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David Beckham To Retire From Football May 26, Remembered As Sporting Icon05 / 17 / 13DAVID BECKHAM "has retired from football," according to Sarah Ebner of the LONDON TIMES. The 38-year-old, who "transcended the sport," has decided "to call it a day after winning the league title in France with Paris Saint-Germain." He is the first British player to win such a title in four differ... Tags: People and Pop Culture, United Kingdom, North America, Europe |
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Whyte Allegedly Kept Cash From Rangers
Scottish Third Division Rangers captain LEE MCCULLOCH revealed that concerns over former club Owner CRAIG WHYTE 's competency at running the club "had arisen just two months into his tenure," according to the SCOTSMAN. Writing in his autobiography, McCulloch "claims that Whyte held back" &p ...
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London Guardian's JOSH HALLIDAY : "That tumbling sound you hear is Cristiano Ronaldo hurtling down the World's Best Player charts #smallgameplayer" Reuters' KAROLOS GROHMANN : “#Fuentes judge rules evidence, incl. blood samples, not to b released for checks outside cycling. Case c ...
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Briatore Sounds Off On State of F1
In a recent interview with F1 Racing magazine, former F1 manager FLAVIO BRIATORE discussed the current state of the sport, according to Begoña Villarrubia of MUNDO DEPORTIVO. Since leaving F1 team Renault in '09, Briatore has kept his distance from the sport, "but his voice is always heard ...
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Bale Is Player Of The Year
EPL club Tottenham midfielder GARETH BALE "has been named the Professional Football Association's player and young player of the year" for '12-13, becoming only the third person to clinch the double accolade in the same season, according to James Raich of the London GUARDIAN. Bale was shortli ...
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On Sunday, Argentinian boxing journalist JULIO ERNESTO VILA died at the age of 74. Vila, who covered boxing for KO Mundial, Codex Deportiva and El Grafico for more than three decades, "leaves behind a legacy of quality boxing analysis and commentary" ( CLARIN, 4/28 ). ... Former Australian Foo ...
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League Two Crawley Town Chair VIC MARLEY has "stood down" after six years on the job. Club Dir DAVE POTTINGER "has been announced as his replacement" ( THIS IS SUSSEX, 4/29 ). COACHES/MANAGERS: Second Bundesliga club Erzgebirge Aue has appointed FALKO GÖTZ as its head coach. Th ...
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Premier League Chooses Fry For Chair
Investment banker ANTHONY FRY "will become the Premier League's first new chairman for 14 years" when he takes over from DAVE RICHARDS in June, according to Owen Gibson of the London GUARDIAN. Fry, whose name "was not among those who had been touted for the role," was endorsed by the 20 Premier ...
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Second Bundesliga club Erzgebirge Aue has fired head coach KARSTEN BAUMANN "despite four consecutive games without a loss." Club President LOTHAR LÄSSIG said that "staying in the league is the club's highest priority." A successor for Baumann "is expected to be introduced shortly" ( DPA, 4 ...
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Footballer JOHN TERRY "is ready to end his self-imposed retirement" from the England set-up and is "targeting a swansong at the World Cup finals in Brazil" ( GUARDIAN, 4/26 ). ... The Singaporean businessman at the centre of a sex-for-match fixing case "has been given a fresh charge of theft for ...
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