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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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Chris Hoy Launching Bike Line
Olympic cyclist Chris Hoy Tuesday announced that "he will launch his own range of cycles" in May, but he "still hopes to extend his glittering career to the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the Glasgow stadium named after him," according to Mike Dawes of the London DAILY MAIL. Great Britain’s most d ...
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Paralympians Banking On Speaking Fees
Paralympians who "lit up" the London Games are now "household names" earning up to £10,000 ($16,000) for a speaking engagement, according to Ashling O'Connor of the LONDON TIMES. Wheelchair racer David Weir and swimmer and cyclist Sarah Storey, who both won four Gold Medals at the London Games ...
Allardyce Speaks Out Against Chants
West Ham United Manager Sam Allardyce has "spoken out about the anti-Semitic chanting" that took place at White Hart Lane on Sunday and defended himself for not doing so earlier, according to Simon Rice of the IRISH INDEPENDENT. Immediately after the game, Allardyce claimed not to have heard the cha ...
Red Bull Racing Employees Get Bonus
All 550 Red Bull Racing employees will receive a £10,000 ($16,000) bonus after driver Sebastian Vettel helped his team win the constructors' title at the U.S. Grand Prix Nov. 18, according to Phil Duncan of the London DAILY MAIL. Team principal Christian Horner "stressed that the key ingredien ...
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Caterer Ousted By English Football Club
Caterer Elior has been "given the boot" at Champions League Brighton & Hove Albion stadium with rival Lindley Venue Catering stepping in as emergency caterers, according to Janie Stamford of CATERER AND HOTELKEEPER. Following complaints from fans, the caterer, operating under its stadia brand Az ...
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FA Confident About Maracanã Friendly
The FA is "adamant that England’s pivotal friendly match in Brazil will go ahead as planned next summer," according to George Caulkin of the LONDON TIMES. On Tuesday, FIFA General Secretary Jérôme Valcke warned that delays in stadium rebuilding "may have an impact on their prepara ...
Heineken Cuts Ties With Grand National
British horse racing's Grand National has "joined a growing sporting scramble for corporate cash" after Heineken's John Smith's beer brand said that it would end its title sponsorship of the world famous steeplechase next year, according to Keith Weir of REUTERS. Competition for sponsors' money "is ...
SFL To Deal With Elgin Ticket Fiasco
The Scottish Football League could reach a decision as early as Tuesday on "how to deal with" Third Division Elgin City, after the club’s match with Rangers was called off because too many tickets had been sold, according to Stuart Bathgate of the SCOTSMAN. SFL CEO David Longmuir reiterated th ...
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Redknapp Optimistic About QPR Plans
Newly appointed EPL club Queens Park Rangers Manager Harry Redknapp said that "he is optimistic" he can keep the club in the league when he detailed "plans for a great escape" Monday, according to Mark Cue of the LONDON TIMES. Redknapp has "accepted that he faces his toughest challenge as a manager, ...
Birmingham City Chair Skeptical Of Bid
Former EPL club QPR Chair Gianni Paladini has challenged Championship club Birmingham City Chair Peter Pannu "to allow the Italian consortium attempting to buy Birmingham City to prove they have the funds to back up their £30M ($48M) offer," according to Ian Edwards of ESPN SOCCERNET. Paladini ...
