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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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Hearts Fan Group, Club Directors To Talk
The group leading the fans' bid to buy Scottish Premier League club Heart of Midlothian "face a make-or-break meeting with Tynecastle Dir Sergejus Fedotovas at the start of next month," according to Euan McLean of the Scotland DAILY RECORD. Supporters Direct Scotland Head Paul Goodwin insisted that ...
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Eels Chasing Flexible NRL Salary Cap
National Rugby League Parramatta Eels is "believed to have pitched a radical proposal" to the NRL to have its salary cap spaced out over the next two years in "a last-ditch attempt" to sign player Israel Folau for next season, according to Stuart Honeysett of THE AUSTRALIAN. Time "is running out" fo ...
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F1 Teams To Add Renault Engines In '14
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Hearts Fans Reach $957,000 In Shares
Supporters of Scottish Premier League club Heart of Midlothian FC have bought £100,000 ($159,000) worth of club shares in just three days, bringing the total raised from share sales to more than £600,000 ($957,000), according to Barry Anderson of the SCOTSMAN. Club officials "thanked fan ...
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Benítez To Replace Di Matteo At Chelsea
Chelsea sacked Manager Roberto Di Matteo "in the early hours" of Wednesday morning in his office at the club’s training ground at Cobham, according to Paul Kelso of the London TELEGRAPH. Club Chair Bruce Buck and CEO Ron Gourlay told Di Matteo of Owner Roman Abramovich’s decision to fire ...
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GFH Capital's Leeds Takeover Finalized
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Rangers Must Keep Titles Says Johnston
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Fans' Consortium To Bid On Hearts
Foundation of Hearts "will go it alone" in its bid for control of Scottish Premier League club Heart of Midlothian FC, according to Barry Anderson of the SCOTSMAN. Foundation of Hearts Chair Alex Mackie stated that he "will not meet Angelo Massone or anyone else interested in buying out the Hearts O ...
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Rangers Win Tax Case Appeal Over EBTs
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