy efficient lig ...
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Bundesliga See Uptick In Online Traffic
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LOCOG Sponsor Ads Say 'Thank You'
A timely and succinct press ad from LOCOG sponsor BT "appeared to capture public sentiment" Monday, declaring "London, take a bow," according to Arif Durrani of CAMPAIGN LIVE. The copy in the double page Metro ad celebrates the successes of Team GB’s Paralympic and Olympic athletes, tallying ...
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Bundesliga Signs Deal With North Korea
North Korean TV channel KCTV "will reportedly broadcast German Bundesliga games, starting in mid-September," according to Stefan Merx of the WALL STREET JOURNAL DEUTSCHLAND. DFL Sports Enterprises CEO Jörg Daubitzer, who is in charge of the Bundesliga's foreign marketing, "confirmed the deal." ...
TV Show Reveals Liverpool's Struggles
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Cavendish Leaves Team Sky
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