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EPL's Manchester City Partners With MLB Yankees To Own MLS Expansion Team In N.Y.05 / 22 / 13Major League Soccer Tuesday morning announced New York City FC, a partnership between EPL club Man City and MLB N.Y. Yankees, will begin play in '15 as the league's 20th team. The club will begin play in an interim venue since it has yet to complete a deal for a new, football-specific stadium. MLS f... Tags: Franchises, North America |
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Webber Could Be Replaced By Ricciardo
Australian F1 driver Mark Webber's future at Red Bull "is in doubt and judging by comments coming from the team over the weekend, fellow Australian Daniel Ricciardo may be in the box seat to replace him next season," according to THE AGE. Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner has repeated his ass ...
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Tycoon Pays $1.5M For Lotus F1 Stake
British property investor Andrew Ruhan "has bought a 2pc stake in the Lotus Formula One team" for an estimated price of £1M ($1.5M), according to Christian Sylt of the London TELEGRAPH. In February, Ruhan "joined the board of the Oxfordshire-based team, but it denied that he had become an inve ...
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Rangers To Check Easdale Brothers Past
Scottish Third Division club Rangers "are being urged to conduct greater background checks on potential board members after fresh details emerged of the troubled past of two brothers who last week signalled their intention to join the board," according to Paul Hutcheon of the HERALD SCOTLAND. Former ...
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QPR To Reduce Ticket Prices For '13-14
Newly relegated EPL side Queens Park Rangers "announced a cut in season ticket prices for next season, with no seat costing more than when the club were in the Championship two years ago," according to the London EVENING STANDARD. This season, prices have ranged from £499-£949 ($766-$1,4 ...
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ManU Confirms David Moyes As Manager
ManU confirmed Thursday that Everton Manager David Moyes will be its new manager, and emphasized that "this was on the recommendation of" of outgoing Manager Alex Ferguson, according to James Ducker of the LONDON TIMES. Moyes has "signed a six-year contract and will begin work at Old Trafford on Jul ...
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Easdales Keen To Buy Rangers Stake
Scottish businessmen Sandy and James Easdale "are aiming to increase their shareholding" in Scottish Third Division Rangers and "hope to earn a place on the board as a result," according to Chris McLaughlin of the BBC. The brothers, who run Greenock, Scotland-based McGill's Bus company, are in line ...
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British Super League rugby side Salford City Reds have been fined £10,000 ($15,500) "for fielding an extra man against Castleford Tigers." The Reds had a 14th player for a short period from the 77th minute of their 34-30 victory on April 27 ( BBC, 5/8 ). ... Australian Rugby Union CEO Bill P ...
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ManU Announces Ferguson Retirement
ManU announced Wednesday that Manager Alex Ferguson will retire at the end of the season. Ferguson will step down after the West Brom game on May 19 and join the club's football board. Ferguson said, "The decision to retire is one that I have thought a great deal about and one that I have not taken ...
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Sevilla Boss: LFP Could Face Bankruptcy
President of La Liga Sevilla FC José María del Nido has predicted that the current distribution of TV rights "could bring total bankruptcy" to Spanish professional football, according to the EFE. The Seville, Spain conference, attended by Seville Mayor Juan Ignacio Zoido, was titled "C ...
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Football League Says It's Unable To Act
The Football League admits that "it is powerless to intervene to halt the mismanagement which has caused Blackburn Rovers' rapid decline, with the club still to agree a pay-off for sacked Manager Michael Appleton," according to Herbert & Dathan of the London INDEPENDENT. The League's Memorandum ...
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