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Rupert Murdoch's Proposed Summer Football League Faces Several Obstacles06 / 18 / 13When the Premier League abandoned plans to play a "39th Game" overseas, it "was always likely" that an entrepreneur somewhere "would take up the opportunity to profit from the game's global appeal," according to Glenn Moore of the London INDEPENDENT. With the league's TV income from foreign broadcas... |
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QPR Chair Defends Club's Spending
EPL Queens Park Rangers Chair Tony Fernandes has "strongly defended the club’s spending" in the January transfer window and denied he has acted "recklessly" insisting there is a "sensible" business plan in place, according to Jason Burt of the London TELEGRAPH. Fernandes said that if QPR was r ...
FA Remains Silent On Blackburn
U.K. Sports Minister Hugh Robertson and former Home Secretary Jack Straw will push the FA for a "response to concerns they have raised" over Championship side Blackburn Rovers, according to Nick Harris of the London DAILY MAIL. The questions raised by Robertson and Straw concern Blackburn's "descent ...
UAE Launches 2019 Asian Cup Bid
The UAE FA has "made a formal bid to host the 2019 Asian Cup," according to Ahmed Abbas Rizvi of THE NATIONAL. The FA sent in its papers to the Asian Football Confederation on the final day of accepting bids. It "will be competing against six nations" -- Bahrain, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Thailan ...
Tags: International Football, Middle East, Asia
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Pompey Supporters Trust insists its plans to buy League One side Portsmouth FC has not been derailed by a third adjournment of its court case. Portsmouth's stadium, Fratton Park, is still in the hands of the club's former Owner Balram Chainrai. Administrators PKF must gain Chainrai's permission to s ...
Tags: International Football
Beckham Off To PSG, Will Donate Salary
David Beckham "has promised to donate his entire salary to a children’s charity after completing a deadline-day switch" to Ligue 1 Paris St. Germain, according to Josh Burrows of the LONDON TIMES. Beckham appeared at a press conference Thursday afternoon alongside PSG President Nasser Al-Khela ...
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AFC To Elect New Leader In May
The Asian Football Confederation will elect a new president at "an extraordinary congress" in May, almost 18 months after former head Mohammed Bin Hammam was first suspended by FIFA, according to Patrick Johnston of REUTERS. The AFC said that the winner of the May 2 election in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysi ...
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EPL Clubs Spent $190M In January
An analysis by the Deloitte Sports Business Group revealed that Premier League clubs spent around £120M ($190M) in the January transfer window. The figure is double the total amount spent in Jan. '12 (£60M), but far shor of the record level of £225M in Jan. '11. Deloitte Spor ...
Shanghai Shenhua Still Claim Drogba
Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua declared on Wednesday that "it was shocked" by Didier Drogba's transfer to Turkish club Galatasaray, "and will appeal to FIFA to protect the club's interests," according to Tang Zhe of the CHINA DAILY. Shenhua said in an announcement posted on its website t ...
Tags: International Football, China
Brazil Announces Switzerland Friendly
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has announced the national team will play Switzerland in a friendly on Aug. 14 at St. Jakob Park in Basel, Switzerland ( CBF ). FOLHA DE S. PAULO noted the friendly will be played after the Confederations Cup, which will take place from June 13-30 in Brazil ...
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UEFA Fines Lazio For Crowd Disturbance
Serie A side Lazio has been fined €140,000 ($189,900) and was handed a ban that could see it play its next UEFA club competition match behind closed doors for the behavior of its fans during Europa League matches against Tottenham and Maribor. Lazio was fined €50,000 ($67,800) for th ...
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