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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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Tags: Franchises, North America, United Kingdom
Billionaire Soros Buys ManU Shares
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Tags: Finance, United Kingdom
JJB, Rangers End Merchandising Deal
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Olympics Channel To Launch In London
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London Venues Wary Of 'White Elephant'
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RFU Sets Plans To Combat Concussions
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Falkirk FC Suspends PA Announcer
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