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German Football Clubs Setting Example On, Off Pitch Ahead Of Champions Final05 / 24 / 13Champions League finalists Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund "are the envy of football fans across Europe for the way the German clubs run their business as well as their success on the field," according to Grohmann & Weir of REUTERS. Bayern and Dortmund are the top two teams in the Bundesliga... Tags: International Football, Europe |
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Real Madrid Spent $628M On Players
Real Madrid and Barcelona's clash in Wednesday's Supercopa was more than just a game, it was also "a duel between two different organizational models,” according to Alfonso Callejas of SPORT. Real “has no economic limit” to bring in the best footballers in the world. After signing ...
Tags: Spain, International Football
Tottenham Release New Kit In FIFA 13
Tottenham FC has "raised the bar considerably" among EPL clubs, which "try and outdo each other for the most novel way to launch their new kits," according to Adam Shergold of the London DAILY MAIL. Tottenham has come up with a "cool tie-in with the eagerly-anticipated" video game FIFA 13 by teaming ...
AC Milan Withdraw Kaka Bid
AC Milan VP Adriano Galliani has "blamed the Spanish tax system" after revealing that his club's hopes of bringing Kaka back to the San Siro from Real Madrid are "dead in the water," according to the AFP. Galliani said, "The deal for Kaka is off. We were waiting to hear from a tax man in Spain and w ...
Tags: International Football, Europe
Ligue 1 Lille To Hit Budget With Win
Although its season has just begun, Ligue 1 club Lille was "already playing for a lot" in its UEFA Champions League qualifying return leg against Danish side Copenhagen, according to François Launay of 20MINUTES.fr. After losing the away leg in Denmark 0-1, Lille's 2-0 victory Wednesday affec ...
Tags: France, International Football
Aussie Football Expanding Into Asia
The "potential of a multimillion-dollar payday has convinced" Football Federation Australia to enter the East Asian Championships for the first time, causing A-League clubs to lose players for two rounds of the upcoming season in order to help the Socceroos qualify, according to Michael Cockerill of ...
Tags: International Football, Australia
RFEF Lunch To Mend Fences
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) "organized an official lunch in the Ritz Hotel, with the motive of celebrating the Supercopa," according to Tomas Roncero of AS. RFEF President Ángel María Villar will be present, as well as Real Madrid President Florentino Pérez and Barcel ...
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Drogba, Anelka Could Leave Shenhua
The Oriental Sports Daily reported that an "escalated equity stake rift among" Shanghai Shenhua FC's major stakeholders could have caused Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka, "two of the biggest names in the Chinese Super League," to have played their last match with Shenhua over the weekend, according ...
Tags: International Football, China
Reform Is Not Designed To Help Rangers
Scottish Football Association President Campbell Ogilvie "has denied that moves to reform the structure of the country's professional leagues are designed to accelerate the return of Rangers to the top flight," according to Martin Hannan of the SCOTSMAN. Ogilvie insisted that the reconstruction had ...
Low Attendance For Rio Matches
The fans of the four Rio de Janeiro football clubs "are appearing in very little numbers" in stadiums, according to Eduardo Tironi of LANCE NET. Carioca (name given to people from Rio) futebol has the second and fourth best teams in the Brasileiro in Fluminense and Vasco, respectively, but their wee ...
Tags: Brazil, International Football
Survey: Ligue 1 Ticket Prices 'Modest'
SPORTUNE.fr looked at the price of tickets for all of the Ligue 1 stadiums and found that "it is possible to watch a Ligue 1 match for the modest sum of €5 ($6.3)." Lyon, Lorient and Troyes are the three clubs that offer those prices, with the latter selling its most expensive tickets at a pric ...
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