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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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Under Armour Take On Market Leaders
Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank traveled to London to close the deal for Tottenham Hotspur's kit for the upcoming Premier League season in what is "the largest deal in the firm's history," worth around £50M ($77.5M), according to Rob Davies of THIS IS MONEY. The idea is to gain a foothold in the ...
Tags: Marketing and Sponsorship, North America, United Kingdom
Lexus Teams With America's Cup
Luxury car maker Lexus has agreed to sponsor the 2013 America’s Cup, according to Eric Young of the S.F. BUSINESS TIMES. Lexus will be the official vehicle of all the preliminary America’s Cup races held in San Francisco and elsewhere and of the America’s Cup Finals, held in San Fr ...
IOC, CBC-Radio-Canada Reach Deal
The IOC announced a media rights deal with CBC-Radio-Canada to broadcast the '14 Winter Games in Sochi and the '16 Summer Games in Rio. The deal extends to Canadian rights across free-to-air TV, subscription TV, Internet and mobile phone. IOC President Jacques Rogge said, "CBC/Radio-Canada has a wea ...
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Liverpool, AS Roma Invade Fenway Park
A "sea of fans" wearing red jerseys last night filled Fenway Park -- all the way "from the bleachers to the top of the Green Monster" to see EPL club Liverpool FC take on Serie A club AS Roma, according to Mark Daniels of the BOSTON HERALD. Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers said that playing at Fenw ...
ManU Puts Halt On U.S. Listing Plans
ManU has "temporarily paused plans" to launch its $300M initial public offering in the U.S., according to Massoudi, Blitz & Sakoui of the FINANCIAL TIMES. The decision was made because market volatility "has soared in recent days as macroeconomic fears hit share prices." The EPL team had been lo ...
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European Footballers On U.S. Tour
Many European football clubs, in “an effort to extend their fan bases in the emerging soccer market of the U.S., are doing so with summer tours of the country," with exhibitions such as Wednesday's Liverpool-AS Roma game at Fenway Park, according to Amalie Benjamin of the BOSTON GLOBE. Int'l s ...
NBA To Play Pre-Season Game In Mexico
The NBA and Mexican live entertainment and events company Zignia Live announced a multi-year partnership that includes a preseason game in Mexico. The game will feature the Orlando Magic and New Orleans Hornets on Oct. 7 at the newly launched Mexico City Arena as part of NBA Mexico Game 2012. It mar ...
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Li-Ning To Sponsor King Of The Rock
Chinese apparel company Li-Ning will serve as the official footwear and apparel partner for the Red Bull King of the Rock -- a 1-on-1 basketball tournament to take place in the U.S. on Alcatraz Island in September. Li-Ning will support the U.S. qualifying events and the world championships event, he ...
Anschutz Buys Arena In Germany
The sale of the operating company for Germany's Lanxess-Arena is "almost completed" after months of negotiations, according to KÖLNISCHE RUNDSCHAU. Philip Anschutz's AEG, together with ticketing service CTS Eventim, will "become the new owners of the arena," which is in the Cologne borough of D ...
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Athletes Get Four-Hour Ride On Lost Bus
Scores of Olympic athletes and officials, who began arriving in London Monday, found themselves enduring four-hour bus rides as "untrained bus drivers" transporting them from Heathrow Airport to the Olympic Park in Stratford got lost, according to Jacquelin Magnay of the London TELEGRAPH. Two buses ...
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