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Ex-ManU CEO Gill Handed Power By UEFA To Ban Club From European Competition06 / 19 / 13Former ManU CEO David Gill "has been handed power by UEFA to recommend bans on clubs" such as rivals Man City and Chelsea, which may find themselves in breach of new European Financial Fair Play rules, according to Ian Ladyman of the London DAILY MAIL. Having stepped down from his post at Old Traffo... |
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The AP's ROB HARRIS : "Limited success & impact for Euro U21s tournament in Israel with low attendances. Harder for Israel to get bigger games like Europa final" BBC Five's JOHN HUNT : "Flags at half mast @lingfieldpark out of respect for Sir Henry Cecil" (with picture, left). M&aa ...
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Rio Mayor Eyes Upcoming Events
Among the nightmares haunting Rio de Janeiro Mayor EDUARDO PAES before next year's World Cup is "the possibility that his city could go down in history as the scene of a neighbour's greatest triumph," according to Jonathan Watts of the London GUARDIAN. Paes said, "If Argentina beat Brazil, in the ...
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Executive Transactions
German department store chain Karstadt CEO ANDREW JENNINGS is stepping down at the end of the year. The chain also has 28 speciality sports stores ( ISPO ). COACHES/MANAGERS: Portuguese side FC Porto said PAULO FONSECA "is to take over as the northern Portuguese club's coach for the ne ...
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A warrant for the arrest of "disgraced" former Scottish Third Division Rangers Owner CRAIG WHYTE was issued Monday after the millionaire businessman "failed to turn up for the trial of his two former housekeepers" ( Scotland DAILY RECORD, 6/10 ). ... Former British Bronze Medal runner DON ...
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ManU Hires Veteran U.S. Media Exec
ManU hired veteran U.S. media exec DAVID STERNBERG as its head of media. Sternberg started with the club last month and is relocating to England. In his new role, Sternberg will oversee all of the club's media businesses, including the MUTV channel, websites, mobile, social and print. Sternberg pl ...
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RTL's FLORIAN KÖNIG : "Zurück in Europa. Ein Bild noch. Volle Konzentration! 😉#F1 #CanadianGP #RTLFormel1" ... ("Back in Europe. One more picture. Complete focus! 😉#F1 #CanadianGP #RTLFormel1") London Daily Mirror's OLIVER HOLT : "Mourinho and harmony and humility? An act or s ...
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Exectuve Transactions
F1 Grand Prix of America at Port Imperial has named MARTY HUNT as director of operations. Hunt has 25 years of raceway operations experience. Hunt recently served as Circuit of the Americas director of facilities. He joins an established team that recently welcomed motorsports leader CHRISTOPHER ...
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Barcelona and Spain midfielder ANDRES INIESTA was quoted in Sunday’s El Pais newspaper as saying Chelsea Manager JOSE MOURINHO “did more harm than good” to Spanish football during his controversial three-year tenure as coach of Real Madrid. Iniesta: “You just have to look ...
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AP's STEVE WILSON : "That's 8 for the gr8 Nadal." Int'l Rugby Board CEO BRETT GOSPER : "Nadal would win world championships in pottery and pigeon shooting #KingOfClay" Fox Sports' GREG COUCH : "I'd just like to know how the guy got into the stadium with that flare, and then onto the ...
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Arsenal Expects Wenger To Ink New Deal
Arsenal has "admitted that they want, and expect," ARSÈNE WENGER "to sign a new contract that would potentially extend his tenure at the club into a third decade," according to Jeremy Wilson of the London TELEGRAPH. Arsenal CEO IVAN GAZIDIS "is refusing to publicly disclose the details o ...
