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Ford To Retire Falcon, V8 Supercars Future Uncertain After Melbourne Plant Closes In '1605 / 24 / 13Falcon's presence on the V8 Supercars grid "appear to be numbered following the carmaker's decision to end local manufacturing" in '16, according to Peter Kogoy of THE AUSTRALIAN. The company "stunned the sport" Thursday when it confirmed it would close down its Broadmeadows assembly ... Tags: Franchises, Australia |
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Man City's MLS Pursuit Could Help Brand
Man City Owner Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan's pursuit of the N.Y.-based Major League Soccer franchise points toward "the true objective of Abu Dhabi's sporting portfolio," according to Mark Ogden of the London TELEGRAPH. Abu Dhabi and Man City have "been a huge success story" since Sheikh Mansour bou ...
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Valencia Boss Seeks Stadium Completion
Newly elected Valencia Foundation Presdient and La Liga side Valencia majority shareholder Aurelio Martínez indicated that "he will emphasize completing the team's new stadium and following an athletic and economic model" similar to what Borussia Dortmund has done in recent years, according t ...
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Hearts Say Finances Are Under Control
Scottish Premier League side Heart of Midlothian responded to reports of imminent administration at Tynecastle by claiming that "its finances are under control," according to Barry Anderson of the SCOTSMAN. Club officials "did not deny administration is a possibility amid suggestions that Ukio Banka ...
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Owner Says Reading In Good Shape
EPL club Reading Owner Anton Zingarevich has insisted that the club is "in good financial shape despite dropping out of the Premier League," according to Nabil Hassan of the BBC. The Royals' relegation "was confirmed on Sunday," but Zingarevich said that "he will give Manager Nigel Adkins money for ...
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Blackburn Adimts Being 'Out Of Control'
League Championship club Blackburn Rovers admitted in court that they are a football club "out of control" and being run by "a renegade managing director whom they claim they are powerless to suspend," according to Ian Herbert of the London INDEPENDENT. The club’s lawyers conceded that the lat ...
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Leyton Orient Chair Loses Review
League One football club Leyton Orient Chair Barry Hearn "appears to have definitively lost his long-running crusade to reopen the bidding process for the Olympic Stadium" in Stratford, after his case for a judicial review was rejected, according to Owen Gibson of the London GUARDIAN. EPL West Ham w ...
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Shanxi Zhongyu Sold To Beijing Firm
The Chinese Basketball Association said Shanxi Zhongyu confirmed on Saturday that it had reached transferrence agreement with Beijing Enterprises Group Company Ltd., according to XINHUA. The club, which will settle in Beijing in the new season, "has applied for transferrence to Chinese basketball's ...
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Documents Prove Whyte Has No Claim
Scottish Third Division Rangers Financial Dir Brian Stockbridge opened the Ibrox safe Saturday night to show the title deeds he claims prove former club Owner Craig Whyte "is on a loser," according to Gary Ralston of the Scotland DAILY RECORD. Stockbridge "has accused the former owner of holding Ran ...
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Angry Wolves Fans Confront Players
League Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers fans "demanded the removal" of Chair Steve Morgan after losing 2-1 to Burnley at Molineux Saturday, according to Rob Maul of the SUNDAY TIMES. The loss "edged them closer to relegation from the Championship." More than 1,000 supporters "surged on to t ...
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Borussia's Win A Financial Windfall
Borussia Dortmund, the only German publicly-owned team, is "enjoying the taste of success, not only athletically, but also economically after Wednesday's 4-1 defeat of Real Madrid," according to Silvia López of AS. The team's stock rose 6% Thursday, up to £3.14. According to UEFA, Boru ...
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