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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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BOA's Alex Horne Criticizes FA
British Olympic Association CEO Andy Hunt criticized the FA for "not supporting the idea" of Great Britain playing in the '16 Rio Games, according to Paul Kelso of the London TELEGRAPH. FA CEO Alex Horne has stated that it is "unlikely the '12 experiment of a British team will be repeated in Rio." H ...
Tags: Europe, International Football
La Liga Will Start On Schedule
Spanish Professional Football League (LFP) President Jose Luis Astiazaran "guaranteed" that the '12-13 La Liga season will start as scheduled at the end of the week, according to the EFE. Following the General Assembly meeting of the Primera and Segunda Division clubs, Astiazaran said, "For a long t ...
Tags: Europe, International Football
Games Over For GB Women's Football
The Great Britain women’s football team will not compete as a unified nation in future Games, making them unable to "build on the success of their inaugural Olympic campaign," according to Smith & Lansley of the LONDON TIMES. Coach Hope Powell’s "run to the quarterfinals captured the ...
Japan, Vietnam Sign To Work Together
Japan's top-tier professional football league, the J.League, signed a partnership agreement with Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF) on Tuesday in Hanoi, Vietnam. VPF runs the V-League, the top professional football league in Vietnam. The deal marks the second time the Japan Foot ...
Tags: International Football, Japan
UEFA Reveals Revenue Distribution
UEFA has issued its UEFA Champions league revenue distribution system for the upcoming season. The estimated gross commercial revenue from the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Super Cup is €1.34B ($1.65B). As was the case for the '09-12 period, of that estimated gross commercial revenue, &eur ...
Tags: Europe, International Football, UEFA
Juventus' Conte Banned For 10 Months
Italian news agency Ansa reported Juventus Head Coach Antonio Conte has been banned for 10 months by a disciplinary commission investigating the "Calcioscommesse" match-fixing scandal, according to the AFP. Conte was accused of "failing to disclose his knowledge of two fixed matches" when he was emp ...
Tags: Serie A, International Football, Europe
UEFA Alters Russian FA Punishment
The UEFA Appeals Body has partially upheld an appeal lodged by the Football Union of Russia (RFS) against the punishment handed down as a result of the improper conduct of its supporters during a Euro 2012 match.The original decision of the UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body on June 13 was to impose ...
Tags: International Football, Russia, Euro Championships, UEFA
Henry: Anfield Naming Rights Possible
TOMKINSTIMES.com was invited to ask Liverpool FC Owner John Henry questions "as part of a new era of open communications." The questions were "devised by contributors" to the site. Q: As part of Fenway Sports Group's wider self-sustainability drive for LFC and in line with the FFP regulations, ...
PSG Agrees To Deal For Moura
Ligue 1 club Paris St. Germain "made official on Wednesday" the signing of Brazilian Lucas Moura, according to Nicolas Cerbelle of LE FIGARO. The transfer sum that was agreed on with São Paolo FC "is in the neighborhood" of €40M ($49.2M). In this period of financial crisis, ManU and Inte ...
Tags: International Football, Europe, Ligue 1
Maracana To Host 2013 Carioca Championship Matches
Rio de Janeiro Football Federation President Rubens Lopes said that the Maracana could be opened for the 2013 Carioca state championship, according to PORTAL2014.org.br. The possibility was approved by the head of the Brazilian Football Confederation and Local Organizing Committee Jose Maria Marin. ...
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