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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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Dundee CEO Backs 12-12-18 Proposal
Scottish Premier League Dundee CEO Scot Gardiner warned that it is "now or never to radically overhaul Scottish football," according to Michael Gannon of the Scotland DAILY RECORD. And he claimed the controversial 12-12-18 plan is the "only show in town." Gardiner, who is one of the architects of th ...
Derby County Reveals $12.8M Loss
League Championship side Derby County CEO Sam Rush has insisted that the club's near £8M ($12.8M) loss for the last financial year is "in line with expectations," according to the BBC. The loss of £7.9M ($12.6M) for the year ending June 30 "was slightly up on the previous year's deficit" ...
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McCoist: Rangers Should Be Promoted
Scottish Third Division Rangers Manager Ally McCoist "called for Rangers to be fast-tracked into Scottish football’s second tier," according to Colin Duncan of the Scotland DAILY RECORD. The Ibrox manager "is against proposals to introduce a 12-12-18 setup next season" which, if voted through, ...
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Bristol Rovers To Build New Stadium
League Two side Bristol Rovers have been given the go ahead to build a new stadium. Local councillors voted on Tuesday to approve a proposal by supermarket chain Sainsbury's to redevelop the Memorial Stadium site. This allows Rovers to press ahead with building the UWE Stadium in the village of Fren ...
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SPL Lifts Transfer Embargo On Hearts
The Scottish Premier League has "lifted the transfer embargo" on Heart of Midlothian, however, it "will only be able to sign players under 21, and there will be a policy of ‘one in, one out,'" according to the SCOTSMAN. Thursday's "lifting of the ban also comes with the condition that any play ...
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Not All Smiles For FA On Its Anniversary
There is an "imminent threat of government legislation facing the FA" even after Minister for Sport Hugh Robertson called its 150th anniversary "an extraordinary achievement" Wednesday, according to Charles Sale of the London DAILY MAIL. The Select Committee response in the next 10 days to the FA&rs ...
Basketball A Tough Sell In Britain
When the NBA's N.Y. Knicks defeated the Detroit Pistons 102-87 at the O2 Arena in London Thursday night, they did so "in front of a capacity crowd that was certainly not coerced into attending," illustrating that the league "continues to have some traction in Britain," according to Steven Cotton of ...
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Olympic Basketball Arena For Sale
GL Events has put the London Olympic Basketball Arena up for sale, "as well as the temporary seating used across several Olympic and Paralympic venues," according to Rachel Bull of EVENT MAGAZINE. Potential buyers can purchase the temporary structure as a whole package, including all 12,000 seats, o ...
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Knicks, Pistons Put Game On Global Stage
As the NBA's Detroit Pistons prepare to face the N.Y. Knicks Thursday at London's O2 Arena, marking the 16th league game in a foreign market, the "desire of the NBA to expand into fertile new territories is overt," according to Sean Ingle of the London GUARDIAN's The Sport Blog. Earlier this week, N ...
Coventry Council Votes To Back Loan
The Coventry City Council in England has "voted to bail out the company that runs the city's Ricoh Arena" with a £14M ($22.4M) loan, according to the BBC. Arena Coventry Ltd. runs the stadium on behalf of the council and the Alan Edwards Higgs Trust charity. Coventry City FC "has been in a lon ...
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