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Former Man City Midfielder Claudio Reyna Named Football Dir Of New MLS Franchise05 / 23 / 13Man City has announced that former midfielder Claudio Reyna "has been appointed as director of football" of the new Major League Soccer franchise established by the EPL club and the MLB N.Y. Yankees, according to James Ducker of the LONDON TIMES. Reyna "was unveiled at the official launch" of New Yo... Tags: Franchises, United Kingdom, North America |
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Garber Talks State Of MLS Post Beckham
Major League Soccer L.A. Galaxy's David Beckham " may be on his way out, " but Commissioner Don Garber was clear during Monday's state of the league conference call that the league is "in a far different place than it was back when the English icon signed nearly six years ago," according to Brian St ...
Coca-Cola Enters F1 With Burn Brand
Coca-Cola "will enter F1 with its Burn energy drink brand" after announcing a deal with the Lotus F1 team on Thursday, according to Alan Baldwin of REUTERS. Lotus said in a statement that "the deal was a multi-year agreement with more details to be revealed next year when the partnership begins." Co ...
Tags: Marketing and Sponsorship, United Kingdom, North America, Coca-Cola
Ecclestone Sued For $650M
Pressure "continues to build" on F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone with an American private equity firm the latest company to instigate legal action off the back of ongoing bribery allegations in Germany, according to Tom Cary of the London TELEGRAPH. Bluewaters Communications Holdings has filed a $650M laws ...
Tags: Finance, Europe, North America
Is Australia Next For David Beckham?
David Beckham will play his final game for the Major League Soccer L.A. Galaxy in the MLS Cup next month, according to the AP. The 37-year-old Beckham is "not retiring," but gave "no hint of his next move" ( AP, 11/20 ). REUTERS' Simon Evans wrote that Beckham's ability to grab media attention, se ...
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Billabong Boss Hatches Buyout Plan
Surfwear company Billabong is "again under threat of takeover," after U.S. Divisional Chief Paul Naude stepped down temporarily while he "seeks financial backers for a leveraged buyout," according to Blair Speedy of THE AUSTRALIAN. Naude is a director on the Billabong board as well as president of i ...
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Austin F1 Race Draws Rave Reviews
F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone is "confident that the U.S. Grand Prix in Texas can become a highlight of the F1 calendar" after Sunday's inaugural race went "much better" than he expected, according to Matt Westby of the LONDON TIMES. More than 117,000 fans "witnessed a thrilling race" as Austin "cast asi ...
Kroenke Named Most Powerful Man In Sports
STAN KROENKE has "more skin in the sports game -- more assets invested, more holdings, more major franchises -- than anyone else on the planet," according to L. Jon Wertheim of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED. Kroenke owns the NFL St. Louis Rams, NBA Denver Nuggets, NHL Colorado Avalanche, EPL Arsenal, Denver' ...
Coca-Cola Confirms F1 Interest
Coca-Cola is "evaluating" a sponsorship of F1 but "suggests that it is not likely to involve its flagship brand," according to PIT PASS. Coca-Cola Head of Global Sports and Entertainment Marketing Emmanuel Seuge "had been researching F1, as well as the drink's sponsorships in the past." Coca-Cola Gl ...
IMG Media Partners With Vans
IMG Media has agreed to a deal with Vans to distribute the rights to its events including skateboard and surfing competitions and lifestyle media content developed for Vans’ offthewall.tv digital network depicting action sports, music, art and youth culture. The agreement will see IMG develop ...
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Canada To Invest $100M In Sports
The Canadian Olympic Committee revealed Wednesday a funding boost of close to C$100M ($99.8M) to assist high performance sports, games preparation, best-in-class Nation Sports Federation development and a specific envelope for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games team. The funding will be part of the ...
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