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Roberto Mancini Takes Out Manchester Evening News Ad To Thank City Fans05 / 20 / 13Former Man City coach ROBERTO MANCINI Sunday used the pages of the Manchester Evening News to thank City fans for their support during his three-year reign at the Etihad, according to Tom Brooks-Pollock of the MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS. Mancini -- who has not spoken to the media in England... |
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Man City Set For New Training Complex
Manchester City has started work on a £100M ($162M) training complex that it hopes will "lead them to the top of the European game," according to Ian Ladyman of the London DAILY MAIL. Man City's "astonishing new complex" is being built on an 80-acre site across the road from the Etihad Stadium ...
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Football Still Tops For Advertisers
While the Olympics "may be the ultimate sporting event for millions of athletes around the world," corporate sponsors believe that it "pales in comparison to the continuing dominance" of football, according to Simon Zekaria of the WALL STREET JOURNAL. Adidas was the sole sportswear partner of the Lo ...
Celts Plan To Rescue Heineken Cup
Representatives from the six competing nations of rugby's Heineken Cup will gather in Dublin Tuesday hoping to resolve "the bitter row over the future" of the tournament, according to Stephen Jones of the SUNDAY TIMES. Europe’s premier club rugby competition is "under threat" after the English ...
No Bounce For British Newspapers
Newspaper execs "are likely to be disappointed" by the absence of a significant Olympic bounce, according to John Reynolds of MEDIA WEEK. The Daily Telegraph and The Times were the two "standout performers across the quality sector," nudging up their July circulations. The Daily Telegraph was up 0.4 ...
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BT Rises As Rugby Deal Creates Demand
BT Vision, which signed a deal to broadcast Premiership rugby this week, saw its stock surge "to the highest price in four years" after int'l financial group Credit Suisse said that BT will benefit from "accelerating broadband demand," according to Jonathan Browning of BLOOMBERG. BT is adding sports ...
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West Ham Pleads Case For Stadium
With final negotiations over the future of the Olympic Stadium entering a crucial stage, EPL West Ham United Vice Chair Karren Brady "has insisted that the club's proposal will deliver a lasting legacy," according to Owen Gibson of the London GUARDIAN. London Mayor Boris Johnson this week took "pers ...
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Celtic Cleared By SPL For Use Of EBT
The Scottish Premier League revealed Wednesday that it "has investigated Celtic’s use of an Employee Benefit Trust and is satisfied that no rules were breached," according to Lisa Gray of the SCOTSMAN. Reports stated that an EBT was used "while Brazilian midfielder Juninho was at the club." EB ...
Neil Black Named UKA Performance Dir
A former physiotherapist "has been given the task of replacing CHARLES VAN COMMENEE " and ensuring that Team GB build on the golden memories of MO FARAH and JESSICA ENNIS at Rio in four years’ time, according to Doug Gratton of the LONDON TIMES. NEIL BLACK , who worked with both of Brita ...
BT Lands Premiership Rugby TV Deal
Premiership rugby "will be broadcast on BT Vision from next season" on after the telecom giant paid £152M ($245M) for a four-year contract to snatch the rights away from Sky Sports, according to Josh Burrows of the LONDON TIMES. BT, which is buying more sports content to bolster its propositio ...
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Cameron Apologizes For Stadium Tragedy
British PM David Cameron apologized to the families of the 96 victims of Hillsborough for the "double injustice" they suffered in the wake of Britain's worst sporting disaster, according to Brown & Herbert of the London INDEPENDENT. The Attorney General will now "consider applying to the High Co ...
