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Turkish Tycoon Aysal The Steady Hand Behind Galatasaray's Success06 / 20 / 13Turkish businessman and Turkish club Galatasaray Chair UNAL AYSAL , 72, runs 23 businesses, building power plants in gas and electricity, "and he is spreading out to construction and tourism," according to Rob Hughes of the N.Y. TIMES. But the greatest demands on his time "is consumed with Galatasa... Tags: People and Pop Culture |
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Reuters' KAROLOS GROHMANN : "#Ballack farewell match tonight in Leipzig. New @chelseafc coach #Mourinho, #PhilippLahm expected among other football guests." BBC's LEE MCKENZIE : "Looking forward to heading to Canada tomorrow for the Grand Prix. We've got some great features for you this w ...
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FA's Bernstein: Stick With Hodgson
Outgoing FA Chair DAVID BERNSTEIN "has advised his successor to stick with England's under-fire" Manager ROY HODGSON , according to Toby Davis of REUTERS. Bernstein, who retires next month, will be replaced by former BBC Dir General GREG DYKE with England's place at next year's World Cup in Bra ...
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Former England Manager SVEN-GORAN ERIKSSON has been named head coach of Chinese club Guangzhou R&F after leaving UAE side Al Nasr. China is "just the latest in a long list of destinations for the well-travelled Swede," who has previously coached the national teams of Mexico and Ivory Coast as ...
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A South African judge "postponed the murder trial" of Paralympian OSCAR PISTORIUS on Tuesday, and "criticized the media for sensationalist reporting" of the shooting of his girlfriend on Valentine's Day. Pistorius "remained composed" throughout the 10-minute hearing at the Pretoria Magistrates Cou ...
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London Guardian's OWEN GIBSON : "CFC's website's automatic headline feed includes: "From Special One to Second Choice", "It could be the mother of all crashes with Jose"." Payne Sports Media Strategies CEO & Chair MICHAEL PAYNE : "#2020 Olympic race getting interesting - Tokyo contamina ...
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National Collegiate Hockey Conference Commissioner JIM SCHERR resigned Friday to become European Games COO. The search for a replacement "begins immediately" ( Colorado Springs GAZETTE, 6/1 ). ... League One Swindon Dirs GARY HOOPER and CALLUM RICE "have stepped down from their positions" ( ...
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Bayern Munich and German int'l striker MARIO GOMEZ "is reportedly leaving treble winning Bayern Munich for Italian Serie A side SSC Napoli." Gomez "will leave Bayern after 113 goals in 174 matches despite having an existing contract" until '16. The Italian side reportedly offers a transfer fee of& ...
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Spiegel's PETER AHRENS : "Es würde sehr schön zu dem Unvollendeten passen, wenn Ballacks Abschiedsspiel wegen Hochwasser ausfiele." ... ("It would fit very well to the unfinished, if Ballack's farewell game gets canceled due to flooding.") London Times' OLIVER KAY : "9 stages of J ...
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Red Bull's Vettel Talks About His Future
Red Bull driver SEBASTIAN VETTEL "has made mysterious statements regarding his future in F1," according to Norman Fischer of MOTORSPORT TOTAL. Vettel said, "Maybe I won't be driving anymore because I don't feel like it in five years. Maybe I'm driving for another team because I'm looking for a dif ...
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Mourinho To Be Named Chelsea Manager
Real Madrid Preisdent FLORENTINO PEREZ said that JOSE MOURINHO ’s return as Chelsea Manager "could be confirmed on Monday," according to Oliver Kay of the LONDON TIMES. Chelsea has "remained silent" since Mourinho stated on April 30 he expects to return to a club “where people love me ...
