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Brazil's World Cup Fever Soured By Massive Protests At Confederations Cup06 / 19 / 13Brazilians "are realistic about the World Cup and what will transpire on and off the pitch," according to Roger Blitz of the FINANCIAL TIMES. At a ceremony to mark the one-year countdown to the World Cup last week -- staged, inevitably, "on Copacabana beach under a blazing sun -- that the reve... Tags: International Football |
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Bayern Munich President Uli Hoeness told club board members that soon-to-be coach Pep Guardiola would have €278M ($371M) at his disposal to recruit players ( L'EQUIPE, 1/24 ). ... After hooligans "forced a Bundesliga game to be delayed by throwing lit flares," Germany national team coach Joac ...
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Study Shows Football Clubs' Revenue
The 16th edition of the Football Money League report from business advisory firm Deloitte, which details football clubs' revenue for '11-12, showed that Real Madrid has become the first club in any sport to surpass the €500M revenue mark in a single year. The Spanish club achieved a €33.1 ...
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Real Madrid Increases CL Incentives
Real Madrid President Florentino Pérez met with team captains Iker Casillas and Sergio Ramos to let them know the incentives to win the Champions League this season had increased to €500,000 net of taxes ($666,500), according to PUNTO PELOTA. With La Liga "looking like mission impossible ...
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Judge Rules In Favor Of Deportivo
La Liga club Deportivo La Coruña has secured some relief from its financial troubles after a Spanish court "suspended the embargo" of €10.6M ($13.3M) owed by broadcaster Mediapro, according to EFE. The judge ruled the money was "a necessary good" so the club "could continue its activity" ...
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Football League Seeking New Backers
While the Premier League generates "recession-busting revenue increases, times are tougher for the 72 football clubs outside the elite as they battle for media exposure and commercial deals," according to Keith Weir of REUTERS. Those clubs comprise the three-tier Football League which was "condemned ...
ManU Moves Practices To Doha
ManU has taken its "training elsewhere for a week" as it prepares for next week's FA Cup fourth round tie against Fulham, according to John Drayton of the London GUARDIAN. Less than eight hours after the draw at Tottenham -- a match, which was very nearly postponed due to the deluge of snow that fel ...
Blatter: Racism Could Lead To Demotion
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has "called for points deductions and even relegation to be considered for teams or federations associated with racist offences," according to Mark Bryans of the PA. Blatter, 76, "has been criticised in the past" for some of his comments made surrounding discrimination in ...
Football Fans Launch Fight For Cheap Tix
Football fans "have launched a campaign to cap the cost of tickets for Premier League away games" at £20 ($32), according to the MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS. The Football Supporters Federation initiative "will be kicked off in Manchester." The FSF wants followers of all Premier League clubs to joi ...
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Guardiola Turned Down Lucrative Offers
Former FC Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola "turned down better financial offers to accept the job as Bayern Munich manager," according to Simon Rice of the London INDEPENDENT. Guardiola "was coveted by a number of clubs, most notably Chelsea." A surprise announcement from Bayern Munich Wednesday reveal ...
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Not All Smiles For FA On Its Anniversary
There is an "imminent threat of government legislation facing the FA" even after Minister for Sport Hugh Robertson called its 150th anniversary "an extraordinary achievement" Wednesday, according to Charles Sale of the London DAILY MAIL. The Select Committee response in the next 10 days to the FA&rs ...
