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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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German NOC Extends Partnership
The German Olympic Sports Federation (DOSB) agreed to a four-year partnership extension with Sparkassen Financial Group. In addition to the partnership extension, Sparkassen Financial Group will enhance its support of disabled sports. This means the company will not only be a partner of the German O ...
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SFV Extends Broadcast Partnership
The Swiss Football Federation (SFV) and the Swiss public broadcasting organization SRG extended their partnership for two years through June 30, 2014. The partnership between SFV and SRG includes all games of the Swiss national team and the Swiss Cup. The three SRG channels SRF, RTS and RSI will con ...
German Hoops Club In Bankruptcy
German 2nd Basketball Bundesliga club Paderborn Baskets "filed for bankruptcy on Monday" after the decision was made by the club president and its shareholders on Friday, according to Jochem Schulze of NW-NEWS.de. Friday's decision came after a renewed check of the club's finances. Club President Wo ...
German Hockey, Equipment Producer Partner
The German Hockey Federation (DEB) agreed to a new partnership with sports equipment manufacturer Perform Better Europe, which will support the federation in the area of coaching education. The Munich-based company produces specialized equipment for the areas of functional training and coaching educ ...
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BBC Apologizes For Cycling Coverage
The BBC had to apologize for its coverage of the men's Olympic cycling road race Saturday after "it was savaged by viewers angry at the repeated mistakes, poor audio and lack of graphics," according to Daniel Boffey of the London GUARDIAN. The BBC's team -- Chris Boardman, Jill Douglas, Ed Leigh, Hu ...
Ecclestone Not Interested In Nurburgring
F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone said that he "wants to help the financially troubled Nurburgring racetrack, but a complete takeover of the German course is out of question," according to the DPA. At Sunday's Hungarian F1 Grand Prix Ecclestone said, "We have to save the German race -- so we will try everyth ...
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Euro 2012 Helps ITV Profits Rise
ITV has reported adjusted profit before tax of £235M ($364M) in the first six months of '12, up 15% from last year, according to Maisie McCabe of MEDIA WEEK. ITV's increase in revenue comes after its production arm "had a strong half year" and Euro 2012 helped net ad revenues grow 3%. Despite ...
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German Athletes Not Social Media Savvy
The German Olympic team has a "lot of catching-up to do in regards of social media usage," according to the DPA. Only 42% percent of the 392 German athletes have an official website, a small number of 30.2% have a Facebook page, and with 18.2% even fewer use Twitter as a marketing and communications ...
Luxemburg Stadium Fails Requirements
Luxemburg club F91 Dudelange's Jos Nosbaum stadium "does not fulfill the UEFA requirements to host a third-round Champions League qualification match," according to the LUXEMBURGER WORT. For the first time in history, a football club from Luxemburg "has reached the third round" of the CL qualifica ...
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Debt-Hit Spain Presses On With 2020 Bid
Spain vowed to press on with its bid for the '20 Olympics despite an economic crisis that "threatened to engulf its economy," according to Karolos Grohmann of REUTERS. The Madrid government is bidding for the third successive time. Tokyo and Istanbul are the other two candidates. Spaniards are quest ...
