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American Haskell Makes Move To Buy Coventry City, Take Half-Share Of Ricoh Arena05 / 17 / 13American multi-millionaire Preston Haskell IV has "made his move to buy" League One Coventry City Football Club and half the Ricoh Arena, according to Andy Turner of the COVENTRY TELEGRAPH. The bids were turned in on Haskell's behalf by suspended Sky Blues President Joe Elliott and former Vice Chair... Tags: Franchises, United Kingdom |
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Celtic Shareholders Drop Rangers Deals
A group of Scottish Premier League Celtic FC shareholders are "calling on the club to drop any joint sponsorship deals" with Scottish Third Division club Rangers in an attempt to break an "unwanted alliance" with its rivals, according to the SCOTSMAN. A resolution put forward by a group of uni ...
Barça, Nokia India Team Up
FC Barcelona and Nokia India signed an agreement in New Delhi announcing the company will become the club’s regional partner in India. Nokia India has thus become the first company in the country to be associated with the club in this manner. As part of the new agreement, Nokia India presented ...
AG Barr Joins Commonwealth Games
Scottish carbonated soft drink Irn-Bru makers AG Barr has been "unveiled as the latest sponsor" of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, according to the Scotland DAILY RECORD. The soft drinks company's links with Glasgow "date back more than 100 years." It will support the Games through a range of b ...
Fees Threaten Sky India Series Coverage
Sky TV's full coverage of England cricket's tour of India "is under threat because of a late demand from the Indian cricket board for fees thought to total upward of £500,000 ($800,000)" for the broadcaster's commentary team to operate within the stadiums, according to Simon Wilde of the SUNDA ...
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Rio Faces $350K Fine For Protest
ManU player RIO FERDINAND 's decision to refuse to wear a Kick It Out T-shirt prior to his club's 4-2 win at home to Stoke City FC on Saturday "could be a costly one with reports suggesting he will be fined £220,000 ($352,000) for the symbolic gesture," according to EUROSPORT. While Ferdinand ...
BBC Sports Personality Show Revamped
The BBC has "radically overhauled the voting system" for the Sports Personality of the Year award following last year's controversy about the all-male shortlist, according to Owen Gibson of the London GUARDIAN. The victor will "still be decided by the voting public," but it has abandoned the practic ...
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Football Tourism Booming In U.K.
A study has revealed that nearly a million overseas visitors traveled to the U.K. last year to watch football matches, making Great Britain "a leading sports tourism destination," according to Mark Townsend of the London GUARDIAN. Despite the high ticket prices and the problems of violence and racis ...
McIlroy Could Join Nike In '13
Rory McIlroy "could be in line to sign a massive deal with Nike when his current contract with Titleist/Footjoy expires at the end of the year," according to the IRISH TIMES. Such a deal "could be worth up to $250M over 10 years, which is similar to Tiger Woods’ current deal with Nike." McIlro ...
Stadium Rights Deal A Steal For Wonga
EPL Newcastle United's controversial new sponsor Wonga "is paying the club £1.5M ($2.4M) a year for the naming rights to St. James’ Park," which is less than half the valuation estimated by sports marketing experts, according to Alex Miller of the London DAILY MAIL. It has been revealed ...
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MP Calls For Examption For Welford Road
Leicester South MP Jon Ashworth "has called for the Int'l Rugby Board to clarify its regulations regarding pitch sizes for the 2015 World Cup after branding the decision to omit Welford Road from the list of potential venues as 'ridiculous' in the House of Commons," according to Gavin Mairs of the L ...
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