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Alex Ferguson Lands $3M Deal To Make 20 Appearances As ManU Ambassador05 / 23 / 13JASON FERGUSON "is masterminding" father ALEX FERGUSON 's "hugely lucrative post-management options" nine years after the ManU board pledged never to do business again with his football agency, according to Charles Sale of the London DAILY MAIL. Jason Ferguson's disbanded Elite Sport "ceased to a... |
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NFL's Olympic Stadium Bid Out
EPL West Ham United has "received a boost" in its bid to move into London's Olympic Stadium after the NFL's proposal to become anchor tenants "was thrown out," according to Joe Ridge of the London DAILY MAIL. The NFL was "willing to share the stadium with other sports and events" but was told that i ...
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Olympic Filmmaker Gets Lucky
When British filmmaker CAROLINE ROWLAND randomly picked a group of Olympic debutants to star in the official London 2012 film, First , she "could not have hoped for a more stellar cast," according to Ashling O'Connor of the LONDON TIMES. Among the 12 young competitors chosen from 4,600 contenders ...
Coe Frustration By School Sport Legacy
Newly appointed British Olympic Association Chair Sebastian Coe has admitted his "frustration" at the failure to plan for a better legacy for school sport from the Olympics, but defended London Games organizers against "persistent charges of a lack of transparency in its ticketing operation," accord ...
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London Bids For More Paralympics
London has placed a "bid to host the Paralympic Athletics World Championships in '17," according to the BBC. Mayor Boris Johnson submitted the bid that "would see the Olympic Stadium host the event just a month before the World Athletics Championships." If the bid is successful, it will be the first ...
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Media Threatens Cricket Boycott
Major int'l news agencies are "likely to suspend coverage" of the India-England series after the Board Of Control For Cricket In India "barred photo agencies from covering the series," according to REUTERS. The News Media Coalition, which champions freedom of the media, has "urged the BCCI to lift t ...
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U.K Sport Courts Major Events
U.K. Sport has announced a £27M ($42.8M) national lottery campaign to bring more than 70 major sporting events to Great Britain over the next six years, which "it believes will cement the legacy of the London 2012 Games," according to James Riach of the London GUARDIAN. The proposal includes 3 ...
ManU Backs Financial Fair Play Plans
ManU is backing plans for the Premier League to adopt its own version of UEFA’s Financial Fair Play regulations to "improve the finances of English football’s top-tier clubs," according to Roger Blitz of the FINANCIAL TIMES. The regulations, which require clubs to live within their means ...
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Liverpool To Improve Shirt Sponsorship
Liverpool FC "is confident" it can improve its current £20M ($31.7M) a year shirt deal with Standard Chartered bank, "despite a lack of Champions League football," according to Lee Bryan of the London DAILY MAIL. The club expects to conclude negotiations "quickly and extend the deal." The &pou ...
ManU Releases First Quarter Results
ManU announced financial results on Wednesday for the first quarter of '13 ending Sept. 30. According to a press release from the club, total revenue was £76.3M ($120.9M), an increase of 3.4% from the previous quarter. Sponsorship revenue increased 32.4% as a result of 10 new sponsorship deals ...
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BSkyB Says EPL Rights To Hurt Margins
BSkyB said that the costs to acquire broadcast rights to air EPL games "may affect margins next year," according to Thomson & Schweizer of BLOOMBERG. BSkyB "won the bidding in June" to show 116 matches starting in the '13-14 season, while BT won 38 matches. The sale raised £3.02B ($4.8B). ...
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